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Wildfire Equipment: What Do Firefighters Really Need?

Help shape the conversation around wildfire equipment. We want to hear what works, what gets in the way and what firefighters need next. You don’t need to be a wildfire specialist to contribute.

1. Which country are you based in?

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2. Which best describes your role?

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3. What experience do you have of wildfire or vegetation-fire operations?

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4. Which equipment have you personally used at wildfire or vegetation-fire incidents? (Select all that apply)

5. Thinking about the hand tools you have used, how well do they meet your operational needs? (Select one)

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6. What problems, if any, have you experienced with wildfire hand tools? (Select all that apply)

7. Which THREE improvements would make the biggest difference to wildfire hand tools?

8. Where should fire services place the greatest emphasis when developing wildfire capability? (Select up to three)

9. What involvement do you have in selecting or purchasing operational equipment? (Select one)

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11. What should manufacturers understand better about wildfire operations, or what equipment improvement would you most like to see?

12. Optional: Your name and organisation/service.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Your feedback will help us ask better questions, highlight practical needs and bring operational voices into the conversation.

13. Which brands of wildfire hand tools does your service or organisation use? (Select all that apply)

14. Based on your own experience, which brand do you trust most for reliable, well-made wildfire hand tools?
Think about durability, build quality and dependable performance during operational use. Please select a brand you have personally used.

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