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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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Fire crews from CDIFP treat public land in Lake Mathews-Estelle Mountain with RX burn

BLMer James Gannon receives Ed Hastey Stewardship Award for leadership in fuels management

BLM California recently presented the 2025 Ed Hastey Stewardship Award to James Gannon, BLM California Desert District Fuels Program Manager.
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At the woodland’s edge: Restoration and complexity in Colorado’s Piceance Basin

Fuels management is not only important for sagebrush-dependent species. It’s also a critical tool in Colorado’s fight against the abnormally intense wildfires that have become more and more common in the West.
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a firefighter wearing a hard hat and Nomex poses in front of a smokey landscape of hills

Wildland fire requires different degree of business management

An often unseen but vitally important team member of any fire unit is the Fire Management and Program Analyst
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A jeep is parked next to a tent on a desert landscape, with a mountain in the background and the setting sun turning the sky and clouds pink and blue.

Ooh and aah over nature's beauty, not fireworks on BLM public lands this July 4

This 4th of July, let's celebrate nature's beauty, not wildfires!
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Pila Malolo, WDD AFMO, and Dan Walton, Tooele County Fire Warden, shake hands in front of a Type-6 engine.

BLM transfers wildland fire engine to Tooele County Fire District

The Bureau of Land Management West Desert District is pleased to announce the successful transfer of a Type 6 wildland fire engine to the Tooele County Fire Department as part of the BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness (RFR) Program. The official handoff ceremony was held Monday, June 30, 2025, with leadership from the BLM and Tooele County representatives in attendance at the Tooele County Fire District – South Rim location.
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