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Federal Wildland Firefighters Get Pay Boost

Aug 20, 2021

The pay initiative is part of the Biden administration's plans to improve working conditions for federal wildland firefighters.

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Environment
Controlled burns, like this one in Lassen Volcanic National Park, reduce the risk of extreme fires by clearing flammable brush.

With Extreme Fires Burning, Forest Service Stops 'Good Fires' Too

Aug 09, 2021
Controlled burns help reduce wildfire risk by clearing out overgrown vegetation. The U.S. Forest Service is suspending them, concerning fire scientists.
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National
A firefighter carries a hose while battling the Glass Fire in a Calistoga, Calif., vineyard, Oct. 1

Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

Oct 27, 2020
Experts warn that Western states and the federal government need to radically increase the number and size of controlled burns to help reduce the ongoing risks of more catastrophic wildfire seasons.
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Weather
A firefighter works to put out flames of the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, Calif. As of Sunday, the wildfire has grown to more than 99,000 acres and is 15% contained.

As Firefighters Battle Dozens Of Blazes, California's Bobcat Fire Nears 100,000 Acres

Sep 20, 2020
Improving weather conditions have aided firefighters' efforts to contain major wildfires on the West Coast, but dozens rage on. The Bobcat Fire has become one of Los Angeles County's largest ever.
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National
The Dolan Fire, pictured Aug. 22, has burned more than 37,000 acres along the central California coast. On Tuesday, more than a dozen firefighters battling the blaze deployed portable fire shelters, and three were hospitalized with injuries.

3 Firefighters Hospitalized With Injuries From Battling Wildfire In California

Sep 08, 2020
The U.S. Forest Service said 14 firefighters, overrun by the blaze in Los Padres National Forest, used portable fire shelters. Three were airlifted to a hospital, where one is in critical condition.
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Forest Service Appoints New District Boss In Sierra Nevada

Aug 28, 2019

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Forest Service district ranger in southwest Colorado who also worked as a natural resource specialist in Utah has been named the new head of the Carson Ranger District covering the eastern Sierra in northern Nevada and California.

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Feds To Change Protections For At-Risk Bird In 5 States

Aug 02, 2019

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it's changing sage grouse protection plans in five Western states to conserve habitat for the at-risk bird while allowing ranchers to maintain their livelihoods.

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Utah, Forest Service Plan $20M Wildfire Mitigation Effort

Jul 19, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah and federal agencies plan to direct up to $20 million over the next four years toward protecting forests from wildfires.
 
The Salt Lake Tribune reported this week that the state
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Mount Charleston Has A New Area Manager

Apr 11, 2019

Officially, it’s called the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area.

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The Two-Way
Tony Tooke's resignation as head of the U.S. Forest Service is effective immediately. The Department of Agriculture confirmed last week to PBS that it had "engaged an independent investigator" to look into claims about Tooke's behavior.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Mar 08, 2018
Tony Tooke's resignation, which is effective immediately, came days after PBS NewsHour reported that the U.S. Agriculture Department was investigating sexual misconduct complaints against him.
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Firefighter Dies While Battling Great Basin Blaze

Aug 15, 2016

Authorities say a Forest Service firefighter has died after being hit by a tree while battling a wildfire in Nevada.

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Firefighters Grapple With Blazes From Tuesday's Lightning Storm

Jun 29, 2016

Firefighters who had one wildfire nearly contained were dispersed to quell almost a dozen new fires sparked by a lightning storm in the mountains northwest of Las Vegas.

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Forest Service: Lovell Canyon Fire 80 Percent Contained

Jun 28, 2016

Firefighters are close to controlling a wildfire in a mountain canyon about 25 miles west of Las Vegas.

U.S. Forest Service spokesman Ray Johnson said Tuesday that accurate mapping put the fire in Lovell Canyon at 445 acres, or almost three-fourths of a square mile.

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Firefighters Battling Lovell Canyon Blaze

Jun 27, 2016

The United Stated Forest Service says crews have been fighting a 200-acre wildfire at Lovell Canyon since midday Sunday. 

KVVU-TV reports officials were called around 11:20 a.m. to Lovell Canyon, north of Nevada State Route 160.

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U.S. Forest Service Repairing Trails Damaged By Carpenter 1

Apr 28, 2016

The US Forest Service will begin work on rehabilitating a couple of trails on Mt. Charleston that were damaged and closed following 2013's Carpenter 1 fire.

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Environmentalists Get To Join Fight Over Sage Grouse Rules

Feb 15, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal judges in Washington D.C. and Nevada have agreed to give environmental lawyers a seat at the table in separate legal battles between the government and opponents of new U.S. protections for the greater sage grouse.

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Firefighters extinguish hot spots after a wildfire, part of the Okanogan Complex, swept through the area on Saturday near Okanogan, Wash.

Worsening Wildfire Seasons Tax The Forest Service

Aug 28, 2015
The agency says it's now spending record amounts on fire suppression, and these bills are coming at the expense of its other programs — many of which would help prevent future wildfires.
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Forest Service Abandons Tahoe Logging Plan In Legal Fight

Aug 10, 2015

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has abandoned logging plans it suspended in the mountains above Lake Tahoe nearly two years ago.

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Environment
Forensic scientists in Ashland are developing new ways to identify rare and protected wood species.

Wildlife Forensics Lab Uses Tech To Sniff, Identify Illegal Wood

Jun 28, 2015
International timber trafficking is an estimated $100 billion business. A lab that usually focuses on endangered animal cases is using a sophisticated machine to identify contraband wood shipments.
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Forest Service Eyes Development of Improved Fire Shelter

Mar 30, 2015

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it's picking up the pace on developing a new fire shelter after the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona where officials say flames and heat went beyond the current shelter's protective capabilities.

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U.S.
Idaho preschool teacher Mary Allen listens to one of her students during their afternoon snack time. The state doesn't have public preschool, so programs are paid for through a hodgepodge of funding sources.

In Idaho School District, Preschool At Risk Without Federal Funds

Mar 12, 2015
Congress has not reauthorized special assistance for rural communities this year. But to pay for extra programs like preschool, Basin School District doesn't have many other options.
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