West experiencing record heat, fire danger as wildfire smoke reduces air quality

ABC News provided an overview of wildfires burning across the West, where significant areas remain under advisories for high temperatures and dozens of wildland blazes burn, especially in Northern California and parts of Oregon pummeled by thousands of lightning strikes.

West experiencing record heat, fire danger as wildfire smoke reduces air quality

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UAFA – Federal Buying Changes Could Hurt Wildland Firefighting

Big changes proposed by the Trump Administration will impact companies who fight wildfires from above, potentially slowing down how quickly aircraft are on wildfires and how the industry submits proposals and operates.

UAFA – Federal Buying Changes Could Hurt Wildland Firefighting

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How drones and AI are changing the way we fight wildfires

As the threat of wildfires intensifies, both fire practitioners and researchers across the West are bolstering their arsenal with cutting-edge tools, bringing drones and artificial intelligence to bear on the age-old problem of wildfires.

How drones and AI are changing the way we fight wildfires

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An experimental NOAA tool that predicts hourly wildfire hazards across the U.S.

With wildfires continuing to worsen nationwide, NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado is developing sophisticated tools to give forecasters, land managers, emergency response officials, and firefighters improved situational awareness of rapidly developing wildfire hazards.

An experimental NOAA tool that predicts hourly wildfire hazards across the U.S.

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As Extreme Fire Danger Grips California, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Urges USDA to Address Resource and Firefighter Staffing Shortages at the Forest Service

U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) are urging the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the firefighting capacity at the U.S. Forest Service as staffing shortages persist and as California faces extreme heat warnings and wildfire season continues across the West.

As Extreme Fire Danger Grips California, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff Urges USDA to Address Resource and Firefighter Staffing Shortages at the Forest Service

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Study projects increases in lightning, wildfire risk for the U.S. Northwest

A new study published in the journal Earth's Future offers detailed projections of lightning across the Western U.S. for the mid-21st century, noting that the largest change is expected in parts of Idaho, Washington and Oregon, with 4-12 more days of lightning per year in some parts of the Rocky Mountains, increasing the wildfire danger for this region.

Study projects increases in lightning, wildfire risk for the U.S. Northwest

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Extreme weather slams the West with dust storms and wildfires

CBS News provided an overview of wildfires raging across the West, with extreme heat fueling at least 55 large blazes, including the 34 sq mile Flat Fire in Central Oregon and the Pickett Fire in Northern California's Napa County, which is threatening wineries' grape crops.

Extreme weather slams the West with dust storms and wildfires

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