Field Reports

The Pathogen Trackers theme camp, being avid believers in the Burning Man notion of radical self-reliance, have often run into naysayers in the past. Each year brings with it new...

If you’ve never been to Burning Man, you might not know what to expect. It’s a difficult event for many to define—some people might say it’s an art piece, a...

Burning Man is all about radical self-expression, so it only follows that the more outrageous the costume, the better! People leave social expectations behind as they sport everything from Cosplay...

If you’re heading to Burning Man for the first time, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed. You’re about to attend the party of a lifetime in a remote desert,...

When you’re getting ready to go to your first Burning Man, you might be feeling a little bit overwhelmed. You’re preparing for a great week, but you’re also diving into...

The Pathogen Trackers Satellite Command Post, overlooking the Playa, is now live and operational. After much time and contemplation on the modeling for Burning Man 2019, we are happy to...

If you’re planning to go to Burning Man this year, you may just be planning to simply attend and enjoy all the different attractions. But if you want to get...

Since it began in 1986, Burning Man has been a way for artists of all kinds to come together in what its founders called “radical self-expression.” Thirty-three years later, the...

Never let it be said that the members of the Pathogen Trackers Camp do not fully participate.  Probably one of the more unique elements of the camp is the diversity...

The Pathogen Trackers theme camp has prepared a preliminary rendering for its 2019 camp layout.  The design will be among the more unique on the playa, as the well-known camp...

With just over 200 days until The Man burns, member's of the Pathogen Control Center are already hard at wok preparing for the field deployment of the Pathogen Trackers camp....

Due to a variety of factors, all camp members will be wearing appropriate hazmat / infectious disease safety apparel when interacting with the general public. At he direction of the...

As the world's largest leave-no-trace event, Burning Man participants place a huge emphasis on cleaning up after themselves, and making sure every spec of trash, or MOOP, (Matter Out Of...

Radical Self-Reliance is a key element of the Pathogen Trackers strategy for field readiness.  Adding 25-ton's of lift capacity, on a 90-foot boom, gravity will not stop us from our...

Communications are an integral part of the Pathogen Trackers camp preparedness.  Safety Third, although a popular axiom, is not an acceptable standard for our agency. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste...

Two members of the Pathogen Trackers medical preparedness team were engaged during “white” Wednesday, in front of the Temple.    The proposal was a surprise for the bride-to-be, who found...

At the bequest of B.ORG management, the Pathogen Trackers camp designed and build this 7-foot tall, lighted, double-sided, panel with the help of camp founders Pat and Sue. Based in...

Posted at all the finest establishments in Gerlach and Empire, the flyer invited all to join in a pre-Burn celebration at the Water Tower. Attended by over 100 local residents,...

Under development for 2019, the PCC has acquired a Trident Nuclear Missile Transport Vehicle from Fort Bravo in Arizona.  This retired piece of military hardware will be repurposed on the...

The Pathogen Command Center has acquired two, thirty-foot communications trailers, each affixed with a 50-meter, heavy-lift antenna system.  Communications Trailer #2 delivered to Black Rock Farms Th EXL-masts are made...

During field deployment  in 2016, the Pathogen Trackers camp came under adverse scrutiny for its request of B.ORG organizers to assist in the movement of a 1,000-lb electrical transformer.  Although...