Disaster Resource Center

USDA works across government, non-profit and private sectors to track drought conditions and deliver science-based solutions and technical expertise to help farmers, ranchers, private landowners, and other land managers respond to these challenges.

Through many years of experience in animal disease and plant pest and disease response, as well as in-depth research to develop the necessary tools to assist, USDA continues to expand and evolve its emergency response programs.

Because fire burns across jurisdictions and property lines, USDA fire suppression does not end on national forests and grasslands. USDA fights fire across the landscape, on public and private lands, and when requested, even in other countries.