Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2015

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2014

Q: What is Situational Awareness (SA)?

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2015

It’s 1400…you have been working all morning.

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2015

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2015

Look at the times below…Careful analysis of wildland fire fatality statistics and records reveal that most (not all) burnover

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2014

There is no question that the loss of firefighter’s lives deeply affects us all, but when we realize just how many burnovers

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2014

“I recently attended a “Safety Summit” to help develop a Strategic Safety Plan.  The question was ask

During activity, the body releases more than 70 percent of the energy used by muscles as heat.  As a result, heat loss is crucial to prevent an excessive rise in body temperature during firefighting activities. If heat exchange between the body and the environment is impaired, such as in hot or humid environments, firefighter performance can be substantially impaired.

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2014

It’s not uncommon to find some element of human factors being discussed in a training venue these days.

Week of Remembrance June 30-July 6, 2014

July 2, 2004, Coronado National Forest – A firing group, consisting of four Hotshot crews, two medics, and a Firing Group Sup