Since Paul Gleason championed “Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes and Safety Zones” (LCES) in the early 1990s, it has become one of the most trusted and applied tools in the wildland ...
When most fire department personnel think of wildland fires, their first thought might be about how fast they would need to put water on the fire. That’s understandable; that’s their ...
The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...