The Most Comprehensive Wildfire Budget Ever: Fully Funds USWFS, Improves Employee Housing, Expands Hazard Pay, Multi-Year Aviation Contracts, Tech, Post Fire, And Tons More.

The House Committee on Appropriations funding report, which was just released on Thursday, contains many wildfire-related priorities, and underscores the importance of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service across multiple sections.

The Most Comprehensive Wildfire Budget Ever: Fully Funds USWFS, Improves Employee Housing, Expands Hazard Pay, Multi-Year Aviation Contracts, Tech, Post Fire, And Tons More.

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New 2,800-Gallon Helicopter Will Help Fight Wildfires Near Mammoth

The wildfire suppression toolkit just got bigger in California's Eastern Sierra with the stationing of a CH-47D Chinook helicopter at Mammoth Yosemite Airport, just outside the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes at Mammoth Yosemite Airport.

New 2,800-Gallon Helicopter Will Help Fight Wildfires Near Mammoth

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Climate change and aerial firefighting technology

AirMed&Rescue provided an overview of the aerial firefighting industry worldwide as climate change lengthens wildfire seasons across hemispheres and increases outbreak frequency and fire size, exploring what new technologies are being developed to address this growing threat.

Climate change and aerial firefighting technology

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Getting ahead of wildfires: becoming proactive as opposed to reactive

AirMed&Rescue surveyed air-tanker operators to find out more about how they are trying to become proactive rather than reactive in their wildfire preparations in a year which looks to be a busy one for wildfires in the U.S and beyond.

Getting ahead of wildfires: becoming proactive as opposed to reactive

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NWA June Newsletter

The National Wildfire Alliance sent along their latest newsletter.

NWA June Newsletter

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The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year

The Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year” on Wednesday, June 3rd at 10:15 AM, in Room 1324 at the Longworth House Office Building, in Washington, DC.

The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year

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Map Shows US Areas Most at Risk of Wildfire This Summer

The National Interagency Fire Center’s seasonal outlook map shows that large swaths of the United States facing heightened wildfire risk this summer, with dry conditions and rising temperatures setting the stage for another dangerous season across multiple regions.

Map Shows US Areas Most at Risk of Wildfire This Summer

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