Wildfire Prevention
The wildland prevention topic presents tips and resources for helping prevent wildfire. Research public education about wildland fire prevention and read about prevention codes and standards from around the country.
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen pledge to focus on housing, evacuation routes and additional firefighters in address
The Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters program is an expansion of Anheuser-Busch’s longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts
Each fire sensor will capture 30 readings of gases, particles and conditions; the sensors then use edge processing to transmit data to servers for AI analysis
Over $250 million in funding available
The state’s largest wildfire this season scorched more than 31,000 acres — accounting for more burned land than Louisiana usually has in an entire year
Brig Malessa takes to social media to share what it is like living and working alone, looking for wildfires
Officials report 197 fires over June and July on National Forest land
The U.S. fire administrator touted the work of the Fire and Life Safety Communicator’s Initiative and the collaborative effort to focus on the fire service’s messaging challenges through #FireServiceOneVoice
2023 is the first year the Quick Reaction Force aircraft will be available all year long instead of just during wildfire season
Using regional geographical, topographical information the AI system picks up on aberrations like new fire starts in the camera feed
Critics complain fire officials are overlooking Phos-Chek’s ecological risks when using it to fight wildfires
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
“We try to make them unique instead of saying the same location over and over again” National Agency Fire Center spokesperson Candy Stevenson said
The insurance giants have stopped taking applications and paused new policies due to risk and soaring costs
The Butte County fire chief describes the Camp Fire response that ultimately earned him the IAFC’s Ben Franklin Award for Valor
Herders have been paid a minimum salary to be on-call 24/7, available for overtime, but new regulations have raised the minimum
Mistaken releases account for the majority of drops getting into waterways, constituting less than 1% of the thousands of annual loads handled
Portland General Electric has set aside $15M alone for vegetation management and is replacing wooden poles in high-risk areas
Bipartisan legislation brings another Firehawk helicopter to the state’s fleet and a last resort insurance plan to homeowners
The Anchorage Fire Department has limited wildfire equipment, and it’s nearly impossible to get a fire engine up some roads
The president would like to see wider adoption of the latest building codes and encourages individuals to take precautions
XPRIZE Wildfire aims to spur innovation to better protect communities and ecosystems
“Fire is everyone’s fight,” said U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell
The goals include improvements in forest and fire management, firefighter assistance, wildlife recovery and community hardening and recovery
More than 100 communities will receive U.S. grants to supplement pay for wildland firefighters and to provide housing for fire personnel
The bill would authorize the Department of Natural Resources to assist local and tribal departments during the initial attack on a wildland fire
The USFS took responsibility for last year’s Hermits Peak Calf Canyon blaze, the largest wildfire in state history
If the president’s plan is approved, more federal firefighters could be hired at a higher starting pay level
A proposal would create a $2 million pilot program to mount cameras on mountaintops in high-risk areas
The bipartisan group is asking for information about federal housing in the hopes of bolstering the ranks
The effort to clear trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 states may be undermined by a worker shortage, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also aims to create a $75 million fund to address the causes of water scarcity and climate change
A total of 30 units will monitor Rancho Cucamonga’s foothills
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