Jan 24, 2018 | News, News/PR
The heat’s been on in some state forests in Northeast Florida lately, despite the frigid temperatures of recent weeks. State forestry crews have been systematically burning dead underbrush in an effort to prevent wildfires over the next few months. The hazard...
Mar 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
As night fell Wednesday, Joe Bray tried to make the most of his situation. The 47-year-old father and his sons, 8-year-old Briar and 13-year-old Joseph, sat inside a shelter set up at Bryceville First Baptist Church, picking at slices of pizza on disposable plates....
Jun 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
In partnership with the Southeastern Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy Coordinator, the office of the Southern Regional Extension Forester (SREF) is pleased to announce the updated Southeastern Strategy website, now with new resources that serve to increase landscape...
Jan 27, 2016 | News, News/PR
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Forest Service has received the Wildfire Mitigation Fire Service Leadership award for its record-breaking prescribed fire program. This award comes just as Florida recognizes...
Apr 30, 2012 | News, News/PR
In response to increasing demand for more accurate and up-to-date wildfire risk information across the state, Texas Forest Service established the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Project (TWRA). The goal of the project is to provide a consistent, comparable set of...
