{"id":269,"date":"2022-11-30T20:02:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2023-04-05T20:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T20:50:19","slug":"season-1-the-west-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/season-1-the-west-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 1: The West on Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text text-right\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Western-Edition-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Western-Edition-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Western-Edition-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Western Edition Season 1<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          The West on Fire\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>This season explores the West\u2019s relationship with fire, and how it has shaped both our past and present. Topics include fire practices in Indigenous communities, the history of Black firefighters in Los Angeles, smoke and urban air quality, farmworker community health during wildfires, post-wildfire debris flow, the origins and endurance of Smokey Bear, incarcerated firefighters, and more. Season 1 of Western Edition is produced by Avishay Artsy, Katie Dunham, Jessica Kim, and Elizabeth Logan.<\/p>\n<p>Image:\u00a0NASA\/GSFC\/LaRC\/JPL, MISR Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Prologue\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Amidst the most catastrophic fires the North American West has ever experienced comes a new podcast from the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW). Host William Deverell introduces this season exploring the legacy and calamity of wildfire in the Western U.S.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9112787\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9112787-the-west-on-fire-prologue.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9112787&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Prologue-Transcript.pdf\">Prologue Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>How can we better live with fire?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Image: &#8220;Prairie Burn at Turnbull NWR,&#8221;\u00a0USFWS Pacific.\u00a0Prescribed burn at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, 2012. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/2-8113546432_2326fce242_o.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Photo of prescribed burn with three individuals with torches\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 1: Black Firefighters in L.A.\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Firefighters have a hard job. Whether they\u2019re putting out housefires or battling large-scale wildfires, the work can be grueling, dangerous, and thankless. Imagine having to deal with racism and bigotry on top of all that. Los Angeles firehouses were segregated until the 1950s, and the work to overcome racism on the force continues to this day. In this episode, we meet members of the Stentorians, a fraternal organization that focuses on recruiting, training, and connecting Black firefighters, in both the city and county of Los Angeles; the team behind L.A.\u2019s African American Firefighter Museum on South Central Avenue; and we hear about the legendary Arnett \u201cThe Rookie\u201d Hartsfield, Jr., who helped lead the battle to integrate the Los Angeles Fire Department. Episode released on September 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9151524\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9151524-the-west-on-fire-black-firefighters-in-l-a.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9151524&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Episode-1-Transcript.pdf\">Episode 1 Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>I do have a duty to not be just a basic firefighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Quote: Stephen Fossett, LAFD. Image: L.A. Fire Department, Engine Company #30, 1929, Security Pacific National Bank Collection, Los Angeles Public Library\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/fixed-image-lafd-co-30.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 2: Smokey Bear\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRemember, only you can prevent forest fires.\u201d Generations of Americans have this fire safety adage emblazoned on their collective memory thanks to Smokey Bear (often mistakenly called Smokey the Bear). Smokey Bear is the longest-running public service announcement in U.S. history. A large, friendly, bare-chested bear in denim jeans and a campaign hat, asking you to prevent forest fires, he is universally beloved\u2026almost. In this episode, we get to know the bear himself. Where did he come from? How did he and his message spread like, well, wildfire? How did he become a beloved children\u2019s character, a working-class hero, a guardian of nature, a countercultural icon, and a symbol of government overreach, all in one? And what\u2019s it like to dress up in a Smokey Bear costume? Episode released on\u00a0September 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9190977\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9190977-the-west-on-fire-smokey-bear.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9190977&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Episode-2-Transcript.pdf\">Episode 2 Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>A large friendly bare-chested bear in denim jeans and a forest ranger hat, asking you &#8211; imploring you &#8211; to prevent forest fires. Smokey Bear is the longest-running public service campaign in U.S. history. He\u2019s universally beloved. Well, almost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Image: &#8220;Rudy Wendelin, Smokey Bear Artist, Washington, DC, c1960&#8221; by Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region is marked with CC PDM 1.0.      https:\/\/search.creativecommons.org\/photos\/72dcd50d-09f6-40e3-9c1f-a2219a793e50\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/22546620652_c24966c92d_o-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/22546620652_c24966c92d_o-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/22546620652_c24966c92d_o-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Historic photo of artist drawing smokey bear posters seated at desk\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 3: Debris Flow\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fires can be terribly destructive forces of nature, wiping out entire communities, as we\u2019ve seen so often these past few years. But the destruction doesn\u2019t stop when the fires go out. Fires can leave hillsides denuded. Foothill communities no longer have the trees and roots to protect them from the rocks and mud that flow down from the mountains after it rains. That\u2019s what happened in Montecito, a community on the eastern edge of Santa Barbara, in early January 2018. In this episode, we learn about the phenomena of post-fire debris flow and mudslides and hear a first-hand story of the incredible wreckage it can cause.\u00a0Episode released on\u00a0September 21, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9214858\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9214858-the-west-on-fire-debris-flow.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9214858&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Episode-3-Transcript.pdf\">Episode 3 Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Fires can leave hillsides denuded. Foothill communities no longer have the trees and roots to protect them from the rocks and mud that flow down from the mountains after it rains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Image: &#8220;Debris flow mud line&#8221; by Mount Rainier NPS, licensed with CC BY 2.0. \n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/toxozege.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 4: Good Fire\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gospel of fire safety in the Western U.S. has long been one of suppression: fires are bad and they should be avoided at all costs. But Indigenous communities in the West see things differently. In this episode, we talk to Indigenous tribal leaders who engage in controlled burns: carefully controlled fires intentionally set as a way of managing ecosystems, by burning the undergrowth and dead trees that would otherwise fuel wildfires. It\u2019s become a sensitive debate, in which fire management officials have often gone up against Indigenous practices. We\u2019ll also explore how our current views of fire were formed in the West. Episode released on\u00a0September 28, 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9270794\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9270794-the-west-on-fire-good-fire.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9270794&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Episode-4-Transcript.pdf\">Episode 4 Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Traditional Ecological Knowledge teaches us that we need to do prescribed burns or cultural burns&#8230;To maintain the health of the land, to eliminate debris buildup, to create pathways for animals, you know, for humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Quote: Prof. Theresa Gregor, CSULB. Image: Diana Almendariz of the Maidu\/Patwin tribes sets fire to a redbud pile, a plant used in Native American basketry, during the Tending and Gathering Garden Indigenous Fire Workshop in Woodland. (Alysha Beck\/UC Davis) https:\/\/climatechange.ucdavis.edu\/news\/rethinking-wildfire\/\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/7-cultural-burn-elder-climate-change-uc-davis-768x768.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/7-cultural-burn-elder-climate-change-uc-davis-768x768.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 5: Smoke and Farmworkers\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Wildfire smoke can spread far beyond the fire itself, and the toxic pollutants carried in the smoke can be deadly. In this episode, we investigate the harm posed by wildfire smoke and exactly what happens to our bodies when we\u2019re inhaling wildfire smoke, including triggering or worsening other health problems. We\u2019ll also learn about how migrant farmworkers are especially at risk &#8212; due to the nature of their outdoor work, pesticide exposure, and lack of Indigenous language translation &#8212; and the efforts to reduce their vulnerability. Episode released on\u00a0October 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9311560\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9311560-the-west-on-fire-smoke-and-farmworkers.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9311560&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Episode-5-Transcript.pdf\">Episode 5 Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Farmworkers spend long days outdoors, in the heat, breathing in dangerous particles spread by smoke from wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Image: MICOP mask distribution during the Thomas Fire. Photo courtesy of MICOP.\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/fabefosy.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 6: Incarceration and Firefighting\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a good chance that the firefighter saving you from a wildfire is actually an incarcerated person. As of summer 2021, about 1,600 work at conservation camps, also called fire camps, in California. These are minimum-security facilities staffed by incarcerated people who both volunteer and then qualify for the program based on their conviction offenses and behavior in prison. Other incarcerated persons serve at institutional firehouses. Once they finish serving their sentences, some might continue on to a training and certification program at the Ventura Training Center in Ventura County, or the The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. In this episode, we consider how much we all owe these firefighters and hear about two programs to help them find work \u2013 and a renewed sense of purpose \u2013 in fighting fires after they finish their sentences. We also speak with Jaime Lowe, author of <em>Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Frontlines of California&#8217;s Wildfires<\/em>. Episode released on\u00a0October 12, 2021.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9353185\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1837352\/9353185-the-west-on-fire-incarceration-and-firefighting.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9353185&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/12\/Episode-6-Transcript.pdf\">Episode 6 Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Being from Los Angeles, being from Altadena, the mountains are in my backyard. And I never knew about becoming a wildland firefighter until I was incarcerated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Quote: Brandon Smith, co-founder and director of The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. Image: &#8220;Inmate fire crew from South Fork Forest Camp receives a briefing, 2013.&#8221; &#8220;Fire crew&#8221; by #ODF is licensed under CC BY 2.0.\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/1-10580428056_6d17a9d5d8_o-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/11\/1-10580428056_6d17a9d5d8_o-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episode 7: Climbing the Tower\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p dir=\"ltr\">For over a century, the U.S. Forest Service has posted fire lookouts at the tops of mountains and trees: men and women who gaze out at the horizon, watching and waiting for signs of smoke, and serving as the eyes for the fire crews who go out to battle the blazes. In this episode, we talk to Philip Connors, who keeps watch over one of the most fire-prone forests in the country: the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. Every summer, for nearly two decades, he sits in a tiny cabin at the top of a fire lookout tower, with his binoculars, maps and notebooks, standing guard. That experience formed the subject of his book, <em>Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout<\/em>. We also talk to science historian Jameson Karns about the origins of fire towers and their place in American culture; and to Vincent Ambrosia, a research scientist who works with NASA to improve wildfire monitoring. 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