Forest Service unveils risk-based strategy to counter wildfires

The U.S. Forest Service is floating a risk-based strategy to counter wildfires that it says are in part exacerbated by climate change, citing new research identifying high-priority areas that pose a threat to communities and homes. “Growing wildfire risk is due to accumulating fuels, a warming climate, and expanding development in the wildland-urban interface. The risk has reached crisis proportions in the West, calling for decisive action to protect people and communities and improve forest health and resilience,” says the...