Within the Forest Service, we hold safety as the top priority. Fatality incidents are brutal reminders of what is at stake. To ensure we are performing at our best and in the safest way possible, it is necessary that all levels of the organization learn from accidents. In reviewing the Lolo Peak Fire Tree-Strike Fatality, it has been prudent to explore learning opportunities from at least two perspectives. The first perspective consists of what can be learned from the saw operations (see the Field Report). The second perspective offers a critique of the larger system within which firefighters operate. This system encompasses the environmental conditions, social and economic pressures, relationships, policy and guidance, training, and all other things with which firefighters interact in their work environment. This Learning Review Report section is focused on the second perspective: our current system of fighting fire.