CAMPFIRE SAFETY: DON’T BE THAT GUY!
Campfire Safety is Everyone’s Job By Del Albright Sustainable Motorized Recreation Advocate | delalbright.com Why Campfire Safety is Critical You’d think we wouldn’t need reminders in 2025, but here we are: too many wildfires are still started by unattended, uncontained, or careless campfires. As motorized recreationists, we often travel deep into remote, flammable terrain. That […]
WILDFIRE TERMS; FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED
“Forward Progress Stopped” — What It Really Means in a Wildfire By Del Albright, Retired Fire Chief & Wildfire Educator When a wildfire breaks out and news reports or fire apps like Watch Duty say, “forward progress has been stopped,” it can be easy to misunderstand what that really means. Many assume the fire is […]
WELCOME TO THE (UNNECESSARY) WILDFIRE MEGA-FIRE GENERATION
Living with Wildfire By Del Albright, Retired Fire Chief (NOTE: originally published in 2020, but the situation has gotten worse instead of better. I offer this up again so we can all be part of a better and safer future). BUY Del’s book on Amazon. 25-30 years ago, a 10,000 – 15,000-acre fire was a […]