Field Reports

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...