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Wildland firefighters conduct a prescribed burn on Animas City Mountain near Durango, Colo. in May, 2023.

An ounce of prevention

A prescribed burn averts a potential disaster outside of Durango, Colo.
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Border 6 Fire. (Photo by Robert Hermes) smoke in the air and a blue sky

Strategic fuel break prevents wildfire spread across U.S.–Mexico border

At the intersection of two nations, the International Border Fuel Break—one of California’s most unique wildland urban interface projects—proved its value in June 2025 by helping firefighters protect property, critical infrastructure, and natural resources in the United States.
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Nighttime street scene decorated in Christmas lights

BLM Fire Team brings Smokey Bear to Kingman’s Street of Lights

The Colorado River District joined thousands of visitors in downtown Kingman for the annual Street of Lights celebration.
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Two men exchange keys in front of fire engines.

Rural wildland firefighting partners grateful for BLM gift

The Arizona Strip District recently transferred a wildland fire engine to Beaver Dam to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities.
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Class of trainees in yellow shirts watch how fire moves through vegetation in a wooded area.

BLM hosts fire investigation training course to strengthen wildland fire investigation capacity across Arizona and the West

The Colorado River District recently hosted the Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination course, expanding qualified investigators for examining and investigating every wildfire to determine the cause and source.
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Graphic depicting forest with different levels of thinning

Helping Woodlands & Fighting Fire with the Dawson Project

What can one hillside in Southwest Colorado teach us about helping woodlands and fighting fire across the West?
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