Not too many people know what Wildland Fire Modules (formerly known as wildfire use modules) are, so we are gonna answer it!

Jon Freeman is the captain of Columbine Wildland Fire Module (WFM), a Type 1 WFM based on the San Juan National Forest in Durango, CO and we will go over all the topics pertaining to WFM's - Day to day ops, what they get to do on large fires, and some of the cool tech that they get to utilize in the field! We even go over some tips and tricks to get picked up on one of these crews...

Jon got into fire in 2001 and has worked for the US Forest Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management on various modules throughout the United States.  He received his Master’s in Fire Ecology from Colorado State University in 2006.  Jon is also a PADI certified SCUBA diving instructor and does his best to spend his winters underwater teaching diving in SE Asia, or at least he did up until he accepted a 26/0 year round position.

More information on detailing can be found here:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/sanjuan/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=fseprd629705&width=full

More information about Wildland Fire Modules can be found here:

https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/wildland-fire-module-unit

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

UPDATES:

I decided to switch up the formatting of the show and put the adds right up front to see if it works better... Let me know what you think about the new format!

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https://wffoundation.org

Stay safe everyone!