Torchbearers for a new
fire management paradigm.

FUSEE issues new report:
Smoke Signals: The Need for Public Tolerance and Regulatory Relief for Wildland Smoke Emissions

Public land managers across the West face numerous challenges promoting more fire on the ground in areas degraded by fire exclusion. Chief among these challenges are the negative reactions from local residents and air quality regulators against smoke emissions from prescribed and wildland fires. This is especially true in areas where the air is polluted from urban, industrial, and agricultural sources. FUSEE’s new report argues that greater tolerance for smoke is needed in order to facilitate proactive fire management—the best means of mitigating wildland smoke emissions.

Check out the report in full in our Fire Use and Ecosystem Restoration section.