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Unique Forest Service Program Saves Money and Lives with Innovative Technology

January 06, 2021 Lily Palmer, Enterprise Team

Gifford Pinchot, founding father of the USDA Forest Service, revolutionized American forestry in the late 1800s and recognized the need for science-based forestry. The Forest service embraces innovation, science and technology to this day, and one program has exemplified that spirit for the past 75...

Forestry

The People in National Wildland Fire Management are the Best in the World

August 31, 2018 Jennifer Jones, Fire Aviation and Management, USDA Forest Service

Boise, Idaho is famous among college football fans for the blue turf on the Boise State University Broncos’ field. But in wildland fire management circles, the city is just as well-known as home of the National Interagency Fire Center, or NIFC. In fact, NIFC is the nation’s support center for...

Forestry

The People Who Make U.S. National Wildland Fire Management the Best in the World

June 07, 2017 Jennifer Jones, U.S. Forest Service, Fire Aviation and Management Program

Boise, Idaho is famous among college football fans for the blue turf on the Boise State University Broncos’ field. But in wildland fire management circles, the city is just as well-known as home of the National Interagency Fire Center or NIFC. NIFC is the nation’s support center for wildland fire...

Forestry

U.S. Forest Service: Responding and Adapting to Wildland Fire

April 10, 2014 Tom Harbour, Director of Fire and Aviation Management, U.S. Forest Service

The loss of property and firefighters during wildfires are a reminder of the challenges we face in reducing the risks associated with large, unpredictable wildfires. Climate change, drought, insect infestations, changing land-use patterns, and other factors have contributed to increases in the...

Forestry

Apalachicola National Forest Hosts International Fire Professionals to Share Ideas on Wildfires, Healthy Forests

December 31, 2012 Susan Blake, National Forests in Florida, U.S. Forest Service

More than 8,000 miles from home, fire management officers from Australia and New Zealand recently visited the Apalachicola National Forest in Florida to share techniques and strategies in the use of prescribed fire. “We see how the use of frequent fire intervals helps manage the different fuel types...

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