Wildfire
Bad news: the U.S. is experiencing more frequent and intense wildfires. Good news: policy informed by science, evidence, and Indigenous perspectives can lessen the disastrous effects.
Despite growing federal spending on suppression, wildfires continue to grow in size and severity in the United States. Science, data, technology, and talent have huge potential to enhance proactive wildland fire management and empower communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires. Our team is working to build a more fire-resilient nation through policy development and analysis, fellowships, and issue education. Learn more about our work below.
Wildland firefighters manage, suppress, and prescribe fires on our nation’s public lands, protecting all of us. Yet it is becoming ever clearer that we as a nation are failing to protect them.
The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.
With strategic investment, cross-sector coordination, and long-term planning, it is possible to reduce risks and protect vulnerable communities. We can build a future where power lines no longer spark disaster and homes stay safe and connected — no matter the weather.
Confronting this crisis requires decision-makers to understand the lived realities of wildfire risk and resilience, and to work together across party lines. Safewoods helps make both possible.
wildfire,
federal permitting
Regulatory Law,
Climate & Environment Policy
