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Wildfire Magazine writer and former firefighter Bob Roper discussed the recent wildfires in the western United States.

National Fire Protection Association's Michele Steinberg discussed wildfire prevention and safety as wildfires have begun to break out in the Western U.S.

Forest Service Chief Randy Moore and others discussed land management and wildfire resiliency at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing to assess ways to improve wildfire research and coordination efforts. ... Lawmakers asked about research investment priorities, satellite imaging technology, forest management, climate change, and development of wildfire warning systems. Officials also provided an outlook for the 2021 wildfire season specifically in the western United States.

Environmental and firefighting experts testified on the role of government in wildfire management.

Conservation organization and firefighter union leaders testified on the threat and impact of wildfires. The hearing focused on budgetary concerns on preventing, managing, and fighting fores…

The deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service, local officials, and business leaders testified on the need to fund projects reducing fire hazards on federal lands.

Holly Fretwell, research fellow for the Property and Environment Research Center, discusses the organization's annual report on wildfire season.

Orrin Hatch (R-UT), John Thune (R-SD), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Steve Daines (R-MT) also provided testimony in support of three wildfire-related bills they are sponsoring.

They discussed managing wildfire risks, collaboration between state and federal agencies for response, and increasing workforce pay.

Wildfire and Forest Service officials testified on ways to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore testified in the first panel of a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment hearing on reducing the risk of wildfires. Witnesses in the sec…

Witnesses testified on the training and resources available to firefighters and first responders in communities threatened by wildfires. Mayor Navarre testified by remote video from Alaska. …

Forest Service and Interior Department officials testified on the preparedness of federal agencies for the wildfire season. Among the issues they addressed were cohesive wildfire management strategy, the status of planning to replace the aging airtanker fleet, succession planning, and other issues.

Officials with the Interior Department and Forest Service testified on wildfire and forest management before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

The House observed a moment of silence to honor victims of the Maui wildfires in early August.

Tom Martin talked about the role of the federal government in wildfire management.

President Biden made remarks in Sacramento on climate change, wildfires, and the federal response to the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) also spoke. He talked about the partnersh…

A Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee examined various pieces of legislation addressing wildfires and forest management. This hearing came as wildfires devastated large swaths o…

Environmental advocacy organization representatives and officials from the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and State testified at a hearing on wildfire prevention and forest management spending.