Federal Government Runs Out of Firefighting Leadership Teams amid Wildfires
The federal government has run out of firefighting leadership teams to deploy as wildfires rage across the western United States.
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Gas-Powered Savior: Tesla Cybertruck with Christmas Tree Gets Stuck in Snow, Is Rescued by Ford Truck
A recent incident involving a Tesla Cybertruck getting stuck carrying a Christmas tree in a California forest has become a viral sensation, especially because the stranded electric vehicle was rescued by a gas-powered Ford F150.
Report: Biden Administration Not Fully Compensating Victims of Forest Fire That Federal Government Started
The Biden administration has told New Mexico forest fire victims to cover certain damage expenses for a forest fire that the U.S. Government started, Reuters reported.
U.S. Forest Service Takes Responsibility for New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service took responsibility after an internal investigation for two blazes that merged to become New Mexico’s largest wildfire .
Bjorn Lomborg: California Fires Mainly Caused by Century of Suppressing Controlled Burns
California forest fires are mostly due to poor forest management, particularly a lack of controlled burns, explained Bjorn Lomborg.
U.S. Forest Service K-9 Survives Second Stabbing
A U.S. Forest Service police dog is recovering after being stabbed nine times during a recent marijuana raid in Northern California.
Newsom Takes Trump’s Advice: Agrees to $1 billion Forest Management Plan to Prevent Wildfires
The U.S. Forest Service and Democrat CA Gov. Gavin Newsom have reached agreement on a $1 billion plan to manage forests to prevent wildfires.
9th Circuit Court Axes Trump Administration Plan to Thin Forests to Manage Wildfires
The Trump administration has been working to prevent the deadly wildfires that have plagued the West by putting in place forest management practices, including thinning forests in Oregon to reduce fire fuel.
Coalition Finds 3,000 Pounds of Trash, Toxins at Illegal Pot Farm in California National Park
Drug cartels’ illegal pot farms are polluting national park land in California with trash and toxins that threaten the water and wildlife.
VIDEO: Gender-Reveal Stunt Ignited 47,000-Acre Wildfire
An off-duty border patrol officer’s gender-reveal stunt at a family party went haywire after it ignited a wildfire that caused $8 million in damage to Arizona’s Coronado National Forest, according to a video released by the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday.
Trump Interior Secretary Wants to Log California Forests to Limit Wildfires
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said during a visit to fire-ravaged regions of California this weekend that the Trump administration would seek changes in forestry management policies to reduce the severity of wildfires.
How Federal Policies, Not Just Warmer Weather, Have Made Wildfires Worse
Data suggest that the number of U.S. wildfires has diminished, and the size of fires has increased, partly due to the federal government slashing the number of air tankers, and changing the way fires are fought — not just because of “climate change.”
