(originally posted in 2007)

Philip N. Omi, in a 2005 book he wrote titled “Forest Fires: A Reference Handbook”, identifies 23 individuals who have influenced fire policy and knowledge. Of the 12 “Significant Individual Contributors” that are still alive, 7 of them are current members of the International Association of Wildland Fire.

For more information about the book, click HERE to go to our Wildland Fire Books page. The book is in the “Fire History” category.