{"id":793,"date":"2016-01-21T23:13:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T23:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/?page_id=793"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:15:34","slug":"driptorch-digest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/driptorch-digest\/","title":{"rendered":"Driptorch Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Issue: July 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncextension.activehosted.com\/social\/97340a12cbc7ba7e072907aa669843f4.33072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/06\/DD_July.png\" alt=\"The image shows a newsletter titled &quot;DRIPTORCH DIGEST&quot; (No. 117, July 2026), subtitled &quot;NEWS FOR THE SOUTHERN PRESCRIBED FIRE COMMUNITY.&quot; Logos for NC State Extension and SERPPAS (Southeast Regional Partnership for Planning and Sustainability) are featured at the top.\n\nThe main article is titled &quot;U.S. Wildland Fire Service Announces New Measures for Firefighter Health and Smoke Exposure.&quot; It features a photo of a wildland firefighter in protective gear standing in a grassy field with low flames and heavy smoke ahead. The accompanying text explains that the U.S. Wildland Fire Service has announced interim measures authorizing federal firefighters to use N95 respirators during active operations for the first time.\n\nOn the right side, a sidebar titled &quot;Tippin&apos; Torch: Tips for the Season&quot; features a small graphic of a driptorch. The text warns about significant drought conditions in parts of the Southeast and above-normal wildland fire potential in Eastern Texas and Louisiana for July and August, urging caution with Fourth of July fireworks.\" class=\"wp-image-2846\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/06\/DD_July.png 1080w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/06\/DD_July-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/06\/DD_July-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/sites.cnr.ncsu.edu\/southeast-fire-update\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/06\/DD_July-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting in January 2016, The <a href=\"https:\/\/serppas.org\/\">SERPPAS<\/a> Prescribed Fire Work Group began&nbsp;publishing the&nbsp;<em>Driptorch Digest<\/em> newsletter. The&nbsp;<em>Driptorch Digest&nbsp;<\/em>covers news stories, partner projects, new resources, upcoming events, and other content relevant to the Southeastern prescribed fire community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the content is tailored to those participating in the Work Group, much of it may be of interest to others working in land management and collaborative restoration, particularly those utilizing prescribed fire within fire-adapted systems in the Southeast U.S. Many of the efforts showcased in the newsletter also help to achieve goals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestsandrangelands.gov\/strategy\/thestrategy.shtml\">National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/apps.ces.ncsu.edu\/activecampaign\/sign-up\/4611AF\/24\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Subscribe to the Driptorch Digest<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email us (<a href=\"mailto:wildlandfire@ncsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wildlandfire@ncsu.edu<\/a>) if you have a resource, news story, event, or other item you would like featured in the next issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: All Driptorch Digest content prior to the April 2026 issue is part of the Southeast Prescribed Fire Update Web Archive. It is kept only for reference, research, or record-keeping and is no longer maintained. It may not meet current accessibility standards. 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