April 22, 2021
Travis Dotson and Alex Viktora discuss the Tree Felling Accident Analysis – a report comparing 53 different tree felling accidents.
Topics covered include:
- Predicting Tree Reactions
- Hung-Up Trees
- Helmets
- Two People at the Base
- Area Control
- Escape Routes
- Accidents During Training
If you have anything to do with chainsaws on the fireline…tune in.
Download the report at: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/viewdocument/tree-felling-accident-analysis
August 3, 2020
A conversation with Monica Morrison on Command Presence.
What is it?
What does it look and sound like?
How do you get it?
May 29, 2019
Andrew Addey is currently a Forest Training Officer, a position he landed after ten years on the Sawtooth Interagency Hotshot Crew.
Travis and Andrew chatted about a ton of important topics, including:
- Growing our perspective on the job of a Line Officer.
- Expanding our training beyond the "traditional" courses.
- The San Antonio Fire Hit by Tree and Medical Extraction.
- Preparing more than just radio drivers for emergency command roles.
- Learning from Military Crew Advisor assignments.
July 16, 2018
Why Talk About Entrapments?
In January 2018, as part of work on the 2017 Annual Incident Review Summary, LLC staffers Travis and Alex recorded this discussion about entrapments. Listen to their wide-ranging conversation to find out more about entrapments, what they really are, why we're reluctant to use the term “Entrapment”—and why we should use this term more often.
To read more about entrapments in 2017, check out the 2017 Annual Incident Review Summary (Download Now).
Curious to know more about the Wagon Box incident that is discussed in this podcast? Check it out here.
May 28, 2018
In this podcast, Travis Dotson and Brit Rosso introduce the concept of the "Bad Apple" as it applies to the business of wildland fire. To do so, we take a close look at one of our heroes, Paul Gleason, and some decisions Paul made back in 2000 on a fire some of you may have never heard of.
For more on the topics of Bad Apples, Paul Gleason, and this mystery fire, be sure to check out the Spring 2018 Issue of Two More Chains.
December 6, 2017
In this podcast, we hear from Travis Dotson--a regular on the podcast--and Brit Rosso, the Director of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center and podcast newcomer.
In the discussion, we try to make sense of the super complex and convoluted topic of "Identity." Travis and Brit tackle a wide range of topics, including:
- What does it mean to be "All-In?"
- What are all the ways your identity can get "smashed"?
- What do we struggle with when we leave the fireline?
- Do you "throw rocks" at folks struggling with retirement?
For even more on the topic of Identity, be sure to check out the Fall 2017 Issue of Two More Chains.
July 4, 2017
For the 2017 Week of Remembrance, the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center is focusing on a single shift on a single fire from July 2004, the Nuttall Fire, which burned on the Coronado National Forest in southeastern Arizona.
In the final episode of the Nuttall Fire podcast, we hear from Thomas Taylor. Thomas has had a remarkable fire career. He was at H-4 when the Nuttall Fire came to life. Thomas takes us through July 2, 2004 and beyond in this podcast.
Check out the Nuttall Fire video series on our YouTube channel!
Read about the Nuttall Fire on our Blog: www.wildfirelessons.wordpress.com
Be sure to also listen to the entire Nuttall Fire Series of Podcasts!
July 3, 2017
For the 2017 Week of Remembrance, the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center is focusing on a single shift on a single fire from July 2004, the Nuttall Fire, which burned on the Coronado National Forest in southeastern Arizona.
In this episode, we hear from a firefighter who was assigned to the Nuttall Fire as a helicopter crewmember, Jason Virtue. Jason shares his perspective from Helibase and H-6, and provides us with a few key lessons from July 2, 2004
Check out the Nuttall Fire video series on our YouTube channel!
Read about the Nuttall Fire on our Blog: www.wildfirelessons.wordpress.com
Be sure to also listen to the entire Nuttall Fire Series of Podcasts!
July 2, 2017
For the 2017 Week of Remembrance, the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center is focusing on a single shift on a single fire from July 2004, the Nuttall Fire, which burned on the Coronado National Forest in southeastern Arizona.
In this episode, we hear from two former Squad Leaders from the Flagstaff Interagency Hotshot Crew, Dan Martin and Corey Robinson. Dan and Corey share their experiences and lessons from July 2, 2004 on the Nuttall Fire.
Check out the Nuttall Fire video series on our YouTube channel!
Read about the Nuttall Fire on our Blog: www.wildfirelessons.wordpress.com
Be sure to also listen to the entire Nuttall Fire Series of Podcasts!
