Barrasso: America’s Western Forests are Facing a Wildfire Crisis

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, discussed his Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2022 at a legislative hearing in the U.S. Senate on Thursday meant to examine and receive testimony on a number of forestry-related bills.

Barrasso: America’s Western Forests are Facing a Wildfire Crisis

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Helicopter pilots discuss different approaches to aerial firefighting around the world

Erickson Air Crane's Chief Pilot discussed the differences in approach various fire agencies across the globe take to utilizing the S-64 to fight wildfires, with USFS incident commanders managing fires in the U.S., so air attack may be slower, to Australia and Greece, where helicopters launch immediately to engage an incident.

Helicopter pilots discuss different approaches to aerial firefighting around the world

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Save our national forests with shaded fuel breaks | Editor For A Day

A Licensed Professional Forester who retired from the Plumas National Forest after 33 years of service discussed how to use shaded fuel breaks and logging to save the forests from worsening wildfires.

Save our national forests with shaded fuel breaks | Editor For A Day

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‘It’s the Jeep Wrangler of the sky’ | New CAL FIRE helicopters are game-changers for firefighting at night

CAL FIRE Aviation Management Unit's Helicopter Program Manager and Chief Helicopter Pilot provided a tour of the new CAL FIRE Sikorsky S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters at McClellan Park in Sacramento County.

‘It’s the Jeep Wrangler of the sky’ | New CAL FIRE helicopters are game-changers for firefighting at night

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National Fire News For Sunday, September 25, 2022 – More Than 7,700 Wildland Firefighters And Support Personnel Are Assigned To Incidents Across The Country

Although no new large wildfires broke out over the weekend, more than 7,700 firefighters continued to battle 93 large fires and complexes which have burned 904,713 acres in seven states, in a year in which 52,669 wildfires have burned 6,847,402 acres nationwide.

National Fire News For Sunday, September 25, 2022 – More Than 7,700 Wildland Firefighters And Support Personnel Are Assigned To Incidents Across The Country

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Fall is a historically busy part of NorCal's fire season. Here are some ways to prepare your home this weekend

The Chief Engineer for the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety discussed how Northern California homeowners could take advantage of the warm weather this weekend to think about some home hardening projects they can tackle to reduce their property's risk for wildfire damage.

Fall is a historically busy part of NorCal's fire season. Here are some ways to prepare your home this weekend

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‘Dramatic’ rise in wildfire smoke triggers decline in US air quality for millions

A scientist at Stanford University co-authored a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology which shows that millions of Americans are now routinely exposed to unhealthy plumes of wildfire smoke that can waft thousands of miles across the country.

‘Dramatic’ rise in wildfire smoke triggers decline in US air quality for millions

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I worked for Cal Fire for 35 years. Prop. 30 will help us combat wildfires in California

A retired CAL FIRE firefighter and forestry logistics officer with 35 years of experience weighed in on the merits of Proposition 30, which will allow CAL FIRE to increase staffing by more than a third and to expand by 60% the number of acres upon which vegetation is treated to make the landscape more resilient.

I worked for Cal Fire for 35 years. Prop. 30 will help us combat wildfires in California

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Not even soaking rain can ease fire risk in a California hit by record heat, dry landscape

A summer of drought, extreme heat and deadly wildfires will end with much-needed rain this week in parts of California, but it is unlikely to douse the threat of wind-driven wildfires this fall in a state scarred by record-setting heat waves and bone-dry landscapes.

Not even soaking rain can ease fire risk in a California hit by record heat, dry landscape

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National Fire News For Sunday, September 18, 2022 – Wetting Rain Will Fall Over The Central And Northern California Coast And Spread Inland To The Western Slopes Of The Sierra

Currently, 94 large wildfires and complexes are burning on 910,842 acres in 8 states as around 15,600 firefighters struggle to contain the blazes, even as a new incident occurred in Kansas over the weekend.

National Fire News For Sunday, September 18, 2022 – Wetting Rain Will Fall Over The Central And Northern California Coast And Spread Inland To The Western Slopes Of The Sierra

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California Statewide Fire Summary

CAL FIRE sent along a summary of wildfires currently burning across the Golden State, where 7,882 firefighters are making progress on 10 major wildfires and three extended attack wildfires.

California Statewide Fire Summary

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California Statewide Fire Summary

CAL FIRE sent along a summary of wildfires currently burning across the Golden State, where 8,246 firefighters are making progress on 10 major wildfires and three extended attack wildfires.

California Statewide Fire Summary

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Hot, dry conditions driving Western wildfires during above-average season

With more than 6.6 million acres in the U.S. engulfed by wildfires so far this year, 116% above the 10-year average according to the National Interagency Fire Center, the active fire season continues without much relief for Western states plagued by warm, dry weather.

Hot, dry conditions driving Western wildfires during above-average season

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Exploding Pacific Northwest wildfires pose health risks, air quality issues throughout West

Following a weekend when Washington and Oregon were pummeled by more than a dozen large wildfires burning through wilderness areas of the Pacific Northwest, forecasters predicted that smoke will begin to shift from the Pacific Northwest into the Upper Midwest today.

Exploding Pacific Northwest wildfires pose health risks, air quality issues throughout West

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Newly Released National Fire Protection Association Wildfire Policy Report Identifies Next Steps Needed To Eliminate Home Destruction and Community Devastation

In a newly released report, “Policy Recommendations to Reduce Home and Community Loss from Wildfire: Report on Outthink Wildfire Summit,” the National Fire Protection Association summarized the next steps that dozens of experts agree will help overcome the challenges the nation faces in ending wildfire disasters.

Newly Released National Fire Protection Association Wildfire Policy Report Identifies Next Steps Needed To Eliminate Home Destruction and Community Devastation

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California Statewide Fire Summary

CAL FIRE sent along a summary of wildfires currently burning across the Golden State, where 7,474 firefighters battled 11 major wildfires and four extended attack wildfires, one major blaze listed as being fully contained.

California Statewide Fire Summary

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U.S. firefighters battling 71 large fires face "critical" conditions

Blistering heat and dangerous fire weather are threatening much of the West and the Great Plains, particularly in California, Idaho, Montana and Oregon, where thousands of firefighters are battling several massive wildfires.

U.S. firefighters battling 71 large fires face "critical" conditions

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Deadly California wildfires continue raging across the state amid scorching heat wave

As record-breaking heat continued to fuel more than a dozen wildfires across the Golden State that have claimed four lives this week and destroyed more than 100 homes and buildings, Fox News provided an overview of wildfire activity at the moment.

Deadly California wildfires continue raging across the state amid scorching heat wave

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The 10 Biggest Firefighting Planes in the World

Our first item today provides a rogue's gallery of 10 of the largest firefighting aircraft in the world, including C-130's, DC-7's, and Russian-built Be-200's, along with an honorable mention of two from the past: the Martin Mars and the 747 Supertanker.

The 10 Biggest Firefighting Planes in the World

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Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2021

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Chuck Bushey, Past-President of the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along a report from NOAA on the state of the earth's climate, which makes for some grim reading in regards to global warming due to higher concentrations of methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, worsening wildfires.

Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2021

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Brush Fire Closes 5 Freeway North of Los Angeles, Grows to Over 4,000 Acres

Mandatory evacuations on as many as 200 homes were ordered as the 4,625-acre Route Fire burned near Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on a day of extreme late-summer heat in Southern California.

Brush Fire Closes 5 Freeway North of Los Angeles, Grows to Over 4,000 Acres

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