Two More Chains

This issue of Two More Chains focuses the Task Book system. Learn about the history, intent and recent changes, along with some best practices from a current Forest Training Officer.

This issue of Two More Chains provides the context, insight, lessons, and resources to improve our collective skill related to structure protection.

This issue of Two More Chains consists of a handful of straight-forward lessons gathered from driving related incidents.

In this issue of Two More Chains, we offer specific calls to action based on lessons gathered in 2024.

When we think about working on fires, it’s easy to focus on the differences—the varied terrains, the diverse tactics, or even the distinct challenges presented by each region of the world. But as we’ve discovered through the stories shared in this issue, the core of what it means to be a wildland firefighter remains strikingly similar, whether you’re working in the remote forests of Canada, the arid expanses of Australia, or right here in the U.S.

This issue is about what happens when you are not "in charge" but you need to make a decision or take action.

In this issue we highlight some advances our community has seen over the last 30 years and reflect on the lessons related to organizational change.

In this issue of Two More Chains, we focus on lessons gathered in 2023 and offer some specific calls to action.

In this issue of Two More Chains, we explore what it means to be a wildland firefighter by considering how we got here, what makes us unique, what makes us the same and how we can best move forward.

In this issue of Two More Chains, we invite you to study some fires you may not recall or of which you may have never heard. We also feature a first-hand account from someone who ran for their life on one of those fires.