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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Rep. Janelle Bynum’s bipartisan wildfire safety bill passes committee

The bipartisan Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act, which focuses on reducing collision risks from unauthorized drones flying through restricted airspace during active wildfires, has passed through committee without opposition.

Rep. Janelle Bynum’s bipartisan wildfire safety bill passes committee

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“Yes, the Gap Can Be Bridged"...USFS Chief, Tom Schultz

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Jim Petersen, Founder and President of the Evergreen Foundation, conducted a far-ranging, hour-long interview with Wildfire NOTD subscriber Tom Schultz, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, which chronicles his life leading up to becoming USFS Chief, and how forests can be managed to reduce wildfires.

“Yes, the Gap Can Be Bridged"...USFS Chief, Tom Schultz

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Mitigating Wildfire Impact on Water Quality through Climate-Based Financing: A Case Study of the Provo River Watershed

A new study published by the American Chemical Society demonstrates a method for modeling pre- and post-fire erosion, and connects the impacts to energy use and emissions associated with a downstream drinking water treatment plant, something of importance, considering that surface waters from forested watersheds supply over half of the drinking water to people across the U.S.

Mitigating Wildfire Impact on Water Quality through Climate-Based Financing: A Case Study of the Provo River Watershed

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