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United States Wildland Fire Service Launches New Logo Contest For Wildfire Employees.
The USWFS, under the Department of the Interior, has launched a contest for wildfire employees to create the new logo for the Service.
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Prescribed Fire Escapes In Arizona, Burning Over 4,000 Acres.
88 firefighters are on scene.
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Congress Votes: Should Firefighters Be Able To Shoot Down Drones Over Wildfires? CAL FIRE Test Fully Autonomous Wildfire Vehicles.
New study on wildfire smoke and pregnancy.
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Old School Firefighting, Fireline Stories, And Running Into Cardoza. Idaho City Hotshot Supt Retires After 34 Years In The Game.
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Department Of Interior Officially Creates The United States Wildland Fire Service.
Transition plans and authorities announced.
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Arson In Argentina: Tourists Lighting Fires, Grenades Found, Authorities Issue $30K Reward For Information.
I go down the rabbit hole on what is actually known.
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No, The USWFS Is Not In Limbo... As Some Reporting Suggests.
It’s Groundhog Day.
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One Year After The Palisades Fire: Has Anything Changed, What Have We Learned?
We need to let operators operate.
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December 2025

Predictions And Trends For The 2026 Wildfire Season. Tech, Workforce, Aviation, And The Slippery Slope Of Wildfire Betting Markets.
Happy New Year to everyone out there!
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Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Departs USDA, Joining Idaho As Their New Policy Director.
Kristen Sleeper is making the move to Idaho to act as Governor Little’s new Policy Director, leaving her role as Under Secretary for Natural Resources…
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Once You Have A Treasure Trove Of Wildfire Data, What Do You Do With It? A Conversation With Todd O'Hara From TracPlus.
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The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts.
How the USWFS can gather the strengths of those unifying together.
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