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The USGS fire science mission is to produce and deliver the best available scientific information, tools, and products to support land and emergency management by individuals and organizations at all levels. Below are news releases and featured stories associated with our fire science portfolio. 

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New Mexico Landscapes Field Station Research informs Fire Management

New Mexico Landscapes Field Station Research informs Fire Management

Researchers at the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station, part of the Fort Collins Science Center, use tree-ring fire scars as part of a place-based...

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President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

President Proposes Nearly $1.8 Billion for USGS Science in FY 2024

Science investments focus on landscape-scale issues, natural disasters and critical minerals while preparing tomorrow’s workforce

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Shaping the Future of Wildfire Protection in Southern California

Shaping the Future of Wildfire Protection in Southern California

The Southwest CASC is part of a collaborative partnership that is helping resource managers in Southern California address the wildfire crisis in the...

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Using Soil Science to Improve Wildfire Predictions

Using Soil Science to Improve Wildfire Predictions

South Central CASC-supported researchers are looking beyond weather data and towards soil science to better protect lives and property from dangerous...

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San Carlos Apache Tribe Hosts BIA’s Innovation Landscape Network Research Project

San Carlos Apache Tribe Hosts BIA’s Innovation Landscape Network Research Project

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has provided funds to dramatically increase fuel treatments and post-wildfire recovery efforts. To replace...

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Comunicado de prensa: Plan estratégico científico del USGS para incendios forestales, 2021–26

Comunicado de prensa: Plan estratégico científico del USGS para incendios forestales, 2021–26

Con el propósito de atender a los desafíos crecientes creados por incendios forestales en América, el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Geológicas...

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LANDFIRE Updates Valuable Firefighting Data

LANDFIRE Updates Valuable Firefighting Data

A wildfire sparks an average of 60,000 times a year in the United States. Fortunately, it is not just anybody’s guess where it goes from there—whose...

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Remembering Jan van Wagtendonk, who shaped fire and recreation management in the iconic Yosemite National Park

Remembering Jan van Wagtendonk, who shaped fire and recreation management in the iconic Yosemite National Park

Former USGS scientist Jan van Wagtendonk passed away in July 2022, following a 50-year career as a federal scientist. Management strategies based on...

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A Whole New (Fiery) World

A Whole New (Fiery) World

As a wildfire approached Tonto National Monument in Arizona, archaeologists and firefighters rushed to cover the park’s 700-year-old cliff dwellings...

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May is Wildfire Awareness Month

May is Wildfire Awareness Month

Learn how USGS scientists provide information, work with partners, and develop tools to help make decisions before, during, and after wildfires in...

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