Video: Are wildfires getting worse? A NASA scientist explains

A NASA climate and wildfire expert explained how and why NASA studies wildfires from the ground, air, and space to better understand the impacts they have on both a local and global scale in a short video segment that examined whether they are getting worse.

Video: Are wildfires getting worse? A NASA scientist explains

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Santa Clara County groups band together to combat wildfires

The Santa Clara County FireSafe Council was awarded a $175,000 county coordinator grant to lead a collaborative effort between the county’s wildfire mitigation groups, including Santa Clara FireSafe Council, San Jose Water, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and Santa Clara County Parks.

Santa Clara County groups band together to combat wildfires

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Ten tips to keep seniors safe from wildfires

With older adults across the U.S. who suffer from hearing loss, have mobility issues or other underlying conditions like heart disease and COPD more at risk from death in a wildfire than the general population, the Environmental Protection Agency and Home Instead offered some tips on how better to prepare.

Ten tips to keep seniors safe from wildfires

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Feinstein, Padilla, Lofgren Applaud USDA for Prioritizing California Wildfire Mitigation Projects

Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, along with Representative Zoe Lofgren, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent announcement of $490 million to reduce wildfire risk in 11 high risk landscapes across the western United States.

Feinstein, Padilla, Lofgren Applaud USDA for Prioritizing California Wildfire Mitigation Projects

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5 reasons why sustainable timber must become a core global building material

An article from the World Economic Forum noted that, while traditional buildings made from concrete and steel are expected to produce around 2,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, an equivalent timber building can match that figure in carbon storage, while also reducing the likelihood of wildfires by thinning forests.

5 reasons why sustainable timber must become a core global building material

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Managing Homes, Dollars, And Building Codes As They Go Up In Wildfire Flames

A Forbes article takes a closer look at the factors which are impacting homes in wildfire-prone areas, adding to the rising costs of home ownership, while also offering hope in the form of two new products: Fire Terminator and FireGuardia.

Managing Homes, Dollars, And Building Codes As They Go Up In Wildfire Flames

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What a wet West Coast winter foretells for fire season 2023

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel in the California National Guard, sent along an article from Wildfire Today about the portents California's weather could have for the upcoming fire season.

What a wet West Coast winter foretells for fire season 2023

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Forest Service launches new effort to address wildfires

The Agriculture Secretary announced expanded efforts to reduce wildfire risk across the western U.S. by spending more than $490 million on 11 key landscapes in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

Forest Service launches new effort to address wildfires

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Forest Service in ‘paradigm shift’ to use logging, controlled burns to prevent wildfires

The Biden administration announced this week that it is using $3 billion from last year’s infrastructure law to revamp the federal approach to wildfire management, introducing a 10-year plan to deal with the large swaths of the West scientists consider most at risk of destructive blazes.

Forest Service in ‘paradigm shift’ to use logging, controlled burns to prevent wildfires

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New Mexico, Idaho among states with most acres burned by wildfires in 2022

New Mexico and Idaho earned the dubious distinction of being among the five states with the most acres burned by wildfires in 2022, with New Mexico's 859,906-acre Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire bringing it to second place, behind only Alaska.

New Mexico, Idaho among states with most acres burned by wildfires in 2022

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Wildfire Magazine

The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) posted the latest edition of their Wildfire Magazine, which focuses on their position on prescribed burning, featuring articles about prescribed burning policies from China, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Australia, the United States, and Canada.

Wildfire Magazine

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Bill Gabbert’s death announced by his family

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ron Steffens, Chairman of the Wildfire Editorial Board at Wildfire Magazine, conveyed the sad news that Bill Gabbert, founder of Wildfire Today/Fire Aviation and a friend and colleague to so many in the firefighting community, passed away Saturday night in his sleep in Senatobia, Mississippi.

Bill Gabbert’s death announced by his family

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2022 was Earth's fifth hottest year on record - NASA

NASA reported in a new analysis that 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record, tied with 2015 in terms of average surface temperature, which is now around 1.11° Celsius warmer than the average during the late 19th century, resulting in an uptick in forest fire activity globally.

2022 was Earth's fifth hottest year on record - NASA

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Aerial Firefighting Market Size, Share, Growth Statistics By Top Key Players | SAAB, Parrot, AeroVironment

A new report titled "Aerial Firefighting Market Insights 2022" provides a comprehensive look at all the major players in the wildland firefighting aviation market, which is expected to exceed $6 billion by 2027.

Aerial Firefighting Market Size, Share, Growth Statistics By Top Key Players | SAAB, Parrot, AeroVironment

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Western Fire Chiefs and Milliman Join to Reduce Risk in Wildland-Urban Interface

The Western Fire Chiefs Association has entered into a strategic alliance with Milliman, one of the world’s largest providers of actuarial and related insurance, with the stated goal of intelligently driving down risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface.

Western Fire Chiefs and Milliman Join to Reduce Risk in Wildland-Urban Interface

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The Forest Service claims progress in the effort to control western wildfires

The Federal News Network discussed the U.S. Forest Service's 10-year effort to better prevent wildfires with the strategy’s program manager, even as out-of-control blazes have charred millions of acres across the West for the past few years.

The Forest Service claims progress in the effort to control western wildfires

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Cal OES helps wildfire-ravaged communities prepare for potential flooding

With flooding expected all across the state from torrential rain this week, California's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is taking steps to protect communities affected by devastating wildfires by actively prepositioning critical firefighting resources near burn scar areas.

Cal OES helps wildfire-ravaged communities prepare for potential flooding

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Study: Only 8% of California public companies in wildfire-prone regions disclose risk to investors

A new study from the University of California, Davis titled "Threatened by wildfires: What do firms disclose in their 10-Ks?," found that only 6.1% of U.S. publicly traded firms and 7.9% of California’s 5,377 companies with headquarters in counties prone to wildfires report the level of risk to investors as required by government regulators.

Study: Only 8% of California public companies in wildfire-prone regions disclose risk to investors

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Firefighter Safety During Aerial Operations

A veteran wildland firefighter with 35 years of experience reflected on the many stories he's heard about fellow firefighters being struck by a portion of a retardant drop from a firefighting aircraft, sometimes resulting in severe injuries or even death, as well as damage suffered by aerial firefighters encountering problems from obstacles or weather conditions.

Firefighter Safety During Aerial Operations

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Blazing a Trail for Women in Wildland Firefighting

Amid worsening drought conditions that are resulting in more frequent and more dangerous wildfires, there’s an effort to get more women onto the firelines, where nearly 80% of wildland firefighters are men.

Blazing a Trail for Women in Wildland Firefighting

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Climate change is redefining Arctic wildfires

Physics Today took a closer look at the problem of worsening Arctic wildfires using Earth system models that compute the complex interactions between the atmosphere, land, oceans, cryosphere, and biosphere.

Climate change is redefining Arctic wildfires

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How pop culture could hinder the public's understanding of wildfires

A National Public Radio podcast discussed how the depictions of firefighters and wildfire fighting in contemporary pop culture may help or hinder the public's understanding of the growing dangers of wildfires under epic climate change.

How pop culture could hinder the public's understanding of wildfires

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