How Forest Management Can Build Healthy Wildfire Cycles in Western North America

The Union of Concerned Scientists advocated for science-based and Indigenous-led forest management to build and maintain fire resilient landscapes, while using fire-resistant building materials and creating defensible space around homes to reduce risks for communities in the wildland urban interface.

How Forest Management Can Build Healthy Wildfire Cycles in Western North America

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U.S. West Coast races to reduce wildfire risk ahead of summer

As wildfire season approaches, U.S. officials along the West Coast are working hard to mitigate risks with prescribed burns, while a widespread educational campaign is underway to create defensible space around fire-prone homes.

U.S. West Coast races to reduce wildfire risk ahead of summer

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Woodpecker behavior can guide post-wildfire management

A team of scientists led by Cornell University has devised a new tool which factors how wildfires burn into forest management decisions in an attempt to turn science into action for wildlife conservation.

Woodpecker behavior can guide post-wildfire management

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Oregon Department of Forestry decides to not renew firefighting insurance policy

After much consideration, Oregon’s State Forester has decided not to renew the Department of Forestry’s firefighting insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London for the 2023-2024 policy year after the deductible was raised to over $78.5 million, which is 57% higher than in 2021-2022 policy.

Oregon Department of Forestry decides to not renew firefighting insurance policy

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Pollution lawsuit against US Forest Service could curb use of aerial wildfire retardant

A ruling from a U.S. District Judge at a hearing in federal court in Missoula, Montana, is expected sometime today after the opposing sides in a dispute over whether aerial fire retardant should be banned will present their arguments.

Pollution lawsuit against US Forest Service could curb use of aerial wildfire retardant

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Federal wildland firefighters face potential fiscal cliff

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters applauded Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) for their support of reforms built on the temporary pay increase provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support federal wildland firefighters, including engine crews, hotshots, dispatchers, and aviators.

Federal wildland firefighters face potential fiscal cliff

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Bipartisan bill to create new wildland firefighting training, positions through Job Corps

The bipartisan “Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023” bill would direct the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to create specialized wildland firefighting training for students in the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center to prepare them to enter into careers fighting fires and caring for public lands.

Bipartisan bill to create new wildland firefighting training, positions through Job Corps

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U.S. Forest Service needs process to solve wildfire issues, federal accountability report says

A Government Accountability Office report published last week revealed that the U.S. Forest Service lacks a process to implement, track and archive solutions to wildfire issues identified in the wake of disasters, like last year's Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Complex fire in New Mexico.

U.S. Forest Service needs process to solve wildfire issues, federal accountability report says

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SNC launches new grant round to support wildfire-recovery and forest-resilience priorities

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy announced that it is accepting concept proposals for its 2023 Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program, which supports planning and implementation of forest-health projects that promote wildfire recovery and forest resilience priorities in California's Sierra Nevada towns.

SNC launches new grant round to support wildfire-recovery and forest-resilience priorities

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Methane from megafires: more spew than we knew

Using a new detection method, University of California, Riverside scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, coming from wildfires, a source not currently being accounted for by state air quality managers.

Methane from megafires: more spew than we knew

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ACERO: Improving wildland firefighting operations with drones and aviation technologies

To enhance the management and operations on wildland fires, NASA's Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project is utilizing advanced aviation technologies and drones.

ACERO: Improving wildland firefighting operations with drones and aviation technologies

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When Wildfires Rage, Firefighters Need Voice, Situational Awareness and Alerting Tech in the Wildland Urban Interface

Following wildfires which burned around 7 million acres last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been researching new and emerging communications technology that could improve life- and property-saving efforts.

When Wildfires Rage, Firefighters Need Voice, Situational Awareness and Alerting Tech in the Wildland Urban Interface

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Warm weather brings risk of wildfire danger, possible record highs for millions

As millions of people from the Great Plains to the Midwest and across the Northeast experience summer-like temperatures, which could include record highs for many big cities through Friday, the wildfire danger has also spiked.

Warm weather brings risk of wildfire danger, possible record highs for millions

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Aerial wildland fire training taking place this week at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station

The National Interagency Fire Center sent along a press release about the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other federal wildland fire agencies conducting annual training for Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) personnel at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, this week.

Aerial wildland fire training taking place this week at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station

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Letters to the Editor: Retardant drops are our best defense against wildfires. Reducing them would be disastrous

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority's Fire Chief, wrote a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times advocating for the continued use of fire retardant in battling wildfires, noting that as wildfires become more prevalent, retardant has never been more critical, and it has no substitute in regards to containing wildland blazes.

Letters to the Editor: Retardant drops are our best defense against wildfires. Reducing them would be disastrous

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Big winter likely means a shorter wildfire season, expert says

The National Interagency Fire Center's four-month outlook predicts normal wildfire activity through July across most of the Mountain West, but for the month of April, the agency warns of above-normal wildland fire potential only in southeast Arizona and eastern and southern New Mexico.

Big winter likely means a shorter wildfire season, expert says

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How Newsom Makes Funds for Fire Victims Disappear

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel in the California National Guard, sent along an article which takes a closer look at why it is taking so long to provide relief funds for wildfire survivors in the Golden State and whether this delay ties back to California Governor Gavin Newsom and his political friends.

How Newsom Makes Funds for Fire Victims Disappear

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Rain remotely commands Black Hawk helicopter for firefighting missions

Rain Industries demonstrated their ability to remotely control a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter via satellite link, showcasing early steps towards a network of automated aircraft capable of rapidly responding to wildfires.

Rain remotely commands Black Hawk helicopter for firefighting missions

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Intellic Technologies -- Launch of new Wildland Firefighting Training Services Company

Becker Support Services, developers of aerial firefighting and wildland fire simulation software FS3D, along with Anchor Flank & Pinch, providers of ground and aerial firefighting training services, announced the formation of Intellic Technologies to provide innovative, virtual, and in-the-field wildland fire training to government agencies, as well as aerial and ground support companies.

Intellic Technologies -- Launch of new Wildland Firefighting Training Services Company

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United Aerial Firefighters Association Hires Its First Executive Director and Senior Policy Director

Wildfire NOTD subscriber John Gould, President & CEO of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, discussed the appointment of an Executive Director and a Senior Policy Director by the United Aerial Firefighters Association.

United Aerial Firefighters Association Hires Its First Executive Director and Senior Policy Director

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