Country Fire Engine Burnover 2019
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, local government fire personnel were conducting a hoselay near the head of the Country Fire near Cool, California. Shortly after starting the hoselay, fire conditions intensified.
Mustang Fire 2012 - A Narrow Escape
The initial blowup on the Mustang Fire.
This fire went from being one difficult to locate due to limited smoke and fire activity, to one that caused firefighters to drop their packs and flee.
Is it Time to Reassess the Work Capacity Test?
By C. M. DeHart
[C. M. DeHart (NFPA Fire Instructor I) worked as a squad boss and fireline EMT with the U.S. Forest Service and currently serves as a Prevention Education Team Member and Public Information Officer.]
LLC Incident Report Staff Picks
These are the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center staff members’ recommended incident reports from 2023—that appeared in the 2024 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
Lessons from 2023: Entrapments
This article originally appeared in the 2024 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
In 2023 the LLC recorded 12 separate entrapment events.
These entrapments occurred in the following scenarios:
Lessons from 2023: Hit By Tree Incidents
This article originally appeared in the 2024 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
Lessons from 2023: Chainsaw Cut Incidents
This article originally appeared in the 2024 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
In 2023 we saw a slight reduction in the number of chainsaw cuts. The most notable change was the difference in the “Cuts to Swamper” category.
Last year there were five. This year there were zero.
Lessons from 2023: UTV Related Incidents
This article originally appeared in the 2024 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
Helping Women Navigate the Beginning of a Wildland Fire Career
This is the "One Of Our Own" feature on Liz Skelly that appeared in the 2024 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.