Results for keyword: Firefighting
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What the High Park wildfire can teach us about protecting homes
After the Colorado wildfires, experts try to figure out why some "fire-proofed" neighborhoods with defensible space burned, while similar neighborhoods didn't.
by Joshua Zaffos, Aug 07, 2012 -
Smokey Bear: From cute to buff, and in between
Smokey Bear’s many image changes over the years reflect the Forest Service’s changing attitudes toward wildfire.
by Jodi Peterson , Jul 22, 2012 -
Forest Service morale sinks to a new low
In the last eight years under Bush, morale – and efficiency – at the Forest Service has plummeted.
by Laura Paskus, Dec 22, 2008 -
Up in smoke
In the last eight years under Bush, morale – and efficiency – at the Forest Service has plummeted.
by Laura Paskus, Dec 17, 2008 -
All along the watchtower
Andrew McNair, who works weekends at a computer in Olympia, Wash., is not your typical Western fire watcher.
by Eric Wagner , Sep 02, 2008






