Last year a wildfire caused by the U.S. Forest Service set off the largest wildfire in the history of the PIA Western Alliance state of New Mexico. Hundreds of homes were destroyed in the fire. Since then, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been slow in responding to the needs of the people who …
The three-year drought in California has ended for all but 9% of the state. That’s good news. However, the huge amount of rain the Golden State received over the winter will cause more growth than usual in the state’s forests and other lands. So all that means — says AccuWeather in its Fire Outlook 2023 …
Wildfires in the West — A Wet Winter was not Wet Enough Read More »
The Biden administration is spending $930 million in 10 states in the West to help reduce the number of fires experienced. The money will be used to clear trees and underbrush from forests managed by the federal government. The point of the second year of the program — the administration says — is to prevent …
Fixing the Wildfire Crisis in the West — $930 Million to Start Read More »
