Wildland Fire News

A selection of news releases and stories related to wildland fire management. For details about ongoing wildfires, visit the National Interagency Fire Center.

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A wildland firefighter watches as a single engine air tanker drops red retardant on a wildfire. The firefighter's back is to the viewer as the plane flies overhead, with smoke and clouds in the background. BLM photo.

The Future of Fire Management

01/26/2024

As we look ahead to the 2024 fire year, Interior is focused on firefighter pay and workforce transformation; collaboration and partnerships; future challenges; and fresh opportunities.

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.

Peter Brick stands next to a helicopter before taking a helicopter flight.

Wildfire in the Land of Down Under

09/11/2023

As Australia enters its typical fire year, we recently chatted with Peter Brick, Senior Emergency Management Capability Specialist for the Australian state of Victoria’s Forest Fire Management, about bushfire management in Australia, the changing fire environment, his career, and the small-world nature of wildland fire management.

People gather at the Spokane Food Sovereign Garden to establish fire effects monitoring plots. Photo courtesy of the Spokane Tribal Network.

Healing with Fire: The Spokane Tribal Network’s Journey to Restore Cultural Burns and Native Foods

08/30/2023

The Spokane Tribal Network is working to demonstrate the Spokane Tribe’s practice of cultural burns to nurture a healthy environment and improve the Tribe’s food sovereignty.

Wildland firefighters hike in a line wearing their gear and carrying tools.

Director’s Report: The 2023 Fire Year, Canada Support, and Interior’s Ongoing Workforce Transformation Effort

08/07/2023

As fire activity escalates in the U.S., Interior continues to support Canada and our wildland fire workforce and firefighter pay reform efforts. Interior also anticipates the Biden-Harris administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission’s final report to Congress.

Commission members pose for a photo with Secretary Haaland.

Shannon McGovern’s Federation of American Scientists Impact Fellowship Puts Wildland Fire Science into Practice

07/27/2023

Federal fellowships foster future Interior leaders. In this interview with Shannon McGovern, we talk about her Federation of American Scientists fellowship, her work translating wildland fire science into practice, and her advice for future scientists in the wildland fire field.

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