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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Type

Helping to Restore Giant Sequoias after Significant Wildfires

07/07/2023

While giant sequoias are adapted to wildfire, as wildfires become more extreme, sequoias are dying. The National Park Service is helping to restore these iconic goliaths after significant wildfires.

Smokejumpers hold a U.S. flag before departing for a Canada wildfire assignment.

Director’s Report: Heading into the 2023 Fire Year

06/27/2023

As the 2023 fire year progresses, wildland fire workforce transformation continues to be a top priority, including wildland firefighter careers, pay, and wellbeing. Interior is also supporting Canada with our USDA Forest Service partner during one of Canada’s most extreme fire years in recent history.

A National Park Service hotshot crew stands in a group before US and Canada flags.

Canada and the United States Commit to Enhanced Wildland Fire Cooperation

06/23/2023

The U.S. and Canada renewed an arrangement that strengthens the two countries’ long-standing cooperation to combat wildfires and protect communities.

A newly planted sagebrush seedling is surrounded by dirt.

Web Reads: Fueling Conservation, New Agreement Around Wildfire Management and Restoration (www.partnersinthesage.com)

06/20/2023

Building on seven years of success founded on innovative intra-agency agreements, the Bureau of Land Management and Intermountain West Joint Venture are kicking off the next level of their partnership. This upcoming work will have an increased focus on wildfire risk reduction and fuels management throughout sagebrush country. This funding will continue to support and grow work throughout sagebrush habitat for sage-grouse and other wildlife while also addressing wildfire and invasive annual grass threats that are impacting many rural communities.

A wildland firefighter stands on a hill wearing protective gear next to a burning fire

Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Strategic Priorities to Support Communities Impacted by Wildfires Across the Nation (doi.gov)

06/14/2023

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year.

Geronimo Interagency Hotshot Crew, administered by the San Carlos Apache Tribal Natural Resources Program and sponsored by BIA. By Lance Cheung, USDA.

In the News: Cultural Burning: How Age-Old Practices Are Reshaping Wildfire Policy (fas.org)

06/06/2023

An interview explores why cultural burning is garnering more attention in the world of wildfire mitigation and management.

A wildland firefighter lights a prescribed fire in dry grass. Photo by USFWS.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Clears Path to Restoring Healthy Habitat, Reducing Threat of Wildfires (www.fws.gov)

06/02/2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to reduce hazardous vegetation in Oregon's Willamette Valley so prescribed burns can be used to protect declining oak savanna habitat and nearby homes from raging wildfires in the future.

Post-fire sequoia restoration. Photo by NPS.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon Post-fire Efforts Focus on Restoration of Sequoia Groves and Pacific Fisher Habitat (www.nps.gov)

06/02/2023

Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the National Park Service has begun habitat restoration in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

The Spot Mountain Lookout seen at night, the Indian Ridge Fire burning in the distance. Photo by Mark Moak, FS.

In the News: The Last of the Fire Watchers (www.backpacker.com)

06/02/2023

Staffed fire lookouts, once ubiquitous in the West, have all but faded into obscurity. Deep in North Cascades National Park, Jim Henterly is still at it.

Pili grass planted at the base of the temple.

Post Wildfire Restoration at Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site

05/26/2023

As we celebrate Asian America, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we explore how the National Park Service worked with Hawai’ian partners to restore the Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site after a wildfire in 2020.
 

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Helping to Restore Giant Sequoias after Significant Wildfires

Director’s Report: Heading into the 2023 Fire Year

Canada and the United States Commit to Enhanced Wildland Fire Cooperation

Web Reads: Fueling Conservation, New Agreement Around Wildfire Management and Restoration (www.partnersinthesage.com)

Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Strategic Priorities to Support Communities Impacted by Wildfires Across the Nation (doi.gov)

In the News: Cultural Burning: How Age-Old Practices Are Reshaping Wildfire Policy (fas.org)

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Clears Path to Restoring Healthy Habitat, Reducing Threat of Wildfires (www.fws.gov)

Sequoia and Kings Canyon Post-fire Efforts Focus on Restoration of Sequoia Groves and Pacific Fisher Habitat (www.nps.gov)

In the News: The Last of the Fire Watchers (www.backpacker.com)

Post Wildfire Restoration at Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site