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Firefighters clearing broken branches from residential area after storm passed through.

Joining forces to clear the way: Fire and aviation crews from Idaho and Nevada assist in Southeast storm relief

Fire and Aviation crews from Idaho and Nevada assist in Southeast storm relief
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Two photos of an evergreen forest with tall pine trees and a mix of green underbrush showing before and after conditions of a fuels-reduction project.

BLM, local partners collaborate to improve wildland-urban interface, reduce fire risk

The Bureau of Land Management’s North Central Montana District recently wrapped up a successful fuels reduction partnership targeting hazardous vegetation on private lands in the wildland-urban interface.
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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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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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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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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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