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100 wildland fires everyone should know about

Exploring the history of the wildland fire service; honoring the past; carrying lessons forward

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Treasure Hunt Hint # 1:

Don't overlook a single word. Obviously, the words in the 16 primary stanzas of the poem are important for the first challenge, but there are hints hidden in plain sight throughout the https://westernfire.us/100-fires-project-treasure-hunt webpage and its linked pages that may be helpful in each of the challenges. One of my goals was to make this sufficiently difficult that it would take a fair bit of time for anyone to crack all 3 challenges, allowing time for many organizations to participate during their pre-season training. That said, sufficient information is presented on that webpage for anyone to be able to locate the information they will need to succeed. Based on website traffic, it seems like quite a few organizations are taking up the challenge this season. Win or lose, thid is a great team building and learning opportunity. Good luck!

This nationwide contest, hosted by Western Fire Resources, the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, and the 100 Fires Project, is open to any wildland firefighting unit (crew, engine, department, company, etc.). The treasure hunt will continue until there is a winner. Several came close last season, but we did not have an overall winner.

The rules are simple. Work together within your local unit to figure out the clues in the poem found at https://westernfire.us/100-fires-project-treasure-hunt. This is the first of 3 challenges. Successful units will receive recognition on the Western Fire Resources website for completing this challenge, along with the final 2 challenges, both of which require decoding ciphers to answer wildland fire-related questions. The first to correctly answer the final question wins the overall treasure hunt.

Any unit from any agency, department or contract company may compete for the bragging rights for being the first to find the final answer. The first one to do so will receive an award to display, containing a chrome-plated Pulaski and a personalized plaque. Best of luck!

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Western Fire Resources is excited to announce the continuation of the 100 Fires Project Treasure Hunt that began this time last season. This nationwide contest, hosted by Western Fire Resources, the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, and the 100 Fires Project, is open to any wildland firefighting unit (crew, engine, department, company, etc.). The treasure hunt will continue until there is a winner. Several came close last season, but we did not have an overall winner.

TASK: Create a fun, yet difficult, quest that will encourage study of our wildfire history.

PURPOSE: Learning the lessons that our history teaches us will make us all better and safer firefighters.

END STATE: If successful, wildfire units (crews, engines, departments, companies, etc.) will spend time researching, debating, and learning from the most influential fires in our history, strengthening their learning cultures and crew cohesiveness along the way, and perhaps building the slides necessary to recognize impending danger before it is too late to mitigate the hazard.

Our hope is that this will also bring awareness to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, who hosts the 100 Fires Project timeline, and whose mission is to help the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their families.

The rules are simple. Work together within your local unit to figure out the clues in the poem found at https://westernfire.us/100-fires-project-treasure-hunt. This is the first of 3 challenges. Successful units will receive recognition on the Western Fire Resources website for completing this challenge, along with the final 2 challenges, both of which require decoding ciphers to answer wildland fire-related questions. The first to correctly answer the final question wins the overall treasure hunt.

Any unit from any agency, department or contract company may compete for the bragging rights for being the first to find the final answer. The first one to do so will receive an award to display, containing a chrome-plated Pulaski and a personalized plaque. Best of luck!

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Wildfire history has undoubtedly shaped the wildland fire community, and the 100 Fires Project highlights the fires that changed everything. From historic blazes to modern megafires, these events shaped policies, tactics, and lives on the fireline.

Learn more, honor the fallen, and see how wildfire history still impacts us today.

wffoundation.org/100fires

#100Fires #WildlandFirefighters #FireHistory #HonorTheFallen #WildfireLessons

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