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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Interior Department Invests Over $3.5 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Idaho
Fire burning tall tan grass with brown smoke flowing into the air
9/21/2022
The Interior Department announced that it has invested over $3.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support fuel management projects in Idaho.
Interior Department Invests Over $5.5 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Utah
A wildland firefighter walks past a burning tree at night.
9/21/2022
The Interior Department announced that it has invested over $5.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support fuel management projects in Utah.
Interior Department Invests Over $7.5 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in California
Six wildland firefighters watch an airtanker drop red retardant on a fire.
9/21/2022
The Interior Department announced that it has invested over $7.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support fuel management projects in California.
Interior Department Invests Over $10 Million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Advance Wildfire Resilience in Arizona
A firefighter walks through a forest with burning trees
9/21/2022
Deputy Secretary Beaudreau announced that over $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support fuel management projects in Arizona.
In the News: Fighting Fire With Fire (madelocalmagazine.com)
Hand crew walks toward the mountains at sunset.
9/21/2022
Two years after their community burned, the people of Monan’s Rill are lighting the way towards a new relationship with fire.
Biden-Harris Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Charts Path Forward
A veteran crew at the 2021 MY Complex Fire. Photo by Austin Catlin, BLM.
9/14/2022
Today, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission met in Salt Lake City to craft policy recommendations on wayst o better manage wildfires.
dotGov Notes: The Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)
Newsletter subscribe screen on a laptop and cell phone on a desk with a cup of coffee.
9/7/2022
The summer 2022 edition of the Office of Wildland Fire's quarterly newsletter discusses improvements for the federal wildland fire workforce, the new Wildfire Mitigation and Management Commission, technology that supports wildfire mitigation, and commemorating the first national Wildland Firefighter Day.
Director’s Report: Addressing Wildfires Together through Widescale Mitigation and Personal Precautions
BLM firefighters in Arizona hiking with gear. Photo by Suzanne Allman, BLM contractor.
9/7/2022
Nearly 9 out of 10 wildfires are caused by people. Even small precautions taken by individuals can play a significant role in reducing wildfires. Together with ongoing work by the Interior Department and our partners to address our new norm of more extreme wildfires, these efforts will improve our ability to live with fire.
A National Park Service Pilot Program Introduces Young Women to Careers in Wildland Fire
The all-women conservation corps fire crew at Yosemite National Park at a park viewpoint. (By NPS.)
8/26/2022
Women in the United States have been fighting fires for centuries. Nevertheless, they are underrepresented in firefighting positions across local, state, and federal agencies. Last summer, the National Park Service launched a pilot program to give young women experience in wildland fire management, and are now building on its success.
Helping Seasoned Wildland Fire Professionals Train the Next Generation
Firefighter trains military members in wildland fire at the Dixie Fire. By Joe Bradshaw, BLM.
8/22/2022
One of the greatest challenges in wildland fire education is that individual instructors also have day jobs, and opportunities to learn how to be better teachers have been limited. A new partnership with the University of Kentucky’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching provided an opportunity this spring for wildland fire instructors to improve their teaching techniques so they can help the next generation of wildland fire professionals develop new skills.
In the News: Once-ignored Indigenous Knowledge of Nature Now Shaping Science (www.mprnews.org)
A prescribed fire burns near a fallen tree and in a forest in the background at dusk. Photo by NPS.
8/15/2022
In many Indigenous communities, people have long made careful use of burns to promote forest health. But the Western view saw fire as inherently bad. On the Fond du Lac Reservation of Lake Superior Chippewa, this resulted in a curbing of burns. Nowadays, Tribes are reclaiming traditional ecological knowledge they were prohibited from using in the past, including fire.
My Experience Interning for Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire
Abby Sherwood, intern at Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire. Photo courtesy of Abby Sherwood.
8/12/2022
Abigail Sherwood, an intern with the University of Montana’s Demmer Scholars Program, shares her experience with Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire.
In the News: Fire Breaks Helped to Stop June Blaze (www.bakercityherald.com)
Aerial view of the Willowcreek Fire intersecting a fuel break in June 2022. By Kristen Munday, BLM
8/1/2022
A tractor that plowed swathes through rangeland in northern Malheur County, Oregon, more than two decades ago is a major reason why the Willowcreek Fire, the biggest blaze in the area so far this year, stopped when it did in late June.
Fifty Years of Landsat: Watchman for Wildfires (www.usgs.gov)
An image of the 2021 Caldor Fire in California taken by Landsat.
7/22/2022
Landsat satellites have been collecting information about wildfires since the 1970s, helping land managers and emergency responders assess the impact of fires on ecosystems and communities. 
Welcome to FireNet, Where Wildland Fire Agencies Collaborate
A Boise Dispatch Center dispatcher tracks wildfire response in ID. Photo by Neal Herbert, Interior.
7/20/2022
With tens of thousands of wildland firefighting agencies spread throughout the U.S., achieving seamless information sharing and communication has historically been complex. FireNet provides a shared, secure single point of access to facilitate national wildland fire management across personnel from diverse organizations, regardless of affiliation.

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