Political climate and policy implementation can have unpredictable effects on firefighting and forest management.
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Ken Smith & Dave Broquist mop up next to fireline
as trees torch up near the line. Slim Fire, Apache Sitgreaves N.F.,
7/5/87 |
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Spraying fire extinction foam on a fire. |
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Fire Camp, Curly Fire, June 22, 1980. |
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743 crew leaving the truck in the hoselay competition.
(Bob Ogden, Park Gilbertson and unknown) |
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Tim DeSpain gasps for air under a mountain of dirty
hose from an active week of fighting fire, 6/11/88. |
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In a tight spot with a slipped track, Eagle Nest
Fire, Boise N.F., 7/29 - 8/12/89. |
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Mormon Lake Hotshot firefighter Albert Standing just after coming off the Steamboat Fire line, June 30, 2001. |