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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Exceeding Targets - Reducing Wildfire Risk

01/09/2020

The Department of the Interior doubles accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2019, completing more vegetative treatments to reduce wildfire risk.

NPS Fiscal Year 2019 Accomplishments (www.nps.gov)

01/09/2020

Treatment of approximately 230,300 acres of public land helps reduce wildfire risks in America’s national parks, safeguarding nearby communities, natural resources and infrastructure.

BIA marks progress (www.bia.gov)

01/09/2020

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Wildland Fire and Aviation Management program announce a number of firsts that demonstrate exceptional interagency collaboration abilities and commitment to improving the development of their wildland fire workforce through new training opportunities for women.

Interior reduces wildfire risks on more than 1.4 Million acres of Federal land in 2019 (www.doi.gov)

01/08/2020

Department of the Interior doubles and nearly triples targets set by President Donald Trump for vegetative treatments to reduce wildfire risk in Fiscal Year 2019, marking the largest fuel load reduction in a decade.

Web Reads: Working with communities to make a difference (www.iafc.org)

01/08/2020

Wildland fire is a year-round reality that is setting records for the size, destruction, costs, and loss of lives and property. The RSG! Program seeks to make a difference in communities faced with wildland fire threats.

Web Reads: The women before me (www.amandamonthei.com)

01/08/2020

A history of the women who have served on the Zigzag Hotshot Crew.

U.S. continues to support Australia wildfire suppression efforts (www.nifc.gov)

01/03/2020

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.

Warm, dry spring leads to catastrophic wildfires in Australia (www.climate.gov)

01/03/2020

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.

Prescribed fire at Quamash Prairie reconnects land, culture & habitat (www.oregonmetro.gov)

01/03/2020

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.

Ferocious fires in Australia intensify (www.nasa.gov)

01/02/2020

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.

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Exceeding Targets - Reducing Wildfire Risk

NPS Fiscal Year 2019 Accomplishments (www.nps.gov)

BIA marks progress (www.bia.gov)

Interior reduces wildfire risks on more than 1.4 Million acres of Federal land in 2019 (www.doi.gov)

Web Reads: Working with communities to make a difference (www.iafc.org)

Web Reads: The women before me (www.amandamonthei.com)

U.S. continues to support Australia wildfire suppression efforts (www.nifc.gov)

Warm, dry spring leads to catastrophic wildfires in Australia (www.climate.gov)

Prescribed fire at Quamash Prairie reconnects land, culture & habitat (www.oregonmetro.gov)

Ferocious fires in Australia intensify (www.nasa.gov)

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