by FSEEE | Oct 18, 2024 | Briefly
The U.S. Forest Service has suspended the hiring of all seasonal employees with the exception of firefighters for the 2025 fiscal year due to anticipated budget shortfalls. Letters sent to regional leadership teams were leaked via social media site Reddit, prompting...
by FSEEE | Aug 28, 2024 | Briefly, In the News
The Point Fire burned 1,200 acres in Sonoma County in June. Lago di Merlo Vineyards lost a few vines to the fire, but it faces an uncertain future after an errant fire retardant drop painted a 20-acre swath of grapevines bright red. The Press Democrat reports that...
by FSEEE | Jul 24, 2024 | Briefly
A recent report published by Headwaters Economics addresses the increasing risks to communities in wildfire-prone areas. The authors characterize current efforts to control wildfire as “ineffective” and “costly.” Fundamentally, the current paradigm is “inconsistent”...
by FSEEE | Jul 18, 2024 | Briefly, Fire Truth
The Darlene 3 Fire started Tuesday, June 25, a mile from the town of La Pine, Oregon, near Bend. Writing for the Capital Press, Morgan Owen and Michael Kohn reported that firefighters responded quickly, establishing “a full perimeter line around the fire Tuesday...
by FSEEE | May 7, 2024 | Briefly, Fire Truth
In August 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex fire burned through Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Santa Cruz, California, consuming all of the foliage on some of the oldest redwoods. “It was shocking…. It really seemed like most of the trees were going to die,”...
