Greater yellowstone
The Greater Yellowstone area is characterized by iconic public lands, tourism, ranching, fast-growing towns, and infrequent but often intense wildfires. Here, an adaptable prescribed fire workforce is getting beneficial fire on lands that need it, while communities are working together to mitigate wildfire impacts and prepare for inevitable smoke from any source.
Expanding the Prescribed Fire Workforce: A Partnership in Action
“We’ve been doing such a good job over the hundred or more years of putting out fire, we need to get more fire on the ground. By bringing fire back into the system, allowing aspen to grow here, we’re benefitting the landscape for both humans and the wildlife.” – Jon White, District Fuels Specialist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, USDA Forest Service
Community Resilience: Fire Adapted Communities and Neighborhood Ambassadors in the Greater Yellowstone Area
“A fire adapted community is one that recognizes that fire is part of the landscape. We all have a part in preparing for wildfire and mitigating the impact of wildfire by working together.” – Jon Trapp, Division Chief, Wildland Fire, Big Sky Fire Department, Montana
Living with Smoke: Smoke Ready Communities in the Greater Yellowstone Area
“It’s particularly important to have a smoke-ready plan for people who are very susceptible or can get really sick from smoke, but anybody is affected by smoke.” – Liz Davy, Project Coordinator, Greater Yellowstone Fire Action Network.