Ping-pong balls and drones: Future of fire in the forest
Ping-pong balls to ignite prescribed fire can be used with drones larger than this Vision Aerial Switchblade Elite (Type 4). USDA Forest Service photo by Kaitlyn Tyler.
ARIZONA—Drier, hotter days create the perfect climate for wildfires to spread violently, rushing into neighboring…
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Forest Service, AmeriCorps team up to build fire capacity
Allison Newman, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps member, conducts a prescribed burn in Ocala National Forest in Florida. Photo courtesy Ally Poland, AmeriCorps Southern Region.
GEORGIA—As the USDA Forest Service looks to increase capacity for fire and fuels programs nationwide,…
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Fire helps the eagle soar
There are more than 30 nesting pairs of Bald Eagles in the wildlands that surround Shasta Lake. (USDA Forest Service photo by Todd Johnson)
Prescribed fire, the intentional and scientific use of fire on the landscape, reduces wildfire risk to communities that dot the wildland. But the Forest…
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National Prescribed Fire Resource Mobilization Strategy
This strategy details how the Forest Service can increase the scale of using prescribed fire. By using established knowledge and practices for wildland fire suppression, the agency will create regional teams to coordinate landscape-scale prescribed fires. Prescribed fire is a critical tool in efforts to reduce wildfire risk and the harm it can cause to people, infrastructure, and natural resources.
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Pagami Creek Fire lessons learned: Fire's role on landscape
Kyle Stover, Superior National Forest silviculturist, discusses multi-agency reforestation efforts with the Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy at the Jackpot ATV Trailhead in the Greenwood Fire area. USDA Forest Service photo.
MINNESOTA—Pagami Creek remains Minnesota’s largest…
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Clearing the ridge: Fire for forest health and resilient communities
Wildfire is driven by three main factors — weather, terrain and fuels. When fighting wildfires, firefighters work to reduce the fuel feeding the fire, either by removing it with heavy equipment, handlines or by making it hard to burn by soaking the fuel with water or retardant.
Adam Dummer,…