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Collection of Historical Photographs, Mann Gulch Fire

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Stand 1

Jumper parachute landings.

Jumper parachute landings.

Jumper in training.

Jumper in training.

 
Jumpers with Tri-motor and typical equipment.

Jumpers with Tri-motor and typical equipment.

Jumpers loading C47 plane.

Jumpers loading C47 plane.

 
Jumpers loading Tri-motor plane.

Jumpers loading Tri-motor plane.

Mann Gulch from air looking up canyon.

Mann Gulch from air looking up canyon.

 
Aerial photo of fuels in Mann Gulch.

Aerial photo of fuels in Mann Gulch.

 

Stand 2

Cargo spot, notice timber vs current.

Cargo spot, notice timber vs current.

Looking toward where Dodge crosses to meet with Harrison.

Looking toward where Dodge crosses to meet with Harrison.

 
Near cargo spot.

Near cargo spot.

 

Stand 3

Notice fuels up canyon of turnaround spot vs current.

Notice fuels up canyon of turnaround spot vs current.

Deer caught in speed of fire blow up.

Deer caught in speed of fire blow up.

 
Investigating clues left behind.

Investigating clues left behind.

 

Stand 4

Dodge escape fire marker.

Dodge escape fire marker.

Marking of Dodge escape fire.

Marking of Dodge escape fire.

 
Fuels by escape fire area.

Fuels by escape fire area.

 

Stand 5

At the ridgetop, rimrock notch where Rumsee and Sallee escaped.

At the ridgetop, rimrock notch where Rumsee and Sallee escaped.

Caskets.

Caskets.

 
Helicopter retrieval.

Helicopter retrieval.

Retrieval crew.

Retrieval crew.

 
Rescue crew.

Rescue crew.

Hellmans cross.

Hellmans cross.

 

Stand 6

Harry T Gisborn photos.

Harry T Gisborn photos.

Photo of Robert Jansson.

Photo of Robert Jansson.

 
Red Skies movie poster.

Red Skies movie poster.

Mann Gulch Victims photos.

Mann Gulch Victims.

 
Wag Dodge RO.

Wag Dodge RO.

Wag Dodge procession.

Wag Dodge procession.

 
Sallee and Rumsey.

Sallee and Rumsey.

 

NWCG Latest Announcements

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee Releases Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters

Date: January 15, 2025
Contact: Equipment Technology Committee

The Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) has released Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters. Non-specification fire shelters claiming to meet Forest Service (FS) fire shelter specification 5100-606 were first found in February of 2023. As of September 2024, non-specification shelters are again being advertised and sold on the open market.

This Safety Warning outlines details and recommended procedures to purchase FS specification shelters made with materials and components that meet performance criteria and toxicity testing requirements outlined in FS Specification 5100-606. 

For additional information on identifying non-specification shelters, please view ETC Safety Warning 23-01.

References:

ETC Safety Warning 25-001: Non-specification fire shelters

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee

ETC Safety Warning 23-01

Paul Gleason Lead by Example Awards

Date: January 14, 2025
Contact: Leadership Committee

The NWCG Leadership Committee has awarded the 2023 Paul Gleason “Lead By Example” awards to individuals in the categories of Initiative and Innovation, Mentoring and Teamwork, and Motivation and Vision, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Congratulations to the awardees:

  • Sam Bowen, Superintendent of the Mark Twain Veteran Crew with the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Greg Titus, Zone Fire Management Officer for the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Renae Crippen, Manager of the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center with the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Eric Carlson, Instructor with OMNA International.

References:

Paul Gleason Lead by Example Award

Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program

Interview with Paul Gleason

Updated NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518

Date: December 19, 2024
Contact: Water Scooper Operations Unit

The NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating water scooping aircraft on interagency wildland fires. These standards should be used in conjunction with the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision (SAS), PMS 505, and any local, state, or geographic/regional water scooping plans.

References:

NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518

Updated NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505

Date: December 19, 2024
Contact: Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee

The Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee has updated the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505. PMS 505 establishes standards for aerial supervision operations for national interagency wildland fire operations. 

References:

NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505