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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million is Available to Strengthen Local Governments’ Wildfire Response (www.doi.gov)

12/04/2024

The Department of the Interior today announced that over $20 million is available to strengthen local governments' wildfire response by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines. Applications are due by February 26, 2025.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Projects Stewarded by Interior Department Supported More Than 28,000 Jobs, $3 Billion to the Economy Last Year (www.doi.gov)

11/15/2024

Today, ahead of the third anniversary of President Biden signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Department of the Interior released a new analysis that estimates that investments from the law supported more than 28,000 jobs and contributed more than $3.3 billion to the economy in fiscal year 2024.

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In the News: Preventing wildfires through mitigation (www.dailycal.org)

11/06/2024

With a wildfire season that runs for nearly half of the year, the Bay Area is a hotspot for implementing and experimenting with wildfire management strategies. A strategy that has recently been gaining traction is to allow small fires to happen, but in a manageable quantity that doesn’t pose a threat to humans.

A plume of smoke rises into the sky from the glowing flames on a forested ridge.

In the News: Building Fire Resilience: How Fuels Treatments Helped During the Bootleg Fire (mailchi.mp)

11/06/2024

How strategies like thinning dense trees, clearing dry brush, and using prescribed burns were put to the test during the Bootleg Fire in 2021.

Low flames burn through dried grass in a forest

In the News: For a decade, a northern California program has built prescribed fire capacity informed by Indigenous tradition (www.boisestatepublicradio.org)

11/06/2024

Since 2014, the Klamath Prescribed Fire Training Exchange – or KTREX – has been building capacity for burning in the ancestral territory of the Karuk Indigenous people. Organizers say it’s a promising model for putting more beneficial fire on the ground amid the wildfire crisis.

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Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Visits Colorado and Nevada to Highlight Investments through the President’s Investing in America Agenda (www.doi.gov)

10/28/2024

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis visited Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge today where a new $6.5 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will support wildland fire management in Colorado.

A firefighter sprays water on a wildfire as he walks next to a red fire engine.

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $1.3 Million Through Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program to Strengthen Local Governments’ Wildfire Response (www.doi.gov)

09/19/2024

The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $1.3 million in awards through a pilot program to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines.

Laura Daniel Davis stands at a podium as she announces the funding.

Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Announces $236 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildfire Resilience and Recovery (www.doi.gov)

09/10/2024

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today announced $236 million in funding allocations from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management into fiscal year 2025 across the nation.

A duff workshop offered by the Southern Fire Exchange in 2019. Photo by David Godwin, the Southern Fire Exchange.

In the News: Building Trust and Collaboration in Fire Science (fireuniversity.libsyn.com)

09/04/2024

Dr. Molly Hunter joins the Fire University podcast to discuss her work with the Joint Fire Science Program and the Fire Science Exchange Network, two organizations established to support wildland fire science research, provide science-based decisions to managers, and foster collaboration between scientists and practitioners.

A 2019 fire at Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge.

In the News: Maui Conservationists and Firefighters Receive U.S. Department of the Interior Honors for Valor in Wildfire Response (hoodline.com)

08/22/2024

A group of Maui bird conservationists and state firefighters have been honored with a prestigious award from the U.S. Department of the Interior for their bravery and swift action during a wildfire incident in August 2023.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Million is Available to Strengthen Local Governments’ Wildfire Response (www.doi.gov)

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Projects Stewarded by Interior Department Supported More Than 28,000 Jobs, $3 Billion to the Economy Last Year (www.doi.gov)

In the News: Preventing wildfires through mitigation (www.dailycal.org)

In the News: Building Fire Resilience: How Fuels Treatments Helped During the Bootleg Fire (mailchi.mp)

In the News: For a decade, a northern California program has built prescribed fire capacity informed by Indigenous tradition (www.boisestatepublicradio.org)

Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Visits Colorado and Nevada to Highlight Investments through the President’s Investing in America Agenda (www.doi.gov)

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $1.3 Million Through Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program to Strengthen Local Governments’ Wildfire Response (www.doi.gov)

Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Announces $236 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildfire Resilience and Recovery (www.doi.gov)

In the News: Building Trust and Collaboration in Fire Science (fireuniversity.libsyn.com)

In the News: Maui Conservationists and Firefighters Receive U.S. Department of the Interior Honors for Valor in Wildfire Response (hoodline.com)

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