Wildfires in All Seasons?

The Director of U.S. Forest Service Fire Aviation and Management discussed how Forest Service crews are preparing for year-round wildfires and the steps civilians can take to help.

Wildfires in All Seasons?

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

America's 'Sagebrush Sea' in the West is going up in smoke. Will anyone help?

The 'sagebrush sea,' a mixture of shrubs and native bunch grasses that is home to 350 species of wildlife that stretches from Wyoming to California, has lost about half of the 247 million acres it once covered and wildfires continue to eat away at what remains.

America's 'Sagebrush Sea' in the West is going up in smoke. Will anyone help?

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Smoke from wildfires increases health risks for millions of Americans

With more intense and frequent wildfires creating tons of smoke that will affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths, scientists from NASA and universities are attempting to refine satellite imagery to predict where smoke will travel and how intense it will be.

Smoke from wildfires increases health risks for millions of Americans

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

California Fire Map: Track Fires & Smoke Near Me Right Now [June 24]

A summary of wildfire activity in the Golden State includes interactive maps for all of California, followed by details on specific fires in alphabetical order.

California Fire Map: Track Fires & Smoke Near Me Right Now [June 24]

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Can ‘Big Data’ Help Fight Big Fires? Firefighters Are Betting on It

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Max Moritz, Adjunct Professor at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, commented on how so-called 'big data' can be used in predictive modeling of wildfires to improve the impact of wildland firefighting.

Can ‘Big Data’ Help Fight Big Fires? Firefighters Are Betting on It

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Drone mapping California’s wildfires: New whitepaper on the next steps

A newly released white paper reviewing the use of drone mapping in major wildfires in Northern California during the 2017 and 2018 fire seasons illustrates the potential for drones to provide fast, high-resolution, low-cost map layers following a disaster.

Drone mapping California’s wildfires: New whitepaper on the next steps

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

PG&E reaches major transition point in wildfire safety

With close inspection of 222 substations, 50,000 transmission structures, 30,500 miles of power lines and 700,000 distribution poles, Pacific Gas & Electric announced that its Wildfire Safety Inspection Program has stepped up its game.

PG&E reaches major transition point in wildfire safety

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Tackling California’s wildfire recovery costs could cost as much as $50 billion under this plan

California lawmakers are proposing a plan to Gov. Newsom and his staff which would create a catastrophic wildfire fund of up to $50 billion to address wildfire liability costs and settle survivors’ claims.

Tackling California’s wildfire recovery costs could cost as much as $50 billion under this plan

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Destined to Burn: Wildfires threaten California — are we prepared?

Following the Camp Fire wildfire disaster, several California news organizations, including the USA TODAY Network, have come together to examine critical issues surrounding wildfires in the state, as chronicled by the Destined to Burn series.

Destined to Burn: Wildfires threaten California — are we prepared?

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

1 in 4 Californians live in a ‘high risk’ wildfire area. Is the state ready for another fire season?

On the heels of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season in state history, officials across California are growing increasingly anxious over what many fear will be another bad fire season.

1 in 4 Californians live in a ‘high risk’ wildfire area. Is the state ready for another fire season?

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [June 13]

A summary of wildfires in the Golden State is broken up into an interactive map and an alphabetical summary of current blazes.

California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [June 13]

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [June 12]

A summary of wildfires in the Golden State is broken up into an interactive map and an alphabetical summary of current blazes.

California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [June 12]

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [June 11]

A summary of wildfires in the Golden State is broken up into an interactive map and an alphabetical summary of current blazes.

California Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now [June 11]

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Hundreds of firefighters are battling blazes on the West Coast, and it’s only going to get hotter

Hundreds of firefighters on the West Coast are battling multiple wildfires, and the record-breaking heatwave could ignite more blazes as it moves north into Oregon and Washington.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling blazes on the West Coast, and it’s only going to get hotter

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

A look at the 2019 wildfire forecast

Vertical Magazine took a comprehensive look at the upcoming wildfire season in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

A look at the 2019 wildfire forecast

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Agencies to brief Governor Bullock on wildfire outlook

The U.S. Forest Service, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and a number of other agencies met with Governor Bullock today to share their latest data on wildfire expectations.

Agencies to brief Governor Bullock on wildfire outlook

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

Western Forest Fires Release Less Carbon Than Thought, Study Shows

The lead author and a doctoral student at the University of Idaho who published a study in the journal Global Change Biology says many estimates of CO2 released by forest fires are 59% to 83% higher than what is found based on field observations.

Western Forest Fires Release Less Carbon Than Thought, Study Shows

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

How Effective is Governor Newsom’s Wildfire Plan?

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Halsey, the Director of the California Chaparral Institute, panned the governor's plan to use firebreaks to deal with wildfires, pointing out that ember storms which set residential areas on fire can't be seriously impacted by firebreaks well away from communities.

How Effective is Governor Newsom’s Wildfire Plan?

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

AIR ATTACK Issue 3

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ned Dawson, Publisher of Air Attack Magazine, sent along issue #3 and a reminder that anyone who wants to receive future issues directly can sign up on the VIP list.

AIR ATTACK Issue 3

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter

This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked

KQED took a closer look at how one neighborhood in the San Diego County community of Rancho Santa Fe, which was built to survive wildfires, did exactly that when the Witch Creek Fire came calling in 2007.

This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked

For the remainder of the stories in today's Wildfire News Of The Day, please subscribe to the free Wildfire News Of The Day newsletter