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Two wildland firefighters from the Snake River Hotshots Crew stand on a small rise overlooking flames burning in tall, dried grass. Black smoke rises from the flames. The fire and smoke fade to the left, and snow-covered peaks are visible in the distance.

Director’s Report: A Historic Down Payment on the Future

01/30/2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a historic down payment on the future that will help overcome the worsening climate crisis and increasingly severe wildfires. Accelerating the pace and scale of the Interior Department’s wildland fire management activities is a priority in 2023.

A three-day fire behavior analysis for the 2022 Moose Fire in Idaho. The analysis was completed in the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) using LANDFIRE products. This fire behavior simulation helped with decisions by evaluating fire spread.

Welcome to LANDFIRE, Where Consistent Data has Improved Fire Modeling

01/23/2023

Predicting a wildfire’s movement is a complex task. Technology like the geospatial mapping program LANDFIRE makes the process more rapid and accurate.

A silhouetted firefighter uses a drip torch at night. Flames rise from vegetation that looks black in the night. Photo by Austin Catlin, BLM.

Update on Implementation of Wildland Firefighter Occupational Series (content.govdelivery.com)

01/09/2023

In 2022, a new occupational series was created for federal wildland firefighters, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.The agencies are now working on its implementation and are on track to meet the June 2023 deadline.

Reclamation’s National Wildland Fire Management Program Coordinator Laura Harger (right) with the Regional Wildland Fire Management Program Coordinators John Hutchings and Kendra Fallon. They visited Whiskeytown Reservoir, a Reclamation reservoir within W

Addressing the Threat of Wildfires to Water Supplies: Meet Laura Harger

01/04/2023

As the National Wildland Fire Management Program Coordinator for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Laura Harger is developing the bureau’s program to address wildfires and the risks they pose to water supplies and hydropower production.

Deputy Secretary Beaudreau Announces $228 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (www.doi.gov)

12/14/2022

Today, Deputy Secretary Beaudreau announced the allocation of $228 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wildland fire management in fiscal year 2023.

A prescribed fire burns around a fallen tree and in standing trees in the background at dusk. Photo by NPS.

In the News: California needs to burn. Native women are leading the way. (www.washingtonpost.com)

12/14/2022

Decades of fire suppression, logging, and climate change have resulted in catastrophic wildfires in California. A group of Indigenous women from the Karuk Tribe in Northern California are bringing back a centuries-old practice of prescribed burning to help manage a landscape that’s been pushed wildly out of balance.

Smoke rises from the South Moccasin Fire in Montana. Photo by Lauren Kokinda, BLM

In the News: Wildfire Smoke Can Slash California Solar Power Output by Nearly a Third (www.bloomberg.com)

12/14/2022

A new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows that smoke can cut solar power production by nearly a third. Scientists examined a period in September 2020, when smoke from some of the largest fires in California history shrouded much of the state in a sickly orange haze .

Members of a Yosemite helitack crew work around a helicopter in a grassy field. Trees border the field, with smoke rising from their midst. Mountains rise in the distance under a stormy sky. Photo by Yosemite National Park.

Director’s Report: Laying the Foundation for Significant New Investments in Wildfire Management through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

11/29/2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed one year ago, provides a once-in-a-generation investment to help tackle the climate crisis and improve the resiliency of our lands to wildfire. In 2022, it helped the Interior Department lay the foundation for significant additional investments in wildfire management.

The Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)

11/29/2022

The fall 2022 edition of the Office of Wildland Fire's quarterly newsletter discusses increased investments in wildland fire management on the one-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funding opportunities for wildland fire science, career opportunities in fire, and more.

Members of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe fire management team stand in a leaf-strewn clearing staring at the camera with determined expressions. Behind them is a dense, mixed stand of trees and two vehicles. Photo by Claire Everett, The Nature Conservancy.

How One Tribe is Restoring the Fire-dependent Longleaf Pine

11/17/2022

This Native American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting stories of Indigenous fire practices. The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has a deep cultural connection to the longleaf pine. It has vanished from many areas. The Tribe is striving to preserve this fire-dependent species and recently received an award for those efforts.

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Director’s Report: A Historic Down Payment on the Future

Welcome to LANDFIRE, Where Consistent Data has Improved Fire Modeling

Update on Implementation of Wildland Firefighter Occupational Series (content.govdelivery.com)

Addressing the Threat of Wildfires to Water Supplies: Meet Laura Harger

Deputy Secretary Beaudreau Announces $228 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (www.doi.gov)

In the News: California needs to burn. Native women are leading the way. (www.washingtonpost.com)

In the News: Wildfire Smoke Can Slash California Solar Power Output by Nearly a Third (www.bloomberg.com)

Director’s Report: Laying the Foundation for Significant New Investments in Wildfire Management through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)

How One Tribe is Restoring the Fire-dependent Longleaf Pine

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