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Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis speaks at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Announces $138 Million from President’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildland Fire Mitigation and Resilience (www.doi.gov)

01/09/2024

During a visit today to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced $138 million in new allocations from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help protect communities from the risk of wildfires in fiscal year 2024.

Secretary Haaland and four others standing near beach in front of Investing in America sign.

Secretary Haaland Highlights President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda in California Visit (www.doi.gov)

01/02/2024

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Michael Brain traveled to California, where they highlighted how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is bolstering efforts to make Western communities more resilient to drought and wildfire in the wake of the climate crisis.

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Devotes More Than $468 Million to Advance Wildfire Resilience Across the Country (www.doi.gov)

11/30/2023

Today, the Department of the Interior announced that it has provided more than $468 million in fiscal year 2023 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to reduce wildfire risk, mitigate impacts, and rehabilitate burned areas across the country.

A view of a wildland fire with gray and black smoke

Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke (www.doi.gov)

11/09/2023

Today, the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced joint efforts to protect communities from the impacts of wildfire smoke.

A firefighter works on a prescribed fire at sunset in southern Florida. Photo by NPS.

Biden-Harris Administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Releases Report Outlining Comprehensive Recommendations to Change the Nation’s Relationship with Wildfire (www.doi.gov)

09/27/2023

Today, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released its report outlining a comprehensive, consensus-based set of recommendations to Congress to address the nation's wildfire crisis.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $185 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

07/12/2023

During a visit to Montana today, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau announced a $185 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support wildland fire management nationwide in fiscal year 2023 and to assist land managers in planning for wildfire management activities in fiscal year 2024. The funding will support special pay supplements and training opportunities for federal wildland firefighters and will advance collaborative fuels management and burned area rehabilitation activities.

Geronimo Interagency Hotshot Crew, administered by the San Carlos Apache Tribal Natural Resources Program and sponsored by BIA. By Lance Cheung, USDA.

In the News: Cultural Burning: How Age-Old Practices Are Reshaping Wildfire Policy (fas.org)

06/06/2023

An interview explores why cultural burning is garnering more attention in the world of wildfire mitigation and management.

A wildland firefighter lights a prescribed fire in dry grass. Photo by USFWS.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Clears Path to Restoring Healthy Habitat, Reducing Threat of Wildfires (www.fws.gov)

06/02/2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to reduce hazardous vegetation in Oregon's Willamette Valley so prescribed burns can be used to protect declining oak savanna habitat and nearby homes from raging wildfires in the future.

Post-fire sequoia restoration. Photo by NPS.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon Post-fire Efforts Focus on Restoration of Sequoia Groves and Pacific Fisher Habitat (www.nps.gov)

06/02/2023

Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the National Park Service has begun habitat restoration in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

The Spot Mountain Lookout seen at night, the Indian Ridge Fire burning in the distance. Photo by Mark Moak, FS.

In the News: The Last of the Fire Watchers (www.backpacker.com)

06/02/2023

Staffed fire lookouts, once ubiquitous in the West, have all but faded into obscurity. Deep in North Cascades National Park, Jim Henterly is still at it.

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Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Announces $138 Million from President’s Investing in America Agenda for Wildland Fire Mitigation and Resilience (www.doi.gov)

Secretary Haaland Highlights President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda in California Visit (www.doi.gov)

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Devotes More Than $468 Million to Advance Wildfire Resilience Across the Country (www.doi.gov)

Biden-Harris Administration Agencies Sign Interagency Agreement to Address Wildfire Risk and Protect Communities from Smoke (www.doi.gov)

Biden-Harris Administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Releases Report Outlining Comprehensive Recommendations to Change the Nation’s Relationship with Wildfire (www.doi.gov)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $185 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience as Part of the Investing in America Agenda

In the News: Cultural Burning: How Age-Old Practices Are Reshaping Wildfire Policy (fas.org)

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Clears Path to Restoring Healthy Habitat, Reducing Threat of Wildfires (www.fws.gov)

Sequoia and Kings Canyon Post-fire Efforts Focus on Restoration of Sequoia Groves and Pacific Fisher Habitat (www.nps.gov)

In the News: The Last of the Fire Watchers (www.backpacker.com)

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