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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.

Southern Border Fuels Initiative

12/20/2019

Strengthening the partnership between the Department of Interior and Department of Homeland Security, protecting natural and cultural resources along our southern border.

Results from GAO study on federal wildfire preparedness & response (www.gao.gov)

12/20/2019

The Government Accountability Office examined the federal government's preparedness, response, and recovery efforts following the wildfires and other natural disasters of 2017.

Surpassing goals & breaking records (www.fs.fed.us)

12/19/2019

The USDA Forest Service announced today that 2019 was a historic year for America’s national forests and grasslands.

Crisis communications & the role of the PIO (www.iafc.org)

12/19/2019

Assistant Chief Shelly Jamison, Phoenix (Arizona) Fire Department and Public Information Officer Andrew Little, Tulsa (Oklahoma) Fire Department discuss the key elements of crisis communications and the changing role and responsibilities of the Public Information Officer.

Rehabilitating wildfire-damaged public lands (www.blm.gov)

12/18/2019

Federal and state partners work to improve habitat and restore watershed health on public lands burned in Nevada's Goshute Cave Fire.

Applicants wanted! (www.blm.gov)

12/16/2019

The California Desert District Interagency Fire Program is now accepting applications for 2020 summer seasonal wildland firefighting jobs for engine and helicopter crews and fire dispatcher personnel.