Globalstar and Technosylva Support Global Wildfire Response and Firefighter Safety With Satellite-Powered Digital Solutions

Globalstar, a leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, is furthering its global partnership with Technosylva to support firefighting efforts worldwide by deploying Technosylva's advanced fire behavior modeling and incident management platforms, now further integrated with Globalstar’s SPOT satellite devices for enhanced field operations.

Globalstar and Technosylva Support Global Wildfire Response and Firefighter Safety With Satellite-Powered Digital Solutions

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Unified Support for Federal Wildland Fire Agencies and the Wildland Fire Management System for the 2025 Fire Year

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Katie Lighthall, Communication Director for the Wildland Fire Leadership Council, sent along a letter the organization sent to the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture with the following comments: "The Non Federal Members of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) recently delivered a Letter of Unified Support to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior conveying their support for the federal wildland fire agencies and the wildland fire management system for the 2025 Fire Year. The letter also expresses their gratitude to the federal fire leadership as well as the non-federal commitment to sharing stewardship across the wildfire response and resilience system."

Unified Support for Federal Wildland Fire Agencies and the Wildland Fire Management System for the 2025 Fire Year

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Interior, USDA Forest Service Expand Mental Health Support for Federal Wildland Firefighters and Dispatchers

The U.S. Department of the Interior sent along an announcement that federal wildland firefighters and dispatchers now have access to expanded mental health support through a network of licensed providers.

Interior, USDA Forest Service Expand Mental Health Support for Federal Wildland Firefighters and Dispatchers

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What Trump’s 2025 wildfire executive order means for firefighters, states and federal agencies

Following President Trump's executive order to overhaul the United States’ wildfire prevention and response strategy through governance reform, state collaboration, technology integration and deregulation, critics and supporters weighed in on the potential consequences.

What Trump’s 2025 wildfire executive order means for firefighters, states and federal agencies

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Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention And Response

President Trump unveiled his vision for the future of wildland firefighting in the U.S. with the issuance of a new Executive Order, which identifies a variety of tasks to be completed over the coming days by a number of government agencies to better prepare for wildfires.

Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention And Response

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Canadian wildfire smoke lingers across Plains, East with millions experiencing air quality issues

Wildfire smoke from blazes burning in multiple provinces across Western Canada is sparking air quality alerts for nearly 60 million Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin and even into the Northeast, including New York City.

Canadian wildfire smoke lingers across Plains, East with millions experiencing air quality issues

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Injured wildland firefighter making strides in recovery

U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Justin Shaw continues a determined recovery following a life-threatening injury he sustained when he was struck by a tree while battling a wildfire last summer on Idaho's Salmon River Ranger District.

Injured wildland firefighter making strides in recovery

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US Forest Service chief asks wildfire employees who took voluntary resignation to ‘come back’

Just months after the Trump Administration gave federal employees the option to voluntarily resign, the U.S. Forest Service Chief is asking those who resigned to return to work for the wildfire season, in the wake of protests from around the country that the mass layoffs and voluntary resignations of federal employees could impact the Forest Service’s ability to fight wildfires.

US Forest Service chief asks wildfire employees who took voluntary resignation to ‘come back’

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NASA’s ACERO Act Bolsters Drone Technology to Revolutionize Wildfire Response

The U.S. House of Representatives' Science, Space and Technology Committee is reviewing the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) Act, which funds NASA's efforts to develop cutting-edge drone technology for safer, more effective firefighting.

NASA’s ACERO Act Bolsters Drone Technology to Revolutionize Wildfire Response

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The woman who fought giant wildfires and became a hotshot

A veteran female Hotshot recounted what it was like to work probably the toughest job in firefighting, noting that the hallmarks are "black gunk in every crevice, chaffed armpits, and numb hands from vigorously swinging an ax into the soil, scraping away its flammable inhabitants."

The woman who fought giant wildfires and became a hotshot

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Go inside the cockpit of an air tanker, a critical tool in battling wildfires

A lead plane pilot with the Bureau of Land Management shared video footage showcasing the challenges faced by aerial firefighting pilots, offering a rare glimpse into the demanding and often dangerous work of leading a heavy air-tanker or VLAT into a fire.

Go inside the cockpit of an air tanker, a critical tool in battling wildfires

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Opinion: Protect the firefighters who protect our homes and forests

The vice president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters discussed the impact the Trump administration's layoff of most of the staff working on the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer has had on this important program.

Opinion: Protect the firefighters who protect our homes and forests

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As Wildfire Trends Change, So Should the Use of Technology Meant to Detect Them

The Government Accountability Office tackled the subject of how emerging technology could be harnessed to better deal with worsening wildfires which no longer have an official "season," but can erupt at any time of the year.

As Wildfire Trends Change, So Should the Use of Technology Meant to Detect Them

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Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states

The Associated Press reported that more than 25,000 residents in three provinces across Western Canada have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S.

Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states

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