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Posts Tagged "sen. mark udall"

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GAO Report Critical of U.S. Forest Service Aviation Strategy

A portable water tank is set up to fill the tank on the U.S. Forest Service’s Twin Otter aircraft, which was used in July at the Papoose Fire in the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho. (USDA photo by Casey Teske) […]

Out of Cash, Forest Service Diverts $600 Million To Pay For Wildfires

A firefighter conducts a “burnout” operation at the Big Windy Complex fire in Oregon. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung) The U.S. Forest Service is out of cash for fighting fires. Again. For the sixth time since 2002, the Forest Service […]

Congress Starting to Get Hot About FEMA, Wildfires

Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) continues to aggressively pursue legislation aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires to local communities — and senators are starting to pressure FEMA. On July 30, Udall and Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation that […]

Where Are the Air Tankers?

A MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130E makes a fire retardant drop on the Simi Fire in Southern California in 2003. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt Dennis W. Goff) Where are the air tankers? […]

Wildfires: Think Local, Act Local

Local level or national stage? Where should construction and implementation of a national wildland fire management policy begin? Think local, act local. It could be part of the answer to a national policy that is facing major challenges, criticism and […]

Wildfire Numbers Call for Fuels Reduction

Crews conduct hazardous fuels reduction near the South rim of the Grand Canyon in August 2011. (Photo by Michael Quinn/Grand Canyon National Park Service) These days in wildland fire management, it’s about the numbers as well as policy.  Number of […]

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