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A Podcast for Today's Wild Land Firefighters.

For this, the second installment of our two part leadership series, and the last episode of On The Line season four, Mark Smith from Mission...

For the next two episodes (Leadership Alpha, Leadership Bravo) On The Line is focusing upon leadership in wildland fire. And for the first o...

In this, the fourth episode of season four, Dr. Phil Higuera from the University of Montana's Paleoecology and Fire Ecology Lab joins the po...

While females make up 10-12% of the wildland fire workforce, very little is known about them from a research perspective. Katie Christison,...

Critical Training (CT) represents a two week (80 hour) period of time at the beginning of the season for each crew. Much important work happ...

In this, the first episode of season four, a visit from the incomparable Dr. Brent Ruby. Brent has been studying wildland firefighters in th...

While much is known about the science of wildland fire behavior, the same cannot necessarily be said about our understanding of the impacts...

The human brain is the most resilient organ in the body. Yet, even it is susceptible to harm, not only from outside physical sources, but fr...

Tune in for this special Season 3 bonus podcast when journalist Ali Pattillo joins the program to discuss her recent article regarding wildl...

Ibuprofen, a member of the class of medications known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), is one of the most widely used over...

Athletic trainers (AT's) are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention and care of injuries. While they're a familiar prese...

Although only about the size of a mouse turd, Dendroctonus ponderosae, also known as the Mountain Pine Beetle, has been responsible for what...

19 th Century American bars would often times offer a "free lunch" as an attempt to entice drinking customers in to their establishments. Th...

After the podcast episode "Smart and Smarter" came out during Season 2 of On The Line (with guest Drs. LLoyd Queen and Carl Seielstad) firef...

Running. It's part of the fire culture. Whether it's to stay in shape, to prepare for the pack test, or just for enjoyment, firefighters run...

Relationships are tough enough as it is to maintain successfully. With wildland firefighters, factors like unpredictable work schedules, abs...

Transitions can be a challenging time, whether they be when a fire is changing classification type, or when firefighters are moving into ret...

This is it, the tenth and final podcast of Season 2. Critical Incident Stress Management, or CISM, is a process designed for helping those w...

After a somewhat lengthy Season 2 hiatus, "On The Line" is back with a brand new podcast. United States Senator Jon Tester from the state of...

The original Jose's Bag podcast had such stellar and rave reviews (fake news?), that we are back with another installment. In Jose's Bag 2.0...

Prodigious friends Drs. LLoyd Queen and Carl Seielstad from UM's National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis stumble across a suitcase full...

As a wildland firefighter, if you don't recognize the name Brian Sharkey, you probably should. The author of twelve books, developer of the...

Eating the proper foods at the appropriate time is an essential component of recovery, especially for tactical athletes like wildland firefi...

University of Montana Health and Human Performance Department graduate student Jose Pena joins the podcast to discuss over-the-counter, alle...

Wildland firefighting represents a high risk occupation, and exposes those who engage in it to a significant amount of danger and uncertaint...

Never before have wildland firefighters been assessed for physiological changes over the course of an entire fire season. Until now. Dr. Tre...

The Work Capacity Test, otherwise known as the pack test, has been in use for nearly 25 years. Designed as a measure of muscular strength an...

Maclean. The name is synonymous with many things: great writing, fishing, and fire to name just a few. On this, the tenth and final episode...

About 42,000 Americans take their own lives every year. While no known research has looked specifically at suicide prevalence rates within w...

Few people can claim to possess a fire career that spans over four decades. From being a first year firefighter with the California Division...

Dr. Chuck Dumke and Dr. Brent Ruby from the University of Montana re-join the podcast to discuss this vital component of performance. Hydrat...

Firefighters can expend upwards of 6200 calories per day during rigorous operations. Therefore, what they eat, when they eat, and how much t...

Not only are firefighters exposed to wood smoke as a part of their occupations, but so too are millions of humans across the globe who must...

In this episode of On the Line, University of Montana biomechanist Matt Bundle and clinical psychology doctoral student Patty O'Brien join t...

Although thousands of wildland firefighters are employed every year, and despite the fact that many of them sustain injuries while on the fi...

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Rhabdomyolysis, or rhabdo, is "a medical condition associated with h...

In this debut podcast of "On the Line", moderator Charlie Palmer, along with University of Montana professors Dr. Chuck Dumke and Dr. Brent...