Fire Twitter, Part Deux
More Awesome Fire Folks on Twitter plus some fire news
Hi Y’all,
First of all, I’d love to highlight this inspiring story about Celilo Miles, a Nez Perce wildland firefighter from Idaho who just wrapped a Victoria’s Secret shoot. I was really inspired by her story, the work she does, and what she has to say about the possibilities for women coming from smaller communities.
Okay, here are some more Twitter accounts you need to be following:
First up, Zeke Lunder. I spoke to Zeke about a month ago and his interview will be up soon. He’s a wildfire analyst doing GIS mapping work and his tweets are super informative and important, often done in real time, when fires are burning.
He also hosts the website The Lookout, which is truly informative and engaging.
Amanda Monthei
I first spoke to Amanda a few years ago, when I was starting to write my book. She was working as a hotshot then. Now she hosts the amazing podcast Life With Fire and works as a freelance writer. Her Twitter is a great resource for all things fire.
Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative
Having worked on a hotshot crew in the front range of Colorado, I think there is a lot of value in discussing and interacting with the way fire works there. Often we are obsessing over California when in actuality there are numerous pockets in the United States where organizations and citizens are living with fire.
NoCo Fireshed Collaborative is a great account to follow if you want to see fire on the ground on a regular basis. They post excellent graphics, articles, wildland fire jobs, and lots and lots of information related to Colorado, a state that’s seen increasingly large and erratic fire behavior.
Dr. Crystal A. Kolden
Dr. Kolden is a pyrogeographer. I know that’s a big word but like all big words it can be broken down and because you’re reading this newsletter you’re obviously breaking it down right now. Pyro = fire. Geographer = using methods such as mapping and the study of fire effects over time. Dr. Kolden is based in Tuolumne, not far from where I used to work as a hotshot, long long ago. Oh man, I miss swimming in the Tuolumne Canyon. But I digress. Her Twitter is an incredible resource, grounded in science.
Diana Six
I came across Dr. Six when I was doing research on bark beetles for my book. She has a lot of really important things to say when it comes to bark beetle outbreaks; how they operate and how they’re similar to a conflagration. You can watch her Ted Talk HERE.
Her Twitter is great— lots of diverse content. She tends to tweet relevant articles and tweets them often. Go follow her!
I know there are many other Twitter accounts that should be featured here. Please leave them below in the comments! And if you love this newsletter, please share, tweet, screenshot, whatever! It all helps.