State lawmaker hopes to attack wildfires before they start

State lawmakers are considering two bills to address the issue of wildfires: one that gives local municipalities the power to act before a wildfire ignites; and another which requires those who start a wildfire to pay for damages and the suppression costs.

State lawmaker hopes to attack wildfires before they start

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More Fires Mean Less Funds For Local Forest Service Projects

The USFS Regional Forester for Pacific Southwest Region discussed the spiraling costs of fighting wildfires following a year in which the Pacific Southwest Region spent in excess of $500 million on preventing or suppressing wildfires and U.S. Forest Service spent over $2.4 billion on wildfires nationwide.

More Fires Mean Less Funds For Local Forest Service Projects

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Todd Willens Letter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bruce Courtright, Chairman of the National Wildfire Institute, sent along a Vision Statement for 2025 for our nation's forests and lands, and Exec Order to facilitate its implementation drafted by the National Wildfire Institute, as the House and Senate are at an impasse over a quality resources bill.

Todd Willens Letter

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Ranchers help prevent wildfires

The director of policy and advocacy for the Ventura County Coalition of Labor Agriculture and Business discussed the important contribution ranchers made to reducing the impact of wildfires on the county during last fall's massive Thomas Fire.

Ranchers help prevent wildfires

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Aerial Firefighting North America gathers the world’s experts

Tangent Link's Aerial Firefighting North America Conference and Exhibition will be taking place at Sacramento's McClellan Conference Center at Sacramento McClellan Airport March 12-14 March, highlighting some of the major issues affecting the aerial firefighting community worldwide.

Aerial Firefighting North America gathers the world’s experts

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Community Wildfire Protection Plans focus of upcoming annual conference

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will show how to plan and complete or update a Community Wildfire Protection Plan at the Nevada Network of Fire Adapted Communities Fourth Annual Conference on March 12 at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno.

Community Wildfire Protection Plans focus of upcoming annual conference

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Some Evacuations End as Firefighters Gain Ground on Wildfire

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Cathey Mattingly, PIO for CAL FIRE's San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit, announced that some people who had been evacuated from several communities and campgrounds in the Pleasant Valley Reservoir area would be allowed to return home as firefighters brought the Pleasant Fire to heel.

Some Evacuations End as Firefighters Gain Ground on Wildfire

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Air tankers to be cut by one-third in 2018

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Bill Derr, former Special Agent in Charge U. S. Forest Service, California Region for 18 years with 20 previous years in fire management, sent along one of Bill Gabbert's informative blog entries about plans to cut air-tanker strength by one third as wildfires worsen in 2018.

Air tankers to be cut by one-third in 2018

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Fire Scientists: Wildfires Don’t Have to Destroy Homes

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Rick Halsey, the Director of the California Chaparral Institute, who has authored several academic papers and books on wildfire safety and serves on the governor’s Fire Service Task Force on Climate Impacts, discussed how state-mandated standards to make buildings better able to withstand earthquakes should also be applied to retrofitting homes to withstand wildfires.

Fire Scientists: Wildfires Don’t Have to Destroy Homes

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Scientists study effects of wildfire management on bird populations

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Scott Stephens, Co-Director of UC Berkeley's Center for Fire Research and Outreach, commented on how frequent wildfires can decimate chaparral, which, combined with the detrimental impact mastication of chaparral is having on the California Floristic Province, endangers one-quarter of all bird species found there.

Scientists study effects of wildfire management on bird populations

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CENIC Recognizes Technology Projects to Combat California Wildfires

In recognition of their work to bring advanced IT and telecommunications to the fight to contain California wildfires, the WIFIRE, HPWREN, and AlertTahoe projects have been selected as recipients of the CENIC 2018 Innovations in Networking Award for Experimental Applications.

CENIC Recognizes Technology Projects to Combat California Wildfires

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Spring training for CAL FIRE pilots to start in March

CAL FIRE announced that 35 S-2T air-tanker pilots and 25 OV-10 air tactical pilots will participate in annual pilot training that will begin the first week of March and continue until mid-June.

Spring training for CAL FIRE pilots to start in March

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Firefighting costs soar, limiting needed work

The Forest Supervisor for the Malheur National Forest, the acting Forest Supervisor for the Umatilla National Forest and the Forest Supervisor for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest weighed in on the need to stop the cycle in which thinning projects are put on hold due to funding going to fight wildfires.

Firefighting costs soar, limiting needed work

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Rep. Ruiz's Wildfire Prevention Bill to be signed into law

Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) announced that his bipartisan Wildfire Prevention Act, which passed the House and the Senate, will provide $89.3 billion to help communities in California, Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and across the nation recover in the wake of the devastating wildfire and hurricane season.

Rep. Ruiz's Wildfire Prevention Bill to be signed into law

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California’s wildfire risk is rising. Congress missed a chance to help.

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Scott Stephens, Co-Director of UC Berkeley's Center for Fire Research and Outreach, commented on the failure of Congress to pass any meaningful legislation to address the critical wildfire situation in California and the West during passage of a budget fix for sequestration.

California’s wildfire risk is rising. Congress missed a chance to help.

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Editorial | Time for California to adopt smarter forest fire policies

An editorial by the San Diego Union-Tribune cited a recent report from the Little Hoover Commission in an appeal to lawmakers to adopt smarter forest management policies, including controlled burns, to reduce the severity of wildfires in the Golden State by thinning the forests.

Editorial | Time for California to adopt smarter forest fire policies

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Wildfire Outlook Is Bad News For Late-Winter and Spring in Plains, Southwest

The National Interagency Fire Center has posted it's wildfire outlook for late winter and spring, and it's not a pretty picture, with drought conditions prevailing across much of the West and Midwest turning the region into a tinder box.

Wildfire Outlook Is Bad News For Late-Winter and Spring in Plains, Southwest

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Redfin Report: Wildfires Threaten $1.5 Trillion Worth of Homes in the United States

A new report from real estate brokerage Redfin indicated that wildfires threaten $1.5 trillion worth of homes in the United States, representing 7.7% of U.S. housing value, with Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Santa Clara counties most at risk in the Golden State.

Redfin Report: Wildfires Threaten $1.5 Trillion Worth of Homes in the United States

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February 2018 Newsletter

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Stacey Frederick, Program Coordinator at California Fire Science Consortium, sent along their February newsletter.

February 2018 Newsletter

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DES will now appeal FEMA denial of wildfire relief funds

Montana's emergency managers are appealing FEMA’s decision to deny $44 million for last year’s historic wildfire season because 'it didn't meet the requirements for a major disaster declaration,' with a more narrowly focused request for $14.8 million.

DES will now appeal FEMA denial of wildfire relief funds

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