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Firefighter walking through a smoky forest, managing controlled burns among tall trees. Sierra Hotshot crew member lighting a test burn on the "Pit" RX unit on Inyo National Forest, approximately 1 mile east of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service Photo By Lisa Cox)

Forest Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Spread, Prevent $2.8 Billion in Damage

by Amy Quinton
May 07, 2026

A shoulder patch for the UC Davis Fire Department

Prescribed Burn on West Campus Oct. 17

by Andy Fell
October 07, 2025

An orange flame circles a meadow with smoke as six people stand scattered throughout a wooded property during prescribed burn

Reforms Needed to Expand Prescribed Burns

by Kat Kerlin
November 15, 2023

Firefighter walks along highway with flames to his side during Creek Fire response in 2022.

Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada Forests

by Kat Kerlin
January 20, 2023

Woman in firefighting yellow shirt and hard hat holds hand to forehead against glare of sun and smoky woods during prescribed burn

Little Fires: Landowners Learn to Burn

by Kat Kerlin with visuals by Tim McConville
April 19, 2022

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