First responders granted high priority for COVID-19 testing ahead of wildfire season

After a letter backed by a group of bipartisan lawmakers was sent to the CDC asking them to change their COVID-19 high-priority testing guidelines, fire camp personnel will get priority testing during wildfire season this year.

First responders granted high priority for COVID-19 testing ahead of wildfire season

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California Earthquake Authority Named Administrator of Wildfire Fund

The California Catastrophe Response Council, which oversees the Wildfire Fund that was established by the California Legislature under Assembly Bill 1054 and Assembly Bill 111, has formally named the California Earthquake Authority as the fund’s administrator.

California Earthquake Authority Named Administrator of Wildfire Fund

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Professional Private Wildland Fire Services Stands Ready to Respond for 2020 Fire Season

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kelli Matthews, Public Relations at the National Wildfire Suppression Association, sent along a press release about how Professional Private Wildland Fire Service companies will adapt and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and be ready to provide the mission-critical support their agency partners have come to rely on this fire season.

Professional Private Wildland Fire Services Stands Ready to Respond for 2020 Fire Season

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Colorado Air Force Reserve, Wyoming National Guard and US Forest Service participate in annual aerial firefighting training

The National Interagency Fire Center sent along a press release about the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing and other firefighting agencies conducting a week-long aerial wildland firefighting training and certification exercise at the Jeffco Airtanker Base in Broomfield.

Colorado Air Force Reserve, Wyoming National Guard and US Forest Service participate in annual aerial firefighting training

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Oregon Lawmakers Bump Up Wildfire Funds As A Potentially Big Season Looms

The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board on Thursday approved a spending increase of $3.6 million for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s readiness and preparedness budget, bringing it up to approximately $55.6 million for the 2020 wildfire season.

Oregon Lawmakers Bump Up Wildfire Funds As A Potentially Big Season Looms

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Wildfire: Protecting our Planet and the Public Purse

A new report, Protecting our Planet and the Public Purse, identified wildfire as another peril likely to be impacted by climate change, with data from recent years showing that fire seasons have lengthened, modeling studies predicting significant increases in fire activity in high-risk areas across the globe.

Wildfire: Protecting our Planet and the Public Purse

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Fire Camp Germ Spread Is Dicey In Normal Times. COVID-19 Could Make It Worse.

An Oregon Public Broadcasting segment took a closer look at the impact the Coronavirus could have on firefighters concentrated in fire camps during the Pacific Northwest's fire season.

Fire Camp Germ Spread Is Dicey In Normal Times. COVID-19 Could Make It Worse.

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NMAC COVID-19 Wildland Fire Response Plan Update

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bob Roper, Policy Advisor at the Western Fire Chiefs Association, sent along two documents from the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group and the COVID-19 Wildland Fire Medical and Public Health Advisory Team dealing with wildfire ROE amid the current Coronavirus pandemic.

NMAC COVID-19 Wildland Fire Response Plan Update

Wildland Fire COVID-19 Screening

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CAL FIRE Prepares for Wildfires in the Era of the Coronavirus

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rosa Anderson-Jones, Content and Communications Manager at TracPlus Global Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand, sent along an article I wrote in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Scott McLean, Chief of Public Information for CAL FIRE, discussed CAL FIRE's preparations to fight wildfires during the Coronavirus pandemic.

CAL FIRE Prepares for Wildfires in the Era of the Coronavirus

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Washington state preparing to fight wildfires in the time of coronavirus

Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz says they’re currently working with the federal government to rewrite the playbook for dealing with summer wildfires during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Washington state preparing to fight wildfires in the time of coronavirus

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Pandemic And Wildfire: California Is Preparing For A Crisis Within A Crisis

Wildfire NOTD subscribers Kim Zagaris, the retired State Fire and Rescue Chief, and Scott McLean, Chief of Public Information for CAL FIRE, discussed preparations by the state to deal with wildfire evacuations and housing in the era of the Coronavirus.

Pandemic And Wildfire: California Is Preparing For A Crisis Within A Crisis

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Trump Administration Halts Wildfire Prevention Tool in California Over Coronavirus

A New York Times article took a closer look at the U.S. Forest Service's suspension of controlled burns on public lands because of the coronavirus pandemic, as forecasters predict yet another above-average year for wildfires in parts of the state because of dry conditions.

Trump Administration Halts Wildfire Prevention Tool in California Over Coronavirus

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Air Attack Issue #9

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ned Dawson, Publisher of Air Attack Magazine, sent along issue #9 and a reminder that anyone who wants to receive future issues directly can sign up on the VIP list here

Air Attack Issue #9

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Wildfire season in Arizona this year is expected to be as bad as 2019

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management announced that firefighters are bracing for another bad wildfire season in the Grand Canyon State this year, which could equal 2019's 1,800 wildfires that burned more than 600 square miles.

Wildfire season in Arizona this year is expected to be as bad as 2019

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ildfire Risk to Communities

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kelly Pohl, Policy Director for Headwaters Economics, sent along a link to Wildfire Risk to Communities, a U.S. Forest Service website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk.

Wildfire Risk to Communities

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Forest service agencies prep for wildfire season and coronavirus

Oregon Department of Forestry is considering changing operational procedures during this summer's fire season, such as implementing physical distancing at fire camps or teleconferencing morning meetings to crews, amid Coronavirus fears.

Forest service agencies prep for wildfire season and coronavirus

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State suspends all burn permits amid concern about firefighter shortage

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tim Mowry, PIO for Alaska Division of Forestry, said that the Division is still trying to figure out what would be involved in bringing up firefighters and support staff from the Lower 48 this year to fight wildfires amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

State suspends all burn permits amid concern about firefighter shortage

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Gatlinburg's former fire chief lambasts National Park Service in deadly wildfires lawsuit

The former chief of the Gatlinburg Fire Department claimed in an affidavit that the National Park Service should have done a better job warning residents and leaders in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, of the approach of wildfires on November 23, 2016 that would go on to claim 14 lives and destroy more than 2,500 homes and businesses.

Gatlinburg's former fire chief lambasts National Park Service in deadly wildfires lawsuit

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Firefighters say coronavirus will obstruct emergency service, evacuations as wildfire season closes in

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority's Fire Chief, discussed the new rules of engagement as Coronavirus social distancing requirements collide with the needs of Southern California's upcoming wildfire season.

Firefighters say coronavirus will obstruct emergency service, evacuations as wildfire season closes in

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Wildfire Chances to Increase in Parts of the West by Early Summer

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that the wildfire potential across the U.S. from April through July should be about average, but some parts of the West could see higher fire danger by early summer.

Wildfire Chances to Increase in Parts of the West by Early Summer

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Trump Administration Finalizes Rangeland Wildfire Plan

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to have the Bureau of Land Management construct up to 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across six western states to better control wildfires on federal land.

Trump Administration Finalizes Rangeland Wildfire Plan

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Wildfires and the Pandemic – What’s Ahead

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bob Roper, Policy Advisor at the Western Fire Chiefs Association, sent along his thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing fire officials across the U.S. to adapt wildfire management practices.

Wildfires and the Pandemic – What’s Ahead

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