Study: Western state budgets hit hard from wildfire costs

A study published this month in the journal State and Local Government Review by a team at the University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources shows that the number and size of wildfires in the West is expected to grow with climate change, and provides figures on how much states are paying for wildfire suppression.

Study: Western state budgets hit hard from wildfire costs

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UAS in action video

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel in the California National Guard, sent along a video from FireScope which shows a bird's-eye view of the Dixie Fire as a UAS operated by the CAL Fire and USFS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Program transmits real-time video back to fire managers.

UAS in action video

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California Water Service Awards Nearly $175,000 to Local Fire Departments Through 2021 Firefighter Grant Program

California Water Service (Cal Water) announced that Los Angeles County Fire Department is among eight departments splitting $174,500 available through its Firefighter Grant Program, with which to purchase a HeloPod automatic-filling, high-capacity, helicopter dip source and cistern for reloading helicopters fighting wildfires.

California Water Service Awards Nearly $175,000 to Local Fire Departments Through 2021 Firefighter Grant Program

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As Forests Burn, A Climate Puzzle Materializes in the Far North

A Scientific American article revisits a 15-year study that highlights the problems climate change is causing for Boreal forests as wildfires belch tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

As Forests Burn, A Climate Puzzle Materializes in the Far North

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California would hire more than 1,000 more firefighters under state senator’s proposal

A Northern California state senator plans to introduce legislation that would add 356 permanent firefighters and 768 seasonal firefighters to CAL FIRE's wildland firefighting force.

California would hire more than 1,000 more firefighters under state senator’s proposal

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Facility Maintenance Decisions Wildfire Resilience and the Role of Landscapes

A commercial engineer with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety laid out how to better protect facilities from wildfires through proper planning and wise landscaping choices.

Facility Maintenance Decisions Wildfire Resilience and the Role of Landscapes

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Father, son arrested in wildfire that threatened Lake Tahoe

A father and son were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of starting the 346 sq mile Caldor Fire that destroyed many homes and forced tens of thousands of people to flee Lake Tahoe communities earlier this year.

Father, son arrested in wildfire that threatened Lake Tahoe

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Feinstein to EPA: Revise RFS Biomass Sources to Include Trees, Vegetation Removed During Wildfire Mitigation Efforts

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein called on the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Renewable Fuel Standard so that small trees and vegetation on federal land cleared during wildfire mitigation efforts are allowable sources for biomass and, thus, eligible for credits.

Feinstein to EPA: Revise RFS Biomass Sources to Include Trees, Vegetation Removed During Wildfire Mitigation Efforts

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Wildfires in 2021 Spewed CO₂ Equal to Half of EU's Annual Emissions

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mark Parrington, Senior Scientist at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts' Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, discussed how wildfires from Greece to Siberia this year emitted an estimated 1.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Wildfires in 2021 Spewed CO₂ Equal to Half of EU's Annual Emissions

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Invasive grasses are taking over the American West’s sea of sagebrush

Our first article today takes a closer look at Bromus tectorum, the invasive species also known as cheatgrass, which now dominates one-fifth of the Great Basin, increasing the wildfire danger in Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah and California.

Invasive grasses are taking over the American West’s sea of sagebrush

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Senators Announce $2.4 Million FEMA Grant To Victims Of Wildfires

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced award of a $2.4 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will reimburse significant costs for providing non-congregate shelter to people who lost their homes or were displaced during the 2020 wildfires.

Senators Announce $2.4 Million FEMA Grant To Victims Of Wildfires

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Tactical Application & Use Of Helitanker Delivered Retardant Training & Demonstration

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority's Fire Chief, sent along an invitation to a tactical training demonstration to be held by Southern California's Quick Reaction Force at Lake Castaic on December 7th.

Tactical Application & Use Of Helitanker Delivered Retardant Training & Demonstration

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EarthTalks seminar to discuss wildfire management policy in fire-prone forests

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Scott Stephens, Co-Director of UC Berkeley's Center for Fire Research and Outreach, will discuss the benefits of low-activity fires in staving off catastrophic wildfires in a teleconference which takes place at 4 PM on Monday, December 6th, via Zoom.

EarthTalks seminar to discuss wildfire management policy in fire-prone forests

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