The International Association of Wildland Fire is accepting nominations for its Wildland Fire Safety Award to be presented at IAWF’s “The Fires of ’88: Yellowstone and Beyond” conference in Jackson, Wyoming, September 22-27, 2008.

The IAWF Wildland Fire Safety Award is given to someone in the international wildland firefighting community who has made a significant contribution to wildland firefighter safety, either directly on the fireline; or indirectly through management, cultural changes, or through wildland fire research. Their contribution is frequently beyond their normal everyday job expectations - sometimes at the potential risk to their own career, and their example can encourage others to act in a similar manner.

To nominate an individual, please send an essay (no more than 800 words) on why the nominated person should receive the award, a list of three or more individuals (with contact information) who may be contacted to affirm the importance of the nominated individual’s contributions.

Please email nominations to Chuck Bushey at the address below by August 1, 2008.

The Award was inaugurated in 1997 at the IAWF’s first Wildland Fire Safety Summit held in Rossland, British Columbia. Since that time it has been awarded to seven individuals.

Chuck Bushey, President

International Association of Wildland Fire

president@iawfonline.org

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