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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dotGov Notes: History of helping: hotshot crews support fire suppression in the Lower 48 (akfireinfo.com)
Firefighters carry their gear away from a plane
9/4/2020
On July 24, 2020, two Alaska-based BLM hotshot crews, Chena and Midnight Sun, arrived at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho to support the fire suppression effort in the Lower 48 for the remainder of fire season as they have done intermittently since 1987.
dotGov Notes: NIFC mobilizes Canadian fire crews to provide wildland fire support (www.nifc.gov)
Firefighters exiting an airplane are greeted by U.S. customs agents on the tarmac
9/3/2020
The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho is mobilizing three wildland firefighting hand crews from Quebec, Canada to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in California.
Wildland Fire Research Funding Opportunity
Firefighters holding hoses keep watch on a small fire burning through dried grass in a desert canyon
9/3/2020
The Joint Fire Science Program is soliciting proposals from both government and non-government entities for research about a number of priority topics related to wildland fire.
dotGov Notes: Increasing use of prescribed fire: Barriers and opportunities (www.fs.usda.gov)
Low flames burn through dried grass in a forest
9/2/2020
New research finds that lack of adequate capacity and funding were the most commonly cited barriers to conducting prescribed fires.
A prescription for safety: burning in the wildland urban interface
Smoke rises from a fire burning in a coastal scrub landscape
8/18/2020
The use of prescribed fire is a valuable tool in preventing catastrophic wildfires and promoting natural ecological processes of fire dependent ecosystems. Prescribed fire is an important management tool utilized to fulfill the mission and goals of Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. It is used to restore and maintain biological integrity of refuge habitats and reducing threats to public health and safety from potential catastrophic wildfires in those communities near the wildland urban interface.
Majority of fires human-caused (www.blm.gov)
Firefighters walking alongside a fire engine hosing down burned grasses and shrubs
8/7/2020
The Bureau of Land Management - Idaho reports that over 75% of fires this year have been determined to be human-caused.
dotGov Notes: Prescribed fires & ticks (www.nrs.fs.fed.us)
A tick on human skin
8/6/2020
Recurrent prescribed fire may reduce tick populations and incidence of the lyme disease according to recent research from the USDA Forest Service.
Remapping LANDFIRE (www.usgs.gov)
graphic showing microphone next to the text eyes on earth
8/5/2020
On this episode of the USGS "Eyes on Earth" Podcast, a discussion about recent efforts to remap the United States and improve the datasets available in LANDFIRE.
LANDFIRE remap marks major improvements (www.usgs.gov)
A map of the United States
7/30/2020
LANDFIRE released the most significant upgrade in its 15-year history this week—the most comprehensive land cover dataset the program has ever produced. The LANDFIRE Remap for the conterminous United States includes new national base maps across the product suite, as well as a promise of improved accuracy and ease of use for what has become one of the most widely-cited data sources in the Nation, both in and outside of the fire science community.
Web Reads: Surveys reveal nuanced perceptions of wildfire effects (www.nwfirescience.org)
A person standing above a valley points to distant hills
7/29/2020
Research published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire surveyed peoples' perceptions before and after they hiked in a landscape dominated by chaparral and oak burned at high severity in 2015.
50 years of wildfire support: National Interagency Fire Center celebrates golden anniversary.
Sunset over NIFC campus
7/23/2020
Celebrating 50 years of wildland fire support to the nation.
Web Reads: School’s Out, Now What? (fireadaptednetwork.org)
A black and white illustration of a firefighter wearing personal protective equipment
7/23/2020
The Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network compiled a resource list of summer activity guides, wildfire education resources, and go-bag activities that may help make the transition to summer exploratory learning a little bit easier for everyone!
dotGov Notes: New graphics highlight wildland firefighter safety messaging (www.usfa.fema.gov)
An illustration showing firefighters monitoring a fire
7/20/2020
Beautiful graphics from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group depict the 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Watch Out Situations are now available for free download.
dotGov Notes: Fuels treatments, wildfire & post-fire resiliency (storymaps.arcgis.com)
Smoke billows from a fire burning in a forest of juniper trees
7/17/2020
In 2008, the Bureau of Land Management West Desert District began a series of treatments near Grouse Creek, Utah to mitigate the risk of wildfire and reduce threats to sagebrush habitat. In 2018, these treatments were put to the test when the Goose Creek Fire started. The wildfire presented West Desert District land managers with a unique opportunity to assess whether the treatments were effective at modifying fire behavior, reducing burn severity, and helping promote post-fire resiliency.
dotGov Notes: Funding opportunities for fire science (www.firescience.gov)
Joint Fire Science Program logo
7/17/2020
The Joint Fire Science Program Funding Opportunity Announcements are now open through September 30, 2020.

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