Feds prep for late but potentially big wildfires, urge funding fix
A volunteer firefighter helps contain a spot fire in an evacuated area of forest, ranches and residences, in the Black Forest wildfire areain 2013. (Brennan Linsley, AP file) The Obama administration's...
View ArticleAgriculture Secretary Vilsack, Interior Secretary Jewell Outline Wildfire...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) DENVER - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced above average fire activity projections for...
View ArticleWet spring reduces wildfire risk in most of US for June
Share PhotoReddit✉ FILE - In this June 12, 2013 file photo, Colorado Springs resident Yolette Baca takes a photo of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo.The leaders...
View ArticleWet spring reduces wildfire risk this month in most of US
DENVER (AP) — An unusually wet May has reduced the likelihood of wildfires this month across much of the nation, but the danger will increase from July through September, a national outlook says. The...
View ArticleObama administration warns 2015 wildfires could be costly
DENVER (AP) -- Despite a wet spring, the Obama administration is warning that this summer's wildfires could drain the federal firefighting budget. The Agriculture and Interior departments said Tuesday...
View ArticleFeds say Southwest, Northwest could see catastrophic fires
Despite a wet spring over much of the nation, the Obama administration warned Tuesday of potentially catastrophic wildfires this summer, especially in the Southwest and Northwest. "We've been very...
View Article>Forest Service adds planes before bad fire season
DENVER (AP) — As the Obama administration pushes Congress to ensure that enough money is available to fight destructive wildfires, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday that the U.S....
View ArticleForest Service adds planes before bad fire season
Click photo to enlarge U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks to members of the media about the upcoming wildfire season, during a news conference at the History Colorado Center, in Denver,...
View ArticleForest Services expands firefighting tanker fleet
DENVER As the Obama administration pushes Congress to ensure that enough money is available to fight destructive wildfires, the U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday it was adding four aircraft to its...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Visits California Wildland Fire Operations Center (Office of...
(Source: Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement) Secretary Jewell Visits California Wildland Fire Operations Center Underscores urgent need for President's wildfire funding proposal...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Visits California Wildland Fire Operations Center (US...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) Secretary Jewell Visits California Wildland Fire Operations Center Underscores urgent need for President's wildfire funding proposal 08/12/2014 Contact us...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell, USDA Secretary Vilsack to Discuss Federal Preparedness for...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) DENVER - On Tuesday, June 9, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell...
View ArticleFederal Partners Continue to Take Action to Support Firefighting Efforts in...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) WASHINGTON - In light of the severity of current fire activity, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) has raised the National Fire Preparedness...
View ArticleFederal Partners Continue to Take Action to Support Firefighting Efforts in...
(Source: US Forest Service) Contacts: Jessica Kershaw (Interior), Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov(link sends e-mail) USDA Office of Communications, press@usda.gov(link sends e-mail) In light of the severity...
View ArticleUSDA, DOI, and OMB Urge Congress to Fix the Fire Budget (OMB - Office of ...
(Source: OMB - Office of Management and Budget) USDA, DOI, and OMB Urge Congress to Fix the Fire Budget For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Contact: Office of Management and Budget:...
View ArticleUSDA, DOI, and OMB Urge Congress to Fix the Fire Budget (US Department of the...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) Date: September 15, 2015 Contacts: Jessica Kershaw (Interior), interior_press@ios.doi.gov Department of Agriculture: press@oc.usda.gov, 202-720-4623 Office of...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell, Rep. Scott Peters Tour Fire Damaged Areas in Southern...
(Source: Scott Peters) Secretary Jewell, Rep. Scott Peters Tour Fire Damaged Areas in Southern California, Discusses Urgent Need to Fix Federal Fire Funding SAN DIEGO - U.S. Secretary of the Interior...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Tours Fire Damaged Areas in Southern California, Discusses...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) Date: October 14, 2015 Contact: Jessica Kershaw, interior_press@ios.doi.gov SAN DIEGO - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Congressman Scott...
View ArticleWildfire-fighters warn 2016 could be bad in California
California could face a dangerous and difficult wildfire season in 2016 despite a relatively wet winter, federal officials warned Tuesday. Most of the rest of the nation is expected to see an average...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: 2016 wildfire season expected to be less severe
DENVER (AP) — The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn't expected to be as bad as last year's infernos, when a record 15,800 square miles burned, the nation's top wildland firefighting official...
View Article2016 wildfire season expected to be less severe
DENVER (AP) — The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn't expected to be as bad as last year's infernos, when a record 15,800 square miles burned, the nation's top wildland firefighting official...
View ArticleFeds say Southwest, Northwest could see major wildfires
DENVER (AP) — The Southwest and Northwest could face potentially catastrophic wildfires this summer, despite an unusually wet May over much of the nation, the Obama administration has warned. "We've...
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