fire supression

Scientists tell us that we cannot stop wildfires from happening, "But what we can do is begin the process of reducing the catastrophic nature of these fires," noted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. He recently announced a ten year plan to do more thinning out of forests, removing dead trees and brush, improving the health of forests and making communities near them safer ...

During a recent trip to Capitol Hill, the U.S. Forest Service's 2nd in command delivered a frank, for many many alarming statement. "We do not have enough resources or capacity to address the needs in front of us right now,"  Forest Service Deputy Chief Christopher French told a Senate sub-committee that on the fire suppression side. "W ...

The USA Forest Service National Technology and Developing program is celebrating 75 years of innovation. "Originally we were established to re-purpose military equipment and material after World War II and see if we could retrofit that equipment for wild land fire suppression purposes, noted Program Director, Alex Gavrisheff ...