Is the US Forest Service’s reorganization a ‘dismantling’ or a needed shift? Experts weigh in on wildland fire’s impact
The United States Department of Agriculture’s recent announcement to make sweeping structural changes to the nation’s Forest Service has brought confusion and uncertainty countrywide, ahead of what’s expected to be a very active wildfire year…
The smell of danger – understanding wildfire smoke exposure
By Anthony White At a laboratory in Australia, researchers are trying to develop rapid, accessible tests that can protect firefighters, military personnel, and the wider community from the escalating health burden of wildfire smoke and polluted air. The olfact…
User feedback on the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System
By Josh Hyde, Eva Strand, Peter Noble and Kim Ernstrom Land and fire managers are often tasked to plan complex fuel treatments and apply the best available science across jurisdictions to prioritize, plan, and conduct prescribed burns and other fire mitigation…
Europe’s 2025 wildfire season was its worst ever, by far
Wildfires burned over 2.7 million acres (1.1 million hectares) across the European Union in 2025, by far the highest burned area total recorded since record keeping began. The EU’s Joint Research Centre recently released its 2025 analysis wildfires, whic…
Forest Service to undergo ‘sweeping restructuring,’ close all regional offices
The United States Department of Agriculture this week announced the nation’s Forest Service will soon go through massive changes, including the shift of its headquarters across the country. The agency’s headquarters will move from Washington D.C. t…
Almeda Aftermath: the impact of an Oregon wildfire
By Jennie Englund The Ashland Pond, a riparian area at the foot of Southern Oregon’s Cascade and Siskiyou mountains, was just waking up on the morning of September 8, 2020. Red-wing blackbirds’ throats warmed in the rust-colored wind, and a family of otters sl…
It was big, but the Morrill Fire isn’t the largest wildfire in Nebraska’s history
Fire crews recently fully contained the Morrill Fire after it burned 642,029 acres, according to local managers. Officials on Saturday transferred command of the fire to local departments after containing the fire on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the fire…
Europe launches broad strategy on growing wildfire threats
The European Commission has launched a new strategy to tackle the rising wildfire threat following a summer that burnt one million hectares, an area bigger than Cyprus. The European Commission’s integrated wildfire strategy covers prevention, preparedness, res…
UK Wildfire 2026 heads to Leeds
With many significant wildfire events across the United Kingdom in recent years the scale and impact of these events are increasingly straining the ability to prepare and respond. With that in mind, the 2026 UK Wildfire Conference has launched with the theme N…
Wildfire magazine – latest issue
Wildfire magazine, Issue 4, 2025. Wildfire is published quarterly for the greater global wildland fire community and for members of the International Association of Wildland Fire. The magazine serves as a storytelling and network building platform, exemplifyin…