The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year

The Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year” on Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:15 AM, in Room 1324 at the Longworth House Office Building, in Washington, DC.

The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year

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Map Shows US Areas Most at Risk of Wildfire This Summer

The National Interagency Fire Center’s seasonal outlook map shows that large swaths of the United States facing heightened wildfire risk this summer, with dry conditions and rising temperatures setting the stage for another dangerous season across multiple regions.

Map Shows US Areas Most at Risk of Wildfire This Summer

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New analysis finds U.S. Forest Service treated 35% fewer acres for wildfire risk in 2025

A new analysis by the Center for Western Priorities finds that the U.S. Forest Service treated roughly 35% fewer acres of hazardous fuels in 2025 than in 2024, a sharp decline that leaves communities across the West and Southeast more exposed to the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

New analysis finds U.S. Forest Service treated 35% fewer acres for wildfire risk in 2025

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The A-10 Warthog Firefighting Aircraft that never was

A retrospective takes a look back to 2014, when the USA Firefighting Air Corps (USAFAC) made a presentation to the Colorado legislature’s Wildfire Matters Review Committee urging them to acquire military surplus A-10s and then, through a public-private partnership, convert and operate them as wildland firefighting air-tankers.

The A-10 Warthog Firefighting Aircraft that never was

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The satellite that has been tracking Earth's wildfires for 24 years is running out of fuel to dodge debris — and when it finally can't, the climate record it spent two decades building goes with it

NASA's Aqua satellite is in trouble, with NASA's Land Data Products Evaluations Assessment showing multiple occasions on which errors occurred in the satellite’s fire-tracking dataset due to it having to maneuver to avoid a collision with incoming space debris, something which diminishing fuel may make impossible in the near future.

The satellite that has been tracking Earth's wildfires for 24 years is running out of fuel to dodge debris — and when it finally can't, the climate record it spent two decades building goes with it

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The Firestorm after the Flames

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jim Petersen, Founder and President of the Evergreen Foundation, sent along the latest issue of Evergreen Magazine, in which Wildfire NOTD subscriber Frank Carroll, Partner at Wildfire Pros PFMc, disputes one of the most protected assumptions in today’s federal wildfire policy: that allowing some wildfires to burn under the banner of “managed fire” is a sound restoration strategy.

The Firestorm after the Flames

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Fox News provided video with a bird's-eye view of Ventura County's Sandy Fire from above, shot through the windshield of a firefighting helicopter flying over Southern California neighborhoods choked by smoke from the massive blaze.

Watch: Firefighters take to the sky to save homes from Sandy Fire in Southern California

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