FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology
@fuseefire.bsky.social
FUSEE does public education and policy advocacy promoting safe, ethical, ecological wildland fire management.
We support wildland firefighter safety and wellness, Indigenous sovereignty/ cultural burning, and fire management for ecosystem resilience.
We support wildland firefighter safety and wellness, Indigenous sovereignty/ cultural burning, and fire management for ecosystem resilience.
Reposted by FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology
“Blueberries, much like the red pine, really thrive in the presence of fire. It rejuvenates them.” www.wpr.org/news/prescri...
Prescribed burn in Superior marks return of ‘ishkode,’ or ‘good fire’
Evan Larson, a fire ecologist at UW-Platteville, says the spark has been ignited for a return to cultural prescribed burns. This centuries-old Indigenous practice once helped red pine and blueberries ...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Blueberries, much like the red pine, really thrive in the presence of fire. It rejuvenates them.” www.wpr.org/news/prescri...
Reposted by FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology
"An analysis of U.S. Forest Service data by a wildland firefighter advocacy group shows that wildfire mitigation efforts in New Mexico— including prescribed burns and other hazardous fuel treatments—are down by 53% since President Donald Trump took office in January." 🔥🌏 sourcenm.com/2025/11/06/w...
Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico down 53% since Trump took office • Source New Mexico
An analysis of U.S. Forest Service data shows that wildfire mitigation efforts in New Mexico down by 53% since Trump took office in January.
sourcenm.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"An analysis of U.S. Forest Service data by a wildland firefighter advocacy group shows that wildfire mitigation efforts in New Mexico— including prescribed burns and other hazardous fuel treatments—are down by 53% since President Donald Trump took office in January." 🔥🌏 sourcenm.com/2025/11/06/w...
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act would bring big changes to national wildfire policy
FUSEE said The Act "prioritizes expedited logging over ecological fire management and lacks funding for the reforms wildland firefighters need."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FOFABPR
Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act would bring big changes to national wildfire policy
FUSEE said The Act "prioritizes expedited logging over ecological fire management and lacks funding for the reforms wildland firefighters need."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FOFABPR
Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act would bring big changes to national wildfire policy
The U.S. Senate version of the Fix our Forests Act (FOFA) is advancing with strong bipartisan support. If signed, it would bring big changes to the country’s approach to wildfires.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act would bring big changes to national wildfire policy
FUSEE said The Act "prioritizes expedited logging over ecological fire management and lacks funding for the reforms wildland firefighters need."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FOFABPR
Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act would bring big changes to national wildfire policy
FUSEE said The Act "prioritizes expedited logging over ecological fire management and lacks funding for the reforms wildland firefighters need."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FOFABPR
The Northwest Forest Plan amendment process began as an effort to boost logging on national forests, but Tribal inclusion and wildfire management changed the project's trajectory.
Now the Trump Admin has hit the reset button to boost logging again. Make America Clearcut Again!
tinyurl.com/3v459y68
Now the Trump Admin has hit the reset button to boost logging again. Make America Clearcut Again!
tinyurl.com/3v459y68
Forest Service restarts effort to change decades-old Pacific Northwest forest policy
The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Northwest Forest Plan amendment process began as an effort to boost logging on national forests, but Tribal inclusion and wildfire management changed the project's trajectory.
Now the Trump Admin has hit the reset button to boost logging again. Make America Clearcut Again!
tinyurl.com/3v459y68
Now the Trump Admin has hit the reset button to boost logging again. Make America Clearcut Again!
tinyurl.com/3v459y68
The Fix Our Forests Act contains several progressive policy proposals that would advance Rx fire and cultural burning.
But proposed restrictions on environmental analysis, public engagement, and legal accountability for fuels projects serve as a "poison pill" on the bill.
tinyurl.com/mryh3trx
But proposed restrictions on environmental analysis, public engagement, and legal accountability for fuels projects serve as a "poison pill" on the bill.
tinyurl.com/mryh3trx
Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act would bring big changes to national wildfire policy
The U.S. Senate version of the Fix our Forests Act (FOFA) is advancing with strong bipartisan support. If signed, it would bring big changes to the country’s approach to wildfires.
tinyurl.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Fix Our Forests Act contains several progressive policy proposals that would advance Rx fire and cultural burning.
But proposed restrictions on environmental analysis, public engagement, and legal accountability for fuels projects serve as a "poison pill" on the bill.
tinyurl.com/mryh3trx
But proposed restrictions on environmental analysis, public engagement, and legal accountability for fuels projects serve as a "poison pill" on the bill.
tinyurl.com/mryh3trx
Another damning report by the NYT on the smoke impacts affecting wildland firefighters.
This story tracks hazardous smoke levels impacting a hotshot crew over a 12-hour night shift.
Wildland firefighters put their lives, limbs, and LUNGs on the line, and need your support.
tinyurl.com/3r5xe9en
This story tracks hazardous smoke levels impacting a hotshot crew over a 12-hour night shift.
Wildland firefighters put their lives, limbs, and LUNGs on the line, and need your support.
tinyurl.com/3r5xe9en
Inside the Poisonous Smoke Killing Wildfire Fighters at Young Ages
Across the country, wildfire fighters work for weeks at a time in poisonous smoke. The government says they are protected. We tested the air at one fire to find out why they are still dying.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Another damning report by the NYT on the smoke impacts affecting wildland firefighters.
This story tracks hazardous smoke levels impacting a hotshot crew over a 12-hour night shift.
Wildland firefighters put their lives, limbs, and LUNGs on the line, and need your support.
tinyurl.com/3r5xe9en
This story tracks hazardous smoke levels impacting a hotshot crew over a 12-hour night shift.
Wildland firefighters put their lives, limbs, and LUNGs on the line, and need your support.
tinyurl.com/3r5xe9en
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
New Wildfire Agency Launched to Streamline Federal Response
"Tim Ingalsbee... cautioned that the discourse surrounding fire management appears to focus solely on its threats, rather than recognizing its role within ecosystems."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FUSEESSB
New Wildfire Agency Launched to Streamline Federal Response
"Tim Ingalsbee... cautioned that the discourse surrounding fire management appears to focus solely on its threats, rather than recognizing its role within ecosystems."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FUSEESSB
New Wildfire Agency Launched to Streamline Federal Response - SSBCrack News
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has announced the establishment of a new firefighting agency aimed at streamlining the federal government's approach to
news.ssbcrack.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
New Wildfire Agency Launched to Streamline Federal Response
"Tim Ingalsbee... cautioned that the discourse surrounding fire management appears to focus solely on its threats, rather than recognizing its role within ecosystems."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FUSEESSB
New Wildfire Agency Launched to Streamline Federal Response
"Tim Ingalsbee... cautioned that the discourse surrounding fire management appears to focus solely on its threats, rather than recognizing its role within ecosystems."
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/FUSEESSB
Ryan Reed (Karuk, Hupa, and Yurok) received a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Award for his work as the co-founder and program director of the FireGeneration Collaborative. ❤️
Congratulations, Ryan!
#IndigenousLeadership #FUSEEFire #FireGenCollaborative #CulturalFire #LandStewardship #TribalLeadership
Congratulations, Ryan!
#IndigenousLeadership #FUSEEFire #FireGenCollaborative #CulturalFire #LandStewardship #TribalLeadership
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ryan Reed (Karuk, Hupa, and Yurok) received a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Award for his work as the co-founder and program director of the FireGeneration Collaborative. ❤️
Congratulations, Ryan!
#IndigenousLeadership #FUSEEFire #FireGenCollaborative #CulturalFire #LandStewardship #TribalLeadership
Congratulations, Ryan!
#IndigenousLeadership #FUSEEFire #FireGenCollaborative #CulturalFire #LandStewardship #TribalLeadership
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
What is WA’s wildfire future?
"The Trump administration is dismantling the country’s resources to guard against, fight and recover from wildfires at a time when the risk is increasing." -Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director
Read the article 👇
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What is WA’s wildfire future?
"The Trump administration is dismantling the country’s resources to guard against, fight and recover from wildfires at a time when the risk is increasing." -Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director
Read the article 👇
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A future of wildfires in wet Western WA
Jim Henterly spends most of the summer atop a North Cascades peak, where the view of our wildfire future is uneasy.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
What is WA’s wildfire future?
"The Trump administration is dismantling the country’s resources to guard against, fight and recover from wildfires at a time when the risk is increasing." -Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/SeattleTimes...
What is WA’s wildfire future?
"The Trump administration is dismantling the country’s resources to guard against, fight and recover from wildfires at a time when the risk is increasing." -Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director
Read the article 👇
tinyurl.com/SeattleTimes...
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
Fighting Fire with Fire in @eugeneweekly.com
"We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings."
Read the article 👇
eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/f...
Fighting Fire with Fire in @eugeneweekly.com
"We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings."
Read the article 👇
eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/f...
Fighting Fire With Fire
“We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings,” says Timothy Ingalsbee, executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and E…
eugeneweekly.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
Fighting Fire with Fire in @eugeneweekly.com
"We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings."
Read the article 👇
eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/f...
Fighting Fire with Fire in @eugeneweekly.com
"We need more than just a new policy, we need a new culture that welcomes all the gifts that fire brings."
Read the article 👇
eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/f...
Unless Congress appropriates money for federal fire consolidation, it's essentially an unfunded mandate. The final "fire con" plan is due Oct. 31st but the shutdown raises another constraint.
How is Trump paying for his fantasy of a new "Fire Force"?
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
How is Trump paying for his fantasy of a new "Fire Force"?
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Federal fire agencies take first steps toward consolidation, other reforms
Over the summer, an executive order from President Trump called for the consolidation of federal wildfire programs “to the maximum degree practicable.” The secretaries of Interior and Agriculture rece...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Unless Congress appropriates money for federal fire consolidation, it's essentially an unfunded mandate. The final "fire con" plan is due Oct. 31st but the shutdown raises another constraint.
How is Trump paying for his fantasy of a new "Fire Force"?
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
How is Trump paying for his fantasy of a new "Fire Force"?
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Wildland firefighters are essential workers who will continue to work & be paid during federal shutdown.
But Trump considers USFS timber sale planners to be essential workers "necessary to protect life and property." How absurd!
See pgs. 19-20 of the USDA plan:
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
But Trump considers USFS timber sale planners to be essential workers "necessary to protect life and property." How absurd!
See pgs. 19-20 of the USDA plan:
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.usda.gov
October 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Wildland firefighters are essential workers who will continue to work & be paid during federal shutdown.
But Trump considers USFS timber sale planners to be essential workers "necessary to protect life and property." How absurd!
See pgs. 19-20 of the USDA plan:
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
But Trump considers USFS timber sale planners to be essential workers "necessary to protect life and property." How absurd!
See pgs. 19-20 of the USDA plan:
www.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
The federal government shut-down was preceded by a "shed-down" as the DOGE dudes' downsizing debacle shed 11,729 workers from DOI land management agencies. The NPS alone lost over 1/3 of its workforce before shutdown!
The shut-down is thus a continuation of the shed-down. Shame on Trumplicans!
The shut-down is thus a continuation of the shed-down. Shame on Trumplicans!
October 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The federal government shut-down was preceded by a "shed-down" as the DOGE dudes' downsizing debacle shed 11,729 workers from DOI land management agencies. The NPS alone lost over 1/3 of its workforce before shutdown!
The shut-down is thus a continuation of the shed-down. Shame on Trumplicans!
The shut-down is thus a continuation of the shed-down. Shame on Trumplicans!
The Trumplican Party claims that "they've done their job" and want a "clean bill" to keep the government open.
FALSE: none of the 12 Appropriations bills were passed, and their Continuing Resolution simply continues the funding scheme of their hyperpartisan budget reconciliation bill.
FALSE: none of the 12 Appropriations bills were passed, and their Continuing Resolution simply continues the funding scheme of their hyperpartisan budget reconciliation bill.
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Trumplican Party claims that "they've done their job" and want a "clean bill" to keep the government open.
FALSE: none of the 12 Appropriations bills were passed, and their Continuing Resolution simply continues the funding scheme of their hyperpartisan budget reconciliation bill.
FALSE: none of the 12 Appropriations bills were passed, and their Continuing Resolution simply continues the funding scheme of their hyperpartisan budget reconciliation bill.
🔥FUSEE in the news: 🔥
“It’s retrograde, a throwback to talking about fire purely in terms of threat, risk, danger,” Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director.
Read more: "Burgum rolls out plan for Interior-based wildfire service"
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
“It’s retrograde, a throwback to talking about fire purely in terms of threat, risk, danger,” Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director.
Read more: "Burgum rolls out plan for Interior-based wildfire service"
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
Burgum rolls out plan for Interior-based wildfire service
The Trump administration aims to streamline firefighting resources across federal lands.
www.eenews.net
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🔥FUSEE in the news: 🔥
“It’s retrograde, a throwback to talking about fire purely in terms of threat, risk, danger,” Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director.
Read more: "Burgum rolls out plan for Interior-based wildfire service"
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
“It’s retrograde, a throwback to talking about fire purely in terms of threat, risk, danger,” Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE Executive Director.
Read more: "Burgum rolls out plan for Interior-based wildfire service"
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
Include fire in your comment letter to protect the Roadless Rule:
1) We are failing to fully protect our communities in roaded landscapes and need to focus on those people and places first.
1) We are failing to fully protect our communities in roaded landscapes and need to focus on those people and places first.
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Include fire in your comment letter to protect the Roadless Rule:
1) We are failing to fully protect our communities in roaded landscapes and need to focus on those people and places first.
1) We are failing to fully protect our communities in roaded landscapes and need to focus on those people and places first.
Last chance to protect the Roadless Rule! Comment period ends tomorrow. Submit a comment now.
tinyurl.com/3f439mf8
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Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Last chance to protect the Roadless Rule! Comment period ends tomorrow. Submit a comment now.
tinyurl.com/3f439mf8
tinyurl.com/3f439mf8
Lots of happy talk about fed fire consolidation from Trump Admin boasting about greater "efficiency" & "streamlining" while power gets concentrated in the hands of political appointees, & env. regs, agency budgets, & the wildland fire workforce are cut.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Interior and Agriculture heads lay out plan for more efficient wildfire collaboration
In June, the Trump administration called for a consolidation of federal wildfire agencies “to achieve the most efficient and effective use of wildland fire offices.” Now federal leaders have released ...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Lots of happy talk about fed fire consolidation from Trump Admin boasting about greater "efficiency" & "streamlining" while power gets concentrated in the hands of political appointees, & env. regs, agency budgets, & the wildland fire workforce are cut.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
The Dept. of Interior revealed its fire consolidation schema to create a U.S. Wildland Fire Service headed by a new "Fire Chief."
The mission of the USWFS remains vague, but it centralizes administrative power in the hands of another Trump political appointee.
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
The mission of the USWFS remains vague, but it centralizes administrative power in the hands of another Trump political appointee.
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
Burgum rolls out plan for Interior-based wildfire service
The Trump administration aims to streamline firefighting resources across federal lands.
www.eenews.net
September 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The Dept. of Interior revealed its fire consolidation schema to create a U.S. Wildland Fire Service headed by a new "Fire Chief."
The mission of the USWFS remains vague, but it centralizes administrative power in the hands of another Trump political appointee.
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
The mission of the USWFS remains vague, but it centralizes administrative power in the hands of another Trump political appointee.
www.eenews.net/articles/bur...
It's comforting that Congress is finally paying attention to this issue, and federal agencies are taking some initial actions.
Firefighter safety must include caring for physical and mental health, and providing long-term health care for all.
internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/wildfire-fig...
Firefighter safety must include caring for physical and mental health, and providing long-term health care for all.
internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/wildfire-fig...
From bandannas to N95s: It’s finally time for wildfire fighters to mask up
U.S. Forest Service has ended its prohibition on masks for Wildfire Fighters and will now provide N95 respirators during major incidents across the United States.
internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's comforting that Congress is finally paying attention to this issue, and federal agencies are taking some initial actions.
Firefighter safety must include caring for physical and mental health, and providing long-term health care for all.
internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/wildfire-fig...
Firefighter safety must include caring for physical and mental health, and providing long-term health care for all.
internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/wildfire-fig...
Today we give the stage to not just wildland firefighters, but all first responders who have given their lives to protect others.
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Today we give the stage to not just wildland firefighters, but all first responders who have given their lives to protect others.
Since the creation of the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, firefighter safety is the #1 priority on every fire incident. The concept of firefighter safety needs to include longterm health and wellness.
Smoke sucks! Mask up when and where you can.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Smoke sucks! Mask up when and where you can.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Forest Service reverses decades-long ban, allows wildfire firefighters to use N95 masks
After asserting for years that firefighters cannot do their jobs while wearing protective masks, the U.S. Forest Service will now provide the breathing protection.
www.latimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Since the creation of the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, firefighter safety is the #1 priority on every fire incident. The concept of firefighter safety needs to include longterm health and wellness.
Smoke sucks! Mask up when and where you can.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Smoke sucks! Mask up when and where you can.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Under pressure, the USFS relents and makes masks available to wildland firefighters.
Firefighter safety is the #1 priority, and this must include caring for health and wellness.
Next step: long-term health care for available all firefighters, public and private.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
Firefighter safety is the #1 priority, and this must include caring for health and wellness.
Next step: long-term health care for available all firefighters, public and private.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Under pressure, the USFS relents and makes masks available to wildland firefighters.
Firefighter safety is the #1 priority, and this must include caring for health and wellness.
Next step: long-term health care for available all firefighters, public and private.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
Firefighter safety is the #1 priority, and this must include caring for health and wellness.
Next step: long-term health care for available all firefighters, public and private.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
Another devastating story about young wildland firefighters afflicted with horrible diseases from smoke effects.
Private contract firefighters are denied worker's comp, as profits come first.
Wildland firefighters are essential workers, not expendable 'soldiers.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Private contract firefighters are denied worker's comp, as profits come first.
Wildland firefighters are essential workers, not expendable 'soldiers.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Another devastating story about young wildland firefighters afflicted with horrible diseases from smoke effects.
Private contract firefighters are denied worker's comp, as profits come first.
Wildland firefighters are essential workers, not expendable 'soldiers.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Private contract firefighters are denied worker's comp, as profits come first.
Wildland firefighters are essential workers, not expendable 'soldiers.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
FUSEE condemns the recent arrests of wildland firefighters by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At a time when every able-bodied firefighter is needed to protect threatened communities, pulling trained crew members off the fireline to demand papers is not only cruel, it is dangerous.
September 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
FUSEE condemns the recent arrests of wildland firefighters by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At a time when every able-bodied firefighter is needed to protect threatened communities, pulling trained crew members off the fireline to demand papers is not only cruel, it is dangerous.