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Companies supplying the USFS with wildfire suppressants may have been hiding various heavy metals present in their formu...
01/11/2024

Companies supplying the USFS with wildfire suppressants may have been hiding various heavy metals present in their formula, according to an ongoing study.

USFS-approved wildfire suppressants dumped nearly a million pounds of toxic metals into the West U.S. Here's how researchers found out.

Both research studies point to future challenges land management agencies will have to face as climate change creates ho...
21/10/2024

Both research studies point to future challenges land management agencies will have to face as climate change creates hotter and more volatile conditions.

Two pieces of research released Monday paints a worrying picture for the future of wildland firefighting. Here's why.

A Red Flag Warning was also put into effect for the area until 6 p.m. Wednesday night.
16/10/2024

A Red Flag Warning was also put into effect for the area until 6 p.m. Wednesday night.

The Yellow Lake Fire continues to burn Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest as evacuations hold in place. Here's the latest updates.

The evacuations happened just two days after Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz held an “end-of-wildfire-...
14/10/2024

The evacuations happened just two days after Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz held an “end-of-wildfire-season” press conference.

The Squilchuck Road Fire caused evacuations for the Wenatchee Heights community in Washington's Chelan County. Here's the latest.

"Gavin, if you don’t do it, we’re not giving any of that fire money that we send you all the time for all the forest fir...
13/10/2024

"Gavin, if you don’t do it, we’re not giving any of that fire money that we send you all the time for all the forest fires that you have," the former president said at his Coachella Valley rally yesterday.

Trump's Coachella rally ended with the former president threatening to withhold federal wildfire aid from the state if elected again.

Deputies reported 26-year-old Johannes Nicolaas Van Eeden of South Africa died of fire-related injuries. Local outlets s...
06/10/2024

Deputies reported 26-year-old Johannes Nicolaas Van Eeden of South Africa died of fire-related injuries. Local outlets say South Africans often come to the state to work as farmhands.

The Bear Den, Elkhorn, and Sprint Creek fires have burned more than 25,000 acres as of Sunday afternoon. Here's how officials are responding.

"The conditions we're experiencing on this fire are unprecedented...in these mountains," Bighorn National Forest Supervi...
03/10/2024

"The conditions we're experiencing on this fire are unprecedented...in these mountains," Bighorn National Forest Supervisor Andrew Johnson said last night.

The Elk Fire in Wyoming's Big Horn National Forest near the town of Dayton has burned nearly 50,000 acres. Fire crews say it expand more.

A destructive, wildfire-driven cycle is worsening throughout the world’s arctic regions.
30/09/2024

A destructive, wildfire-driven cycle is worsening throughout the world’s arctic regions.

A vicious cycle is happening throughout the world's arctic regions: wildfires are thawing permafrost, causing more wildfires. Here's why.

Oregon's Department of Forestry needs more than $40 million in emergency funding this month to continue battling this ye...
25/09/2024

Oregon's Department of Forestry needs more than $40 million in emergency funding this month to continue battling this year's historic wildfires. The costs won't end there.

Oregon's Department of Forestry needs +$40 million in emergency funding to battle this year's historic wildfires. The costs won't end there.

"I'd like to make that permanent for these firefighters," Biden said at an Oval Office press conference this morning.
17/09/2024

"I'd like to make that permanent for these firefighters," Biden said at an Oval Office press conference this morning.

President Biden said his administration is working to increase wildland firefighter pay to $29/hr. A huge jump from the current $15/hr.

The new "constellation" of 52 satellites will provide global high-resolution images of wildfires as small as the size of...
16/09/2024

The new "constellation" of 52 satellites will provide global high-resolution images of wildfires as small as the size of a classroom updated every 20 minutes, Google said. Here's how:

The multi-million dollar "FireSat" constellation will enable detection of wildfires as small as classrooms. Here's how it works.

“Trump expressed that he would play with [Californians’] lives and their homes if he doesn’t get what he wants,” the sta...
15/09/2024

“Trump expressed that he would play with [Californians’] lives and their homes if he doesn’t get what he wants,” the state's firefighters' union said.

The California Professional Firefighters union called out the former president, saying he should be "ashamed" for the threat. Here's why.

California State University at San Bernardino has continued to have classes as hazardous smoke from the nearby Line Fire...
11/09/2024

California State University at San Bernardino has continued to have classes as hazardous smoke from the nearby Line Fire drifts in, enraging thousands of students on campus.

California State University, San Bernardino's refusal to cancel classes as the Line Fire worsens air quality angers thousands of students.

The wildfire currently threatens over 65,000 structures, with 9,200 of those structures under evacuation orders.
10/09/2024

The wildfire currently threatens over 65,000 structures, with 9,200 of those structures under evacuation orders.

Cal Fire reports the wildfire's greatest intensity is burning away from the highly populated areas of San Bernardino, Highland, and Redlands.

Bolivia’s wildfire season usually peaks in August and September, but the national emergency declaration signals official...
08/09/2024

Bolivia’s wildfire season usually peaks in August and September, but the national emergency declaration signals officials are preparing to continue fighting fires until the year’s end.

South American officials recorded over 56,000 fire outbreaks between January and Sept. 8, which is 20,000 outbreaks higher than average.

Numerous new high-intensity fires were detected around the wildfire's perimeter Thursday morning, namely near the town o...
05/09/2024

Numerous new high-intensity fires were detected around the wildfire's perimeter Thursday morning, namely near the town of Dayville.

The Rail Ridge Fire has burned more than 82,000 acres near Dayville. Many new high-intensity fires have ignited around the wildfire.

The National Federation of Federal Employees said it's been facing fair pay struggles under USFS Chief Randy Moore's lea...
03/09/2024

The National Federation of Federal Employees said it's been facing fair pay struggles under USFS Chief Randy Moore's leadership. A new occupational series reportedly leaves numerous issues unsolved.

Chief Randy Moore shared what some called a tone-deaf Labor Day celebratory post amid pressure from NFFE wage theft accusations.

Prescribed burns are excellent at reducing fuel loads, but they've been less successful at saving peoples' homes from wi...
29/08/2024

Prescribed burns are excellent at reducing fuel loads, but they've been less successful at saving peoples' homes from wildfires. New research points to the rarely-praised concept of defensible space as a likely hero.

University of Tasmania scientists found defensible-space focused gardening to be an unlikely hero of wildfire-mitigation. Here's how.

The Wapiti Fire has burned nearly 70,000 acres of the Boise National Forest as crews work to save the town of Stanley.
26/08/2024

The Wapiti Fire has burned nearly 70,000 acres of the Boise National Forest as crews work to save the town of Stanley.

The Wapiti Fire has burned 68,123 acres of the Boise National Forest in Idaho as of Monday morning, according to Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team officials. Aerial help is largely restricted as massive smoke plumes bellow into the sky. The fire’s hottest spots were recorded on the eastern p...

State officials enlisted Brazil's military after declaring "war" on the wildfires Sunday.
26/08/2024

State officials enlisted Brazil's military after declaring "war" on the wildfires Sunday.

Brazil President Lula said none of the fires started from natural causes. State officials are now working with the military for airdrops.

The lightning-caused Fish Creek Fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres of Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest and trigge...
22/08/2024

The lightning-caused Fish Creek Fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres of Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest and triggered pre-evacuation notices as of Thursday morning. The wildfire's total acreage has nearly quadrupled since Monday. The fire was first reported on Aug. 17 at just five acres, but quickly ballooned to 2,250 acres on Monday. USFS officials blame high winds for the spread, and warn the fire may grow even more....

The Fish Creek Fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The wildfire is expected to get even bigger.

Hazy sunsets across Europe have record-breaking wildfires burning in Western Canada to blame, according to the European ...
21/08/2024

Hazy sunsets across Europe have record-breaking wildfires burning in Western Canada to blame, according to the European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.

Smoke from wildfires in the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba recently reached Western Europe. See satellite images here.

The Laurisilva World Heritage Site holds exceptional ecological importance. It may be permanently damaged by a six-day-l...
20/08/2024

The Laurisilva World Heritage Site holds exceptional ecological importance. It may be permanently damaged by a six-day-long wildfire burning on the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira.

The Laurisilva World Heritage Site may face unrecoverable damage from an arson-caused wildfire burning on the Portugal island. Here's why.

Wildfires burned more than 429,000 acres of land in California's Sonoma County in 2020. The LNU Lightning Complex and th...
17/08/2024

Wildfires burned more than 429,000 acres of land in California's Sonoma County in 2020. The LNU Lightning Complex and the Glass fires destroyed 1,500 structures and burned numerous grape vineyards. A new study found during those fires, the county's government prioritized the county's wine industry profits over the lives of the people working those fields. Researchers from the University of California - Irvine and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, recently published a study in the…...

Researchers found California's Sonoma County put the wine industry over farmworker safety during the 2020 Glass Fire and LNU Complex.

Agriculture-based technological developments can only do so much to keep a fire-sensitive crop alive after it’s planted ...
15/08/2024

Agriculture-based technological developments can only do so much to keep a fire-sensitive crop alive after it’s planted on fire-dependent lands.

The “beating heart of the American wine industry” has had to reckon with this question since 2017 when numerous wildfires spread across northern California's famed wine country. The Tubbs, Atlas, and Nuns fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres, caused numerous deaths, and destroyed multiple...

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