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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US wildfires had mix of highs and lows nationwide in 2025, new report shows

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Hunter Bassler, a Journalist at the IAWF's Wildfire Today, reported that the National Interagency Fire Center's annual national wildfire report, which was released on Friday, shows just how abnormal 2025 was across the U.S., noting that far more wildfires burned far fewer acres than normal.

US wildfires had mix of highs and lows nationwide in 2025, new report shows

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The Global Elite Want To Save Us From Our "Wildfire Problem." Should We Let Them?

The Hotshot Wakeup delved into the details of the growing wildfire crisis across the globe, zeroing in on a white paper from the Davos World Economic Forum titled "From Wildfire Risk to Resilience: The Investment Case for Action."

The Global Elite Want To Save Us From Our "Wildfire Problem." Should We Let Them?

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Dry weather prompts wildfire concerns in much of West

A meteorologist based at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise warned that the West faces a long, active peak wildfire season this year, with dry conditions expected into February’s second week.

Dry weather prompts wildfire concerns in much of West

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