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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Yosemite National Park Rescue Medic Heather Wonenberg Awarded the 2018 Outstanding Wildfire EMS Individual of the Year (www.nps.gov)

08/15/2019

National award recognizes outstanding work in the area of emergency medical service for our Nation’s Wildland Firefighters.

FEMA Releases the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (www.fema.gov)

08/14/2019

On August 13, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its federal partners, in close coordination with experts across governmental agencies, academia and non-governmental organizations, released the National Mitigation Investment Strategy.

Flying through a Fire Cloud (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

08/13/2019

On August 8, 2019, a team of atmospheric scientists got a rare look at pyrocumulonimbus clouds as they were forming above a fire in eastern Washington.

Multi-agency Effort Goes Deep Inside a Fire (www.usda.gov)

08/13/2019

Forest fires often reach or exceed temperatures of 2,000° Fahrenheit—that’s equivalent to one-fifth the temperature of the surface of the sun. What is the impact of such high temperatures on the soil and plants of our forests? USDA Forest Service scientists and others with the interagency Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment (FASMEE) teamed up with the Fishlake National Forest Richfield Ranger District to study a prescribed fire from start to finish.

Where there’s fire, there’s smoke — and secrets for science to uncover (www.noaa.gov)

08/09/2019

Hundreds of scientists embark on mission aimed at improving air quality forecasts

In the News: Celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th Birthday (www.smokeybear75th.org)

08/09/2019

Since 1944, Smokey Bear has taught millions of Americans about their role in preventing wildfires. Seventy-five years later, in 2019, Smokey is celebrating a milestone birthday.

Fighting fire with fire (www.fws.gov)

08/07/2019

Prescribed burns on refuges improve wildlife habitat, reduce wildfire risk

In the News: Alaska Fire Service Drone Footage Provides Bird's-Eye View of Firefighters Extinguishing Hot Spot (akfireinfo.com)

08/07/2019

Alaska wildland firefighters pioneered the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, on fires across the country during the summer of 2017 to help provide fire crew support, hot spot detection and mapping.

Fire, Topography, and Climate Drive Variation in Alaska's Boreal Forests (www.nps.gov)

08/07/2019

How is fire, topography, and climate, driving variation in Alaska's boreal forests? Researchers compared forest survey data from Denali National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.

Remote wildfire spotted on eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park (www.nps.gov)

08/07/2019

On the evening of August 3, Yellowstone’s Mount Washburn fire lookout detected a wildfire near the eastern boundary of the park likely caused by lightning. That area has received substantial lightning over the past two weeks.

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Yosemite National Park Rescue Medic Heather Wonenberg Awarded the 2018 Outstanding Wildfire EMS Individual of the Year (www.nps.gov)

FEMA Releases the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (www.fema.gov)

Flying through a Fire Cloud (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

Multi-agency Effort Goes Deep Inside a Fire (www.usda.gov)

Where there’s fire, there’s smoke — and secrets for science to uncover (www.noaa.gov)

In the News: Celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th Birthday (www.smokeybear75th.org)

Fighting fire with fire (www.fws.gov)

In the News: Alaska Fire Service Drone Footage Provides Bird's-Eye View of Firefighters Extinguishing Hot Spot (akfireinfo.com)

Fire, Topography, and Climate Drive Variation in Alaska's Boreal Forests (www.nps.gov)

Remote wildfire spotted on eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park (www.nps.gov)

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