Artificial Intelligence Being Used to Battle Western Wildfires May 10, 2022 By Judith Kohler With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with...
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Combat Wildfires in Western States January 19, 2022 By Leah Douglas The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a 10-year plan to treat and maintain millions of additional acres of forests in...
Washington Governor Inslee Declares Wildfire State of Emergency, Burn Ban July 9, 2021 Gov. Jay Inslee this week declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including...
For Forested Communities, It’s Fight or Flight in Face of Increasing Wildfires September 24, 2019 By Dustin Patar and Anton Delgado Unless it’s Sunday, Kelly Loew is steering her rusty red Jeep down the same mail route in Shingletown, as she...
Washington Unveils Decade-Long Plan to Mitigate, Respond to Wildfire January 23, 2019 The state is months away from wildfire season, but Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has proposed a plan to strengthen...
Firebreaks Permit Requirement in Southern New Jersey Sparks Concern November 14, 2017 Some New Jersey residents are expressing concerns about a proposed change they fear could hamper creation of firebreaks in the...
Firewise Program Continues to Educate Homeowners on Wildfire Mitigation May 9, 2016 By Denise Johnson The raging wildfire in Alberta, Canada, has prompted concerns in the U.S. that this wildfire season will be as bad...
Senators Push FEMA for Details on Wildfire Mitigation July 23, 2013 Two senators are pushing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail its efforts to mitigate wildfires. Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet...