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1 week ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
The US Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service on Tuesday announced the opening of access to a mental health provider network for the nation’s wildland firefighters. The “Wildland Fire Therapy Service” was established under the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program, which began under the Biden Administration in 2024 as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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2 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to consolidate the nation’s wildland fire programs.
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2 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
Canadian firefighters are battling 225 active wildfires throughout the nation as of Wednesday, including 101 fires labeled as “out of control,” according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. Numerous evacuation orders are in place throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba provinces. Local officials have declared multiple states of emergency as over 8,318,000 acres (3,366,566 hectares) have burned across the country since the beginning of 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
A Greek court has sentenced four former fire and civil protection officials to numerous years in prison stemming from charges related to a 2018 wildfire in the coastal town of Mati that left more than 100 people dead.
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2 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
A new report from a collective of national science academies across Europe calls for collective action to face increasingly disastrous wildfires in the region. The report was recently published by the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council, or EASAC, and estimates that nearly 20% of Southern Europe will experience extreme fire danger every two years by the end of the century.
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3 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
A bill that allows old military aircraft to be used for water-dropping firefighting response is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk. The “Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025,” introduced by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), was passed on Tuesday. The bill extended the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996, which authorizes the sale of surplus military aircraft and parts for aerial firefighting usage, through October 1, 2035.
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3 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
Wildfire experts in Australia are sounding the alarm during a time that has historically been one of relief. The Australian and New Zealand Council for Fire and Emergency Services, or AFAC, recently released its Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for the region.
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3 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
As the U.S. moves towards peak fire season, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has signed a memo signaling the Department of Agriculture’s approach to wildfire response under the Trump administration. The memo – signed on Tuesday 20 May – directs the Forest Service to take several actions over the next 30 days, including policy changes for when the nation’s fire preparedness level is high.
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4 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | Hunter Bassler
Canada’s 2025 wildfire season is off to a busy start as nearly 100 out-of-control fires triggered states of emergency and multiple evacuations on Friday. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center on Friday listed the national preparedness level at 5, the highest possible, signifying significant wildfire activity in one or more jurisdictions, and international firefighter help has been requested.
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4 weeks ago | 
wildfiretoday.com | David Bruce
The United States Department of Agriculture recently announced $23 million in grants supporting timber production in President Donald Trump’s effort to “unleash domestic production” of the nation’s natural resources. The aim of the USDA’s grants is reportedly to transport “hazardous fuels” from national forests to processing facilities, supporting timber production, according to the department.