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Coordination and cooperation in wildland fire management.

Current National Statistics
5 Total
New Large Fires
2 Incidents
Large Fires Being Suppressed
6,893 Acres
Burned in Large Fires
Last Updated:

* Source for statistics is the Incident Management Situation Report published by the National Interagency Coordination Center

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#NationalFireNews: February 14, 2025. Five new large fires were reported this week, one in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Mississippi, and New Mexico. Wildland firefighters and support personnel were able to contain three of these ... wildfires. So far in Fire Year 2025, 3,628 wildfires have burned 87,142 acres across the United States. This is above the 10-year averages of 2,926 wildfires and 54,087 acres burned. Even through the winter months it's important to remember that when it comes to protecting homes and communities from wildfires, firefighters cannot do it alone. As more of us live in the urban interface where homes and communities meet the wildlands, wildfire prevention and protection become everyone’s responsibility. Simple Firewise steps can help you and your neighbors minimize your risk from wildfire and maximize your safety. Reduce your risks and help our firefighters by becoming fire adaptive and Firewise. 🔥More NFN: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn 📸#BradyFire, Arizona. Photo from InciWeb.
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Want to learn about campfire safety, how to safely burn backyard debris, or properly maintain vehicles and equipment? Take a wildfire prevention tip from Smokey Bear! ➡ https://smokeybear.com/
The impact of the Operational Medical Support Program is profound. Last year alone, the program cross-trained nearly 400 primary firefighters from Mississippi to Alaska - consisting of hotshots, smokejumpers, engine crews, and ... others. It's inspiring to see another group of individuals now authorized and ready to provide medical support in the field.
Great Basin Smokejumper Training 2024
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#WaybackWednesday - Featuring Smokejumper Bobby Montoya. Montoya worked out of the base at the Boise Interagency Fire Center in the 1970s. He's seen here inspecting a parachute - something you'll still see today if you take a walk ... through the smokejumper base. Back when this photo was taken, there were only 31 jumpers. Now, the group has grown to upwards of 75. 📸Photo pulled from NIFC Archives of an Idaho Statesman article.
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Huge CONGRATULATIONS to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Apprentice graduates! Looks like you all are destined for great careers in wildland fire. 🔥
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of women in wildland fire science. To those dedicated to unraveling the science behind wildfires—examining how they ... ignite, spread, the fuel conditions in which it thrives, the role of weather, and their social and economic impacts on communities—your contributions are far-reaching. #WomenInScience
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Did you know that Buffalo Soldiers served as some of the first wildland firefighters in our National Parks? Read more.👇 #BlackHistoryMonth

Welcome to the Nation's Logistical Support Center

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The United States federal wildland fire community is a vast network of dedicated public servants, made up of the combined wildland fire workforces of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Together, these agencies manage wildland fire on nearly 700 million acres of federal public land, approximately one-fifth of the total land area in the United States. 

NIFC is home to the national wildland fire management programs of these federal agencies, in addition to partners including the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Fire Administration, the National Weather Service, and the Department of Defense. These entities work together to provide leadership, policy oversight, and coordination to the nation’s wildland fire programs.

In recent years, the shared mission at NIFC has grown to include all types of fire management, including hazardous fuels treatments, integrated fire and land-use planning, and more. Fire management under this larger and more diverse umbrella aims not only to achieve fire suppression goals, but to accomplish a broad spectrum of natural resource objectives in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

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