DOI - Office of Wildland Fire
Recent News About DOI - Office of Wildland Fire
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Biden-Harris administration’s Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released a report outlining a strategy to meet aerial firefighting equipment needs through 2030
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Large, severe wildfires have become the norm in much of the country, including in seasonally dry forests across the interior of the western United States. Most of the tree stands are adapted only to low-intensity fires.
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All types of vegetation can act as fuel for a wildland fire. By understanding what vegetation is present and how easily it will burn, fire personnel can better predict and respond to the movement of a fire.
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Large, severe wildfires have become the norm in much of the country, including in seasonally dry forests across the interior of the western United States.
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All types of vegetation can act as fuel for a wildland fire. By understanding what vegetation is present and how easily it will burn, fire personnel can better predict and respond to the movement of a fire.
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a historic down payment on ensuring that future generations have a high quality of life, which is currently threatened by the worsening climate crisis and increasingly severe wildfires.
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A three-day, near-term fire behavior analysis for the Moose Fire in Idaho in July 2022. The analysis was completed in the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) using LANDFIRE products.