Austinites should be forward-thinking — learning from others' successes and failures. Wildfires demand a whole-community approach.

We're fortunate in Travis County that around 95% (or more) of the wildland fires we respond ... fires can move at speeds that make a direct attack nearly impossible. Our local conditions might ...

L.A. had no specialized wildland ... Yet as fire swept down from the Santa Monica mountains last week, L.A. still had no professional unit ready to aid in the initial attack, according to a ...