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Kyle Sullivan/Bureau of Land Management/FlickrA new pilot program in Oregon will provide state liability coverage for prescribed fires. -
Brandon SwansonA criminal charge has been dismissed against a U.S. Forest Service employee arrested in 2022 by a rural Oregon sheriff after a prescribed burn on federal land unexpectedly spread to private property and burned roughly 20 acres.
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Attorneys for a federal wildland firefighter whose controversial arrest in eastern Oregon by a rural sheriff drew national headlines have successfully delayed his trial while they try to move the case to federal court. -
Deciding when and where to conduct prescribed burns is becoming increasingly important as the climate warms, and, according to a recent study, the timing and frequency of appropriate weather will also play a larger role. -
Scientists are studying old wildfires to find what forest treatments slowed the flames 鈥� and what treatments didn鈥檛 work so well. -
Intentional, low-severity fires are a key tool in managing forests to reduce wildfire risk. Rare but high-profile escapes can hamper efforts to light more of them.
