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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FEMA Authorizes Federal Funds to Help Fight Alaska’s McKinley Fire (www.fema.gov)

08/20/2019

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the McKinley Fire burning in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

DOI to Treat More Than 1.2M Acres this Wildfire Season, Resources Mobilized across the Nation (www.doi.gov)

08/16/2019

With peak wildfire activity predicted in the coming months, the Department of the Interior has been working tirelessly to implement preventative measures to limit the size and scope of wildfires, treat current wildfires already underway, and protect wildfire-prone areas to best safeguard people and their communities.

Yosemite National Park Rescue Medic Heather Wonenberg Awarded the 2018 Outstanding Wildfire EMS Individual of the Year (www.nps.gov)

08/15/2019

National award recognizes outstanding work in the area of emergency medical service for our Nation’s Wildland Firefighters.

FEMA Releases the National Mitigation Investment Strategy (www.fema.gov)

08/14/2019

On August 13, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and its federal partners, in close coordination with experts across governmental agencies, academia and non-governmental organizations, released the National Mitigation Investment Strategy.

Flying through a Fire Cloud (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

08/13/2019

On August 8, 2019, a team of atmospheric scientists got a rare look at pyrocumulonimbus clouds as they were forming above a fire in eastern Washington.

Multi-agency Effort Goes Deep Inside a Fire (www.usda.gov)

08/13/2019

Forest fires often reach or exceed temperatures of 2,000° Fahrenheit—that’s equivalent to one-fifth the temperature of the surface of the sun. What is the impact of such high temperatures on the soil and plants of our forests? USDA Forest Service scientists and others with the interagency Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment (FASMEE) teamed up with the Fishlake National Forest Richfield Ranger District to study a prescribed fire from start to finish.

Where there’s fire, there’s smoke — and secrets for science to uncover (www.noaa.gov)

08/09/2019

Hundreds of scientists embark on mission aimed at improving air quality forecasts

In the News: Celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th Birthday (www.smokeybear75th.org)

08/09/2019

Since 1944, Smokey Bear has taught millions of Americans about their role in preventing wildfires. Seventy-five years later, in 2019, Smokey is celebrating a milestone birthday.

Fighting fire with fire (www.fws.gov)

08/07/2019

Prescribed burns on refuges improve wildlife habitat, reduce wildfire risk

In the News: Alaska Fire Service Drone Footage Provides Bird's-Eye View of Firefighters Extinguishing Hot Spot (akfireinfo.com)

08/07/2019

Alaska wildland firefighters pioneered the use of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, on fires across the country during the summer of 2017 to help provide fire crew support, hot spot detection and mapping.

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