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Who Is Eligible to Apply and How?

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The Hogback Ridge Fuels Crew is clearing tree brush and loading into a chipper to clear land to prevent a catastrophic wildfire from occurring. This is one of many projects nationwide funded by a Community Wildfire Defense Grant in 2023.  How to Apply for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant ProgramApply now for a Community Wildfire Defense Grant. Notices of funding opportunities are…
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Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program

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Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) help communities and Tribes plan for and reduce wildfire risk and implement the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.Launched in 2022, the $1 billion five-year competitive grant program funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act prioritizes communities that:Are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard…
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Wildfire

Person in hard hat with ax in one hand, using a drip torch to ignite a controlled burn along tree line.
Wildfire is both simple and complex. It is restorative and destructive. It burns areas completely and partially. Wildfires are natural and they are human caused. Contained and uncontained. All this nuance is often summed up with red asymmetrical shapes on a map.To understand the meaning behind those maps, we talked with a fire behavior analyst with California Incident Management Team 4 and a…
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Coming up in 2024: Smokey Bear turns 80

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Smokey on Airplane Cowling 1950 (USDA Forest Service image) 80 years is a tremendous milestone—for anyone. To make it to 80 means you have overcome life’s greatest challenges and you truly become the elder, the sage, the one who knows a thing or two and should be listened to. Being the spokes…
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Only You

A young boy plays frisbee with Smokey Bear at his tree planting ceremony.
Smokey Bear (USDA Forest Service photo) It’s been a long drive and an even longer work week, but your spirit lightens at the thought of enjoying a weekend in the great outdoors. As thoughts of work fade away and the wild landscape fills your windshield you notice a slightly faded roadside sign with the familiar bear from your childhood. Smokey Bear is always reminding those driving past, “Only…
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Up to the test

Two protected cameras record wildland firefighter emergency shelters surrounded and inside a test fire.
For wildland firefighters, knowing their equipment and gear are tested and proven to handle the stresses and rigors of wildland fire operations should never be in question. When they’re headed for the heat, wildland firefighters need to know that the gear they’re bringing with them can take the stress. That’s why the USDA Forest Service’s National Technology and Development Program works hard to…
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