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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.
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Phone app surveying forest
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WE HAVE THREE URGENT GOALS

Enact policy to treat millions of acres of hazardous fuels in high risk areas
  • Pathway to achieve 50M acres treated by 2032
Address structural barriers to progress
  • Fix Forest Service workforce problems
  • Streamline burdensome regulations
  • Support sustainable forest product markets
Double the federal investment in wildfire science innovation
  • Harness the full potential of the scientific community
Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act (H.R. 5118) passes House (218-199)
National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act (H.R. 5781) passes House (218-199)
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58) includes $3.4 billion for wildfire mitigation