by FSEEE | Oct 2, 2019 | Fire Truth
The latest statistics from the National Interagency Fire Center show that 2019 has seen a decrease in the total amount of wildfire activity across the United States compared to the past decade. As of yesterday, there have been 40,263 wildfires across the nation,...
by FSEEE | Jan 31, 2019 | Fire Truth
The 2013 Rim Fire burned more than 250,000 acres in Yosemite National Park and the adjacent Stanislaus National Forest, making it the largest fire ever recorded in the Sierra Nevada. It also burned much of the best habitat for great gray owls, which are listed as...
by FSEEE | Jan 10, 2019 | Fire Truth
You’ve probably already seen yesterday’s tweet from President Trump regarding FEMA funding for victims of California’s wildfires. But just in case, here is the original transcript: “Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with...
by FSEEE | Dec 14, 2017 | Fire Truth
What happens if forest fire ignitions are not suppressed? It’s a tough experiment to perform, but some old Forest Service data may help provide an answer. In 1923, the Forest Service published an analysis of fires in 12 California national forests (excepting southern...
by FSEEE | Oct 30, 2017 | Fire Truth
A pitched battle is underway over how to interpret this summer’s wildfires on federal lands, which wafted thick layers of smoke into urbanized areas around the West. How that battle ends will have serious implications for how our public lands are managed in the years...
