Here to Stay-Why we need a coordinated, long-term approach to wildfire

摘要

In late September, the Arizona State Forestry Division released its Serious Accident Investigation report on the Yarnell Hill Fire, which in June killed 19 brave members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. The report reignited the debate over who, if anyone, was responsible for those deaths, and we hope the wildland firefighting community can find valuable lessons in the details of the report. As important as those lessons may be, however, the real significance of Yamell Hill may be what it tells us about the future of wildfire.