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Tree and Forestry Law: Wildfire Laws

Federal Laws

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Environmental and climate justice block grants - money for fighting wildfires made available by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
S.47 - John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019
First comprehensive legislation to address public lands management in a decade.
How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Impacts Wildland Fire
National Park Service

Executive Order

Promoting Active Management of America's Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands To Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk
A Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 01/07/2019

Agencies

US Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire
Wildland Fire Policy. This page collects agency guidance on wildfire management.
US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Managment
BLM Fire Program
U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs,
Division of Wildland Fire Management
National Firefighter Registry for Cancer
CDC, National Institute for Safety and Health
National Interagency Fire Center
National Park Service
Wildland Fire Program
US Dept of Labor, Office of Workers Compensation
Information related to Federal Firefighter claims, especially cancer
WILDFIRE DISASTERS: FEMA Could Take Additional Actions to Address Unique Response and Recovery Challenges
GAO Report 10/19

A Wildfire

Links

Canada’s wildfire season is off to an ‘unprecedented’ start. Here’s what it could mean for the US
CNN 6/10/23
Colorado considers using AI to spot wildfire smoke
State Scoop 1/27/23
The Federal Government Accidentally Burned Down Their Houses, Then Made It Hard to Come Home
ProPublica 4/24/23
"It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them
ProPublica 3/16/24
Homes that survived the Marshall Fire 1 year ago harbored another disaster inside – here’s what we’ve learned about this insidious urban wildfire risk
The Conversation 12/26/22
How Canadian wildfires are worsening U.S. air quality and what you can do to cope
NPR 6/6/23
Unprecedented conditions lead to Whitmer warning: 'Do not have fires outside'
Detroit News 6/5/23
Wildfire Statistics
Congressional Research Service Report, 6/1/23