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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Mann Gulch remembered
The new Mann Gulch sign in 2024. (USDA photo by Steven Miller)
MASSACHUSETTS — Seventy-five years after the historic Mann Gulch fire tragedy in the rugged forests of Montana, a solemn ceremony was held on Aug. 4, 2024, in Plymouth, Mass., at St. Joseph’s Cemetery to honor one of the fallen victims.…
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Saipan wildland fire crews help fight California fires
As part of the Forest Service’s Cooperative Fire Program, crews work together to clear roads while learning essential wildfire management skills. (USDA Forest Service photo by Shilo Springstead)
CALIFORNIA — Continuing a long-standing partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Commonwealth of the…
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Boots and bassinets
Jamey Toland stands watch. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Sarah King remembers one time when she was focusing on the day’s task of preparing an area of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana to be burned to reduce the threat of future wildfire. Maintaining her…
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Who Is Eligible to Apply and How?
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
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…