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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National Wildfire Coordinating Group Selects New Branch Coordinator (www.nps.gov)

11/06/2020

National Wildfire Coordinating Group Selects New Branch Coordinator

Satellite image showing the LNU Complex Fire boundary west of Vacaville, California on August 25, 2020

Fire Science Critical for Combating Wildfires Out West (www.usgs.gov)

10/16/2020

Fire science underlies all the training and tools used by firefighters today.

Web Reads: Post-Fire Recovery Resource Round-up (fireadaptednetwork.org)

10/16/2020

Communities are bolstering long-term recovery organizations, advocating for federal, state and local assistance, weaving post-fire considerations into their Community Wildfire Protection Plans and working to plan for a recovery that begins after the next fire.

Web Reads: New Resource: FAC Net's Post-Fire Graphic & Facilitators Guide (fireadaptednetwork.org)

10/16/2020

Many communities across the west are grappling with how to best recover from these large-scale fires. This blog shares a Wildfire Recovery graphic, created by FAC Net and FAC Net practitioners and it is designed to help communities see the breadth of wildfire recovery actions, whether they are working to piece their communities back together after a fire or are working now to prepare for recovery.

Four medics in yellow flight suits and helmets carrying a stretcher

Recipients of the 2019 Wildland Fire Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Awards Announced (www.nwcg.gov)

10/06/2020

The National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group awards recognize outstanding actions or accomplishments that are above and beyond normal duties and missions.

NIST Awards More Than $4 Million to Small Businesses for Innovations in AI, Wildfire Forecasting and More (www.nist.gov)

10/01/2020

Wildfire forecast system among the 20 projects to receive 2020 Small Business Innovation Research funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Cover of the 2020 NASF Annual Report with close-up photo of a pine branch and collage of photos showing forestry-related activities

Web Reads: National Association of State Foresters Annual Report 2019-2020 (www.stateforesters.org)

09/29/2020

Easch year State forestry agencies train more than 62,000 firefighters and protect
1.59 billion acres from wildfires

Machinery grinding up small trees in a forest

Reducing wildfire risk and protecting structures (www.nps.gov)

09/25/2020

Last year the National Park Service received an additional one million dollars in funding to reduce wildfire risk to structures, facilities, and infrastructure. The Natural Resources Stewardship and Science and Visitor and Resource Protection’s Fire and Aviation Management Program associateships selected Crater Lake and Yellowstone National Parks as the as the focus areas for this risk reduction investment.

A firefighter stands on a ridge while monitoring a distant fire

Canada, Mexico, and U.S. Military support western wildfires (www.nifc.gov)

09/24/2020

The National Interagency Fire Center has requested additional fire personnel and equipment from Canada and the U.S. Military to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in California and Oregon, along with five crews totaling 100 firefighters and four agency representatives from Guadalajara, Mexico.

A communications tower sits on top of a burned hillside in a forest next to a river

A Letter to Pacific Northwest Communities (www.blm.gov)

09/22/2020

A message from the Pacific Northwest leadership of the Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service to our communities during the 2020 fire season.

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group Selects New Branch Coordinator (www.nps.gov)

Fire Science Critical for Combating Wildfires Out West (www.usgs.gov)

Web Reads: Post-Fire Recovery Resource Round-up (fireadaptednetwork.org)

Web Reads: New Resource: FAC Net's Post-Fire Graphic & Facilitators Guide (fireadaptednetwork.org)

Recipients of the 2019 Wildland Fire Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Awards Announced (www.nwcg.gov)

NIST Awards More Than $4 Million to Small Businesses for Innovations in AI, Wildfire Forecasting and More (www.nist.gov)

Web Reads: National Association of State Foresters Annual Report 2019-2020 (www.stateforesters.org)

Reducing wildfire risk and protecting structures (www.nps.gov)

Canada, Mexico, and U.S. Military support western wildfires (www.nifc.gov)

A Letter to Pacific Northwest Communities (www.blm.gov)

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