US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid-century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggested that, without further action to reduce wildfire risk, the annual number of structures damaged or destroyed by wildland fires nationwide could nearly triple by mid-century.

US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid-century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk

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Fix Our Forests Act: Why Active Stewardship Matters

The American Farm Bureau Federation urged passage of the Fix Our Forests Act, as the latest statistics from the National Interagency Fire Center showed that more than 65,000 wildfires burned over 9 million acres nationwide this year.

Fix Our Forests Act: Why Active Stewardship Matters

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Global wildfires, interoperability and integrated fire management

The President of the IAWF, who is the national manager for prescribed burning strategy with the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council, tackled the thorny problem of interoperability and integrated fire management by various agencies across the globe, as worsening wildfires require a more unified approach to firefighting.

Global wildfires, interoperability and integrated fire management

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Op-Ed: Wildland fire services should fight wildfire with data

Wildfire NOTD subscriber Kim Zagaris, Wildfire Policy and Technology Advisor for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, praised the consolidation of federal wildland fire management under the Department of the Interior to form the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, urging officials to modernize data and communication to better fight wildfires.

Op-Ed: Wildland fire services should fight wildfire with data

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Who guards the guardians? Autonomy without accountability is a risk wildland fire cannot afford

A former hotshot, helicopter rappeller, smokejumper and fire aviation specialist warned against dismantling organizational structures within the fire service in pursuit of autonomy to avoid losing not only consistency, but also the institutional integrity that has allowed federal wildland fire organizations to serve the public for generations.

Who guards the guardians? Autonomy without accountability is a risk wildland fire cannot afford

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Today marks 20th anniversary of deadly Esperanza wildfire

Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the 41,000-acre Esperanza Fire, which was deliberately set near Banning in the predawn hours of October 26, 2006, and would go on to kill five federal firefighters, in what may be Riverside County's most notorious case of arson.

Today marks 20th anniversary of deadly Esperanza wildfire

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USDA pushes forward with Forest Service overhaul, wildfire role shift

The Secretary of Agriculture announced that the Trump administration remains committed to a sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies which would move the USFS headquarters from Washington to Salt Lake City, shutter 23 research stations, and close many regional offices and replace them with state offices.

USDA pushes forward with Forest Service overhaul, wildfire role shift

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