Former wildland fire officer here who grew up just down the hill from Yosemite, who's worked in and around Kings Canyon, and the Malheur in the PNW, and then moved east, delivering 20k acres/year of prescribed fire before leaving the Forest Service and jumping into fire management consulting fire national agencies and NGOs as well as a 2 year stint as Chair of the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council.
I'm happy to engage as a primary source for any questions you have. "Been there, done that" with everything wildland fire except jumping out of perfectly good aircraft.
Fire Weather is a fantastic book. Also worth reading is Kate Beaton‘s graphic novel, Ducks, about her two years working in the tar sands of Alberta. It’s interesting to see what is literally fuelling these extreme weather events and why.
Former wildland fire officer here who grew up just down the hill from Yosemite, who's worked in and around Kings Canyon, and the Malheur in the PNW, and then moved east, delivering 20k acres/year of prescribed fire before leaving the Forest Service and jumping into fire management consulting fire national agencies and NGOs as well as a 2 year stint as Chair of the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council.
I'm happy to engage as a primary source for any questions you have. "Been there, done that" with everything wildland fire except jumping out of perfectly good aircraft.
I would love that! I'll message you with my email address!
Fire Weather is a fantastic book. Also worth reading is Kate Beaton‘s graphic novel, Ducks, about her two years working in the tar sands of Alberta. It’s interesting to see what is literally fuelling these extreme weather events and why.
Awesome! Definitely adding to my list!