What Happened in Yarnell, Arizona?

That's a very interesting read.  Some parts of it are certainly very valid and could help reduce injuries and deaths in the future.  What I don't understand is how the large fines that are proposed against the fire department are going to do any good.  They obviously know they already have a problem and I'm sure are working diligently on training and procedures to prevent future incidents.  Having them pay a large fine like this is only going to take away money resources from them as they could be using to make things better.

Obviously, the fact that this is the only hotshot crew that's part of a conventional fire department is an interesting fact and probably did in some way to help create some of the mindset that caused the problems.  On the other hand, having a hotshot crew paid for by local resources instead of federal ones certainly seems like a way to make them more responsive to the needs of the local community, especially in the off-season.

Anybody who doesn't know anything about the shelters the wildland firefighters carrying definitely need to read that section of the article.  I don't know of any wildland firefighters who really think they are valuable and as the article states many of them state they will never use them no matter what the conditions.
 
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