Accessibility links
wildfire risk wildfire risk
Stories About

wildfire risk

Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay

A band of wild horses on a mountainside near the Soda Mountain Wilderness area. Photo Courtesy of: Wild Horse Fire Brigade - a non-profit organization hide caption

toggle caption
Photo Courtesy of: Wild Horse Fire Brigade - a non-profit organization

Short Wave

Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay

Under a 1971 Congressional Act, the Bureau of Land Management has the right to round up wild horses on public lands. Oftentimes, those horses are shipped to holding facilities, where they are kept in captivity and separated from their families. William Simpson wants to change that. He wants to deploy the wild horses across public lands, to live and graze — and ultimately, prevent the worst wildfires.

Wild Horses Could Keep Wildfire At Bay

Listen · 14:00
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1110474146/1114388595" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Undisclosed: Fire And Flood Risk In The United States

Kevin and Susan Boudreaux have survived multiple catastrophic floods in Cameron Parish, La. Storm surge from this year's Hurricane Laura severely damaged the RV park they own. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Ryan Kellman/NPR

Short Wave

Undisclosed: Fire And Flood Risk In The United States

There have been many climate-related disasters this year, and along with those events come a heavy emotional and financial toll for residents. But what NPR climate reporters Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer have found is that most people don't realize their wildfire or flood risk — and that's putting millions in harm's way.

Undisclosed: Fire And Flood Risk In The United States

Listen · 14:59
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/933076327/933257719" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Fast-Tracking Logging On Federal Lands May Not Lessen Wildfire Risk

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, right, answers a reporters question after touring fire ravaged Paradise, Calif. with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, center. The pair advocated more aggressive forest management policies to mitigate damage from future wildfires. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Rich Pedroncelli/AP

National

Fast-Tracking Logging On Federal Lands May Not Lessen Wildfire Risk

The current version of the Farm Bill includes House-backed provisions that would streamline logging projects on federal land. The administration argues logging could mitigate wildfire risk.

Fast-Tracking Logging On Federal Lands May Not Lessen Wildfire Risk

Listen · 3:54
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/671572816/671675958" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Browse archive or search npr.org