Where is the Learning?
[This article originally appeared as Travis Dotson’s “Ground Truths” column in the Winter 2014 Issue of Two More Chains.]By Travis DotsonAnalyst, Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
Insights on Learning from the Redding Hotshot Crew Superintendent
By Alex ViktoraAssistant Director, Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center[This article initially appeared as the “One of Our Own” feature in the 2022 Spring Issue of Two More Chains.]Dan Mallia knows a thing or two about learning in the wildland fire service.
Insights on "Bias" and "Diversity"
[This article originally appeared as the “One of Our Own” feature on Sara Brown in the Summer 2016 Issue of Two More Chains. Today, Sara is the Program Manager for the Rocky Mountain Research Station’s Fire, Fuels and Smoke Science Program.]
Promoting a Prescribed Fire Workforce
[This article originally appeared as the “One of Our Own” feature on Jeremy Bailey in the Spring 2016 Issue of Two More Chains.]
You are the Example
[This is Travis Dotson's “Ground Truths” column that appeared in the Spring 2013 Issue of Two More Chains.]By Travis Dotson
Be Nice
[This is Travis Dotson’s “Ground Truths” column that initially appeared in the Summer 2015 Issue of Two More Chains.]
The Illusion of Control -- Ready to tip some sacred cows?
[This article originally appeared in the Spring 2016 Issue of Two More Chains.]By Travis Dotson
The View from Here
Looking for wildland fire discussion/learning topics for your crew or staff?You might want to check-out or revisit “The View from Here”.This Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) publication, first posted in December 2018, provides 16 essays that share a common theme: How and why we in the wildland fire service must alter some of our most ingrained practices and perspectives.
How to Write and Submit Rapid Lesson Sharing (RLS) Reports
Have you experienced an event that changed your perspective—maybe a close call? Have you devised a new approach to a common task? Maybe you were part of a success that is worth highlighting.These scenarios often lead to personal lessons.We want you to share your hard-earned lessons with others so we can all learn and improve.If you have lessons related to wildland fire, here are some best practices on how to share them with the greater fire community: