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By Bob Roper Wildfire Today on October 10, 2025 Wildland firefighters are facing a formidable battle, coping with labor shortages during one of the most intense fire seasons in recent years. As a California firefighter for over 45 years — including 15 years as Ventura County Fire Protection District chief and Nevada State Forester — I know […]
By Robert Chaney Mountain Journal on September 16, 2025 …. The Interior plan envisions full implementation by January 12, 2026. The Forest Service plan expects to have its pieces in place by April 1, 2026. So far in 2025, there have been 49,632 wildfires recorded in the United States, the second highest total in a decade. […]
By Robert Chaney Mountain Journal on September 12, 2025 A presidential proposal for consolidating federal wildland firefighting services failed to appear by its September 10 deadline. How it might combine U.S. Forest Service and Interior Department firefighting resources after Congress rejected Trump administration spending requests remains unclear. But fixing the way the federal government combats […]
By Kim Riley Daily Energy Insider on September 10, 2025 A strong, comprehensive federal plan is needed for wildfire prevention that benefits Americans in all communities as wildfires grow in intensity and frequency across the nation, according to Partners in Wildfire Prevention. “We hope to see the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service increase […]
By Jordan Hansen Daily Montanan on September 3, 2025 A major deadline set by an Executive Order from President Donald Trump to consolidate the firefighting apparatus in the Department of Interior and the U.S. Forest Service is approaching, with some advocacy organizations hoping it will improve coordination. Interior and the Forest Service, which is housed […]
By Marvell Adams Jr. The Detroit News on August 4, 2025 Americans in the Midwest and the Northeast woke this week to a thick layer of hazardous smoke hanging over their towns and cities, forcing many to stay inside or take precautions to cope with the unhealthy air. The cause: smoke from intense Canadian wildfires […]
By Emma Penrod Utility Dive on July 17, 2025: …. Additionally, the order laid out a vision for consolidating federal wildfire prevention and suppression efforts that are currently spread across agencies. The White House’s proposed 2026 budget blueprint would create a new, unified federal wildland fire service under the Department of Interior. So far, Trump’s […]
By Greg Mason NewsData on June 24, 2025: With the energy industry facing evolving pressures to prevent wildfires, an industry association based in the Northwest is lending its voice to a growing national coalition. Portland-based nonprofit Grid Forward has joined the Partners in Wildfire Prevention organization, along with Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the American Gas […]
By Emma Penrod Daily Energy Insider on June 4, 2025: …. Other speakers at the conference echoed Taiclet’s calls for federal action, with outgoing EEI chair Maria Pope, president and CEO of Portland General Electric, arguing that the industry needs a federal backstop against catastrophic wildfire losses, and Eric Grey, EEI’s vice president of government […]