Feds Announce Another $100M for Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program February 23, 2024 The federal government announced that additional $100 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding will be allocated toward 21 high-risk landscapes...
Billions are Being Spent to Turn the Tide on the US West’s Wildfires. It Won’t Be Enough June 29, 2023 By Matthew Brown, Terry Chea, Caleb Diehl and Camille Fassett DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide...
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Emerges as New Climate Flashpoint August 8, 2022 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the...
Viewpoint: Living With Fire November 8, 2019 By Tracy Walsh and Clive Crook Hundreds of thousands of Californians have been forced to flee their homes. Millions have endured power outages. Fff could reach...
Washington Unveils Decade-Long Plan to Mitigate, Respond to Wildfire January 23, 2019 The state is months away from wildfire season, but Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has proposed a plan to strengthen...
California Firefighter Says State Should Consider Home Ban in Fire-Prone Areas December 14, 2018 By DON THOMPSON California’s increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable that government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable...
Half of Colorado Population Faces Wildfire Risk November 29, 2018 By DAN ELLIOTT The number of Coloradans whose homes are at risk from wildfires soared 45 percent in five years, reflecting the state’s...
Report: Homes in Fire-Prone Areas Hike Missoula Firefighting Costs October 16, 2018 By DAVID ERICKSON, Missoulian Rapid population growth and the desire to live near forests means new housing in western Montana is being built in...
Jury Holds Nevada Liable for 2017 Wildfire That Destroyed Homes August 20, 2018 A jury has found the Nevada Division of Forestry liable for the loss of 23 homes and 17 other buildings...
Urban Sprawl, Climate Change Raise Wildfire Risk July 30, 2018 By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JONATHAN J. COOPER A fire that started in a rural community in Northern California underscored a new reality in the state when days...