2025 wildfire season expected to be longest in North American history, government scientists say

Government scientists warned that the 2025 wildfire season will last well into the fall, amid high temperatures and extremely dry conditions, even as the massive Dragon Bravo Fire exceeded 100,000 acres in size in Arizona and the 58,000-acre Monroe Canyon Fire continued to spread in Utah.

2025 wildfire season expected to be longest in North American history, government scientists say

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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alerts Across Upper Midwest

Air Quality Alerts are in effect across a broad swath of the Upper Midwest, impacting over 100 million Americans as thick smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and northern Indiana.

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alerts Across Upper Midwest

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2025 New Fuels & Fire Technology Fair

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Debbie Miley, Executive Director of the National Wildfire Suppression Association, sent along an announcement with the following comments: "The National Wildfire Suppression Association is hosting it’s upcoming Innovation in Wildfire Response Showcase of cutting edge tools, technology, and equipment which can support and enhance wildfire response efforts. The Event will be hosted in Boise, Idaho on October 29th and 30th. We will have indoor and outdoor venues allowing for all types and sizes of technology, and the experts to showcase them. We encourage decision-makers, and those who determine the needs on the fires, and those that order the equipment to come visit. If anyone has a new technology that they would like to showcase, we still have room for more exhibitors. You can find information on registration at www.nwsa.us/news/innovation-in-wildfire-response-showcase/ or you can reach out to us at 503-897-6150, as well as email us at info@nwsa.us."

2025 New Fuels & Fire Technology Fair

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'Hot rods' take to the skies to fight Utah's biggest wildfires

Utah Bureau of Land Management officials discussed the contribution of Single-Engine Air-Tankers (SEATs) based at the Tooele Valley Airport in battling wildfires, describing them as "hot rods... capable of doing amazing things with the skill that our pilots have."

'Hot rods' take to the skies to fight Utah's biggest wildfires

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'Hot rods' take to the skies to fight Utah's biggest wildfires

Utah Bureau of Land Management officials discussed the contribution of Single-Engine Air-Tankers (SEATs) based at the Tooele Valley Airport in battling wildfires, describing them as "hot rods... capable of doing amazing things with the skill that our pilots have."

'Hot rods' take to the skies to fight Utah's biggest wildfires

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Heinrich co-sponsors bill to study wildfire impacts on home insurance

In an era in which insurers are being hammered by wildfire damage claims, prompting them to increase premiums or cancel policies altogether, the “Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2025” was introduced in Congress, which would empower the GAO to conduct a wide-ranging study of wildfires’ effects on private insurers’ behavior over the last decade.

Heinrich co-sponsors bill to study wildfire impacts on home insurance

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More Than 40 Large Wildfires Burn Across U.S. Amid Ongoing Dry, Windy Conditions

As the National Interagency Fire Center reported that much of the western United States is experiencing extreme fire danger, with low humidity, high temperatures, and dry lightning storms contributing to growing threats across the region, over 12,000 firefighters are battling more than 40 large wildfires in 12 states.

More Than 40 Large Wildfires Burn Across U.S. Amid Ongoing Dry, Windy Conditions

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Firefighter injured on Butler Fire remains hospitalized following ‘neurosurgical procedures’

An El Cariso Hotshot injured during a tree strike incident on the Butler Fire, who was left with “with severe injuries, including a broken tibia and fibula, and a life changing traumatic spinal injury,” remains hospitalized at the Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California.

Firefighter injured on Butler Fire remains hospitalized following ‘neurosurgical procedures’

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