FAA Investigating Drone Over California Wildfire

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun investigating reports that interference from a drone prevented aerial firefighters from battling the Lake Fire last week

FAA 'looking into' Lake Fire drone

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Officials Urge Drone Owners To Stay Away From Wildfires

Federal, state, and local wildfire managers are again urging the public not to fly drones within or near wildfires to ensure firefighter safety and the effectiveness of suppression operations

Drone Warning From Fire Managers

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Bastrop County Prepares To Clear Firebreaks

In Texas, Bastrop County’s Emergency Management Coordinator discussed a $4 million FEMA grant that will allow them to clear away vegetation to prevent another major wildfire

Bastrop County working to avoid repeat of 2011 wildfire

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

6th International Wildland Fire Conference June Newsletter

The Korea Forest Service sent along their June newsletter ahead of the 6th Annual International Wildland Fire Conference, to be held at the Alpensia Resort Complex in Pyeongchang October 12-16

The 6th International Wildland Fire Conference Newsletter Vol. 4

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Kaman Aerosystems Demonstrating UAV K-Max In Boise

Helicopter manufacturer Kaman Aerosystems will be demonstrating how its unmanned K-Max helicopter can fight wildfires at Boise in October

Firefighting Interest Fed K-MAX Move

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

WRSC June Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their June newsletter

Western Regional Strategy Committee June Newsletter

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Carson Helicopters Executive Sentenced For 2008 Crash

A former Carson Helicopters executive was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for a 2008 helicopter crash during a forest fire in California that killed seven firefighters and two pilots

Executive sentenced to 12 years in helicopter case; crash killed 7 firefighters, 2 pilots

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Wildlife Management Act Improves Wildfire Prevention

The Wildlife Management Act of 2015 aims to emphasize wildfire prevention and preparedness, set standards for response to wildfires and better coordinate resources for fighting them

Dem to sponsor wide-ranging wildfire bill

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Neptune Aviation Hoping To Field Jet Air-Tankers

Missoula, Montana's, Neptune Aviation hopes to contract four of its next-generation air-tankers with USFS despite protests from two other air-tanker companies over how USFS solicited the contracts

Protests Could Delay Next-Gen Air Tanker Contracts

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Resilient Federal Forests Act Progressing Through Congress

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along an update on the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015's progress through Congress

FROM CONGRESS: Westerman’s bill on U.S. forest management gains ground

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Caylym Pursues National Guard Firefighting Contract

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Goddard, CEO of Caylym Technologies, discussed the move of his company from Hanford to a 41,000 sq ft facility near the Fresno Yosemite Airport and his hopes to get a National Guard contract to fight wildfires

Valley company hopes Air National Guard will pick their aerial firefighting technology, moves to new location

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture Discuss Wildfire Preparedness

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along audio of the DOI/DOA press conference in Denver

Press conference about upcoming wildfire season, with Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

FUEGO Keeps An Eye On Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Janet Upton, Deputy Director of Communications at CAL FIRE, commented on the new Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit (FUEGO) wildfire detection system unveiled at Kern County Fire Department Headquarters in Bakersfield

Fighting Forest Fires Before They Get Big

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

USFS Favors Less Effective Fire Mitigation Projects

A new study commissioned by Colorado US Senator Bennet found that USFS often favors cheaper and less effective fire mitigation projects over more effective (and expensive) ones

Colorado senators' report: Bureaucratic squabbles hurt wildfire prevention

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Hong Kong Firm Develops Wildfire-Detecting Robot

A Hong Kong firm has sold 70 wildfire-detecting robots to cities in mainland China, where the State Forestry Administration reported almost 4,000 wildfires in 2013 alone

Startup creates robot to ease impact of forest fires

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Analysis Of National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Steve Wilent, Editor of the Society of American Foresters' Forestry Source Magazine, has launched a discussion about the National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act, which aims to reduce the wildfire danger across Montana

Zinke forest bill would require lawsuit bonds, reduce timber-sale analysis

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Wildfire Crisis Engulfs The Rest Of US Forest Service Budget

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along another Op-Ed piece that looks at the problem of fire agencies robbing wildfire mitigation funds to pay for suppression costs

Wildfire crisis engulfs the rest of the Forest Service’s budget

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act Aims To Reduce Montana Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, shared an Op-Ed piece which looks at how the National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015 reduces the wildfire danger in Big Sky Country

OP-ED: Pioneering forest reform

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

10 Tanker Fighting Wildfires In Arizona

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kevin Hopf, a Pilot with 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discussed what it was like fighting Arizona wildfires with the massive DC-10 air-tankers

Inside look at fighting AZ wildfires

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Drone America Working With Nevada Emergency Managers

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mike Richards, President and CEO of Drone America, sent along an item recounting how Washoe County Emergency Management is learning to use Drone America’s DAx8 Unmanned Aircraft System for emergencies

Washoe County gets the green light to test drones for emergencies

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Radar Wind Profiler Helps Protect San Diego From Wildfires

The RAPTOR XBS-BL Radar Wind Profiler will help San Diego Gas & Electric determine if Santa Ana winds and associated weather conditions pose a wildland fire risk to that California county

San Diego Gas & Electric monitors wildfire conditions with DeTect's RAPTOR™ XBS-BL Radar Wind Profiler

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Editorial Addresses Wildfire Danger On Idaho Federal Lands

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, shared an editorial which cautions against blind support for a bill from Idaho Congressman Labrador concerning firefighting responsibility on federal lands

Lewiston newspaper’s editorial board dubious about Labrador’s state-ownership bill

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Western Regional Strategy Committee May Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Coordinator for the Western Regional Strategy Committee, sent along their May newsletter

Newsletter #32 May 29, 2015

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Helimax Aviation Expands Sacramento Facilities

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about the expansion of Helimax Aviation's facilities at Sacramento's McClellan Airport

Helimax Aviation Expanding Its McClellan Airport Base

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Neptune Aviation Deploys Jet Air-Tanker To Alaska

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Eversole, Executive Director of the American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association, sent along a press release about the first deployment of a jet-powered air-tanker to Alaska by Neptune Aviation with comments by Wildfire NOTD subscriber Dan Snyder, COO at Neptune Aviation

Aerial Firefighter Claims First-Time Jet Tanker Deployment In Alaska

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Arizona Politicians Considering Thinning Plans

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire, sent along another Op-Ed piece which covered the goings-on at a conference to discuss thinning in the C.C. Cragin Reservoir as well as treating an additional 300,000 acres covered by the Four Forest Restoration Initiative

FROM ARIZONA: Juggling forest politics

For more stories like this, please subscribe to the Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter