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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it will invest more than $48.6 million this year through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for projects that mitigate wildfire risk, improve …
USDA Invests More Than $48 Million in Forest Health Read More
POTTSTOWN, PA — The Norco Fire Company in North Coventry Township, Chester County is the recipient of a $12,500 grant to help fight wildfires in rural areas. The funds will …
Norco Fire Company Receives $12,500 Grant to Fight Wildfires Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Members of the Wolf Administration visited Gifford Pinchot State Park in York County on Friday to highlight the growing risks wildfires pose to recreational sites, personal property, …
Wolf Administration Urges Citizens to Practice Fire Safety as Fall Wildfire Season Gets Underway Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior announced the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Intertribal Timber Council. As climate change propels larger, costlier and more …
Interior Department and Intertribal Timber Council Strengthen Wildland Fire Management Collaboration Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf announced that it had awarded $602,306 in grants to help Pennsylvania’s rural communities increase protection from wildfires.
Gov. Wolf Announces More Than $600K in Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants Awarded to 109 Departments Read More