Humans have tried to tame fire for hundreds of thousands of years. In our era of rapid environmental change, living with fire poses new challenges. Climate change, land development, and decades of focus on suppressing fire are fuelinglarger, more frequent firesthat put human health, property, and ecosystems at risk.
The federal government bears significant responsibility for wildland fire management in the United States. Federal entities manage public lands where prescribed burns and wildfires occur, support wildfire response, and conduct research that sheds light on wildland fire and its impacts. With the severity and devastation of wildfires increasing, federal entities can play a key role in deepening our understanding of fire and reexamining how we cope with it. Recognizing this, the两党基础设施法authorized the荒地消防和管理委员会to develop and deliver a comprehensive set of new policy recommendations to Congress focused on how to “betterprevent, manage, suppress, and recover from wildfires.”
The Commission represents an enormous opportunity for communities of decision-makers, scientists, and innovators to combine knowledge and develop policy that keeps people safe while respecting fire’s regenerative role in many ecosystems. But the Commission will not be around forever, so we have to activate these communities现在确保听到他们的专业知识。这就是为什么我们与三个领先的科学和政策组织合作，向委员会提供尖端的政策思想。
The Commission’s Charge: Developing Recommendations for Congress
委员会于2022年9月开始工作，开始了12个月的冲刺建议对两党基础设施法中阐明的许多荒地消防主题进行更改。委员会成员代表联邦部门和机构，工业，州和县政府，部落政府，公用事业，学术界以及其他在管理和理解火灾中起着重要作用的利益相关者。
The Commission’s discussions will focus on a set of high-prioritytopic areas, many of which could benefit greatly from incorporating the latest thinking on science, technology, and innovation from diverse sources. These topic areas include landscapes; science, data, and technology; and public health and infrastructure.
拉开野外消防政策加速器
This week, the Federation of American Scientists is launching aWildland Fire Policy Acceleratortodevelop policy ideas aimed at improving how we live with fire in the United States.We’ve partnered withCOMPASS,California Council on Science and Technology(CCST), andConservation X Labsto source and develop and socialize innovative ideas that align with the Commission’s goals. These partners bring expertise in communicating policy ideas as well as connections to interested accelerator contributors.
On Monday, October 24, FAS hosted a kickoff call to welcome accelerator contributors from academia, the private sector, nonprofits, national labs, and other institutions. Over the next few months, these contributors will refine their policy ideas into actionable recommendations for the Commission. These recommendations will focus on themes relevant to the Commission’s work, including integrating the science of climate change in wildland fire policy; understanding the impacts of smoke on public health; and leveraging science, data, and technology to inform resilience.
The end goal of the accelerator is a set of actionable recommendations that inform the Commission’s report to Congress and contribute to a holistic, evidence-based approach to managing wildland fire in the United States.
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