3/6/08
"Fire News" portion of the website launched. This will include current news and an archive of news articles of particular interest to FUSEE. Readers may also search for their own fire-related stories.
FUSEE's Home page is reoganized: "About FUSEE" button modified to include information about FUSEE - including its Board of Directors, FUSEE news releases, Spotfire! newsletters, and a reporters' page.
2/28/08
Posted AMR Briefing Paper, Fire Executive Council (pdf)
Posted AMR Briefing Paper Timeline, Wildland Fire Leadership Council (pdf)
Posted Using Social Science to Understand and Improve Wildland Fire Organizations (USDA, 2007) (pdf)
Posted GAO Report to Congressional Requesters: Forest Service (Jan. 2008) (pdf)
Posted Decision Notice & Finding of No Significant Impact: Aerial Application of Fire Retardant (Feb. 18, 2008, USFS) (pdf)
2/19/08
New section of website created: "Appropriate Management Response" in Current Issues on the sidebar.
Posted Begging the Question: Appropriate Management Response as a Toolbox vs. Tautology: Integrating Safety, Ethical, and Ecological Sideboards into AMR (FUSEE) (pdf) (doc)
11/25/07:
Posted Spotfire! Vol. 3, Fall/Winter 2007, the FUSEE newsletter, on the Communications page (pdf)
11/14/07
Posted Testimony of Dr. Michael Medler, Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology (pdf) for the Hearing on "Wildfires and the Climate Crisis" Before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (Nov. 1, 2007) (pdf)
Posted Statements of Dr. Steven W. Running (pdf); Abigail Kimbell, Chief, Forest Service (pdf); and Mike Francis, The Wilderness Society (doc) for the House Hearing on "Wildfires and the Climate Crisis" (Nov. 1, 2007)
11/1/07
Posted Congressional Committee invites Dr. Michael Medler of FUSEE to testify at hearing on "Wildfires and the Climate Crisis" (pdf)
10/3/07
Posted FUSEE climate change talking points (doc)
10/2/07
Posted GAO Report to Congressional Requests: Wildland Fire Mangement (pdf)
9/22/07:
Posted FUSEE releases new, updated "A Reporter's Guide to Wildland Fire" (Sept. 25, 2007) (pdf)
Posted FUSEE Reporter's Guide: Wildfire Monitoring Internet Sites and Features (FUSEE, 2007) (pdf)
9/5/07:
Posted A Reporter's Guide to Wildland Fire (FUSEE, new version 2007) (complete pdf) | (Table of Contents) | (Section I) | (Section II) | (Section III) | (Section IV) | (Section V) | (Section VI) | (Section VII) | (Section VIII)
8/19/07:
Posted Research Papers by Jack Cohen
• A Site-Specific Approach for Assessing the Fire Risk to Structures at the Wildland/Urban Interface (Jack Cohen) (pdf)
• Examination of the Home Destruction in Los Alamos Associated with the Cerro Grande Fire July 10, 2000 (Jack Cohen)
(pdf)
• Modeling Potential Structure Ignitions from Flame Radiation Exposure with Implications for Wildland/Urban Interface Fire
Management (Jack Cohen, Bret Butler) (pdf)
• Reducing the Wildland Fire Threat to Homes: Where and How Much? (Jack Cohen) (pdf)
• Structure Ignition Assessment Can Help Reduce Fire Damages in the W-UI (Jack Cohen, Jim Savelan) (pdf)
• Wildland-Urban Fire—A Different Approach (Jack Cohen) (pdf)
• Wildland-Urban Fire: A New Approach (Jack Cohen) (pdf)
Posted Is Your Home Protected From Wildfire Disaster? A Homeowner’s Guide to Wildfire Retrofit (pdf)
Posted Fire and Aviation Management Current Topics and Emerging Issues: Firefighting Capability (USFS, 2007) (pdf)
8/18/07:
Posted Senate Bill 1152 (2007): To Promote Wildland Firefighter Safety (pdf)
Posted Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) (2007) (pdf)
Posted 2007 Adminstratively Determined Pay Plan for Emergency Workers (Casuals) (DOI) (pdf)
Posted Incident Busines Advisor Guide (NWCG, 1999) (pdf)
Posted Analysis of Agency Versus Contractor Costs for Firefighters, Equipment, and Facilities (pdf)
Posted Fire Suppression Costs: Federal Crews Versus Contract Crews (pdf)
2/12/07:
Posted FUSEE Warm Fire scoping letter on the Tool-Up page
Posted Lininger Warm Fire scoping letter on the Tool-Up page
Posted Biscuit Fire Suppression Abstract on the Fire Guiders page
Posted Spring 2007 edition of Spotfire!, the FUSEE newsletter, on the Fire Guiders page
12/3/06:
Posted San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management on the Spotfire page.
12/1/06:
Posted Press Release for "San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management" on the Spotfire page.
11/24/06:
Posted a new FUSEE membership form, including new membership premiums. Become a member today!
11/5/06:
The FUSEE blog is officially live. Check back as we add posts over the next several months.
10/19/06:
All of FUSEE's press releases have been moved to a new section of the Archives on the Spotfire Page.
9/1/06:
Posted two new documents in the Public Safety sections of the website.
8/28/06:
Created a new page with a compilation of all documents available on the FUSEE website.
8/27/06:
Posted a total of 20 new documents in different sections of the website.
8/03/06:
Posted Press Release for "A Homeowner's Guide to Fire-Resistant Home Construction" in the Frontline Home Safety page in the Safety section.
Moved documents related to the Forest Service's Withdrawal of the Six Rivers Fire Management Plan (FMP) to the 'Archives' section of the Spotfire page.
7/28/06:
Posted A Homeowner's Guide to Fire-Resistant Home Construction in the Frontline Home Safety page in the Safety section.
6/08/06:
Added a new section to the FUSEE website entitled FUSEE Fire Reports.
Posted 4 Fire Reports.
5/30/06:
Posted Collateral Damage: The Environmental Effects of Firefighting: The 2002 Biscuit Fire Suppression Actions and Impacts.
Posted documents related to the Forest Service's Withdrawal of the Six Rivers Fire Management Plan (FMP) on the Spotfire page.
5/1/06:
Posted FUSEE's letter to Congress opposing the FERRA bill (H.R.4200)
4/10/06:
Posted Wildland Fire Use Position Paper on the Greenfire page.
Posted Smokey Bear Sutra in the poetry section on the Prometheus page.
Posted editorial by E. Ragnar on the Spotfire page.
Posted Wildland Fire Use Workshop Notes on the Spotfire page.
12/20/05:
Posted five new poems, all by Stephen Clarke, on the "Poems Around the Hunker Fire" section of the Prometheus page.
9/12/05:
Posted A Homeowner's Guide to Fire-Resistant Home Construction on the Frontline Home Safety page.
8/15/05:
Posted The Song of the Camp Fire and the Oakland Hills Fire in the "Poems Around the Hunker Fire" section of the Prometheus page.
8/9/05:
Posted the California Fire Prevention and Suppression Action Plan on the Fire Science/Management page.
7/29/05:
The FUSEE website has been revised, with a new homepage and membership section.
6/20/05:
Posted the Review of Fire Suppression Doctrine for the USDA Forest Service on the Fire Science/Management page.
5/10/05:
Posted a report on the 11th International Conference of Fire Service Women by FUSEE Board member, Mary Kwart.
Also posted a report on the Wildland Fire Safety Summit by FUSEE Board member, Patrick Withen.
4/15/05:
Posted the Quadrennial Fire and Fuel Review Report on the homepage.
1/3/05:
Posted details of FUSEE's national news conference on the Spot Fire | News Room page.
12/15/04:
The FUSEE website is officially launched!