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Silhouetted firefighters. Photo by USDA.

Advancing Wildland Firefighter Workforce Reforms (content.govdelivery.com)

02/16/2022

Over the next five years, the Interior Department will receive nearly $1.5 billion for wildland fire management, including $164 million for workforce improvements, ranging from a new wildland firefighter classification series to mental health support, improved compensation to additional training.

Firefighters receive a briefing amid the smoke from the 2020 Holiday Fire in Oregon. Photo by Megan McGinnis, BLM.

In the News: ‘A Deranged Pyroscape’: How Fires Across the World have Grown Weirder (www.theguardian.com)

02/08/2022

Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable.

Firefighters watch a retardant drop on the Peavine Fire in Nevada at sunrise. Photo by Sarah McNeil, BLM.

Meet BIL: How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports Wildland Fire Management

01/24/2022

The once-in-a-generation investment in wildland fire management provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will significantly expand Interior’s forest and rangeland restoration, hazardous fuel management, wildfire preparedness, and post-fire recovery efforts.

Aerial view of burned homes in the aftermath of the Almeda Fire in Oregon. Photo by Ahturner through Adobe Stock.

In the News: The Unequal Impacts of Wildfire (headwaterseconomics.org)

01/12/2022

Variables such as income, age, mobility, and other socioeconomic factors can influence vulnerability to wildfire impacts.

Smoke rises from the South Moccasin Fire in Montana. Photo by Lauren Kokinda, BLM

In the News: Extreme Air Pollution from U.S. Wildfires Now Affects Millions of People (www.newscientist.com)

01/12/2022

The portion of the western U.S. hit by the unusually high co-occurrence of two air pollutants because of wildfires has more than doubled in the past decade, exposing millions more people to dirty air.

Road bordering burned forest, from above

In the News: This Vast Wildfire Lab is Helping Foresters Prepare for a Hotter Planet (www.nytimes.com)

01/06/2022

When the Bootleg Fire tore through a nature reserve in Oregon this summer, the destruction varied in different areas. Researchers say forest management methods, including controlled burns, were a big factor.

Firefighter talks on radio during a retardant drop at the Rice Ridge Fire. Photo by Kari Greer, Forest Service.

Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security Jointly Establish New Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission (www.doi.gov)

12/17/2021

The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security announced the establishment of a Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Establishing this Commission fulfills a key provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and represents a critical step in combating the nation’s wildfire crisis and improving resilience in America’s landscapes.

Wildland firefighter with a Santa hat on the Thomas Creek Fire. Photo by Stuart Palley, FS.

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Advancing Wildland Firefighter Workforce Reforms (content.govdelivery.com)

In the News: ‘A Deranged Pyroscape’: How Fires Across the World have Grown Weirder (www.theguardian.com)

Meet BIL: How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports Wildland Fire Management

In the News: The Unequal Impacts of Wildfire (headwaterseconomics.org)

In the News: Extreme Air Pollution from U.S. Wildfires Now Affects Millions of People (www.newscientist.com)

In the News: This Vast Wildfire Lab is Helping Foresters Prepare for a Hotter Planet (www.nytimes.com)

Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security Jointly Establish New Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission (www.doi.gov)

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Research is Helping Address Changing Ecosystems that Propel Wildfires in the Southwest

Ecology, Wildfire Science, and Advancing Gender Equity

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