The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s quarterly publication Two More Chains is dedicated to sharing relevant lessons, unique perspectives, and thought-provoking features with all wildland firefighters. Since 2011, this publication has been committed to promoting learning in the wildland fire service.
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Summer 2024When the Boss Isn't ThereThis issue is about what happens when you are not "in charge" but you need to make a decision or take action.
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Spring 2024What Has Changed Since 1994?In this issue we highlight some advances our community has seen over the last 30 years and reflect on the lessons related to organizational change.
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Winter 2024What Did We Learn in 2023?In this issue of Two More Chains, we focus on lessons gathered in 2023 and offer some specific calls to action.
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Fall 2023Who Are We and How Do We Best Move Forward?In this issue of Two More Chains, we explore what it means to be a wildland firefighter by considering how we got here, what makes us unique, what makes us the same and how we can best move forward.
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Summer 2023Fires You Might Not RememberIn this issue of Two More Chains, we invite you to study some fires you may not recall or of which you may have never heard. We also feature a first-hand account from someone who ran for their life on one of those fires.
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Spring 2023Ten Years After the Yarnell Hill FireIn this issue, we offer a bit of organizational perspective and some personal perspective on some of what has happened in the decade that has passed since the Yarnell Hill Fire.
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Winter 2023What Did We Learn in 2022?This issue explores what we learned in 2022. We share lessons and highlight ways to put the lessons into action.
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Fall 2022Be an Active Participant in DialogueThis issue focuses on “Dialogue”, the third pillar of learning from “Learning in the Wildland Fire Service”. The cover story analyzes the lessons initiated by dialogue on a large fire more than a decade ago. In the “One of Our Own” feature, Heath Cota, U.S. Forest Service Branch Chief for Workforce Development, Training, and Education describes dialogue as the sensemaking part of learning.
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Summer 2022"Opportunity" What It Means, How to Recognize It, Why It's ImportantThis issue of Two More Chains explores the second pillar of learning – Opportunity. Opportunity to learn exists in just about everything we do and may hide in unexpected scenarios, like tragedy and failure. As you read, ponder how you will make the most out of the learning opportunities you encounter.
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Spring 2022Teachers and StudentsThis issue of Two More Chains explores how we are all both teachers and students in the wildland fire service. Learning occurs on the fireline, at the station, on the road, and during off-duty activities. What are you teaching and what are you learning?