Wildland Fire News

A selection of news releases and stories related to wildland fire management. For details about ongoing wildfires, visit the National Interagency Fire Center.

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Type

In the News: International deployments continue to Australia (www.afac.com.au)

02/11/2020

Australia continues to be supported by international assistance in response to the ongoing bushfire situation across multiple states and territories.

President Proposes $1 Billion for Department of the Interior Wildland Fire Management in Fiscal Year 2021

02/10/2020

Funding invests in a year-round workforce to protect people, property, and natural resources from destructive wildfires

Partnership efforts to address Australia wildfires (www.usda.gov)

02/04/2020

As wildfires, or “bushfires”, burn throughout Australia, the USDA Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior continue to deploy wildfire personnel to assist with fire suppression efforts.

Crews prepare for 2020 prescribed fire season (www.nps.gov)

02/03/2020

During the spring months of 2020, fire crews at Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Tennessee district of the park.

New Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation (www.nifc.gov)

02/03/2020

The Bureau of Land Management announced today that Grant Beebe, a veteran wildland firefighting professional, has been selected as their new Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation, based in Boise, Idaho.

Prescribed burns in New Mexico (www.blm.gov)

01/30/2020

Beginning February 1 and continuing for up to 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burns in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument on the Guadalupe Mountains, located 1 mile south of Cerro, New Mexico.

Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.

Secretary Bernhardt Signs Order Grounding Interior's Drone Fleet for Non-Emergency Operations (www.doi.gov)

01/29/2020

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed Secretary's Order 3379 ordering the temporary cessation of non-emergency unmanned aircraft systems fleet operations.

"Eyes on Earth" Podcast discusses burn severity mapping (www.usgs.gov)

01/27/2020

Learn how USGS scientists work to map wildfire severity using Landsat and 3D technology.

In the News: Between wildfires, land in the US West has short 10- to 15-year reprieve (phys.org)

01/27/2020

According to a new study on wildfire burn scars, "[Communities] generally get about 10 to 15 years of 'protection' post burn, meaning a lower probability of reburning—not a long time."

Perceptions of land use planning to reduce wildfire risk in eight communities across the United States (www.nrs.fs.fed.us)

01/24/2020

A new study coauthored by the U.S. Forest Service researches perceptions of land use planning to reduce wildfire risk in eight communities across the United States.

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