The U.S. Government Is Wasting Billions on Wildfire Policy That Doesn't Work

Wildfire NOTD subscribers Timothy Ingalsbee, Executive Director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology, and Issac Sanchez, Battalion Chief of Communications for CAL FIRE Sacramento, discussed how effective wildland firefighting efforts really are following a fire season in which the Northern Rockies Coordination Center estimated that suppression costs across the West topped $4.4 billion.

The U.S. Government Is Wasting Billions on Wildfire Policy That Doesn't Work

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Extinction of ancient grazing animals led to rise in wildfires: study

A new study led by researchers from Yale University and the Utah Natural History Museum shows the role iconic ancient herbivores, such as the woolly mammoth, giant bison and ancient horses, played in limiting grassland wildfires worldwide.

Extinction of ancient grazing animals led to rise in wildfires: study

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Winds Up To 50MPH In Lake Forest Prompt Fire Warning

With high temperatures and strong Santa Ana winds expected across Southern California today, Public Safety Power Shutoffs and Red Flag warnings could continue into Thanksgiving for much of the Southland.

Winds Up To 50MPH In Lake Forest Prompt Fire Warning

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Wildland firefighters are split on whether higher pay would keep them in the industry

A National Public Radio podcast took a closer look at whether a 50% boost in pay for wildland firefighters by the Biden Administration will be enough to stop the attrition of federal firefighting resources.

Wildland firefighters are split on whether higher pay would keep them in the industry

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Use These 3 Apps to Prepare Your Family and Home for Wildfires - Expert Recommends!

Tech Times provided some tips to people on what to do when threatened by a wildfire, including information on three apps recommended by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.

Use These 3 Apps to Prepare Your Family and Home for Wildfires - Expert Recommends!

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Burnout: Firefighter trauma rises in the American West

The escalating problem of psychological trauma and burnout suffered by firefighters dealing with increasingly ferocious wildfires across the American West is examined by our first article today.

Burnout: Firefighter trauma rises in the American West

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‘We are struggling’: US mountain states battle wildfires despite impending winter

Despite the approach of winter weather, wildfires spread by strong winds tore across Wyoming, Montana and Colorado, forcing evacuations and sending smoke plumes towards the eastern plains.

‘We are struggling’: US mountain states battle wildfires despite impending winter

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Wind-stoked wildfire causes death in Wyoming, evacuations

Despite the fact next week is Thanksgiving, wildfires, pushed by strong winds, forced the evacuation of homes in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado and led to a death in Wyoming.



Wind-stoked wildfire causes death in Wyoming, evacuations

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Thom Porter, California’s wildland firefighting chief, announces retirement

CAL FIRE's Director announced Monday that he will retire next month after shepherding the state through three historic wildfire seasons, the most recent of which saw two massive blazes span the Sierra Nevada for the first time in recorded history.

Thom Porter, California’s wildland firefighting chief, announces retirement

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Stanford Researchers Reveal How Wildfire Accelerates Forest Changes

A new Stanford analysis, published in the journal Nature Communications, provides some of the first empirical evidence that wildfire is accelerating the migration of some tree species toward cooler or wetter sites.

Stanford Researchers Reveal How Wildfire Accelerates Forest Changes

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Three bear cubs burned in eastern Washington wildfires making full recoveries

Three black bear cubs who were burned in this summer's 22,117-acre Twenty-Five Mile Fire around Lake Chelan are making full recoveries at Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Lynnwood, Washington.

Three bear cubs burned in eastern Washington wildfires making full recoveries

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How to tame wildfires with fireball-dropping drones

Drone Amplified, a company specializing in a fireball-dropping drone system, is doing its part to help firefighters corral wildfires by providing drones that release small incendiary spheres which, once they hit the ground, start a controlled ignition.

How to tame wildfires with fireball-dropping drones

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Jerry Brown focuses on saving California forests from fires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel in the California National Guard, sent along an article in which former Governor Jerry Brown discussed a two-page document dubbed the Venado Declaration, after the name of the area where his land sits, which states that it’s time to shift the wildfire paradigm from one of suppression and exclusion, to one of stewardship and adaptation.

Jerry Brown focuses on saving California forests from fires

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Air Attack Issue #18

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ned Dawson, Publisher of Air Attack Magazine, sent along issue #18. Anyone who wants to receive future issues of Air Attack Magazine directly can sign up on the VIP list.

Air Attack Issue #18

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Infrastructure Bill Directs $3.3B to Wildland Firefighting

Federal wildland firefighters will soon see a much-needed upgrade to their salary under provisions included in Senate file S.2377 – Energy Infrastructure Act, as well as converting a significant number of firefighters from seasonal to permanent full-time status so they can work year-round reducing fuel loads.

Infrastructure Bill Directs $3.3B to Wildland Firefighting

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Firefighting Aircraft Market Growth Is Likely to Eyewitness High Acceptance by 2028 | Business Insights and Worldwide Revenues

A new report on firefighting aircraft projected the growth of the market through 2028, including a competitive analysis of the major manufacturers and companies, along with projections of future business expansions.

Firefighting Aircraft Market Growth Is Likely to Eyewitness High Acceptance by 2028 | Business Insights and Worldwide Revenues

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AI-Driven Tech a 'Game-Changer' for Wildfire Recovery

The chief technology adviser to the Western Fire Chiefs Association discussed how cloud computing and machine learning allow fire managers to see what was damaged by a wildfire, where it was damaged and how badly it was damaged, making AI-driven technology a game-changer in the war on wildfires.

AI-Driven Tech a 'Game-Changer' for Wildfire Recovery

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How Do Firefighting Aircraft Work?

Simple Flying takes a closer look at the various types of wildland firefighting aircraft, from purpose-built models like the Be-200 and CL-415, to the converted military and commercial aircraft which deliver the biggest payloads.

How Do Firefighting Aircraft Work?

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Study: Climate Change Driving Wildfire Conditions

In a new study, a climate researcher at UCLA reported that, based on the rate that dry air sucks up moisture, climate change is 66% to 88% responsible for the conditions driving the West's wildfires.

Study: Climate Change Driving Wildfire Conditions

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The Native American Way of Fighting Wildfires

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Scott Stephens, Co-Director of UC Berkeley's Center for Fire Research and Outreach, discussed how Native American low-level fire applications would help reduce rampant wildfires that blaze across the West each year.

The Native American Way of Fighting Wildfires

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