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Last Updated: September 27, 2023 | Blog

Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report Publicly Released

The Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Report provides recommendations on resources needed to better prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires, which are a rapidly growing threat to our homeland security.  

Last Updated: September 20, 2023 | Site Page

Wildfires

As occurrences of extreme weather events increase, including extreme heat and drought, more and more communities will face the threat of devastating wildfire events.

Last Updated: August 25, 2023 | Press Releases

Pakaammo ti DHS maipapan iti Kinatalged ken Pannakaipatungpal iti Kalpasan ti Wildfires iti Hawaii

Makipagtrabtrabaho ti Departamento ti Seguridad ti Pagtaengan (DSP) kadagiti pederal, estado, lokal, ken saan a gobyerno a partners-na tapno suportaran dagiti kasapulan dagiti umili kadagiti lugar a naapektaran iti makadadael nga uram iti kabakiran iti Hawaii.

Last Updated: August 17, 2023 | Press Releases

하와이 산불 여파로 인한 안전 집행에 관한 DHS 성명서

국토안보부 (DHS)는 연방, 주, 지역 및 비정부 기관 파트너와 협력하여 하와이의 파괴적인 산불로 피해을 입은 지역 주민들의 필요 사항을 지원하고 있습니다.

Last Updated: August 17, 2023 | Press Releases

Pahayag ng DHS sa Kaligtasan at Pagpapatupad sa Kinalabasan ng mga Wildfire sa Hawaii

Ang Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ay nakikipagtulungan kasama ang pederal, estado, lokal, at di-gobyernong mga kapartner nito upang suportahan ang mga pangangailangan ng mga tao sa mga lugar na naapektuhan ng mapangwasak na wildfire sa Hawaii.

Last Updated: August 16, 2023 | Press Releases

Declaración del DHS sobre seguridad y cumplimiento después de los incendios forestales en Hawái

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) está trabajando con sus colaboradores federales, estatales, locales y no gubernamentales para apoyar las necesidades de las personas en las áreas afectadas por los devastadores incendios forestales en Hawái.

Last Updated: August 16, 2023 | Press Releases

DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement in the Aftermath of the Wildfires in Hawaii

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with its federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to support the needs of the people in areas impacted by the devastating wildfires in Hawaii.

Last Updated: August 16, 2023 | Press Releases

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley to Advise Department of Homeland Security

In light of the increased focus on the increasing proliferation of fire as a threat to community safety and security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the appointment of Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin M. Crowley to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). A 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Crowley is the first woman and the first LGBTQ Fire Chief to lead the LAFD.  She will be sworn in at the HSAC’s next meeting on September 14, 2023.  

Last Updated: August 4, 2023 | Publication

Wildland Fire Sensors R&D

Wildland fires are a clear and present danger to the U.S. and the world. S&T is developing and testing a new form of wildfire sensor that detects near-term ignitions. This paper provides an update on 200 Alpha phase sensors deployed in the U.S., Canada, and Germany with promising early results—including several wildfires identified within 30 to 60 minutes of ignition.

Last Updated: June 27, 2023 | Press Releases

S&T Tests Next Generation Flood and Wildfire Alerting Technology

DHS S&T in collaboration with FEMA IPAWS, conducted a demonstration of new technology that integrates unattended flood and wildfire sensors with IPAWS Open Platform for Emergency Networks (IPAWS-OPEN).