Top Notch Forestry

[GBCC News and Notes @GreatBasinCC]

With a significant rise in ERCs, several large fires and critical lightning and wind events forecasted, Great Basin will be shifting up to Preparedness Level 3, effective at 0700 MDT on June 19, 2026.

[Predictive Services @RMACCNewsNotes]

Effective Today 06/18 at 0730 MDT, the National Preparedness Level is being elevated to 3 (PL3).

[Humboldt Toiyabe NF @HumboldtToiyabe]

Our fire crews completed the final fire readiness review of the season in Bridgeport, California this week. These training opportunities are designed to promote teamwork and cohesiveness in all phases of fire response.

[10_Tanker Air Carrier @Ten_Tanker]

Thank you to the Air Attack teams who help make aerial firefighting possible. Their coordination, communication, and leadership over an incident help ensure aircraft like ours can operate safely and effectively in support of firefighters on the ground.

🎥: Benji Hegg

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

New Start, New Mexico: The Bear Fire is burning in the Gila National Forest and is estimated at 60 acres. 4 crews, LATS, SEATS, Dozers, Engines, and multiple helicopters have been ordered.

Retardant currently being dropped on the fire. It’s located east of Magnus Mountain on the Quemado Ranger district.

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Don't Worry, All Hell Is About To Break Loose.

The first real fire weather week is ahead. Temps over 100, double digit winds, and RH below 10%.

https://t.co/LMy71os2bR

[National Interagency Fire Center @NIFC_Fire]

The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook was released today, June 1, by Predictive Services, providing a look ahead at expected fire potential from June through September.

🔥Read the full outlook: https://t.co/81gZvf5RrT

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

The private side of wildfire: On Today’s Show:

Today, I talk to Derrick Holdstock, owner and operator of Western Fire Resources. Derrick has been very proactive in the contracting and wildfire world, recently returning from a trip to D.C.

Before he started Western Fire Resources, Derrick was a wildlife biologist who practiced prescribed fire and later served as the Regional Fire Coordinator for West Texas, covering one third of the state. He also worked as a biologist for the Bureau of Land Management before venturing into the contracting world.

Derrick is highly versed in everything related to wildfire and the industry. We talk about current issues in contracting, policy, starting a company, the stereotypes, and a lot more.

https://t.co/eu4Qtlw2RF

[Jonathan Petramala @jpetramala]

Watch out! Close call for this fire crew that had to throw it in reverse to avoid a wall of flames near Campo, CO #Sharpefire #evacuations #cowx

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Multiple new starts, Michigan: At least 5 new fires have broken out in Oscoda, Michigan as Red Flag conditions blanket the region. This is the Mapes Fire, east of Mio.

Estimated at 90 acres and active, and the Sheriff has asked residents on the Camp 10 road to evacuate. The Sheriffs office briefly also lost power, but it is back up. 4 other fires are burning within 20 miles of this start.

Current temps are 71 degrees, 14 MPH winds, and 28% RH.

📷: Rylan S

[National Interagency Fire Center @NIFC_Fire]

Here’s the latest National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for May through August. During Wildfire Awareness Month, it’s a timely reminder to prepare, stay informed, and help prevent wildfires.

#NationalFireNews

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Georgia: The Pineland Road has drastically grown in size to 16,500+ acres in Clinch county. The entire town of Fruitland, Georgia has been ordered to evacuate this afternoon.

The Brantley Highway Fire, also in Georgia, has grown to 5,000 acres. Burn bans are now in effect, and the Southern Area has moved to a PL4.

[SuperSisi @SuperSisi]

Hardest Mario Bros stage ever created

[Santa Fe National Forest @SantafeNF]

SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST ENTERS STAGE I FIRE RESTRICTIONS

Due to elevated wildfire risk, the Santa Fe National Forest will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions forest-wide beginning today, April 2, 2026, through September 30, 2026.

The decision to implement fire restrictions is based on various factors, including the availability of firefighting resources, current drought conditions, weather forecast, the time of year, and fuel moisture levels. Implementing fire restrictions can help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public health and safety.

For more information visit the Santa Fe National Forest Alerts page https://t.co/UJHdz79tCk

[National Interagency Fire Center @NIFC_Fire]

National Fire News: April 1, 2026 - No April Fool's joke here! Released today from predictive services, here's a look at the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential over the next four months.

🔥Read the full outlook here: https://t.co/81gZvf5RrT

[Zeke Lunder ~ The Lookout @wildland_zko]

@ncvoices I was there. We had about 125 people. The doc is posted on YouTube. https://t.co/Zx9qSK6WJa

[U.S. Wildland Fire Service @USWFS]

A day on the fireline with a dozer operator, where fire meets steel.

Ride along with us as we cut fireline in sagebrush on last year’s Striker Fire near Boise, Idaho.

Building fireline with a 60,000-pound machine means navigating lava fields, avoiding buried pipelines, and protecting sensitive ecosystems, all while supporting suppression operations.

Dozers are heavy equipment adapted for wildland firefighting. Varying in size and maneuverability, they are highly effective at constructing fireline across terrain ranging from sagebrush to steep, mountainous landscapes.

[Grant Tosterud @granttosterudwx]

It was a tough season for New Mexico and southern Colorado ski resorts. Places like Taos were more than 18 FEET below their average snowfall. #NMwx

[National Wildfire Coordinating Group @NWCG]

WFSTAR 2026 Core Components Module Package and 2025 Fire Year in Review are Now Available - https://t.co/zlX0SXRnDY

[National Wildfire Coordinating Group @NWCG]

The 2026 Core Components Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2025 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website.
https://t.co/8EoT2s8FsA