U.S. Forest Service Fire Suppression - Forest History Society
Three of the men who had fought the 1910 fires—William Greeley, Robert Stuart, and Ferdinand Silcox—served from 1920 to 1938 as Forest Service chief, which put them in a position to institute a policy of total fire suppression.
Wildland Fire - US Forest Service
Longer fire seasons; bigger fires and more acres burned on average each year; more extreme fire behavior; and wildfire suppression operations in the wildland urban interface (WUI) have become the norm.
Suppression - U.S. Department of the Interior
Key suppression activities include extinguishing fires when possible, controlling fire movement and growth to prevent losses, and conducting emergency stabilization after a fire. We support collaborative wildfire suppression on lands managed by federal and state agencies and Tribes.
Wildfire suppression - Wikipedia
Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires. Firefighting efforts depend on many factors such as the available fuel, the local atmospheric conditions, the features of the terrain, and the size of the wildfire.
Make your home wildfire defensible | US Forest Service
Apr 29, 2021 · Talk to your local fire department about how to prepare, when to evacuate, and the response you and your neighbors can expect in the event of a wildfire. Learn about wildfire risk reduction efforts, including how land management agencies use prescribed fire …
Confronting the Wildfire Crisis | US Forest Service
Overgrown forests, a warming climate, and a growing number of homes in the wildland-urban interface, following more than a century of rigorous fire suppression, have all contributed to what is now a full-blown wildfire and forest health crisis.
Fire suppression makes wildfires more severe and accentuates
Mar 25, 2024 · Fire suppression is the primary management response to wildfires in many areas globally. By removing less-extreme wildfires, this approach ensures that remaining wildfires burn under more...
Wildland Firefighting Tactics - Fire (U.S. National Park Service)
Sep 12, 2024 · Wildfire response tactics range from aggressive suppression to actively monitoring fire behavior. Fire managers change tactics to meet the incident management objectives while mitigating risk to firefighters and protecting life and property.
New UM study reveals unintended consequences of fire suppression
Mar 27, 2024 · A new study from the University of Montana reveals how fire suppression ensures that wildfires will burn under extreme conditions at high severity, exacerbating the impacts of climate change and fuel accumulation.
History of wildfire suppression in the United States - Wikipedia
Following the Forest Service approach, fire suppression became the only fire policy and remained in the national parks for the next five decades. Some foresters questioned the economic logic of such suppression efforts.