Latest Episodes
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When your daily commute involves a parachute: on the fly with smokejumper Phil Lind
Great Basin Smokejumper Base Manager Phil Lind talks about his career in wildland fire management. Starting from the agrarian communities of Wisconsin moving to...
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Wildland firefighter to fuel management specialist: a conversation with Courtney Wyatt
Boise District BLM Fuels Specialist Courtney Wyatt talks about her experience working in wildland fire suppression and transitioning to fuels management. We discuss wildland...
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Predicting wildfire potential with meteorologists Nick Nauslar and Jim Wallmann.
National Interagency Coordination Center meteorologists Nick Nauslar and Jim Wallmann explain the difference between prediction and potential for weather forecasting. We discuss day-to-day operations...
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Working at the National Interagency Coordination Center: a discussion with Sean Peterson.
Recorded on May 19, 2022, Sean Peterson, Assistant Center Manager of the National Interagency Coordination Center, or NICC, talks about his career in wildland...
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Wildland fire management and the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group: a discussion with Ken S
Ken Schmid, Branch Chief of Preparedness and Suppression Support for BLM Fire talks about how he started working in wildland fire management, his position...
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Wildfire awareness and preparation: a chat with Jon Skinner.
Nationally, humans cause 87% of all wildfires that average over 3.4 million acres burned annually. Jon Skinner, national lead for the BLM Fire Mitigation...