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: U.S. continues to support Australia wildfire suppression efforts (www.nifc.gov)
A group of people gathered around a fire engine
1/3/2020
As wildfires continue to burn in Australia, the United States is sending additional U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service wildfire personnel to assist with ongoing wildfire suppression efforts.
dotGov Notes: Warm, dry spring leads to catastrophic wildfires in Australia (www.climate.gov)
A colorized map of Australia
1/3/2020
The devastating fire season is the result of an extremely dry and warm spring and early summer according to the spring report from the Australia Bureau of Meteorology.
dotGov Notes: Prescribed fire at Quamash Prairie reconnects land, culture & habitat (www.oregonmetro.gov)
A person lighting grasses on fire with a drip torch
1/3/2020
Early last fall a wildland fire team from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde led a prescribed burn of Quamash Prairie Natural Area west of Tigard, Oregon.
dotGov Notes: Ferocious fires in Australia intensify (www.nasa.gov)
A satellite image of Australia
1/2/2020
NASA's fleet of Earth-orbiting instruments detects actively burning fires, tracks the transport of smoke from fires, provides information for fire management, and maps the extent of changes to ecosystems.
Southern Border Fuels Initiative
View of prescribed fire from the air
12/20/2019
Strengthening the partnership between the Department of Interior and Department of Homeland Security, protecting natural and cultural resources along our southern border.
dotGov Notes: Results from GAO study on federal wildfire preparedness & response (www.gao.gov)
Two firefighters filling drip torches in a meadow
12/20/2019
The Government Accountability Office examined the federal government's preparedness, response, and recovery efforts following the wildfires and other natural disasters of 2017.
dotGov Notes: Surpassing goals & breaking records (www.fs.fed.us)
Two people sitting at a table signing documents
12/19/2019
The USDA Forest Service announced today that 2019 was a historic year for America’s national forests and grasslands.
dotGov Notes: Crisis communications & the role of the PIO (www.iafc.org)
A microphone on a stage
12/19/2019
Assistant Chief Shelly Jamison, Phoenix (Arizona) Fire Department and Public Information Officer Andrew Little, Tulsa (Oklahoma) Fire Department discuss the key elements of crisis communications and the changing role and responsibilities of the Public Information Officer.
Rehabilitating wildfire-damaged public lands (www.blm.gov)
A person planting willow cuttings along the edge of a stream
12/18/2019
Federal and state partners work to improve habitat and restore watershed health on public lands burned in Nevada's Goshute Cave Fire.
Applicants wanted! (www.blm.gov)
A plane drops fire retardant on a forest while two firefighters observe from a distance.
12/16/2019
The California Desert District Interagency Fire Program is now accepting applications for 2020 summer seasonal wildland firefighting jobs for engine and helicopter crews and fire dispatcher personnel.
In the News: Citizen science & wildfire smoke (agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
A plume of smoke rises thousands of feet above a burning forest.
12/13/2019
Smoke Sense Initiative leverages citizen science to address the growing wildfire‐related public health problem.
Reducing wildfire risk around power lines (www.blm.gov)
A plume of thick smoke billows from a burning forest
12/13/2019
The Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office issued a new policy to limit fire risk from power lines crossing public lands.
December Director's Update
Burning slash piles in the snow
12/12/2019
A cornerstone of our work in 2019 has been improving how we identify risk at a local level.
In the News: Igniting inspiration for women in fire (youtu.be)
Women firefighters smile at the camera while taking a selfie
12/12/2019
Thanks to programs like Women-in-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges, more women are participating in and leading controlled burns.
In the News: Preventing wildfires & conserving wildlife (www.palmbeachpost.com)
A firefighter lights grasses on fire using a drip torch
12/11/2019
Using prescribed fire to prevent wildfires, protect people and property, and conserve wildlife.

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