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Snowpacks in western United States are projected to decline in size and melt earlier when high emissions climate scenarios are combined with more wildfires, putting an increasing strain on vital water ...

As California’s Madre fire continues to grow, becoming the largest in that state in a year already synonymous with wildfire, Wildfire Today guest writer Jackson Ruby looks at Federal Emergency ...

The Earth Fire Alliance has hired NASA’s Wildland Fire Program Manager Dr Michael Falkowski to be its first Lead Scientist. Earth Fire Alliance is a global nonprofit coalition intent on delivering ...

A firefighter on the White Draw Fire uses a radio to coordinate with other firefighters. July 29, 2012. Photo by Bill Gabbert. The US Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service on Tuesday ...

Wildfires are here, and prisoners will be deployed to the frontlines to help fight these flames. They were on the 2025 L.A. Fires. Every summer, wildfires explode onto the scene and into the ...

Prescribed fire at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. NPS photo. A joint research paper from researchers in California and New South Wales examined the similarities and differences between ...

A firefighter on the White Draw Fire uses a radio to coordinate with other firefighters. July 29, 2012. Photo by Bill Gabbert. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on Monday officially opened up ...

Aerial wildfire response has taken a leap forward with the showcasing of new drone technology that aims to hit fires early and fast. Fresh from its recent launch seeded by $60 million in capital ...

Metrics to indicate wildfire likelihood and severity are common worldwide; however, a growing body of research suggests that more nuanced approaches may be necessary. The Canadian Forest Fire Weather ...

The International Association of Wildland Fire has committed to promoting health and wellbeing for wildland fire practitioners, their families and support communities. The IAWF board has released a ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on a mid-air collision of two firefighting helicopters over Cabazon, California, that killed two firefighters and a pilot in 2023 ...