As our work on the 2017 Annual Incident Review Summary continues, we've got some more analysis to share with you. Read this. Do the Exercise and give us some feedback. The final version of the 2017 Annual Incident Review Summary will be out soon! By Travis Dotson There it is - the 2017 season boiled … Continue reading Sorting the Lumps
Firing Ops
Smokeless Danger
At the beginning of each year we summarize and analyze incident reports from the previous year. Check out these previous summaries. This year we will post individual topics here as we complete portions of the analysis. Take a look, engage with the exercises, and give us some feedback. The complete 2017 Annual Incident Review Summary will be … Continue reading Smokeless Danger
Minor Rhabdo Fatal Burns
By Travis Dotson Look at this word cloud: I collect very simple notes about the types of injuries listed in the reports submitted to the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center. I took all of the notes from 2017 and used a word cloud generator to make this one. The size of the word is relative … Continue reading Minor Rhabdo Fatal Burns
Socks Matter
By Alex Viktora I used to work for the National Park Service. One of the sweetest things about working for the NPS was the official socks. That’s right. Socks. As a member of a wildland fire crew, I rarely had much need to be in official NPS uniform, so my annual uniform allowance was spent … Continue reading Socks Matter
Who Mixed the Fuel?
3:1, 1:1, 3:2? What's the right ratio for burn juice? If you don't have an opinion on drip mix you must not be very cool. The more adamant you are the more likely you are to talk loud about how everyone else does it wrong - no matter the topic. Wait...what were we talking about? … Continue reading Who Mixed the Fuel?
Drip Torch Leg Burns
By Travis Dotson It happens often. Second and third degree burns on the calf associated with using a drip torch. Thats all. Just letting you know. You are now armed with awareness. Is that all? Did the Lessons Learned Center just do it's job? Think it will work? Of course we get leg burns … Continue reading Drip Torch Leg Burns