Study shows fewer forest fires burn in North America today than in the past

A study led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder and the U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station has compared wildfire frequency between two time periods: 1984 to 2022 and 1600 to 1880. The study used tree-rings and fire scars to determine the wildfire frequency and how […]
Verizon Foundation provides funding to support wildfire recovery in Southern California

The Verizon Foundation is providing an additional $500,000 to support the work of four community partners delivering on-the-ground resources to those directly affected by the Southern California fires and windstorms. These funds add to $1 million already provided to the American Red Cross and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation (LAFD). The additional contributions aim to provide support for […]
Recoil’s aerial fire suppression system tank receive approvals

Recoil Aerospace Inc. (Recoil), a designer of advanced aerial fire suppression systems (AFSS), recently received approval by Brazil’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (ANAC) and Morocco’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) for the Recoil Tsunami AFSS tank system. U.S.-based Recoil’s supplemental type certificate (STC) SR02584AK for the Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter represents the only […]
Canada and Northwest territories fund community resilience to wildfires

With wildfires increasing in frequency and severity across Canada, impacting health, economies, communities and wildlife, the Governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories are supporting Canadians. Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Honourable Jay Macdonald, Northwest Territories’ Minister of Environment and Climate Change, […]
California Fire Foundation restarts California Rises

The California Fire Foundation, in partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, have announced “California Rises,” a new phase of wildfire recovery and resilience, providing relief and grants to communities affected by wildfires in the Los Angeles-area. These programs, funded through Governor Newsom’s “California Rises”, aim to rebuild lives by addressing short, mid and long-term community recovery needs. This […]
IAFC advocates for renewed wildland-urban interface technology

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is pushing for a change in the way wildland-urban interface (WUI) is addressed, calling for improved community policy and for the development of a national, single platform mutual aid system. The risk of wildfire is increasing in both significance and prevalence in the United States. Reasons for these […]