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Understanding Reno-area Wildfires – With Tim Ball

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Fire ecologist and aerial infrared mapping pioneer Dr. Tim Ball joined The Lookout to break down how wind, fuel, and terrain shape wildfire behavior from Reno’s Hawk Fire to the Big Sur backcountry. Drawing on decades of flying fires and studying plant ecology, he and Zeke dug into Zephyr winds, cheatgrass invasion, and what historic … Read more

Unfair Math – Weighing Firefighter Safety Against Everything Else

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Behind every dozer line on a map, every firing operation along a ridge, and every decision not to engage directly with the flames, there is a legacy of hard-learned lessons about risk, trauma, and the human cost of aggressive firefighting. A recent broadcast of The Lookout Livestream used ongoing fires in Colorado and the broader … Read more