The smoky aftermath of a controlled burn near the Mariposa Grove of sequoias in October 2006. (Photo by Jun via Flickr) If historic fire suppression policies in the Sierra Nevada mountain range set the stage for the Rim Fire, can […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
The start of this already ferocious 2013 fire season has ignited ongoing the debate on wildland fire policy. Are wildfires a natural process that contribute to the health of our forests and should we let fires burn? Or should we […]