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Coordination and cooperation in wildland fire management.

Current National Statistics
14 Total
New Large Fires
9 Incidents
Total Large Fires
147,115 Acres
Burned in Large Fires
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There's still time to register and prepare for the National Wildland Firefighter Day, Fireline 5k. You don't even need to be present to run, just sign up for the virtual 5k and complete it by running, walking, or biking, between ... June 2 and July 2. https://ow.ly/B0sg50QVWfj
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Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the Wildland Fire Apprenticeship Program. Your dedication is a testament to the brotherhood and sisterhood of the wildland fire family.
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Thanks for following this week as we spotlighted some amazing #WomenInWildfire featured on Bureau of Land Management Fire’s Wildfire Matters podcast. There are many more informative episodes talking with the people who help ... manage and protect our public lands, so check it out! Coming soon, episode 25 focuses on ecology as it relates to wildland fire and fuels management. Michele Crist, landscape ecologist for the Bureau of Land Management fire planning and fuels management program, studies landscape changes in the environment including research on non-forested burned areas, invasive species, and sagebrush conservation design. Her work is focused on developing landscape-scale modeling frameworks and restoration strategies for sagebrush lands, forests, and wildlife habitats. Michele discusses her career and her research developing science-based land management goals and objectives to help with land management policy and planning processes and assesses the impacts of existing or proposed land management on ecological resources and wildlife habitats. Stay tuned and tune in! Links to all listening platforms can be found here -> https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/our-partners/blm/blm-fire-podcasts #NationalWomensHistoryMonth
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#StPatricksDay kicks off a worldwide celebration also known as the Feast of St. Patrick. On March 17th, many wear green in honor of the Irish. If you are not wearing green you are visible to the leprechauns and may get pinched. We ... are in luck because wearing green is our thing! ☘️☘️ Happy #StPatricksDay2024!
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This month, Bureau of Land Management Fire is featuring #WomenInWildfire for #WomensHistoryMonth. We would like to spotlight one of our own amazing women who recently retired, Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Myslivy. Each of ... the women were asked five questions and here are Jennifer's answers: What positions have you held while working for the government, both fire and non-fire? My career with the federal government started in 1993 when I was hired as a SCEP (student career employment program) wildland firefighter to serve as an engine crewmember on the US Forest Service -U.S. Forest Service - Payette National Forest while attending college at Treasure Valley Community College. Other wildland fire positions that I have held during my career working for Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service: engine boss, hand crew and fuels crew, dispatcher, prevention and patrol officer, public information officer, fire mitigation and education specialist, fire investigator, and finally public affairs specialist at NIFC my last three years. After 30 fire seasons and 28 years of service, I retired on March 9 from the federal government. How did you get started in this career path? How did you get involved in fire? My intent out of high school was to become an ER nurse and enroll in the nursing program while playing basketball at Treasure Valley Community College. That was not in the cards due to the time and commitment for both programs. Two ladies on my basketball team were in the natural resources/fire management program and I followed suit because I loved working outdoors. During the program at TVCC you needed to complete a certain amount of work months, so I enrolled into the SCEP program and started working for the US Forest Service on the Payette National Forest in New Meadows, Idaho on an engine crew for the 1993/1994 fire seasons. Why do you like working in the fire program? The opportunity to do many different things from fire suppression to support roles. The opportunities are endless. Building life-long friendships and being able to work in some amazing place, even some not so amazing but there is still beauty. What advice do you have for women interested in a career in wildland fire and/or a support role in fire program? Don’t be afraid to ask questions and find your voice. Be open to trying the variety of opportunities that the wildland fire community has to offer. Maybe suppression is not your gig, but you still want to support the boots on the ground. Try dispatching, GIS, fuels management, fire business, fire mitigation and education the options are endless. Always dream big and never lose sight of what brings you joy. What are some of your hobbies outside of work? Anything outdoors! Hiking, fishing, backpacking, trail running (more walk jogging), and sitting around the campfire with family and friends. Die-hard Boston Red Sox fan and follower of the band Dropkick Murphys! Now, retirement life = sharing the next many years with my boyfriend adventuring in our RV with our two traveling javelinas! Thank you, Jennifer, for your many years of dedicated service and being an innovative leader, mentor, and wonderful co-host for the Wildfire Matters podcast. Here’s to your endless vacation. Remember, stay safe and be wildfire aware! Learn more about Jennifer’s career and enjoy a recap of other Wildfire Matters podcasts with some incredible guests...listen to episode 22. Links to all episodes and listening platforms can be found here -> https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/our-partners/blm/blm-fire-podcasts #NationalWomensHistoryMonth #NotYourOrdinaryJob #WeAreBLMFire
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Continuing to highlight some amazing #WomenInWildfire who appeared on the Wildfire Matters podcast, episode 10 features a mental health and wellness discussion with Dr. Patty O’Brien, Bureau of Land Management Fire’s National ... Critical Incident Stress Program Manager. Prior to becoming a doctor, Dr. Patty worked for several years as a U.S. Forest Service hotshot. At that time, she realized the need for fire personnel support services and became interested in firefighter mental health. Dr. Patty explains critical incident stress management, how firefighters can cope with traumatic events and depression, and how we break through the stigma of talking about mental health. There are many resources available from peers, friends, family members, and employee assistance to dialing the new crisis hotline “988” on your phone - connecting the right tools to the individual to stay physically and mentally fit. Find episode 10 and links to listening platforms for all our episodes here -> https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/our-partners/blm/blm-fire-podcasts Dr. Patty also serves as the chair of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Mental Health Subcommittee (MHSC) under the Risk Management Committee. The MHSC strives to proactively identify and address firefighter mental health. For #MentalHealth resources and to learn more, check out the MHSC -> https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/mental-health-subcommittee #NationalWomensHistoryMonth
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#FireScience: Wildfires are becoming bigger and more severe around the world, overwhelming firefighters’ capacity to control them. Prescribed fires, #RxFires, can be used to safely introduce fire in the landscape and regulate ... fire regimes through fuel management and by building landscape resilience. Is this approach working? Check out this webinar from the Joint Fire Science Program ->
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A more recent Wildfire Matters podcast episode with #WomenInWildfire focuses on the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) - apropos for Friday to promote the Friday Flash! In episode 23, #SistersOfScience, Coleen Haskell, JFSP ... Program Manager, and Karen Dante-Wood, JFSP Technology Transfer Specialist, introduce us to the program created by Congress in 1998 to provide funding and science delivery for studies associated with managing wildland fire, fuel, and fire-impacted ecosystems. You will learn about the history, background, and the collaborative efforts among fire researchers, managers, academic professionals, and others to provide accurate, current, and scientifically based information for our wildland fire community. Coleen and Karen also discuss the studies provided by the Fire Science Exchange Network to improve firefighter safety and health along with understanding the science behind wildland fire to justify management decisions and apply scientifically proven solutions to wildfire management issues. #FireScience Find episode 23 here --> https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/our-partners/blm/blm-fire-podcasts Learn more about JFSP and to stay informed about new research, sign up for Friday Flash eNews at https://www.firescience.gov/ #NationalWomensHistoryMonth
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Welcome to the Nation's Logistical Support Center

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The nation’s federal wildland fire community is a large and complex organization across the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. These agencies manage wildland fire on nearly 700 million acres of federal public land, or one-fifth of the total land area in the United States. 

NIFC is home to the national fire management programs of each federal fire agency, along with partners including the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Weather Service. A Department of Defense liaison was added as a permanent partner at NIFC in 2008. Working together, these partners provide leadership, policy oversight and coordination to manage the nation’s wildland fire programs.

In recent years, the role of the agencies 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 umbrella is designed to achieve not only suppression goals, but to accomplish a broad spectrum of natural resource objectives, and do so in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

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