Forestry fire management encompasses a range of integrated strategies designed to prevent, control, and even harness fire within forest ecosystems. In modern practice, the objective is not solely ...

David Hupp points out that, although the two terms often are used interchangeably, they are different in the fire service realm and require their own dedication. Just as each side of a fire service ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. land managers are racing the clock as hotter, drier weather raises the risk of wildfires in the nation’s overgrown forests with each passing year. One tool is to use the ...

Firefighters at the scene of the Canyon Fire in California. Photo courtesy Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department PIO. Throughout my 30 years in the fire service, I have witnessed many different ...

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Jan. 12 signed an order establishing the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a unification of programs previously part of six DOI agencies and offices.