National Wildfire Alliance Calls for Immediate Wildfire Policy Reset

The National Wildfire Alliance's spokesperson announced that, as the early fire season gears up across 11 Western States, its priorities include advocating for sensible wildfire policy, including extinguishing all wildfires during fire season through aggressive initial attack, reducing fuels, salvaging dead trees, replanting burned forests, and protecting communities.

National Wildfire Alliance Calls for Immediate Wildfire Policy Reset

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Wildfires that burn buildings create significantly more air pollution

A research team led by the U.S. National Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research has published a new study in the journal Nature Communications which provides the first inventory of emissions from structure fires burned in wildfires in WUI areas, revealing that structure fires are a major source of air pollution.

Wildfires that burn buildings create significantly more air pollution

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Scientists, managers partner to reduce severe injuries to wildland firefighters

A multi-year study on wildland firefighter injuries published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire last June breaks down injuries by type, location, severity, and frequency across state and national forests.

Scientists, managers partner to reduce severe injuries to wildland firefighters

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Leadership announcement: Deputy Chief for Fire and Aviation Management, Safety and Employee Wellbeing

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Schultz, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, announced that Sarah Fisher has been selected as the Forest Service’s deputy chief for Fire and Aviation Management, Safety and Employee Wellbeing.

Leadership announcement: Deputy Chief for Fire and Aviation Management, Safety and Employee Wellbeing

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Goats tasked with clearing brush from rain before wildfire season in Verdugo Park

Following an abundance of rain this winter which has greened up Glendale's hillsides, California Grazing Company has turned their herd of goats loose in Verdugo Park to reduce the amount of wildfire fuel that has resulted.

Goats tasked with clearing brush from rain before wildfire season in Verdugo Park

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Judge clears way for mega lawsuit blaming LA and California for deadly Palisades Fire

A lawsuit alleging that the State of California and the City of Los Angeles failed to properly extinguish the Lachman Fire, which led to the Palisades Fire, causing 12 deaths and billions of dollars in damages, is being allowed to move forward, potentially costing the state and city tens of billions of dollars in damages, at a time when both are scrambling to close budget deficits.

Judge clears way for mega lawsuit blaming LA and California for deadly Palisades Fire

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How a new drone system can help fight forest fires and rescue POWs

Northern Arizona University unveiled Glasswing, an autonomous unoccupied aircraft system that can fly beneath forest canopies, to provide a flexible set of eyes in dense forest canopy, offering value to wildfire management in northern Arizona.

How a new drone system can help fight forest fires and rescue POWs

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