Footage provided by The West Is Burning

Our Mission

Our mission is to end the megafire crisis within a decade.

We know what works

Restoring our forests

Footage courtesy of Karuk Tribe

Indigenous cultures have been using effective forest management techniques for millenia.

We need to bring good fire and balance back to these ecosystems.

Rosie the Riveter
It’s going to take a level of mobilization we haven’t seen since WWII to get there.

We have the tools

Image by Dr. Craig Clements, Director of NSF IUCRC-Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center
We spend billions on improving our understanding of disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes – that hasn’t happened with megafires.

Advancing wildfire science

Images provided by Vibrant Planet
It’s time to leverage technology to predict, detect, and prevent megafires and make fire data accessible to the community.
Images provided by Vibrant Planet
Phone app surveying forest
Images provided by Vibrant Planet

WE HAVE THREE URGENT GOALS

Double the Federal Investment in wildfire science & technology innovation to promote resilient and healthy forests
  • Launch a Federal Wildfire Intelligence Center
  • Build policy that promotes R+D, science, and innovation
  • Advance contracting and the culture of acquiring innovation
Address structural barriers to progress
  • Fix Forest Service workforce concerns
  • Focus on accountability and metrics; use outcome-based measures
  • Enact changes to promote recovery and forest health
Forge a sustainable pathway to treat and make our ecosystems wildfire-resilient
  • Promote rural economy/biomass markets
  • Achieve sustained federal and state investment
  • Enable Insurance and Utility to have a role in risk reduction
Bi-Partisan Fix our Forest Act Passed by House for forest management and wildfire risk reduction