http://wildfiremag.com/ en-us http://wildfiremag.com/mag/west_burns Living in the western United States entails a certain familiarity with the spectacle of wildfires. Several geographic regions around the world find themselves particularly prone to these events, with the grand expanse of the American West being one of the dominant environments in which this natural phenomenon occurs. I first became interested in wildfires when I relocated to Arizona from the East mag Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://wildfiremag.com/mag/wildland_hose_clamp Timberline's FF1-S Wildland Fire Hose Clamp effectively shuts off the flow of water when adding, removing or replacing hose sections, changing nozzles and performing progressive hose-lays. The unit, which works with hose up to 1 inches in diameter, self-locks and remains clamped until manually released. Jaws clamp down firmly on pressurized hose; the clamp does not the hose. The aluminum construction mag Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://wildfiremag.com/mag/hand_tool The Thau Claw is an all-in-one firefighting hand tool. It has two scraping edges, each equal in length to the McLeod's one edge. Additionally it provides a 4-inch trenching, grubbing and cutting edge that can remove larger vegetation and fit in between rocks or other obstacles. The tool also provides four raking tines, which have been ribbed for strength. The tool head fits on a standard McLeod handle mag Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://wildfiremag.com/mag/forestry_suppliers The Prohoe triangle-head rogue hoe makes digging handlines easy. Ideal for firefighting applications, this hoe features a 5-inch head, a 1-inch rear pick, a 6-inch metal ferrule to guard against over-strikes, and a 42-inch wood handle. The durable tempered steel blade stands up to the toughest use. www.forestry-suppliers.com mag Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST http://wildfiremag.com/mag/breakapart_attack_nozzle This new break-apart attack nozzle was designed as a low-cost, versatile and easy-to-use nozzle for first responders in rural and suburban fire departments. The nozzle is available from S&H Products and select dealers for one-third the price of traditional nozzles. Minimal training is required to connect and operate the nozzle, which uses a 1-inch coupler and provides 20 to 90-gpm fog or straight-stream mag Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST