Putting fire on the ground
Fire personnel monitor the Crystal Reservoir prescribed fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 16, 2025. (Forest Service photo by Josh Cowden)
In places like the Pike-San Isabel National Forests across the country, fire has shaped the land for thousands of years. Many forests depend on…
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Post-wildfire restoration in the 2018 Camp Fire area on the Plumas National Forest
Editor’s note: Across the West, land managers are working together to accomplish what they cannot do alone — to restore massive areas affected by past wildfire while also strategically planning how to best suppress the next.Forest Service firefighter James Lico, and Julia Sidman, a forestry program manager for the Butte County Resource Conservation District talk about the work that's needed to…
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Prescribed fire boosts community safety & forest health
USDA Forest Service’s Michael Moranda uses a drip torch to light an underbrush fire during a prescribed fire operation in the Weaverville Community Forest. (USDA Forest Service photo by Bob Doucette)
On the lower slopes of Jackass Ridge, smoke wafted through an oak woodland canopy, its…
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Saving historic Mount Wilson and crucial communications from Eaton Fire
The Mount Wilson Observatory and communications equipment at the summit of Mount Wilson were protected both by actions taken by firefighters during the Eaton Fire and treatments applied months before the fire. (USDA Forest Service video by Andrew Avitt)At just under 6,000 feet, the Mount Wilson Observatory and communication site sit within the San Gabriel Mountains of the Angeles National Forest…
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A “typical” day as a burn boss (if there is one)
Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Cory Carlson discusses the plan for the Goldwater Prescribed Fire Project with Prescott National Forest Hotshot crew members. (USDA Forest Service photo by Ansgar Mitchell)
It’s 8 a.m.Cory Carlson is onsite and ready to start his workday as a district fire management…
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Prescribed fire helps make wildfire response safer and easier
Prescribed fires reduce the amount of hazardous fuels such as leaf litter and fallen trees on the forest floor, lowering a wildfire’s intensity and reducing risks to firefighters and communities. The Southern Region’s fire management professionals conduct prescribed burns on more than 1 million acres per…