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Friday, May 17, 2013
A wildfire that began Tuesday afternoon in Wisconsin consumed 8,131 acres, destroyed 17 homes and forced dozens of people to evacuate before firefighters contained it late Wednesday evening. The fire was one of the worst to strike northern Wisconsin in three decades.
The state Department of Natural Resources released a...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Which mulch is the right mulch? Research on mulch and fire can help you decide. There are many choices to use to beautify your landscaping. There are wood chips, pine bark, pine needles, shredded rubber and more. But which one is the safest?
Mulch has many positive attributes. It reduces the water requirements of plants,...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Last week Colorado residents participants were part of a pilot program called Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service. Hundreds of volunteers pitched in to work with a variety of organizations and governmental agencies on prevention and mitigation projects around Colorado.
Some examples of activities were the Northeast...
Friday, May 10, 2013
Last week, officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said in their first 2013 summer fire outlook that a dry winter and expected warming trend mean the potential for significant fire activity will be above normal on the West Coast, in the Southwest and portions of Idaho and Montana. With wildfire season...
Friday, May 10, 2013
The weather is turning warmer and many people are venturing outside to enjoy the great outdoors. Now is the perfect time to remind campers, home improvement do-it-yourselfers and outdoor recreationists how important it is to be safe with fire.
NASF has created new campfire safety, outdoor fire safety and debris burning...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The National Fire Protection Association ,through the national Firewise Communities/USA support program is promoting the Firewise throwdown to challenge states and communities to reach for our national goal of 1,000 recognized Firewise Communities/USA® sites by the end of 2013. To learn more about this challenge and to...
Friday, May 3, 2013
This week, more than a dozen Members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting an update on plans to transfer surplus military aircraft to the Forest Service to fight wildfires. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act gives...
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Forest Service has just released updated sheets for the Spark Arrester guides. A must have any and all outdoor recreation enthusiasts, the updated sheets have the most current information on available spark arrestors.
The sheets will be posted on a quarterly basis, with the next update coming around July.
Friday, May 3, 2013
As many Western states approach the beginning of wildfire season and the South continues their battle with wildland fires, many states are sponsoring wildland fire prevention events and weeks.
NASF has been working to update our fire prevention educational materials in an effort to provide more complete resources for...
Friday, April 26, 2013
This week NASF joined numerous organizations in the forestry community in letters to the Senate. The letters mirrored those sent to the House last week in support of FY2014 appropriations for priority programs at the USDA Forest Service including: Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, Forest Health Program, Urban and...
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