“The System Is Broken.” Frustrations Inside The Forest Service Boil Over As Fire Supervisors Express Fundamental Concerns.

The Hotshot Wake Up podcast focused on the frustrations which have boiled over within the U.S. Forest Service, where fire supervisors are voicing concerns about agency direction, poor facilities, experienced firefighters leaving the ranks, and infighting with line officers.

“The System Is Broken.” Frustrations Inside The Forest Service Boil Over As Fire Supervisors Express Fundamental Concerns.

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National Fire News

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that 69 new wildfires ignited nationwide yesterday, including four new large fires, as 13,193 firefighters continued to battle 58 large fires in a year in which 53,940 fires have burned more than 8.4 million acres.

National Fire News

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Firefighter deaths afflict surviving colleagues, research finds

A sociologist and firefighter, who is an instructional associate in the CU Boulder Arts and Sciences Residential Academic Programs, conducted in-depth interviews with 37 firefighters across the American West, documenting trauma, grief, survivor guilt, anxiety, hypervigilance and, in some cases, suicidal thoughts among firefighters who experienced the deaths of colleagues.

Firefighter deaths afflict surviving colleagues, research finds

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Grist delved into the growing problem of wildfires straining firefighting resources, with many requests for help going unfulfilled, pointing to an August 11th memo from the National Multi-Agency Coordinating group, which handles logistics for firefighting across the federal government, warning that “resource availability remains critically low, with commitments approaching all-time peak levels.”

America is losing its war against wildfire

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Wildfires can be tracked by their distinctive rumble

In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, researchers have shown that they can now map distant wildfires through the rumble they make, noting that even a low-intensity grassland fire “hums” loudly enough to be monitored just by sound.

Wildfires can be tracked by their distinctive rumble

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How AI is playing a growing role in wildfire response

At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads into a variety of industries and applications, including helping detect and monitor wildfires, researchers are exploring how it could help fire officials decide where to deploy crews across multiple fires.

How AI is playing a growing role in wildfire response

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National Fire News

The National Interagency Fire Center reported that 68 new fires, including five new large fires, cropped up nationwide on Tuesday, as 20,245 firefighters and support personnel continued to battle 84 large fires, in a year in which 52,626 wildfires have burned more than 8.2 million acres across the United States.

National Fire News

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