About the Author

Lieutenant Edward A. Wright retired in January 2013 as senior officer with the Poulsbo Fire Department (Washington) and lead wildland instructor and officer for the Kitsap Wildland Team. His public service career spans more than 30 years with rural and municipal fire departments and federal land management agencies.

He continues to serve as a fire science instructor at Bates College in Tacoma, Washington, a training mentor for fire agencies in Africa, and an incident commander with the U.S. Forest Service.