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Wildfire partners conduct aerial firefighting training (www.nifc.gov)

06/15/2020

The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing and the Nevada National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing will join the USDA Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and other firefighting
agencies for aerial wildland firefighting training June 15-19 at CAL FIRE’s McClellan Reload Base.

Connecting with communities (fireadaptednetwork.org)

06/11/2020

The Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network interviews Susie Kocher, Forestry & Natural Resources Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension, to learn more about her role connecting community members to research-based information and education about forest and fire management.

Grand Canyon welcomes new Branch Chief of Fire & Aviation (www.nps.gov)

06/09/2020

Grand Canyon National Park welcomes Lucas Minton as the park’s new branch chief of fire and aviation.

Fighting fire in the land down under

06/09/2020

Bureau of Land Mangement firefighter Owen Johnson shares his experience fighting wildland fires in Australia last winter.

Hold & improve: balancing risk to fight fire during a pandemic

06/05/2020

Fighting wildfires during a pandemic seems a little like the paradox of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Wildfires and a virus as two forces of nature putting first responders in an impossible situation. But focusing on this stark choice of dueling threats tends to obscure one of humankinds’ greatest gifts: flexibility. Our ability to react and adapt, making small changes to our routines so we bend instead of breaking.

BLM ensures wildfire response across the west (www.blm.gov)

06/03/2020

As wildfire activity increases across the American West and Alaska, the Bureau of Land Management responds by mobilizing wildland firefighters and aviation support with the goal of catching wildfires before they grow into large, problematic incidents.

Web Reads: 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards (www.stateforesters.org)

06/03/2020

The Wildfire Mitigation Awards Committee is pleased to invite nominations for 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. Established in 2014, the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards program recognizes outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation.

'Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!' (www.nps.gov)

06/02/2020

Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!’ describes the theme of the Spanish Language Training Exchange (TREX) held near Santa Fe, New Mexico in October of 2019. The two week TREX program brings diverse fire practitioners from many Spanish speaking countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Spain, together to build skills in prescribed fire, fire management, and fire ecology.

Prescribed burning reduces wildfire threat on military training lands (akfireinfo.com)

05/29/2020

Prescribed burning to reduce the threat of wildfire on military training lands in Interior Alaska was completed with approximately 30,000 acres burned to treat more than 68,000 acres.

Joint Fire Science Program announces changes in leadership (mailchi.mp)

05/29/2020

The BLM Fire & Aviation Directorate is proud to announce Ed Brunson as the new program manager for the Joint Fire Science Program.

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