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Collection of Historical Photographs, Bar Harbor Fire

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Before and after pictures of Dolliver's Dump on the Bar Harbor Fire

Before and after pictures of Dolliver's Dump on the Bar Harbor Fire.

Four photos show the severe wind damage of uprooted trees and the tremendous regeneration of growth after one growing season.

Photos showing the severe wind damage of uprooted trees and the tremendous regeneration of growth after one growing season.

 
Before and after photos of the Bar Harbor Fire. The third picture shows vegitation growth 36 years later.

Northwest from Cadillac Mountain road, before and after photos of the Bar Harbor Fire showing clean up and regeneration of burned areas.

Photos from the foot of Jordan Pond showing Bubble Mountain seen from the Bar Harbor Fire. NPS crews cleaned up the burn area in second photo. The third photo shows regeneration of vegetation 36 years later.

Photos from the foot of Jordan Pond showing before and after photos of the Bar Harbor Fire showing clean up and regeneration of burned areas.

 
Before and after photos Southwest to Sargent Mountain, south of the ridge, from summit of the south Bubble Mountain. Third photo shows the regrowth of vegetation 36 years later.

Before and after photos southwest to Sargent Mountain, south of the ridge, from the summit of the South Bubble Mountain.

Before and after photos north to Eagle Lake from summit of North Bubble Mountain. Third photos shows the regrowth of birch and poplar stands 36 years later.

Before and after photos north to Eagle Lake from summit of North Bubble Mountain.

 
Before and after photos from saddle between North and South Bubble Mountain. Third photo shows the clean up of burned timber waiting to be logged.

Before and after photos from the saddle between North and South Bubble Mountain.

View of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain summit parking lot showing burned forest in the background. Second photo is 36 years later showing regrowth of pitch pine, but the trees and shrubs show some stunted growth.

View of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain summit parking lot.

 
Two photos show the before and after of a stand of birch and aspen. 36 years after their is still evidence of stumps and cut logs left from clean up operations on the Bar Harbor Fire.

Before and after photos of a stand of birch and aspen on the Bar Harbor Fire.

Aerial news photo of the Bar Harbor Fire town dock used as a refuge at the peak of the fire's intensity.

Aerial news photo of the Bar Harbor town dock used as a refuge at the peak of the fire's intensity.

 
Newpaper photo of volunteer firefighters resting at Red Cross canteen on the villiage green at Bar Harbor.

Newspaper photo of volunteer firefighters resting at Red Cross canteen.

Newspaper photos of a farmhouse burning and the skelton remains after during the Bar Harbor Fire.

Newspaper photos of a farmhouse burning and the skeletal remains after.

 
Six photos of the skeltal remains of burned out homes on the Bar Harbor Fire.

Six photos of the skeletal remains of burned-out homes.

Burned remains of a home after the Bar Harbor Fire, only the chimminey remains standing.

Burned remains of a home after the Bar Harbor Fire.

 
Newspaper photo of an entire neighborhood burned to the ground by fire during the Bar Harbor Fire.

A newspaper photo of an entire neighborhood burned to the ground by fire.

Group of men holding hose lines combating fire during the Bar Harbor Fire.

Group of men holding hose lines combating the fire.

 

NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board (IFUASS) 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 is now available. PMS 515 standardizes the processes and procedures for interagency use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including pilot inspections and approvals. This publication is now available as a PDF for easy use offline.

References:

NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Memorandum 24-003: Removal of Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) Incident Position Qualification Pathways

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: Aitor Bidaburu 

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide NWCG direction for removal of the Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) incident position qualification pathways to transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM). Responders may continue to utilize available NWCG pathways to attain Type 1 C&G qualifications until December 31, 2024.

References:

Memorandum 24-003

CIM Story Map

2024 Professional Reading Program

Date: April 26, 2024
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) 

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2024 Professional Reading list! The intent of the Professional Reading Program is to promote the reading and discussion of these books throughout the year. Discussion guides are provided and the corresponding Wildland Fire Leadership Levels have been identified.

The five books chosen for this year are: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee, Emotional Agility by Susan David, and Writing to Persuade by Trish Hall.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Wildland Fire Leadership Levels

NWCG Training Catalog now on Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: April 25, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training  

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has migrated the training catalog from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline processes and improve efficiency. To facilitate this transition, the training catalog remains available on www.nwcg.gov through April 2024.

Starting May 2024, the training catalog will no longer be accessible on www.nwcg.gov. However, you can still access the complete training catalog by logging in as a guest to the WFLP.

References:

Wildland Fire Learning Portal