Bentz presses Senate to pass Fix our Forests Act to lower wildfire risks

Rep. Cliff Bentz called on the U.S. Senate to immediately pass the Fix Our Forests Act, which has been passed by the House of Representatives, during a Senate Natural Resources subcommittee hearing in Washington D.C., arguing that government delays in forest management are endangering thousands of lives.

Bentz presses Senate to pass Fix our Forests Act to lower wildfire risks

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‘Wildland Fire Service’ stalled pending further study

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Hunter Bassler, a Journalist at the IAWF's Wildfire Today, reported that Democratic and Republican lawmakers blocked President Trump's executive order to combine the firefighting branches of five agencies into the new Wildland Fire Service, opting instead to maintain the current wildland firefighting structure in their new funding bills.

‘Wildland Fire Service’ stalled pending further study

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Can any vehicle help fight a wildfire? A federal pilot program is working to find out

The Department of the Interior has awarded $5 million to 97 emergency response agencies across 26 states taking part in the Slip-on Tanker pilot program to bring wildfire-grade water tankers to remote emergency response agencies.

Can any vehicle help fight a wildfire? A federal pilot program is working to find out

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Global estimation of post-fire soil erosion

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience provides a global assessment of post-fire soil erosion, considering cumulative wildfire-driven geomorphological changes over the last two decades.

Global estimation of post-fire soil erosion

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What life looks like a year after the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in photos

Nearly one year after the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires, which killed at least 31 people and destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses, a photo spread provided by the Associated Press shows signs of the devastation which remain.

What life looks like a year after the deadly Los Angeles wildfires in photos

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Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Brian Fennessy, Orange County Fire Authority's Fire Chief, who will be leading the U.S. Wildland Fire Service as Director, joined experts discussing the pros and cons of combining the firefighting branches of five agencies into one.

Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump’s Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting

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Nearly three-quarters of western US overdue for wildfires, research indicates

New research presented at American Geophysical Union's 2025 Annual Meeting in New Orleans has found that nearly 38 million hectares of land in the western United States is historically behind on its burning, leaving those lands in a "fire deficit."

Nearly three-quarters of western US overdue for wildfires, research indicates

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