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- 154 national forests 122 ski areas 98 percent of wildfires are suppressed within the first 24 hours they are detected
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The Forest Service has been managing wildland fire on National Forests and Grasslands for more than 100 years. But the Forest Service doesn’t – and can’t – do it alone. Instead, the agency works closely with other federal, tribal, state, and local partners.
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2024: USDA Announces $500 Million to Confront the Wildfire Crisis as Part of Investing in America Agenda2023: Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Efforts to Address the Wildfire Crisis2022: Biden Administration Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Wildfire Mitigation InvestmentsRead the National Prescribed Fire Resource Mobilization StrategySee how the agency is implementingthe Wildfire Crisis Strategy.Read the Wildfire Crisis Strategy progress summary.Explore an online toolthat shows hazardous fuels reduction projects occurring in support of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy.Though the Forest Service has been working to manage the health of millions of acres of national forests across the American West for decades, the scale, pace and methods of work on the ground have not matched the need. With the support of our partners, states, Tribes and local communities, the Forest Service is collaboratively implementing this ne...
Reshaping Business as Usual
In 2022, the Forest Service partnered with the National Forest Foundation and the Intertribal Timber Council to host a series of virtual roundtable discussions with employees, partners, and Tribal leaders and staff. The goals of these roundtables were to 1) share information, goals, and timelines for the Wildfire Crisis Strategy; 2) collect input to inform the implementation of the Strategy; 3) identify key needs and opportunities associated with that implementation; and 4) gauge ongoing leve...
Sep 6, 2023 · Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?
The five federal regulatory agencies managing forest fire response and planning for 676 million acres in the United States are the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the National Park Service, the United States Forest Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
When the U.S. Forest Service was established in 1905, it was given managerial control of these lands, soon renamed national forests. Forest management necessitated fire protection. After all, foresters argued, why create national forests if they were going to burn down.
The Forest Service oversees 155 national forests, 20 grasslands, and one tall-grass prairie. Each administrative unit typically comprises several ranger districts, under the overall direction of a forest supervisor.
Jan 18, 2022 · The strategy highlights new research on what Forest Service scientists identified as high risk “firesheds” – large, forested landscapes with a high likelihood that an ignition could expose homes, communities, infrastructure and natural resources to wildfire.
