Topics Wildfires
Breathing Fire: Change To Oregon Smoke Rules Seeing Early Results For Prescribed Burns
In partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Low-intensity fire can help reduce wildfire risk but not without challenges for an Oregon town.
Breathing Fire: The threat of a destructive wildfire in South Jersey is growing.Is enough being done to prepare?
In partnership with the Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com. Across New Jersey, some land managers have long used prescribed burns as an important tool for their work.
More Acres Burned in Large Western Wildfires
As the number of large wildfires increases with climate change, so does the number of acres burned.
Hotter Years, More Large Western Wildfires
Hotter years have brought higher numbers of large western wildfires.
Large Western Wildfires on the Rise
The number of large wildfires is on the rise in the West.
Breathing Fire: Fighting fire with fire: Should California burn its forests to protect against catastrophe?
In California, the debate over prescribed burns is complicated by a deadly history with wildfires that have grown quickly out of control.
Breathing Fire: ‘If we don’t burn it, nature will’: Georgia blazes old fears, leads nation in prescribed fire
In the face of more intense and frequent wildfires, federal land managers consider adopting burning practices the Southeast has been successfully using for decades.
THE BURNING SOLUTION: Prescribed Burns Unevenly Applied Across U.S.
Prescribed burns — an important tool for reducing wildfire risk — are being unevenly applied across the country.
