Empowering local communities, addressing wildfire risk
Attendees of the Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices course in Pulaski County, Virginia, in early 2024 were primarily from county governments and local fire departments along with several state officials. Courtesy photo by Brook Smith, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of…
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Southern area a top priority for national wildfire response
On August 24, Forest Service crews assisted Texas A&M Forest Service by putting in containment lines to help slow the Shearwood Creek Fire’s spread in Jasper, Texas. (USDA Forest Service photo by Danny Harris)
The South is burning. Over 15,700 wildfires have burned 505,179 acres since New…