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 —...
by FSEEE | Jul 3, 2026 | Fire Truth, FSEEE in the News
An article by Emily Gardner published by the American Geophysical Union in Eos highlights FSEEE Executive Director Kevin Hood’s concerns about recent changes to the U.S. Forest Service. The article reports that historic drought, record-low snowpack, and extreme...
by FSEEE | Jun 29, 2026 | Dispatch, Fire Truth
Across the United States, communities are working to prepare for a future shaped by more frequent floods, wildfires, droughts, and extreme weather events. From wildfire-prone neighborhoods in Colorado to flood-vulnerable towns in Mississippi, many communities rely on...
