by FSEEE | Aug 16, 2026 | Fire Science, Fire Truth, In Depth
As Westerners cope with the smoke and flames of another record-setting fire season, the media serves up dramatic videos of various active wildfires. Much of this footage focuses on dramatic images of crown fires burning through forest canopies, suggesting these fires...
by FSEEE | Aug 6, 2026 | Community Fire Resilience, Fire Science, Fire Truth, In Depth, Science Notes
Dr. Jack Cohen delivered a keynote presentation at the 2026 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference in Fort Collins entitled “Community Wildfire Risk and Fire Resilient Landscapes.” Just prior to his keynote, we had the opportunity to have a conversation about his work as a...
by Guest Author | Aug 1, 2026 | Fire Truth, Guest Column
‘Like Trying to Fly a Plane While You’re Building It’ by Timothy Ingalsbee The airplane metaphor has become a common theme in conversations among wildland firefighters discussing the U.S. Wildland Fire Service (WFS). President Trump issued Executive Order 14308...
by FSEEE | Jul 30, 2026 | Fire Truth, FSEEE in the News
Courthouse News Service reported on oral arguments in FSEEE’s federal lawsuit challenging the Forest Service’s use of aerial fire retardant, which the agency sprays across millions of acres of public land every fire season without ever having formally...
by FSEEE | Jul 12, 2026 | Fire Truth, In the News
In the mountains near the Colorado/Utah border, five federal firefighters deployed emergency fire shelters as flames overran their position. Three did not survive. Their deaths have pulled back the curtain on a set of sweeping changes to how the U.S. fights wildfire —...
