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Podcast: Command Presence with Monica Morrison

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

New Podcast: Fire Operations Specialist Monica Morrison shares wisdom you want about Command Presence.

Summer Camp – Using Wildland Fire Assignments to Escape from “Real Life”

July 7, 2020July 6, 2020 / wildfirelessons / 7 Comments

Operational engagement can be an addictive coping mechanism in its own convoluted way.

‘And Other Duties as Assigned’

June 23, 2020June 22, 2020 / wildfirelessons / 4 Comments

Ultimately, it comes down to doing the right things, at the right time, for the right reasons, which is another way of saying “And Other Duties as Assigned.”be asking you to do some unforeseen tasks and some yet to be thought of projects.

Moving the Needle

March 12, 2020March 6, 2020 / wildfirelessons / 1 Comment

[This is the "Ground Truths" column from the Winter 2020 Issue of Two More Chains.] Moving the Needle By Travis Dotson When I introduce myself at meetings or training, I often say: “I’m just like everyone else here. My career path was Ops, Ops, Ops, Desk.” A few folks chuckle, others frown. Some of us … Continue reading Moving the Needle

What’s in a Name?

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 / wildfirelessons / 18 Comments

There’s one drawback to defining our main task as fire suppression: In our Western forests, our extensive reliance on firefighting isn’t working. I used to think it was.

Collar Brass

October 22, 2019March 21, 2022 / wildfirelessons / 21 Comments

This article is about how visual indicators of rank, like different color hard hats, impact fire operations and communication.

Chasing Spots

December 19, 2018November 21, 2019 / wildfirelessons / 2 Comments

By Travis Dotson Spot!  We’ve all heard it. We’ve all yelled it. We can all feel the little push on our pulse and the tingle in our toes just hearing it in our head. It can be calm or it can be chaotic, but no matter how it’s called out—it’s time to get serious. Let’s … Continue reading Chasing Spots

Clean Yellow Shirt

December 4, 2018October 2, 2019 / wildfirelessons / 31 Comments

By Madeline Scheintaub There is a raggedy circle of people standing around a giant map. Look around. Green and yellow; stained green and dull yellow; green and yellow-grey; green and yellow mottled with black; and vibrant green and brilliant yellow. That last person, what are you thinking about them? I am that last person and … Continue reading Clean Yellow Shirt

What is YOUR Job?

November 6, 2018October 2, 2019 / wildfirelessons / 3 Comments

By Megan Martinez Can you work in fire and also take care of your non-work life and self? I started fighting fire for the federal government in 1998, when I was 19.  I spent nine years as a temporary firefighter, and I’ve been permanent since 2010.  For a long time there was nothing I wanted … Continue reading What is YOUR Job?

Honor The Fallen

October 23, 2018October 2, 2019 / wildfirelessons / 2 Comments

By Travis Dotson How exactly do we Honor the Fallen? It's a tough question because it has a thousand right answers. One of the most important ways to honor is to learn. We are always in danger of squandering the bitter opportunity that tragedy affords us. This video is a glimpse of what so many of … Continue reading Honor The Fallen

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