“We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings,” says Timothy Ingalsbee, executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology, a local wildland firefighting nonprofit. Ingalsbee says that FUSEE’s mission is to promote ecological fire management by working with fire instead of against it.

“Fire is not just an agent of destruction. It’s an agent of rejuvenation, renewal, nature’s recycler,” he says. The acronym FUSEE has dual meanings. It’s also the term used for the device firefighters use to ignite fires in prescribed burns, a fusee.

On Oct. 17, FUSEE will be hosting its second ever Fall Fire Festival, featuring live music, fire dancers and a silent auction. The fundraiser will be held at Claim 52’s new locatio

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