Ozark Fire & Fuels

03/16/2025

The Trump Administration fired over 2,000 Forest Service employees. Their job loss will strain an already burdened firefighting force.

10/12/2020

We have a new name-- Look for more Ozark fire and fuel information coming soon.

09/16/2020

Debating whether climate change or forest management has caused the devastating wildfires in California, Washington and Oregon is a false choice.

09/12/2020

Misinformation during a wildfire compromises the safety of our Wildland firefighters and diverts emergency response personnel from their primary focus of protecting lives and property. Think before you perpetuate or spread misinformation. Evaluate sources. Don’t politicize natural disasters.

Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state. The pleas come as law enforcement agencies described 911 dispatchers being overrun with calls about a false online rumor that "Ant...

09/11/2020

Check it out!

Megafires, individual fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are on the rise in the western United States -- the direct result of unintentional yet massive...

09/07/2020

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As multiple wildfires burn in California, one of the fires was started during a gender-reveal party, officials said.

09/07/2020

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/dnrc-firefighters-safe-after-deploying-fire-shelters-at-bridger-foothills-fire-saturday?fbclid=IwAR3gNzBtoDkaKA6uzAMv_U6k3Yiew3ihOGtmyz3GtunwURzDpW8iocKUVBU

So glad they made it out safely.

Three firefighters were able to safely walk out of the Bridger Foothills Fire near Bozeman Saturday after the rapidly moving blaze and extreme heat forced them to deploy fire shelters. The DNRC said in a press release Sunday that the fire burned through the area the firefighters were in, and after i...

08/10/2020

Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists have been friends of the lab for as long as the lab has existed. Our first fire in west Texas was with TPWD back in 2012. Our hearts are with the community, the families, and our friend and colleagues in this dark time.

Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees were killed in a helicopter crash while conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep in West Texas, according to TPWD officials.

06/30/2020

16:42. I hope you'll take the time to remember these 19 guys this afternoon.

The annual remembrance ceremonies for the 19 hotshots are scaled back this year because of coronavirus pandemic.

04/20/2020

Check out this MS opportunity in conservation genetics at my home institution.