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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A federal silviculturist employee measures a tree with measuring tape.

Biden-Harris Administration provides nearly $11 million to advance wildland fire research (www.blm.gov)

06/21/2024

The Joint Fire Science Program today announced nearly $11 million in funding is available to advance wildland fire research and scientific exchange.

People gather at the Spokane Food Sovereign Garden to establish fire effects monitoring plots. Photo courtesy of the Spokane Tribal Network.

In the News: In Montana, a Tribally Led Effort to Restore the Whitebark Pine (undark.org)

06/07/2024

Not just a keystone species for the ecosystem, the tree is also a cultural keystone. Can it come back from the brink?

Wildflower bloom at Slinkard Wilderness Study Area at sunset.

In the News: Wildfires, Cheatgrass Have Nevada Feeling the Need for Seed (thenevadaindependent.com)

06/07/2024

Native seeds are vital for revegetation efforts in Nevada, but very little seed is suited for the arid state. A mishmash of groups is working on the problem.

A tall plume of smoke rises from a wildfire burning through a forest in Alaska. Photo by BLM.

In the News: An Alaska wildlife refuge is changing its wildfire strategy to limit carbon emissions (alaskapublic.org)

06/07/2024

Native seeds are vital for revegetation efforts in Nevada, but very little seed is suited for the arid state. A mishmash of groups is working on the problem.

Firefighter with fire burning in backdrop

Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Strategic Priorities to Strengthen the Nation’s Response to Wildfire

06/04/2024

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year.

A firefighter works on a prescribed fire. Holding a drip torch, he walks away from the camera through knee-deep grass. Flames glow in small patches around him. In a hazy sky, a red sun lowers toward the trees on the horizon.

Strengthening Support for Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing

05/03/2024

Wildland firefighters work in arduous, stressful environments that take a toll on their mental and physical health. This Mental Health Awareness Month, the Interior and Agriculture departments are sharing details about the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing program, a comprehensive effort to better address wildland firefighter health needs.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mooney Highlights Wildfire Resilience Funding, Native Seed Supply from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda During Georgia Visit (www.doi.gov)

04/23/2024

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Joan Mooney was in Georgia to highlight how President Biden's Investing in America agenda is supporting wildland fire management.

A female wildland firefighter carries a drip torch in a rangeland environment. She is laying fire on the ground and you can see fire and smoke in the background.

Director’s Report: Tackling the 2024 Fire Year and Beyond

04/16/2024

As the 2024 fire year challenges firefighters in numerous states, Interior continues its workforce investments to build a wildland fire management program that is poised to meet the challenges of the future.

Two wildland firefighters wearing wildland fire gear use drip torches for a prescribed burn.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $79 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery

04/09/2024

The Department of the Interior today announced $79 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management. The funding will expand wildfire detection capabilities, reduce risk from wildfires, help rehabilitate burned areas and enhance radios and other technology used by wildfire incident management teams.

Web Reads: Fire in the desert (www.pnas.org)

03/21/2024

Fueled by invasive grasses and climate change, desert fires are growing larger and more dangerous.

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Biden-Harris Administration provides nearly $11 million to advance wildland fire research (www.blm.gov)

In the News: In Montana, a Tribally Led Effort to Restore the Whitebark Pine (undark.org)

In the News: Wildfires, Cheatgrass Have Nevada Feeling the Need for Seed (thenevadaindependent.com)

In the News: An Alaska wildlife refuge is changing its wildfire strategy to limit carbon emissions (alaskapublic.org)

Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Strategic Priorities to Strengthen the Nation’s Response to Wildfire

Strengthening Support for Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mooney Highlights Wildfire Resilience Funding, Native Seed Supply from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda During Georgia Visit (www.doi.gov)

Director’s Report: Tackling the 2024 Fire Year and Beyond

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $79 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildfire Mitigation and Recovery

Web Reads: Fire in the desert (www.pnas.org)

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