Wildfire risk to communities
Wildfires know no boundaries.They can easily cross between federal, tribal, state, and private lands, making it crucial for all communities to know their respective wildfire risks and the actions to take to protect themselves and their neighbors. Last year, wildfires burned nearly 400,000 acres of tribal lands, including reservations and other tribal lands, with additional acreage burned on state…
#Wildfire, #Tribes, #WildlandFire, #UrbanForestry, #Fire
Confronting the Wildfire Crisis
The Nation faces a wildfire crisis that is increasing in severity due to accumulating fuels, changing climate, and expanding development in wildfire-prone landscapes. As one of the largest stewards of forested land in the United States, the Forest Service has launched a 10-year strategy to confront this crisis and reduce wildfire risk to our country's communities and critical infrastructure.
#Wildfire, #ClimateChange, #Science, #LandManagement
Monitoring the giants: Tracking resilience of giant sequoias after wildfires
The tag designates a witness tree, which serves as a survey tool. Using three witness trees to triangulate the center of the plot makes it easier for future crews to find the site for monitoring work. (USDA Forest Service photo by Jamie Hinrichs)
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of…
#Wildfire, #FireScience, #Resilience, #HazardousFuels, #Monitoring
Discovering dispatch
Interagency dispatchers work behind the scenes and play an indispensable role following an initial report of a wildfire from fire lookout towers or from 911 calls. (Forest Service photo by Zach Behrens)
As wildfires burn across the American west, firefighters from Maine to California respond…
#Wildfire, #Dispatch, #EmergencyServices, #Careers, #WildlandFirefighting
National Forest System Reforestation Strategy
Reforestation is critical to ensuring our forests stay healthy and resilient. This report details the need for expanding the agency's capacity for reforestation, as well as how that can be accomplished through existing and expanded programs and partnerships.
#Wildfire, #ClimateChange, #Climate, #Reforestation, #Nurseries, #ForestManagement
Aviation Accident Prevention Bulletins
Forest Service (FSAAPB) and Interagency (IAAPB)Aviation Accident Prevention Bulletins are green bordered and published on an as needed basis. They are utilized to disseminate information of a general nature regarding aircraft mishap prevention concepts, methods, procedures and efforts.Forest ServiceFSAPB 202525-01 Hazardous Behaviors, Norms and ObservationsFSAPB 201616-01 Helicopter Maneuvering…