Where the Wildfires Are

A professor at University of California Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management discussed a new dataset of damage caused by wildfires as part of a broader project on future land use in the Golden State.

Where the Wildfires Are

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It’s time to finally get serious about how to best utilize our aerial fire fighting fleet…

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bill Derr, former Special Agent in Charge U. S. Forest Service, California Region for 18 years with 20 previous years in fire management, sent along his thoughts on how to better utilize the aerial firefighting fleet with the following intro: "This paper represents the collective views of knowledgeable people in the wildland fire suppression community. The use of wheeled SEAT’s, Fire Bosses and Type 3 helos on initial attack enhances early containment, which is significant now due to the impacts of COVID-19 on fire suppression ground forces. Improved prevention & detection complement this effort."

It’s time to finally get serious about how to best utilize our aerial fire fighting fleet…

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Using IoT devices to prevent wildfires

In a podcast, the Department of Homeland Security’s senior science adviser for resilience in the Science and Technology Directorate discussed efforts to see how internet of things technology (IoT) can reduce the wildfire threat.

Using IoT devices to prevent wildfires

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It may look like a wildflower, but 'stinknet' is a menace to native plants and people

Yet another invasive, dubbed stinknet by botanists and conservationists (scientific name Oncosiphon piluliferum), is posing a wildfire danger to stretches of desert in the Grand Canyon State and beyond.

It may look like a wildflower, but 'stinknet' is a menace to native plants and people

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State of the Privately Operated Aerial Firefighting Industry

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel in the California National Guard, sent along an article which looks at the privately-operated aerial firefighting industry, including the trend towards more Call When Needed contracts, away from Exclusive Use contracts.

State of the Privately Operated Aerial Firefighting Industry

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Photography In The National Parks: When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

An article from National Parks Traveler Magazine offers some spectacular shots of various national parks across the U.S. as wildfires mar their natural beauty.

Photography In The National Parks: When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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2020 Available Aircraft Wildfire Suppression

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bill Derr, former Special Agent in Charge U. S. Forest Service, California Region for 18 years with 20 previous years in fire management, sent along a list of aircraft which will be available to fight wildfires during the 2020 season.

2020 Available Aircraft Wildfire Suppression

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Franz continues push for more funds to battle state’s wildfires

With Washington State spending about $153 million a year to fight wildfires, the Public Lands Commissioner was lobbying for House Bill 2413, which would add $62.5 million to the wildfire budget through a $5 surcharge on home and auto insurance policies.

Franz continues push for more funds to battle state’s wildfires

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U.S. wildfires plummeted in 2019. Experts say it won’t last

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jessica Gardetto, Assistant Chief in the Office of External Affairs at the NIFC, discussed the reduced wildfire activity last year, when 2.2 million acres burned, the lowest level in the U.S. since 2004.

U.S. wildfires plummeted in 2019. Experts say it won’t last

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Wildlife affects the severity of wildfires in surprising and subtle ways

A recent paper in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution shows that a variety of animals can affect the frequency, spread, and severity of wildfires with their behaviors as ecosystem engineers.

Wildlife affects the severity of wildfires in surprising and subtle ways

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NFPA and State Farm Encourage Communities to Participate in Safety Activities During Wildfire Community Preparedness Day

The National Fire Protection Association and State Farm Insurance are helping communities take steps toward safety with their national Wildfire Community Preparedness Day event on Saturday, May 2, which aims to raise awareness of the wildfire risk to communities.

NFPA and State Farm Encourage Communities to Participate in Safety Activities During Wildfire Community Preparedness Day

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Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective

Non Profit Quarterly, in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute, takes a closer look at the virtues associated with Indigenous tribes and nations who conduct controlled burning as part of their heritage to keep wildfires manageable.

Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective

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'Re-Grow' volunteers plan a plant giveaway to aid recovery after wildfires

Re-Grow Shasta, a project started by Master Gardeners in affiliation with McConnell Foundation, California Native Plant Society and the Shasta College Horticulture Club, has given out hundreds of plants, as well as wildflower seeds, to help people recover from losses suffered in 2018's Carr Fire.

'Re-Grow' volunteers plan a plant giveaway to aid recovery after wildfires

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Wildfire prevention proposal good for economy and environment

An Op-Ed piece supported House Bill 2413, which would raise $62.5 million per year to fund strategies that modernize the firefighting force and get at the root of the wildfire crisis: the unhealthy and overgrown forests common in Eastern Washington.

Wildfire prevention proposal good for economy and environment

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Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture

Although agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation across the tropics, wildfires are having the biggest impact on forests in North America, where over 5.2 million hectares of tree cover was lost to wildfires between 2016 and 2018.

Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture

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A Vietnam Helo's New Robot Brain Will Help Fight a Different Kind of Enemy

Popular Mechanics takes a closer look at how Erickson Inc is working to convert their venerable S-64 Aircranes into robotically-controlled helicopter air-tankers using Matrix, an autonomous technology designed to take control of helicopters.

A Vietnam Helo's New Robot Brain Will Help Fight a Different Kind of Enemy

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Costly New Wildfire Suppression

The Executive Director of the Endangered Habitat League spoke out against the California Board of Forestry's Vegetation Treatment Program, which fire safety experts and environmental protection advocates filed suit in January to block.

Costly New Wildfire Suppression

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California may need a 'Miracle March' to prevent an early and dangerous wildfire season

Following the eighth wildfire of 2020, a 175-acre blaze near the Southern California community of Norco, the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles forecast office warned that the combination of a very dry January and an even drier February bodes ill for the wildfire season ahead.

California may need a 'Miracle March' to prevent an early and dangerous wildfire season

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To help Californians endure fire-related power cutoffs, state ponders new rules for utilities

To spare California residents many of the problems they experienced in last year’s widespread Public Safety Power Shutoffs during high wildfire danger periods, regulators are now finalizing rules for how electric utilities should curtail service, inform the public and safeguard communities in such situations.

To help Californians endure fire-related power cutoffs, state ponders new rules for utilities

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Funding will protect communities from wildfires, improve drinking water and restore forests

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more than $41 million this fiscal year through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for projects that mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems through three dozen projects on public and private lands.

Funding will protect communities from wildfires, improve drinking water and restore forests

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Public Invited To Fire Preparedness Workshop April 25

The 10th annual Fire Preparedness Workshop, which is sponsored by New Mexico's La Cueva District of Sandoval County Fire Rescue, Jemez Mountain Baptist Church and Jemez Mountains Firewise Communities, will be held at the Jemez Mountain Baptist Church on Saturday, April 25.

Public Invited To Fire Preparedness Workshop April 25

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These Are the Regions Most at Risk in the Next Wildfire Season

The World Meteorological Organization said that Southeast Asia, western Australia and Central America should be closely monitored for wildfire activity as abnormal drought conditions are expected to persist in those regions.

These Are the Regions Most at Risk in the Next Wildfire Season

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