Jul 25 2010:
Balancing Learning and Budgets
By: Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire
In my time serving from the fireline to the fire office, there have been several constants besides the fact that there will always be another fire season. Two of these are that budgets always seem to fluctuate — if not in real dollars then in how much those dollars could purchase, produce or employ — and th
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Documents & Reports
IAWF Newsletter (pdf documents)
- 2006 June (809 kb)
- 2006 February (661 kb)
- 2005 November (234 kb)
President's Desk
Wildfire Magazine Editorials, written by the President of the IAWF
May 27 2010:
When the Mountains Roared
May 2010 - Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire 2010 is a special year that commemorates many events in my small region of the global fire community. One of the most important events occurred in August 100 years ago — "The Big Burn." This issue of Wildfire features an article by Dr. Lincoln Bramwell on that 1910 fire season in the Rocky Mountains of More »
When the Mountains Roared
May 2010 - Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire 2010 is a special year that commemorates many events in my small region of the global fire community. One of the most important events occurred in August 100 years ago — "The Big Burn." This issue of Wildfire features an article by Dr. Lincoln Bramwell on that 1910 fire season in the Rocky Mountains of More »
Apr 27 2010:
Fire from the gods
April 2010 – Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire. The use of graphic design to create a visual association with a concept has been around for thousands of years. Since the 1950s, in fact, there has been a boom in commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals adopting logotypes or ideograms to aid and promote instant public recognition of their grou More »
Fire from the gods
April 2010 – Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire. The use of graphic design to create a visual association with a concept has been around for thousands of years. Since the 1950s, in fact, there has been a boom in commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals adopting logotypes or ideograms to aid and promote instant public recognition of their grou More »
Oct 13 2009:
Consequences Drive Collaboration
Consequences Drive Collaboration By Chuck Bushey On August 19 the Victoria Bushfires Royal Commission handed down its interim report on the tragic and destructive bushfires of February. For those of you who have not had the chance to read it, the report is available on the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre Web site at More »
Consequences Drive Collaboration
Consequences Drive Collaboration By Chuck Bushey On August 19 the Victoria Bushfires Royal Commission handed down its interim report on the tragic and destructive bushfires of February. For those of you who have not had the chance to read it, the report is available on the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre Web site at More »
Aug 27 2009:
Ten Years Later
June 2009 - Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire. Recently, we held our 10th IAWF Wildland Fire Safety Summit in sunny Phoenix, Arizona, where the central theme was the 10th anniversary of the release of Phase III of the Wildland Firefighter Safety Awareness Study, more popularly known as the “TriData Study” after the corporation that con More »
Ten Years Later
June 2009 - Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire. Recently, we held our 10th IAWF Wildland Fire Safety Summit in sunny Phoenix, Arizona, where the central theme was the 10th anniversary of the release of Phase III of the Wildland Firefighter Safety Awareness Study, more popularly known as the “TriData Study” after the corporation that con More »
Apr 1 2009:
Australian Policy in Review
April 2009 - Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire. The recent Australian bushfires and tragic civilian deaths in Victoria have prompted inevitable reviews of that country's bushfire policy for homeowners. Following the extraordinary fire runs of Feb. 7, Victorian Premier John Brumby said that the long-standing approach of "Prepare, stay and defend, or go early," h More »
Australian Policy in Review
April 2009 - Chuck Bushey, President, International Association of Wildland Fire. The recent Australian bushfires and tragic civilian deaths in Victoria have prompted inevitable reviews of that country's bushfire policy for homeowners. Following the extraordinary fire runs of Feb. 7, Victorian Premier John Brumby said that the long-standing approach of "Prepare, stay and defend, or go early," h More »
News Releases
- IAWF and IFRM form new Cooperative Partnership, December 16, 2009
- IAWF Endorses Three Pieces of Wildland Fire Legislation, December 7, 2007
- IAWF Issues Position Paper on Climate Change, May 16, 2007
- Survey about Thirtymile Fire Criminal Charges, February 20, 2007
- IAWF Awards Wildland Fire Scholarships, February 9, 2007
- IAWF Congratulates New U. S Forest Service Chief, January 12, 2007
- Thirtymile Fire Criminal Complaint, Joint IAWF & FWFSA Release, Dec. 28, 2006
- New IAWF Executive Director, March 6, 2005
- 8th Wildland Fire Safety Summit announcement, April 14, 2005
- IAWF Elections, December 22, 2005
- IAWF Accomplishments 2005
IAWF Position Papers
- Climate Change
- Submission
to Parliament of Victoria, Australia; Land Management Practices and Bushfires
IAWF Awards
The IAWF WILDLAND FIRE SAFETY AWARD is given to someone in the wildland firefighting community who has made a significant contribution to wildland firefighter safety, either directly on the fireline, or indirectly through management or cultural changes.
The purpose of the IAWF EMBER AWARD is to acknowledge sustained achievement in wildland fire science. The name 'Ember' was chosen to reflect the fact that research and science often move slowly, and their benefits or impacts may not be apparent for years or more.
Infamous World Fires
This is a partial list, by date of the year, of some of the more famous, or infamous, multiple fatality wildland fires around the world over the last 150 years, compiled by the International Association of Wildland Fire. The list also includes a few non-fatality fires that have historical significance and affected wildland fire policy and practices.
There are several purposes of doing the research and compiling this list by calendar date. It is hoped that individuals and organizations involved in fire, especially wildland fire, will mark these dates on a calendar, or refer to the IAWFs Wildland Fire Event Calendar on the Internet at www.iawfonline.org.
By having these wildland fires on a calendar, the lessons learned from even a 130 year old fire will be less likely to be forgotten. An unforgotten lesson learned may save the life of a current or future firefighter. It is not intended to be a complete list of every fatality fire. The data has been gathered from many different sources, and the IAWF assumes no responsibility for its accuracy.
