Firefighting in the Era of COVID, the latest episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, illustrates how wildfire suppression operations have changed in light of the ever-evolving threat of COVID-19.
WGA Senior Policy Advisor Bill Whitacre – himself a former wildland firefighter – and Aaron Thompson, State Fire Management Officer for the Bureau of Land Management in Montana and the Dakotas, discuss the challenges fire managers face during the 2020 wildfire season. In addition, they also explore new strategies and procedures to keep fire crews safe.
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