by Forestnet | Sep 8, 2026 | Sponsored Content, Supplier Newsline, Wildfire
By Alex Gorissen, KMC MAX Every year, we ask more of the people on the front lines. Whether it’s wildfires, floods, hurricanes, or other natural disasters, emergency responders are facing increasingly challenging conditions. They need equipment that can go...
by Forestnet | Sep 2, 2026 | 2026, July/August/September 2026, TimberWest Magazine, Wildfire
As wildfire season continues to intensify across North America, a growing number of forestry industry leaders are asking a difficult question: Are we spending enough on prevention, or are we simply paying more every year for suppression and recovery? That question was...
by Tim Cox | Oct 21, 2025 | 2025, Fire Mitigation, Forest Management, New Technology, Research & Innovation, September/October 2025, TimberWest Magazine, Wildfire
South San Francisco, California – California experienced its worst fire season in 2020. Residents in the San Francisco Bay region contended with widespread smoke and smoky, orange-tainted skies. Two men with no background in forestry, both residents of the region,...
by Jim Petersen | Oct 21, 2025 | 2025, Fire Mitigation, Forest Management, Guest Columns, September/October 2025, Sustainability, TimberWest Magazine, Wildfire
“The forests we see today are not the same as the forests of 2001. They are dangerously overstocked and increasingly threatened by drought, insect-born disease and wildfire. Currently, nearly half of our roadless acres — over 28 million – are at high or...
by Jim Stirling | Jun 26, 2025 | 2025, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, May/June 2025, Wildfire
You learn a thing or two about it after you’ve been fighting forest fires for 45 years. Ron Fawcett knows the key is to prevent a small fire from growing into a larger one. “My idea is simply to get more water on to a fire faster and more safely,” he explained....
