Wildfire

By REI Co-op

Society & Culture Natural Sciences

What's Wildfire about?

On September 2nd 2017, just east of Portland, Oregon, 150 hikers were trapped behind a wall of flames created by one mistake, one that would lead to immense fear and loss. Wildfire, a podcast from REI Co-op, investigates the causes and repercussions of this devastating wildfire.

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Wildfire episodes:

12.27.2021
Ep. 6: Martyrdom
After Chico’s death, he became a martyr for the rainforest, and his work continued with significant success.
12.16.2021
Ep. 5: The International Stage
Environmentalist, Chico Mendes, takes his message to the national and international stages, where he finds both support and increased threat of violence.
12.09.2021
Ep. 4: The Indigenous Perspective
Activist, environmentalist and rubber tapper, Chico Mendes, reaches out to the Indigenous communities in Brazil to help his cause in the forest, a resource on which they both rely.
12.02.2021
Ep.3: Good Guys and Bad Guys
Chico begins organizing against deforestation and starts a war with the local ranching community. Hosts Graham and Jim see first hand what the burning looks like on the ground.
11.25.2021
Ep. 2: The Man and the Forest
While learning more about Chico Mendes' young life, our hosts explore the past of the rubber trade in the Amazon, the rubber tappers' relationship with the forest, and their plight.
11.18.2021
Ep. 1: A Murder and a Fire
In episode one, hosts Graham Zimmerman and Jim Aikman set off to better understand the Brazilian Amazon. They explore both the politics and biology of one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.
11.11.2021
Wildfire: The Amazon
In the second season of Wildfire, we’re shifting our perspective from fires in the forests of the American west to those taking place in the Amazon rainforest alongside a story of violence and heroism.
09.27.2019
Introducing: Camp Monsters
A preview of REI's new podcast: Camp Monsters.
07.02.2019
The Language of Wildfire
In the final episode of Wildfire we’re going to arm you with the tools you need to interpret the information you see in the news, be more prepared personally, and, if you like, know where you can go to learn...
06.25.2019
The Future of Wildfire
In episode five, we dive into the political spectrum around wildfire, and look into management solutions for dealing with the future of wildfire in the United States. And we’ll wrap things up in the Columbia River Gorge, concluding the story...
06.18.2019
A Retrospective
In episode four, we’ll look into our wildfire management strategy as an institution; to learn from its founding principles, as well as its pitfalls, and learn from our triumphs and mistakes to help chart the best path forward.
06.11.2019
Incident Command
Hosts Graham and Jim examine the incident command structure of wildland firefighting forces, how these response systems work, and what drives these men and women to keep going as they put their life on the line to stop these fires.
06.04.2019
A Natural Phenomenon?
Are wildfires natural? And, if so, what purpose do they serve within the ecology of our forests?
05.28.2019
Trapped by Fire
On September 2, 2017, 150 hikers in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge were trapped by the Eagle Creek Fire. Hear their stories and learn more about the broader issue of forest fires and their often misunderstood and contentious place in the...
05.14.2019
Introducing Wildfire
What can the devastating and controversial 2017 Eagle Creek Wildfire in Oregon tell us about the past, present and future of wildfires in North America? The first full length episode will be released on Tuesday, May 28th with a new...