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Native America Calling: Wildfire threat increases in the West
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
August wildfire threat increases in the West
Wildfires on tribal lands have already claimed at least two lives and destroyed dozens of homes in New Mexico and Arizona.
Multiple fires just forced the evacuation of hundreds of people on the Nez Perce Reservation in northern Idaho. Tribal wildfire response and emergency management operations are kicking into high gear as wildfires threaten lives and property, especially in the parched West.
Native America Calling talks with tribal officials and emergency management experts about the new and increasing threats in more than a dozen states.
Guests on Native America Calling
Emily Sitting Bear (enrolled member of Three Affiliated Tribes), director for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Emergency Operation Center on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota
Celilo Miles, firefighter type one engine boss trainee
Riston Bullock (Nez Perce), lead engine operator for the Nez Perce Tribe Forestry and Fire Program in Idaho
Bodie Shaw (member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs), deputy regional director for the Northwest Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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