wildfire funding

People where yellow and green bibs and hard hards walking through a grassy field.

As Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters, DOGE cuts wildfire support

The Associated Press

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump.

WA Lands Commissioner waits on federal grant funds after funding freeze

Bellamy Pailthorp

The state of Washington receives $100 million in grants from the federal government for wildfire prevention and response.

Environment

Many states fail to adequately budget for wildfire costs, study says

Courtney Flatt

As wildfires grow, so do the costs for fighting those fires. But many states are failing to adequately budget for wildfire costs, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Environment

'Wildfire' Author Embedded With Elite Firefighters, Remains Optimistic Despite Challenges

Bellamy Pailthorp

Summer this year in the Pacific Northwest is once again expected to be hotter and drier than normal. That means higher potential for wildfires from July…

The Pioneer Fire in Boise National Forest has grown to more than 73,000 acres.

News

Northwest Senators Renew Call To Revise Federal Wildfire Fighting Funding

Tom Banse

A bipartisan coalition of Western U.S. lawmakers has renewed a call to change how the federal government pays to put out big forest fires. Currently,...