Documents & Reports
IAWF Newsletter (pdf documents)
- 2006 June (809 kb)
- 2006 February (661 kb)
- 2005 November (234 kb)
Wildfire Magazine Editorials, written by the President of the IAWF (30-50 kb each pdf file.)
- 2008 March/April "Spare that Drop (of Water)"
- 2008 January/February "FireNet, Join Us Online"
- 2007 September/October "Technically Speaking"
- 2007 November/December "Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire"
- 2007 May/June "Who's Responsibility?"
- 2007 March/April "Wildland Community Expresses Concern, Is Anyone
- 2007 July/August "Waves of Change"
- 2007 January/February "Changes at IAWF"
- 2006 September/October "A Bully in the Pulpit"
- 2006 November/December "Life and Death Fighting Wildfires"
- 2006 May/June "The Science of Politics"
- 2006 March/April- "Dirty Nomex"
- 2006 July/August "Is Anybody Out There?"
- 2006 January/February- "2005-2006: Looking Back, Looking Ahead"
- 2005 September/October- "What Would Ranger Ed Say... ?"
- 2005 November/December- "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul"
- 2005 May/June- "Who Will Protect the Protectors... ?"
- 2005 March/April- "Terrorists in the Woods"
- 2005 July/August- "The World is Flat"
- 2005 January/February- "Wildland Firefighting on a Slippery Slope"
- 2004 September/October- "Deja Vu All Over Again"
- 2004 November/December- "Presidential Potpourri"
- 2004 May/June- "Just Stay Home!!!"
News Releases
- Quadrennial Fire Review (pdf) - QFR Final Report Comment Draft Protocol
- Wildland Fire Management - Interagency Budget Tools Need Further Development to Fully Meet Key Objectives. 2008. US Government Accountability Office, Washington DC. GAO-09-68. 52 pages.
- IAWF Endorses Three Pieces of Wildland Fire Legislation, December 7, 2007
- IAWF Issues Position Paper on Climate Change, May 16, 2007
- Survey about Thirtymile Fire Criminal Charges, February 20, 2007
- IAWF Awards Wildland Fire Scholarships, February 9, 2007
- IAWF Congratulates New U. S Forest Service Chief, January 12, 2007
- Thirtymile Fire Criminal Complaint, Joint IAWF & FWFSA Release, Dec. 28, 2006
- New IAWF Executive Director, March 6, 2005
- 8th Wildland Fire Safety Summit announcement, April 14, 2005
- IAWF Elections, December 22, 2005
- IAWF Accomplishments 2005
IAWF Position Papers
- Climate Change
- Submission
to Parliament of Victoria, Australia; Land Management Practices and Bushfires
IAWF Awards
The IAWF WILDLAND FIRE SAFETY AWARD is given to someone in the wildland firefighting community who has made a significant contribution to wildland firefighter safety, either directly on the fireline, or indirectly through management or cultural changes.
The purpose of the IAWF EMBER AWARD is to acknowledge sustained achievement in wildland fire science. The name 'Ember' was chosen to reflect the fact that research and science often move slowly, and their benefits or impacts may not be apparent for years or more.
Infamous World Fires
This is a partial list, by date of the year, of some of the more famous, or infamous, multiple fatality wildland fires around the world over the last 150 years, compiled by the International Association of Wildland Fire. The list also includes a few non-fatality fires that have historical significance and affected wildland fire policy and practices.
There are several purposes of doing the research and compiling this list by calendar date. It is hoped that individuals and organizations involved in fire, especially wildland fire, will mark these dates on a calendar, or refer to the IAWFs Wildland Fire Event Calendar on the Internet at www.iawfonline.org.
By having these wildland fires on a calendar, the lessons learned from even a 130 year old fire will be less likely to be forgotten. An unforgotten lesson learned may save the life of a current or future firefighter. It is not intended to be a complete list of every fatality fire. The data has been gathered from many different sources, and the IAWF assumes no responsibility for its accuracy.
