Learning from the Bridger Foothills Entrapment and Shelter Deployment
Three members of a helitack crew, overrun by the Bridger Foothills Fire, are entrapped inside the meadow that serves as their helispot, 12 acres of grass and sage that they consider their safety zone. Only two of the firefighters have fire shelters. Before the fire reaches them, they attempt to burn off the meadow vegetation to create the best possible deployment site to survive the approaching flame front.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Smug and Satisfied
[This is Travis Dotson's “Ground Truths” column that appeared in the 2020 Fall Issue of Two More Chains.]By Travis DotsonSmug (adjective): Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
The Quicksand of Complacency
[This article originally appeared in the 2020 Fall Issue of Two More Chains.]By Peter M. Leschak
Where Do We Go From Here?
[This is the featured article in the 2020 Fall Issue of Two More Chains.]By Bre Orcasitas2020. What a doozie, huh?
The SOG Fire Rock Strike: Lucky? Or Prepared?
“I could see a crack two fingers wide inside his head down to his cracked skull.” Crew Boss, Crew A
Entrapment - A Sawyer's View
Emerging from fire shelters on the Nuttall Fire.In this podcast we hear Thomas Taylor recount his experience as a Hotshot Crewmember and Sawyer on the Nuttall Fire Entrapment and Shelter Deployment on July 2, 2004.
Blowing Up Hazards
The Story of Using Fireline Explosives on the Fork FireBlasting Crew laying out fireline explosives prior to detonation.You are managing the Fork Fire—being pushed by strong east winds—on California’s Eldorado National Forest.