Wildfires Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature
This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on wildfires. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.
Books 
- Fired up! The optimal performance guide for wildland firefighters by Palmer, Charles. - Citation
- A canyon trilogy: life before, during, and after the Cedar Fire, by Varnado, Chi. - Citation
- On the fireline: living and dying with wildland firefighters by Desmond, Matthew.- Citation
- A great day to fight fire: Mann Gulch, 1949 by Matthews, Mark. - Citation
- The Thirtymile fire: a chronicle of bravery and betrayal – by MacLean, John N. - Citation
- Smokejumpers of the Civilian Public Service in World War II – by Cottrell, Robert C. - Citation
- Firefighter's handbook on wildland firefighting: strategy, tactics and safety - by Teie, William C.- Citation
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Magazine Articles
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- “Should I stay or should I go? Australia's deadly wildland fires offer lessons - and raise questions - about evacuation strategies” Robinson, Kathleen M. NFPA JOURNAL, (March/April 2009) - Citation
- “Put to the test: a WUI fire in Montana reveals strengths & weaknesses in the community's plan” by Kuntz, Tom. FIRE-RESCUE MAGAZINE, (January 2009) - Citation
- “Changing gears: wildland/urban interface tactics for structural firefighters”. by Herlihy, Nick. FIRE-RESCUE MAGAZINE, (December 2008) - Citation
- “Burning benefits: applying the appropriate response to lightning fires contributes to a successful wildland fire-use program”. Moore, Punky. WILDFIRE, (September/October 2008) - Citation
- “Going high-tech: Montana department turns to technology to help fight WUI fires”. Sallade, Chuck. FIRE-RESCUE MAGAZINE, (September 2008) - Citation
- “Assessing High Reliability practices in the wildland fire community”. Black, Anne. FIRE MANAGEMENT TODAY, (Spring 2008) - Citation
- “Hotshots exposed: the first hotshot crew is still going strong in California”. Kitchens, Guy. WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER, (May 2008) - Citation
- “When mud flows: the other side of firestorms”. Rigg, Nancy J. 9-1-1 MAGAZINE, (March 2008) - Citation
- “The season of the Witch: applying lessons learned from the Cedar Fire to the 2007 Witch Fire”. Zombro, Kelly. WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER, (April 2008) - Citation
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Online reports/documents/guides
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- Forest fire/wildfire protection- Full report - PDF
- Wildfires and schools- Full report - PDF
- Wildland firefighter health risks and respiratory protection - Full report - PDF
- Wildland firefighter fatalities in the United States: 1990-2006 - Full report - PDF
- Rocky Mountain death trap: the Mann Gulch fire - Full report - PDF
- Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants - Full report - PDF
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Multimedia Resources
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- Fire wars ( 2005) [dvd] - Citation
- Nature unleashed: fire ( 2005) [dvd] - Citation
- Fire in Mann Gulch (2000) [dvd] - Citation
- Identify and discuss the three methods of attacking and suppressing a wildland incident (May 2006) AMERICAN HEAT, [video journal] - Citation
- Identify and discuss the 18 watch out situations (May 2006) AMERICAN HEAT, [video journal] - Citation
- Wildland/urban interface hazard assessment training (2002) [cd-rom] - Citation
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