President Donald Trump’s administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legislation ...
A new prescribed burn, named Tecuya Ridge 2, was initiated today at 8:30 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been ...
A new wildfire was reported today at 1:08 p.m. in Los Angeles County. Wire Down Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, there is no data on the ...
The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight, and critics say the agency also has become incentivized to cut ...
Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from the president’s executive orders has limited wildfire training and ...
The US Forest Service is discharging about 3,400 employees, the agency’s union president told Bloomberg Law.
Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...
Idaho officials are taking proactive steps to combat wildfires, proposing a $100M fire fund, new technologies, and enhanced fire detection to protect residents.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy used a press conference on wildfire readiness to say New York’s lack of a state fire service is “beyond belief.” ...
James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...
Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...
Post-fire tree planting significantly accelerates forest recovery in burned areas, increasing regrowth rates by 25.7%.