The West’s forever fire season

In a year which has seen 5,238,977 acres burn across the West as of July 15th, our first article today takes a detailed look at what is rapidly becoming a year-round fire season, with wildfires breaking out any time of the year.

The West’s forever fire season

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Map: Track the wildfires burning across the U.S.

With the National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level, a five-point measure of wildfires burning and resources devoted to wildfire fighting, increasing from a two to a three this month, more than 70 major wildfires continue to burn across the U.S.

Map: Track the wildfires burning across the U.S.

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Wildfires have burned 5.6 million acres in the U.S. this year, and concerns are growing amid a heat wave

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that a total of 5.6 million acres have been burned by wildfires so far this year, even as 84 blazes currently burning across the West continue to add to that total.

Wildfires have burned 5.6 million acres in the U.S. this year, and concerns are growing amid a heat wave

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U.S. announces reforestation effort to combat destructive wildfires

The Biden Administration on Monday announced plans to replant trees on millions of acres scorched by wildfires as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation’s forests from wildfires, insects and climate-related maladies.

U.S. announces reforestation effort to combat destructive wildfires

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Op-Ed: Yosemite’s sequoias survived the latest wildfire. Not all national parks will be so lucky

A former superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park, who was chief of project management at Yosemite National Park, urged Congress to allocate additional funding to national parks to conduct more wildfire mitigation work to protect natural resources and reduce the carbon dioxide being pumped into the atmosphere in the form of wildfire smoke.

Op-Ed: Yosemite’s sequoias survived the latest wildfire. Not all national parks will be so lucky

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Connecting the Dots | Wildfires are advancing, but so is satellite technology

With wildfires raging across the West, having burned 3.7 million acres so far, nearly double the average most seasons, Ororatech and other companies are improving satellite technology to give fire managers an important boost in capabilities in a business sector that is forecast to grow from $34 million in 2020 to $1.5 billion in 2030.

Connecting the Dots | Wildfires are advancing, but so is satellite technology

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The Air Force will soon have new firefighting tool. Will CalFire follow suit?

The CEO of 137 Industries, a wildland firefighter who has been contracting with the U.S. Forest Service since 2017, discussed the capabilities of his brand-new FYREBX, which carries 300 gallons of water through some of the most daunting terrain imaginable.

The Air Force will soon have new firefighting tool. Will CalFire follow suit?

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Millions in U.S. and Europe face extreme heat as wildfires break out

As 120 million Americans roasted under high heat from California to Massachusetts, 85 major wildfires burned more than 3 million acres in 13 western states on Tuesday, even as wildfires also plagued several European countries.

Millions in U.S. and Europe face extreme heat as wildfires break out

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40 million under heat warnings as 89 large fires rage across U.S.

As firefighters battled 89 large wildfires across 12 states, record-breaking heat is spreading through the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley into the Southeast this week, promising more wildland blazes.

40 million under heat warnings as 89 large fires rage across U.S.

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California to receive 7 firefighting planes from Defense Department, Gov. Newsom says

On Saturday, Governor Newsom and Sen. Alex Padilla announced that firefighting crews across the Golden State will have a new weapon in their arsenal to help fight wildfires starting next year in the form of seven C-130 aircraft from the Department of Defense.

California to receive 7 firefighting planes from Defense Department, Gov. Newsom says

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For Western Wildfires, the Immediate Past Is Prologue

With the western United States in the midst of an unprecedented period of widespread megadrought and wildfire activity that exceeds the severity of any other period observed in available millennia-long paleorecords, researchers are examining whether weather in the winter and spring can reliably predict the severity of the fire season the following summer.

For Western Wildfires, the Immediate Past Is Prologue

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New interactive map tracks wildfire activity across the West

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kim Zagaris, Wildfire Policy & Technology Advisor for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, discussed the features of the Western Fire Chiefs Association's new interactive, mobile-friendly map, which launched this week, in providing the latest information on wildfires across the West.

New interactive map tracks wildfire activity across the West

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US States Worst Affected By Wildfires

The World Atlas provided some sobering statistics on the 10 U.S. states most impacted by wildfires, the list led, as usual, by California, which outstripped all the other states at 2,233,666 acres burned.

US States Worst Affected By Wildfires

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Here are the largest fires burning in Utah and the West

Wildfires continue to burn across the West, choking parts of Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho in smoke and temporarily raining ash down on Salt Lake City residents, prompting the Great Basin Coordination Center to issue warnings about hot temperatures and windy conditions worsening the situation.

Here are the largest fires burning in Utah and the West

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Scientists Resort to 'Targeted Cattle Grazing' Against Cheatgrass and Wildfires in the Western US

In new research published in the journal Rangeland Ecology & Management, scientists showed that the strategic use of cattle grazing is of paramount importance in reducing the wildfire danger posed by invasive cheatgrass, especially when the plant is still short or far from igniting.

Scientists Resort to 'Targeted Cattle Grazing' Against Cheatgrass and Wildfires in the Western US

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CDO Council pilot fights wildfires using interagency data to target fuel sources

The chief data officer for Wildland Fire on the Federal Chief Data Officers Council is developing ways to use interagency data to reduce the spread and severity of wildfires, noting that reducing fuel sources can help reduce the severity of wildfires.

CDO Council pilot fights wildfires using interagency data to target fuel sources

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Climate change: wildfire risk has grown nearly everywhere – but we can still influence where and how fires strike

A new study finds that the number of days with extreme fire weather – when temperatures are particularly high, recent rainfall and humidity is particularly low and winds are capable of fanning a blaze – have become 54% more frequent at the global level.

Climate change: wildfire risk has grown nearly everywhere – but we can still influence where and how fires strike

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QRF Wildfire Aerial Assault Soars over SoCal for Second Year

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority's Fire Chief, discussed the Quick Reaction Force's preparations for another busy summer of Southern California wildfires.

QRF Wildfire Aerial Assault Soars over SoCal for Second Year

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California Fire Map, Update as Electra Blaze Spreads Through Amador County

Newsweek provided a wildfire map of blazes burning across the Golden State, including the Electra Fire, which which has burned nearly 1,000 acres in Amador County, forcing evacuations and threatening at least 100 structures in its path.

California Fire Map, Update as Electra Blaze Spreads Through Amador County

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Week of Remembrance for fallen firefighters June 30-July 6; National Wildland Firefighter Day is July 2

The newly established National Wildland Firefighter Day (July 2) recognizes the dedication of wildland firefighters, including federal, state, local, rural, contract, and support personnel, and is especially meaningful as it occurs during the Week of Remembrance, when we remember those who have fallen in the line of duty.

Week of Remembrance for fallen firefighters June 30-July 6; National Wildland Firefighter Day is July 2

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