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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Secretary Haaland Discusses Wildland Fire Response and Preparedness in Visit to Grand Junction
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
7/23/2021
Secretary Haaland Reaffirms Support for Wildland Fire with $6.1 Million for Dispatch & Air Tanker Base Improvements
In the News: Yosemite-based program helps recruit, train women firefighters (www.fresnobee.com)
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7/19/2021
A look at Yosemite Women’s Fire Internship program in its pilot year
President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments to Address Wildfire Risk and Climate Change
Wildland Fire, Press Release
Firefighters stand on a burned slope on the North Complex Fire in California
6/1/2021

The 2022 DOI budget request for Wildland Fire Management proposes significant increases to help mitigate the risks and impacts of catastrophic wildfire by improving the health, resiliency, and recovery of wildland ecoystems.
Meet the Joint Fire Science Program's Karen Dante-Wood: bridging land management, fire science, and communication
Karen shows her toddler a freshly caught trout along a river bank
5/20/2021

Technology Transfer Specialsit for the Joint Fire Science Program, Karen Dante Wood supports the Fire Science Exchange Network and develops fire science and technology transfer products
Interior and Agriculture Departments Outline Wildland Fire Preparedness, Climate Resiliency Plans
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5/18/2021
Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack outlined their goals for wildland fire management in a joint memo to wildland fire leadership
Public Service Recognition Week: Nurse Barbara Hayden
Nurse Hayden stands inside the Wisconsin Center to assisting the vaccination clinic.
5/5/2021

Public Service Week Spotlight: Interior Wellness Center Nurse Barbara Hayden
Nationwide Online Training for Fire Resource Advisors Sees Tenfold Increase (www.nps.gov)
Firefighters gathered on a roadside for a briefing in Yosemite National Park
4/20/2021
Nationwide Online Training for Fire Resource Advisors Sees Tenfold Increase
Spotlight on Women’s History Month
Erin hugs her dog on a beach
3/31/2021

Since 1987, March has been designated as a month to commemorate and honor women’s contributions in American history, culture, and society. This year, we celebrate some of these achievements by recognizing a few notable women in DOI that are making lasting impacts in wildland fire management.

 
Community Protection Across Boundaries (www.blm.gov)
Open spacing between pine trees after a project to reduce fire risk in areas near homes
3/26/2021
Community Protection Across Boundaries
New USGS Strategy Harnesses State-of-the-Art Science to Tackle Wildfires Before, During and After the Flames (www.usgs.gov)
thermal image overlaying a photograph of a fallen tree in flames
2/26/2021
U.S. Geological Survey is releases a new Wildland Fire Science Strategy to help address growing wildfire-related challenges in America
dotGov Notes: NIST Studies Influence of Fences on Fire Spread (www.nist.gov)
Wildfire burning a residential area behind a wooden spilt-rail fence
11/20/2020
NIST Studies Influence of Fences on Fire Spread
Interior Reduced Wildfire Risk Across 1.5 Million Acres in FY2020
Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.
11/18/2020
The highest total for preventative treatments in more than a decade.
Utah Vegetation Projects Slow Wildfire (www.blm.gov)
Aerial photo of Alkali Ridge fire from summer of 2020 near Monticello, UT
11/13/2020
Vegetation Projects Slow Wildfires in Utah
Active Fuels Management Collaboration in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (www.nps.gov)
Three firefighters using chainsaws to cut up a log
11/6/2020
Active Fuels Management Collaboration in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
National Wildfire Coordinating Group Selects New Branch Coordinator (www.nps.gov)
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11/6/2020
National Wildfire Coordinating Group Selects New Branch Coordinator
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