August 2021 | IAWF News
IAWF NEWS (Q32021)
By IAWF Executive Director
Board nominations open Aug. 1 The nomination period for new members of the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) board of directors…
Read Article August 2021 | Policy
Sixth-generation fires: Public-policy change toward prevention required to address large-scale events
By IAWF Executive Director
Felipe Gonzalez, former president of Spain, delivered a keynote address during the 16th Wildland Fire Safety Summit | 6th Human Dimensions of…
Read Article August 2021 | Training
The best training possible: But not the best training
By Kelsy Gibos
COVID-19 has changed so many components of our day-to-day wildfire operations; not one discipline has been left untouched.
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Fire-generated storms; Technology improves warning systems
By Bethany Patch
Fire-generated thunderstorms, sometimes called pyrocumulonimbus clouds or pyroCbs, are ferocious weather systems that can exacerbate the damage already caused by the bushfires that create them. While pyroCbs are…
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Embracing PODs: Advancing wildfire response planning
By A. Neukirch, D. Calkin, C. O'Connor, M. Thompson, C. Dunn, M. Caggiano
PODs, potential wildfire operational delineations, give land managers, fire managers, partnering agencies, and at-risk communities a structured framework for developing landscape-scale wildfire…
Read Article August 2021 | Fired Up
Fired up: Culture change, Canadian works to alter biases
By Laura King
At first, Jane Park is reluctant to get personal. Then she opens up about diversity and inclusion in wildland fire.
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