Interesting article on the people who fight wildfires, their training, and tactics:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/insi...5583/story.html

It's worth noting that there is a large international component to wildfire fighting. Trained and experienced crews from both the U.S. and Canada move across the border frequently, through a "mutual assistance" approach. I read somewhere that we also have crews from Mexico and New Zealand helping out in Canada right now.