Featured MFC deploys wildland firefighters to Texas
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is deploying one Wildland Firefighting strike team with two bulldozers to Texas, where they will assist state and federal partners...
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Featured Wildland firefighters leave to fight Oklahoma wildfires
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is deploying a bulldozer strike team and two division supervisors to Oklahoma to assist state and federal partners with wildfire...
Featured Mississippi Olympic gold medalist featured in wildlife prevention PSA
Mississippi Native Tori Bowie is the world’s fastest woman according to the 2017 IAAF World Championships and she is an Olympic gold medalist. Bowie is now featured...
Forestry Commission puts out 18 wildfires in two days
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Forestry Commission put out 18 wildfires in the past two days. “The combination of low RH [relative humidity] and gusty wind contributed to...
Drought season in Mississippi: how to have a successful controlled burn
by Alex Paton
It is officially drought season in Mississippi and the consequences could be drastic. “Since October 1, we’ve had 167 wildfires and 247 structures have been...
Prevent a wildfire, practice safe burning
by Sarah Ulmer
March is wildfire prevention month and more wildfires are caused by human activity than anything else....
Forestry Commission warns of fall wildfire risk
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The heat is slowly leaving with fall with cool temps already in the forecast for Mississippi. This is causing things to dry up,...
State-Wide Burn Ban: What You Should Do If You See a Fire, What You Shouldn’t Do Under the Ban
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–If you normally burn your trash, take it to the dump instead. A state-wide burn ban was issued by the governor’s office last Tuesday...