Above: Heather Heward, one of 13 people interviewed, describes a catastrophic event on a wildland fire that led to a positive change.
Chief John Hawkins (@JhawkFire) of CAL FIRE/Riverside County wrote a tweet recently that mentioned the “Law of Catastrophic Reform”, meaning a positive change following a catastrophe on a fire. He gave examples including positive pressure breathing apparatus, fire shelters, keeping personal protective equipment clean, enclosed vehicle cabs, and moving sirens farther away from occupants in a vehicle.
While attending the Fire Continuum Conference in Missoula this week, I asked some of the attendees if they would describe a catastrophic event on a wildland fire that led to a significant change. The video has short (in most cases less than two minute) interviews with 13 people from several countries:
- Tom Harbour
- Dave Calkin
- Tom Zimmerman
- Tim Sexton
- Domingos Viegas
- Heather Heward
- Marta Miralles
- Mike Beasley
- Russel Parsons
- Chris Dicus
- Shelia Murphy
- Mike Norton, and
- Colin Hardy
I really appreciate the 13 folks that contributed to this, who in some cases told a story of how they were personally affected.
