July 20, 2021 — The 2020 wildfire season set a record for acres burned in the U.S. since 1983, and fire season started early for 2021 with drought conditions continuing across most of the country. At this writing, … More
Tag: Wildfire
FSEEE Comments on Grounding of World’s Largest Firefighting Plane
May 3, 2021 — Associated Press journalist Patty Nieberg recently reported on the grounding of the world’s largest firefighting plane, the Global SuperTanker, based in Colorado. She contacted FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl for an expert opinion: “Some … More
As if 2020 Wasn’t Bad Enough Already
March 30, 2021 — The U.S. set a record that may have escaped notice at year’s end, given the distractions of an accelerating pandemic. 2020 brought a new wildfire record—10.3 million acres burned—breaking the 2015 record by 200,000 … More
Opinion: Look to wildfires history to better prepare for next one
September 20, 2020 — By Guest Columnist Tom Spies — Spies is an emeritus scientist with the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station. He lives in Corvallis. The devastating wildfires in western Oregon have caused tragic losses … More
All California National Forests closed due to fire risk
September 10, 2020 — By Mary Forgione, Christopher Reynolds — With California menaced by fires and shrouded in smoke, state and federal officials have now closed 30 state parks, Highway 1 south of Big Sur and all of … More
New Forest Service Rules Aim to Prevent Wildfires Sparked by Power Lines
July 15, 2020 — By Monica Samayoa — The U.S. Forest Service is adopting a new rule meant to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires on public lands like California’s deadly, destructive 2018 Camp Fire. The Forest Service’s new … More
Bighorn Fire: Questions raised about effectiveness of flame retardant used against wildfires
June 24, 2020 — By Tony Davis — From the stark, deeply incised rock face of Pusch Ridge to the spruce-lined top of Mount Lemmon, one color seems to have dominated the two-week battle of the Bighorn Fire: … More
2017 Wildfire Season Off to Fast Start—But Not on National Forests
April 23, 2017 — Wildfire season in the West has barely begun, but across the nation it’s already been a busy year in terms of acres burned. Virtually all of those acres, however, are on state or private … More
Victories of 2016
December 31, 2016 — As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to share with you a few of the victories we’ve celebrated so far in 2016. A few of our achievements this … More