There has been a quiet but dramatic shift in fire management over the past few years – more indirect tactics, using natural features for control line, low impact suppression. These tools have been part of the fire manager’s toolkit for decades but concerns with safety, firefighting expense, and the ecological impact of suppression have made them more important. Describing the 2014 Slide Fire, this article discusses the changing approach to wildfire management and suppression.
Written by Josh McDaniel
August 2014
