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FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology
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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.
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Congress has wisely refused to fund Trump's decreed consolidation of federal wildland fire programs into a new agency, the USWFS. Regardless, the DOI officially launched this new agency. Firefighters are now being transferred over, but what will be their mission?

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Interior to Launch U.S. Wildland Fire Service | U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior today announced it is taking the next step to establish the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Interior appointed a new leader to oversee the implementation of the new service ...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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"The astonishing thing is not that Los Angeles burns but that so much of its development has enhanced rather than blunted the threat from fire,” said Stephen Pyne, FUSEE Advisory Council member.

🔥FUSEE in the News🔥

'Which City Burns Next' in The New York Times. Read about it 👇
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January 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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We're in Eugene Weekly's Giving Guide! Thank you for featuring us ❤️

Check it out:
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Giving Guide
By EW staff and this community Give the gift of your support — whether it’s volunteering or that bottom-line funding it takes to keep a nonprofit going — even the smallest amount helps! E…
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December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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“The wildland fire community is freaked out beyond alarm… by all the defunding and downsizing and disruption caused by the DOGE dudes,” said Tim Ingalsbee, FUSEE's Executive Director, about Fire Consolidation.

🔥FUSEE in the News🔥

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Hope—and Many Fears—Follow in the Wake of Trump's Plan to Transform Wildland Firefighting - Inside Climate News
The Departments of Interior and Agriculture announced a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. But layoffs, confusion and budget cuts have sparked doubts.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The “No Man’s Yellow” Fire Shirt 💛

Sasha White, the creator of “No Man’s Yellow,” uses silk noil fabric and natural dyes, focusing on a fit that works better for female bodies as opposed to standard-issued Nomex that contains PFAS and works best for male bodies.

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The “No Man’s Yellow” Fire Shirt Project — Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology
FUSEE had the pleasure of displaying non-toxic firefighter uniforms (“yellows”) at our 2025 Fall Fire Festival. Sasha White, the creator of “No Man’s Yellow,” uses silk noil fabric and natural dyes, f...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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"The fire was not a raging force to be tamed, but a gentle, intentional presence, a relative in motion, guided by the knowledge of elders and the capable hands of the Indigenous community."

Rachel Cushman and Sage Hatch talk cultural burning in our latest article. Read it 👇
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Building a Tender Box: A Renewal of Cultural Burning — Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology
Cultural burns are central to the restoration and protection of our shared land and waterscapes. The Native-led Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program (TEIP) rebuilds our relationships with each other...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Word on Capitol Hill is that Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) "has a lot of momentum to pass" and is basically fait accompli.

But given Trumpists' anti-democracy/anti-environment crusade, expect protest from wildland firefighters who say "Not in our name, you don't!"

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Fix Our Forests in Name Only
A new piece of bipartisan legislation would erode safeguards meant to protect trees
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December 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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On the Roadless Rule: “The historical evidence is clear: roads did not and do not prevent wildfires, they actually facilitate them.”

🔥 FUSEE in the News 🔥
Building more roads in national forests won’t prevent wildfires by Tim Ingalsbee

Read the article 👇
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December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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“You’ve hooked me on this journey to help heal my community, given me a purpose more meaningful than doing the job.” - Wellness Retreat participant

You can learn more about our retreats in our latest article 👇
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#FirefighterWellness #GivingTuesday #FUSEE #FirefighterRetreat
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December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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It's time we have the courage to name what the Trump administration is actually doing to the nation: subverting democracy and sabotaging government agencies.

The National Park Service, national parks, and public lands in general have been a prime target of Trump's saboteurs.

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Sabotage of public lands continues
By now it’s clear the Trump administration is far outside public opinion in its views of Western public lands. Efforts by President Donald Trump’s ally, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah,
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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As B.C.‘s climate changes and wildfires increase, Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist wants to see the practice of prescribed burning expanded in the Interior.

An on-the-ground feature first shared by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social
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Cultural burning is ‘a better way’: Secwépemc firekeeper | The Narwhal
As B.C. wildfires worsen, leading Secwépemc firekeeper Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’
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November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Even the NY Times is talking about wildland firefighter safety and wellness!

Read about it 👇
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12 Hours in the Smoke
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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November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Different burn cycles for different landscapes: every 15 years, or seven years, four years, two years… It depends. infonews.ca/news/7435899...
Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’ | iNFOnews.ca
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’ — returning to Indigenous stewardship.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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The WashPost wrote a wonderful ode to public servants & public service!

The spirit of voluntarism is temporarily and partially compensating for the spiteful downsizing and defunding of federal agencies under Trumpism, but it is not a full substitute or long-term solution.

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They retired from the government. Now they’re back, protecting forests Trump abandoned.
The U.S. Forest Service lost thousands of workers under Trump. Volunteers and retirees are trying to help — but things are breaking.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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50 nations pledge at Global climate summit:

"We Affirm Our Commitment To Advance a PARADIGM SHIFT: promote a global transition from reactive fire
suppression toward proactive, prevention-driven, inclusive and ECOLOGICAL FIRE MANAGEMENT strategies..."

Nice to see FUSEE's mission affirmed!
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Rounding up undocumented workers doing firefighting while the wildfire is uncontained and actively spreading is where ideology crosses over into insanity.

The cruelty of Trump's assault on immigrant communities is amplified by its stupidity.

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US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
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November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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“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
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"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.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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🔥 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."

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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.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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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!

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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
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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.

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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.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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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.

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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
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🔥 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."

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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
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October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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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
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🔥 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

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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