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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Wildland fires are necessary and incredibly significant ecological processes. Roadless areas...offer opportunities to safely, economically, and ecologically manage fire across large areas without threatening human assets.” truthout.org/articles/tru...

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Trump’s Repeal of Roadless Rule Would Declare Open Season on Protected Forests

A public policy expert described the move as “the largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history.”…

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Snags are key ecological structures that help shelter and provide for the next forest. A lot of wildlife depend on that. In their analysis, [the USFS] saw nothing but black...but within a couple years, there were half a million new seedlings per hectare."

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WOW moment: How the Warner Creek blockade reshaped the Forest Wars - Columbia Insight

Thirty years after the legendary protest, activists gather to keep public engagement alive

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"It's not just smoke; there's dust and a lot of toxic chemicals, particularly when wildfires enter urban environments... They also have a lot of toxic substances in their tools and equipment that can enter through skin contact." www.ksl.com/article/5162...

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Bipartisan bill aims to expand health protections for wildland firefighters

A bipartisan bill backed by Utah Sen. John Curtis promises to expand health and safety protections for wildland firefighters.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jesús Eduardo Olimpo Gutiérrez Toral, aka Lalo, passed away on Sept 9th from injuries sustained while fighting the Austin Fire. Our hearts are with his family and crewmates. A life cut much too short. He will not be forgotten ❤️‍🩹

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We are heartbroken by further devastating losses at the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park this past weekend. You are not alone in this grief. Support is available to you. Explore resources at fusee.org/mental-health-resources or call the crisis line at 988 at any time.

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Los Padres ForestWatch @forestwatch.org · 22/09/2026

Do we need more roads to fight wildfires? @fuseefire.bsky.social firefighters say no. The administration also aims to boost timber production 25%. The Roadless Rule already allows fire response. Comment by Oct. 6 to protect the Roadless Rule: forestwatch.org/campaign/pro...

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

USEE endorses Maxine Dexter's Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act, which would establish a program to address the serious health and safety risks that federal wildland firefighters face on the job.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“We’re just throwing good money after bad in these reactive, siege-like suppression spectacles, versus proactive preparation and treatments within communities.” grist.org/extreme-weat...

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America is losing its war against wildfire

Wildland firefighting is increasingly facing an intractable reality: We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. A doom loop.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The federal government repeatedly cites wildfire risk reduction as a reason to roll back the roadless rule. Based on States’ experience, he thinks that any mitigation will be undermined by the increased number of wildfires that will start. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/enviro...

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Firefighters doubt repeal of Roadless Rule will help with wildfires

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule to allow more road construction in national forests, citing potential improvements in fighting wildfires.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oregon is one of seven states that use prison labor to fight wildfires. Prison rights advocates have long argued that such programs can be exploitative. While firefighting usually pays more than other prison jobs, incarcerated firefighters make significantly less than... www.opb.org/article/2026...

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Incarcerated people among thousands of firefighters battling Oregon’s aggressive fire season

Oregon is one of seven states that uses prison labor to fight wildfires. Incarcerated firefighters make significantly less money than other firefighters but face the same safety risks. Still, it's amo...

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

...Roadless Rule supporters suspect the firefighting justification covers the real reason for rescinding the rule – opening protected areas to logging, mining, and other extractive industries. They point to the Forest Service’s own statement... www.sierraclub.org/sierra/us-fo...

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The US Forest Service Moves to Cancel Its “Best Idea”: the Roadless Rule

The Roadless Rule protected nearly 60 million acres of forest—until now

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Constructing new logging roads into roadless areas will increase human-caused wildfire ignitions by careless recreationists, criminal arsonists, or simple accidents,” Carson States withFUSEE said in a statement. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

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US proposes rescinding Roadless Rule protections for national forests

The U.S. proposes rescinding Roadless Rule protections for 45 million acres of national forests, raising concerns for forests, wildlife and Indigenous groups.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

...Statements from experts say smokejumpers, heli-rappelers, and helitack crews can manage fires in roadless areas and the absence of communities or infrastructure in roadless wildlands provide more opportunities to safely manage fire, especially when it is beneficial. cepr.net/publications...

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Move to Rescind Roadless Rule Rewards Logging and Mining Interests

Trump’s USDA is moving to repeal the Roadless Rule, opening millions of acres to roads, logging, and mining while raising wildfire concerns.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Escalating job hazards paired with low pay pushed scores of people with experience to leave the USFS. Even after an overdue bump in pay was finalized in 2025, the damage was already done. The USFS lost nearly half of its permanent employees since 2021... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’

Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"These findings raise an important occupational health question: What happens when heat, dehydration, smoke, sleep disruption and extreme physical exertion accumulate not only across one incident but across an entire career?" theconversation.com/extreme-heat...

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Extreme heat is taking a toll on firefighters as wildfires stretch crews to the limit

Wildland firefighters face heat from the environment, the fire and their own bodies as they work long, exhausting hours. The head of Purdue’s fire lab explains the health risks and what can help.

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Ajlark25 @ajlark25.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Honestly took me less than 2 min. Further road development in our forests will absolutely not help reduce fire risk nor will it help firefighter safety.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Learn more about our stance on the Roadless Rule and how you can stand up for roadless forests at: fusee.org/policy-advocacy#racr

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Why does this matter? The Roadless Rule currently protects 45 million acres of national forest from new roads and mass extraction. The Administration is using wildland fire as a scapegoat to remove protections, claiming building roads helps firefighters. This isn’t true!

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Trump Administration just opened a 33-day comment period on the rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. You can take just 2 minutes to submit a unique public comment opposing the rescission using our “mad lib” 👇 tinyurl.com/RRMadLib

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“This policy that compels crews to blindly rush out and attack all fires is just not smart and it’s very unsafe,” Ingalsbee said. “They’re throwing back to the policy of the 1930s, ignoring everything we’ve learned about fire ecology and fire behavior” stateline.org/2026/08/04/w...

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Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk • Stateline

As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme,...

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We love that the Action Plan aims to expand the wildland fire workforce. We recommend that it also invest in cultivating the next generation of fire stewards. Read our full comment letter at 👇 fusee.org/policy-advoc...

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Policy Advocacy — Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We love that it focuses on strengthening community wildfire preparedness. We recommend that it also include treatments to reduce structure ignitability in the Home Ignition Zone (HIZ).

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We love that it expands beneficial fire as a management tool across California. We recommend that mechanical treatments such as thinning are not required before beneficial fire.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We love that it aims to expand tribal sovereignty and cultural burning. We recommend that it include Traditional Ecological Knowledge in its Science Synthesis, too.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So, we shared our recommendations on California's Draft Wildfire and Landscape Resilience Action Plan last week. Here's what we love and what we hope to see change in the final version. 🧵 (Read our full comment letter at 👇 fusee.org/policy-advoc... )

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"The real danger comes from limiting fire management to wildfire suppression in fire-evolved ecosystems...short-sighted wildfire suppression and exclusion vs. ecological fire management for ecosystem restoration and sustainability." nationalforestadvocates.org/u-s-wildland-fire-service/

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U.S. Wildland Fire Service - Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics

The airplane metaphor has become a common theme in conversations among wildland firefighters discussing the U.S. Wildland Fire Service (WFS). President Trump

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"FUSEE, an organization promoting ecological fire management, has repeatedly stated that “Fire and ICE don’t mix,” opposing the deportation of wildland firefighters...continues to amplify calls for Tribal sovereignty and support Indigenous cultural burning practices."

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Six ways advocates and organizations can practice solidarity for environmental justice

Forsaking diversity and inclusion won’t save public lands. It will only splinter our movements and weaken our work to build just futures for all. This article is a call to resist reactionary responses...

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It was 30 years ago this August that three young eco-activists from Eugene changed history forever by winning the battle to oppose salvage logging on a 14-acre section of the Willamette National Forest near Oakridge. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/commun...

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Three Tims and a forest: Remembering the Warner Creek blockade, 30 years later

The three Tims were not alone in the success of Warner Creek, but they were certainly the most recognizable.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 29/07/2026

On The Climate Brink: We are watching as the world is remade for a warmer climate www.theclimatebrink.com/p/these-wild...

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Wildfires are remaking the world

With great sorrow, we watch as the Earth is rebuilt into a different, warmer planet.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Created by Fired Up, this handbook will help you navigate everything from understanding the lingo to reintegrating after trauma. It’s a must-read for partners! ❤️

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Wildland Firefighter Family Handbook is a comprehensive, practical guide written by & for partners of Wildland firefighters. From early dating to family planning, this handbook prepares partners for the unique experience of wildland fire families 👇 sites.google.com/fireduppartn...

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FiredUp: Federal Wildland Partners for Progress - Partner Handbook

FiredUp Partners' Wildland Firefighter Family Handbook One of the first non-policy projects we started was developing a comprehensive handbook for wildland families. We are grateful for handbooks publ...

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The country is using nearly all of its wildfire fighting resources far earlier in the season than usual... On July 18, the country reached “Preparedness Level 5” status, the highest possible level on a scale that measures how much wildfires are taxing resources. www.notus.org/climate-envi...?

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U.S. Firefighting Resources Are Already Maxed Out — And It’s Only July

National wildfire response coordinators are triaging across fires raging primarily in Oregon, Colorado and Washington.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Yes, this whole thread! The increased severity of wildfires across the globe is directly linked to a warmer, drier, and more extreme climate.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hakiym deserves freedom! You can support the campaign for clemency for this wrongfully incarcerated black firefighter by signing the petition: chng.it/Vf8kvnDhXS Or, you can call Governor Kotek directly and ask her to grant Hakiym clemency! 503-378-4582

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We heard from people who were transferred from their home agency within the DOI into the new wildfire service earlier this year without a say in it. The shift was anxiety-inducing because changes came quickly leading up to fire season. tinyurl.com/lookout071426

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New firefighters set out in Lane County amid a federal workforce restructuring

As the federal government restructures wildland firefighting after last year's workforce cuts, young firefighters in Lane County have signed up to work with the Oregon Department of Forestry for what'...

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Too much fire prevention education focuses on individual homeowners. But avoiding urban fire disasters requires collective action by whole communities to reduce risk of catastrophic urban fires. Calling all community organizers to wildfire preparation now! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Visit the Lab Where They’re Fighting Fire With Fire, Literally (Gift Article)

As wildfires intensify, threatening more people, a nonprofit is studying how to rethink homes and neighborhoods to prevent catastrophe.

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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology @fuseefire.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Oregon! Learn about community-based prescribed fire in your community. 🔥 This meeting is an opportunity to ask questions and share ideas to help shape what the prescribed fire program in your community will become. RSVP: www.firewin.org?mc_cid=6562b...

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