Indigenous Land and Historical Wildfire Management

A recently-released chapter in the book "Climatic and Ecological Change in the Americas," completed with contributions from NCEI and partner scientists, explored the “fire resilience” of dry conifer forests, specifically Southwest U.S. ponderosa pine forests, and how Indigenous land management practices over past millennia may have enhanced the fire resilience of these forests.

Indigenous Land and Historical Wildfire Management

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Wildland-urban fire disasters aren't actually a wildfire problem

A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes a closer look at the concept that many of the most destructive wildland/urban interface fires are really urban fires initiated by wildfires.

Wildland-urban fire disasters aren't actually a wildfire problem

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Wildfires can unlock toxic metal particles from soils, study finds

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications by researchers at Stanford University shows that benign metal in soils and plants can be transformed into toxic particles by wildfires, easily becoming airborne and endangering the health of all who breath them.

Wildfires can unlock toxic metal particles from soils, study finds

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2023: A year of intense global wildfire activity

Following a fire season in which wildfires produced 2,100 tons of carbon emissions, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service provided a closer look at wildfire activity around the globe in 2023, region by region.

2023: A year of intense global wildfire activity

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Fire! Open Letter to US Treasury, Energy Secretaries on addressing the threat of forest fire via the bioeconomy

An open letter sent to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and the U.S. Secretary of Energy by some 70 state forestry associations and companies highlighted the threat to the bioeconomy posed by worsening wildfires.

Fire! Open Letter to US Treasury, Energy Secretaries on addressing the threat of forest fire via the bioeconomy

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Wildfire Management: U.S. House now reviewing proposed legislation to help Oregon

A new wildfire prevention bill before the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at combating wildfires through prevention and healthy forest maintenance is a companion to the Wildfire Resilient Communities Act.

Wildfire Management: U.S. House now reviewing proposed legislation to help Oregon

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New research aimed at protecting wildland firefighters from cancer risk

A new $1.9 billion study being led by researchers at the University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA is trying to find out why cancer is the number one cause of death in wildland firefighters.

New research aimed at protecting wildland firefighters from cancer risk

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What did we learn from 2023’s destructive wildfires?

A collection of articles from the New York Times, Washington Post, and other news sources highlight the wildfire season globally this year, including steps to be taken after fires and how to reduce their severity next season.

What did we learn from 2023’s destructive wildfires?

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Research shows that wildfires have erased two decades' worth of air quality gains in western United States

A new study published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health has tabulated the toll from two decades of wildfires on air quality and human health in the continental U.S., finding that they have led to an increase of 670 premature deaths per year from 2000 to 2020 and erased air quality gains across the West.

Research shows that wildfires have erased two decades' worth of air quality gains in western United States

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Burnt Out: Rethinking U.S. Wildfire Fighting Strategy

As global climate change continues, every fire season is becoming longer and drier in the United States, a commentator from the Georgetown University Center for Security Studies advocated for the creation of a National Fire Service that can handle the worsening wildfire situation.

Burnt Out: Rethinking U.S. Wildfire Fighting Strategy

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President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Devotes More Than $468 Million to Advance Wildfire Resilience Across the Country

Department of the Interior officials announced that they have provided more than $468 million in fiscal year 2023 from President Biden’s "Investing in America" agenda to reduce wildfire risk, mitigate impacts and rehabilitate burned areas across the U.S.

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Devotes More Than $468 Million to Advance Wildfire Resilience Across the Country

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