In July, I had the privilege of joining a type 2 throw-together crew for a two-week fire assignment to Montana. These temporary crews are a 20-person handcrew with a mix of individuals from each district on the forest. An excellent time to meet new people in your profession & forge new friendships.
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Will makes the sloping cut of his Humboldt-style face cut while doing project work.
Friendship - Forged by Fire: Part I
It can be incredibly difficult to step out of your comfort zone, into the unknown. The hardest part about any change can be starting over. That’s something this blog series will explore as I step into a new crew, on a new forest, in a new region.
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An Open Letter to Those Who Will Listen
Below is a letter I’ve sent to multiple senators & representatives on behalf of Wildland Firefighters, currently recognized as Forestry Technicians.
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The Yager Lookout Tower sits abandoned, left exposed to the element as time does its dirty work.
Lookout Towers of Eastern Montana
They beckon back to the days of old, when the forests & grasslands were watched, the hard way. Dedicated individuals would sit atop high towers on mountain tops or simply tall hills to keep an eye out for fires.
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