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

Web Reads: Balance is Personal (wildfirelessons.blog)

12/16/2021

How do we navigate the delicate balance between being the best employee while also being the best partner, parent, child, friend, or any other important role that we occupy while still saving a few precious moments to focus on our own self?

Smoke rising from the Tamarack Fire. Photo by the Forest Service.

In the News: From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year (www.reuters.com)

12/09/2021

Wildfires produced a record amount of carbon emissions this year as climate change fanned unusually intense blazes, the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said.

A team practices transporting an injured wildland firefighter off the fire land.

Submit Nominations for the 2021 Wildfire Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Awards by December 31 (mailchi.mp)

12/08/2021

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group's Wildfire EMS Awards recognize individuals and groups that have excelled in emergency medical service for wildland firefighters. Nominations for 2021 are due by December 31.

The Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)

11/16/2021

The fall 2021 edition of the Office of Wildland Fire's quarterly newsletter reflects on a record-setting fire season, increased funding for wildland fire management, firefighting workforce reforms, Tribal contributions to firefighting as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November, and more.

Comparative Assessment of the Impacts of Prescribed Fire Versus Wildfire (CAIF): A Case Study in the Western U.S.

In the News: EPA Releases Report Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke (www.epa.gov)

09/30/2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Department of Interior, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, released a report comparing the air quality and health impacts of smoke from prescribed fire and wildfire.

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

Interior Department and Intertribal Timber Council Strengthen Wildland Fire Management Collaboration

09/15/2021

The Department of the Interior today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Intertribal Timber Council. As climate change propels larger, costlier and more complex wildfires, this agreement emphasizes the importance of collaborating on wildland fire management across departmental and Tribal lands.

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Web Reads: Balance is Personal (wildfirelessons.blog)

In the News: From Siberia to the U.S, wildfires broke emissions records this year (www.reuters.com)

Submit Nominations for the 2021 Wildfire Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Awards by December 31 (mailchi.mp)

The Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)

In the News: EPA Releases Report Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke (www.epa.gov)

Interior Department and Intertribal Timber Council Strengthen Wildland Fire Management Collaboration

Targeted Cattle Grazing Quickly Contains Wildfires in the Great Basin (www.ars.usda.gov)

A Whole New (Fiery) World (www.usgs.gov)

Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Announce Implementation of New Pay Initiatives for Wildland Firefighters

In the News: Yosemite-based program helps recruit, train women firefighters (www.fresnobee.com)

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