Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Transforming Wildfire Management With AI’

A podcast examines how different aspects of technology, from Big Data to machine learning to artificial intelligence, is being brought to bear on wildfires which are requiring more and more resources to battle the blazes.

Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Transforming Wildfire Management With AI’

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Wildfire Resilience Block Grants Promotes Healthier Forests, Resilience To Climate Change And Post-Wildfire Restoration

CAL FIRE sent along a press release about up to $8 million in funding being made available for Wildfire Resilience Block Grants that improve forest health and resilience to climate change, while reducing forestland impacts due to wildfires in line with the goals set by the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force.

Wildfire Resilience Block Grants Promotes Healthier Forests, Resilience To Climate Change And Post-Wildfire Restoration

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Firefighting Aircraft Market Valued at $8.85 Billion in 2020, Expected to Reach $16.47 Billion by 2030 with a 6.5% CAGR

Allied Market Research published a new report titled "Firefighting Aircraft Market by Type, Service Provider, Max. Takeoff Weight, and Water Capacity: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030," which projects that the aerial firefighting market will reach $16.47 billion by 2030.

Firefighting Aircraft Market Valued at $8.85 Billion in 2020, Expected to Reach $16.47 Billion by 2030 with a 6.5% CAGR

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Bipartisan letter addressing wildfire smoke across the West urges more prescribed burns

A bipartisan group of legislators from across the West sent a letter calling for collaboration to address the threat of wildfire smoke and to call for an increase in prescribed burns to reduce wildfire activity.

Bipartisan letter addressing wildfire smoke across the West urges more prescribed burns

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Forest Fires Aren’t at Historic Highs in the United States. Not Even Close

In an Op-Ed piece, the Editor at Large for the Foundation for Economic Education pointed out that, despite headlines pronouncing the worsening of various climate-related disasters like forest fires, acreage burned by wildland blazes today is far less than the average between 1926 and 1952.

Forest Fires Aren’t at Historic Highs in the United States. Not Even Close

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Mapping Our Way To Living With Fire

The Chair of the Global Board of The Nature Conservancy weighed in on the need to urge Congress, the Administration and finance and insurance business leaders to support a change in thinking in wildfire policy to prevent more tragedies such as those we have seen in recent years.

Mapping Our Way To Living With Fire

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UPCOMING WEBINAR-Reflections from 20 years Examining the Social Dynamics of Fire Management

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Mikel Robinson, Executive Director at the International Association of Wildland Fire, sent along an invitation to a webinar which will be held on February 22nd at 3 PM MST, in which a fire social scientist who retired from the USFS after 20 years will discuss her research focused on understanding the social dynamics of fire management.

UPCOMING WEBINAR-Reflections from 20 years Examining the Social Dynamics of Fire Management

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Could emissions from megafires change the climate?

A former senior research scientist for the National Forest Carbon Accounting System for Canada and CSIRO's chief research scientist and the executive director of the Global Carbon Project discussed how emissions from wildfires which have broken out across the globe have the potential to change the climate.

Could emissions from megafires change the climate?

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Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that the agency, which has been criticized for its slow response to wildfires and other disasters, is implementing the "most comprehensive update to our individual assistance program in 20 years," as the result of feedback from survivors, organizations that work in disaster recovery, and elected officials.

Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

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Opinion: Ecologists in the West may have to pick between saving piñon or sagebrush

An Op-Ed piece looks at the dilemma ecologists face as wildfires ravage the natural landscapes of the West which harbor incredible biodiversity, basically forcing them to choose between Piñon pines or sagebrush.

Opinion: Ecologists in the West may have to pick between saving piñon or sagebrush

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Hotshot Firefighters Are Coming for Ultramarathons

A number of Interagency Hotshot Crew members, who are considered the A-teams of fire suppression and required to maintain a high level of physical fitness, turn out to also be ultramarathon fanatics in the off-season.

Hotshot Firefighters Are Coming for Ultramarathons

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The future of aerial firefighting

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Britt Coulson, President and COO of Coulson Aviation, discussed the importance of technology in fighting wildfires today and into the future, as our first article today showcases some of the innovations taking place across the aerial firefighting industry.

The future of aerial firefighting

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The US is bringing back nature's best firefighters: beavers

A BBC article revisits the value of beavers in transforming parched landscapes across the United States into more fertile, well-watered, and fire-resistant landscapes, courtesy of nature's best firefighters.

The US is bringing back nature's best firefighters: beavers

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Biden-Harris Administration invests $34 million for NOAA fire weather research through Investing in America agenda

The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of more than $34 million on Wednesday over five years to six research universities in NOAA’s Cooperative Institute system to support wildfire preparedness and response research.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $34 million for NOAA fire weather research through Investing in America agenda

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After nearly 7,000 wildfires in Texas last year, a wet winter could reduce the risk in 2024

The dormant wildfire season, which has produced nearly all of the 30 largest wildfires in Texas history, may be more subdued this year due to an El Niño Effect in the southern Pacific Ocean that will produce a wetter winter, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Predictive Services Department.

After nearly 7,000 wildfires in Texas last year, a wet winter could reduce the risk in 2024

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Commissioners return wildfire protection plan draft to expand identified fire risk area

In Montana, Ravalli County commissioners delayed a decision last week on an update to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, expressing a desire to see a greater expansion of the proposed wildland urban interface that identifies wildfire risk areas and informs protection strategies.

Commissioners return wildfire protection plan draft to expand identified fire risk area

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How current is that wildfire risk map? Depends on the state.

Following a decade which has seen some of the most destructive wildfire seasons in U.S. history, including 2017 and 2020 when blazes torched more than 10 million acres both years, our first article today provides an overview of where various states stand in regards to their wildfire risk maps.

How current is that wildfire risk map? Depends on the state.

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Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis to Visit Idaho, Announce New Wildland Fire Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

The National Interagency Fire Center sent along a press release announcing that the Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior will visit Boise, Idaho, to announce significant new investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management on Tuesday, January 9th.

Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis to Visit Idaho, Announce New Wildland Fire Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

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Air Attack Issue #31

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Ned Dawson, Publisher of Air Attack Magazine, sent along issue #31. Anyone who wants to receive future issues of Air Attack Magazine directly can sign up on the VIP list.

Air Attack Issue #31

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How artificial intelligence can help beavers fight floods, droughts and wildfires

A team of engineers, scientists and conservationists are using the Earth Engine Automated Geospatial Elements Recognition (EEAGER) to map beavers' infrastructure across California as part of a joint venture between Google, The Nature Conservancy and the state of California to boost beaver populations in the state, reduce the impact of flooding and mitigate wildfires.

How artificial intelligence can help beavers fight floods, droughts and wildfires

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California Officials Eagerly Await Arrival of Federal Wildfire Tankers

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Lasser, a retired Lt Colonel and CH-47 pilot in the California National Guard, sent along an article detailing the C-130 aircraft expected to join the CAL FIRE fleet in the fourth quarter of 2024.

California Officials Eagerly Await Arrival of Federal Wildfire Tankers

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