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Risk of Wildfire by Season
Weather is the single most important factor influencing how fires start and spread. Temperature, wind, humidity and precipitation are the key weather components that determine the daily fire danger. Wildfires can happen just about any time of year,…
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Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fire is the intentional application of fire to a specific pre-planned area, under specific environmental conditions, to accomplish planned land management objectives. Without the use of prescribed burning as a management tool, Wisconsin…
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Preparing Your Property
A unique wildfire danger is growing where homes and other buildings are built in areas of highly flammable vegetation, creating a condition called the wildland urban interface. Homes and cabins in the middle of forests, housing developments on the…
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Planning for Wildfires
A Fire Adapted Community acknowledges and takes responsibility for its wildfire risk and implements appropriate actions at all levels. The more actions a community takes, the more fire adapted it becomes. Proper wildfire preparedness enables…
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Germann Road Fire
One of the largest wildfires to hit Wisconsin in over 33 years, the Germann Road Fire consumed 7,499 acres and destroyed 104 structures (23 of them residences) in the Towns of Gordon and Highland in Douglas County and the Town of Barnes in Bayfield…
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Wildland Firefighter Employment
Do you have a love for the outdoors, a healthy thirst for adventure and enjoy a mix of work in the office and in the field? There are a variety of jobs at the federal, state, local level—as well as in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and…
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Forestry Equipment Catalog
Statement regarding PFAS and Class A Foam distributed by the LeMay Warehouse [PDF] - 1/30/20Fire departments can purchase equipment from the DNR's Forestry Equipment Research and Development Center catalog. The catalog lists items…
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Forest Inventory and Analysis Highlights
The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program was originally designed as a periodic survey which inventoried forests one state at a time on a rotating basis. Beginning in 2000, the FIA program switched to an annual survey on a five-year cycle,…
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Forest Products Resources
Forest products technical guidesGrade Sawing [PDF]Hardwood Grade Sawing WebinarEdging and Trimming [PDF]Edging and Trimming Webinar
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Forest Inventory and Industry Trends
This page contains information on current conditions and trends in the forest products industry and in the forest resources of Wisconsin. These reports are produced annually or periodically by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources…