What do you do when a wildfire break out ? Mark Koontz , an expert in wildland ardour management for the national parks , is here to resolve our query about tracking , managing , controlling , and fighting wildfires .
Koontz is the Acting Branch Chief for Wildland Fire at the National Park Service . He previously work on wildfire management for over 15 year at park including Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks , Big Cypress National Preserve , and throughout the home Park as both a Wildland Fire Training Specialist and a Wildland Fire Training Program Manager .
Koontz contain a Master of Science in Forestry and Natural Resources from Purdue University . He also has on - the - ground experience in verify wildfire as both a member of theHotshot Crewfor Sequoia & king and as a smokejumper for the US Forest Service .
Koontz will be here today from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. ( Pacific time ) to answer your questions . So start asking him questions now about wildfire management , conditions , and just how the physical process of controlling them works .
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