Risk Management

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has arrived in Joseph, Oregon to begin their assessment of the Double Creek Fire. The fire has covered 171,505 acres to date on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and nearby private…

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team has arrived in Westfir, Oregon to begin their assessment of the Cedar Creek Fire. The fire has covered 120,757 acres (to date) on the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests. BAER is an…

The Umatilla National Forest prescribed fire page contains information on the Forest's planned, active and completed prescribed burning for 2022. In general, there are two burn seasons each year to accomplish prescribed fire projects.…

The Lazy Fire started on September 29th after a proscribed burn escaped containment, and is currently burning in rough terrain threatening multiple structures. Texas A&M Forest Service is actively engaged working in unified command…

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: -       Fire Suppression Repair -       Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) -       Long-Term…

 A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team started work this week on the 2022 fires affecting the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS): Bolt Creek, Suiattle River, Boulder Lake, and Lake Toketie. The mission of a BAER team is a…

On September 28, at 4:35pm, Graham FD requested assistance from Texas A&M Forest Service, for a wildfire five miles NW from the City of Graham. The fire was fast moving in a heavy, thick brush and was threatening two structures. …

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $3 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse Keene State College for the cost of providing testing for students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19…

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $3.4 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse the University of New Hampshire for the cost of steps taken to protect students, faculty and staff during the…

BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $4.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Smith College for the cost of testing students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.…