I have constructed this site to inform people about wildland fire and to provide as much information as possible for wildland firefighters. There are many Links for wildland fire information for the general public and wildland fire suppression community. I need to say thanks to my wife, who is a former wildland firefighter, for making me update over the years. My brother also fights fire for Carson City BLM. Don't plan on many future updates, but if you come across any dead links please E-mail me and let me know.

         The Great Basin is primarily considered a semi-arid desert. We experience cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers with typically less that 16 inches of rainfall per year. Our main fuel types are fine flashy fuels such as cheat grass, sagebrush, stands of pinion juniper, and mixed conifer forests at higher elevations. Due to our fuel types we generally experience large, fast burning fires during the burning period (1000-1800 hrs). The average fire behavior can be classified as high to extreme on most fires between the months of June though September. During the late night and early morning humidity recovery generally causes fires to not burn as actively as they do during the heat of the day. Wet winters typically lead to an abundance of fine flashy fuels such as cheat grass that promote large, fast moving fires after grasses cure. 

         For more info take a look around my site by clicking on the links below. Check out the recently added video of E-1932 , the ATC Wildland Ultra (also known as Tatra).A lot of fire information such as weather reports, situation reports, and more can be found by going to the Reports. If you want to look at Pictures, I have over 200 of them on this site. There is also Employment Information and other Wildland Fire Links. If you want more information, have comments about my site, or questions about wildland firefighting then E-Mail me. Thanks for visiting and enjoy my site!