The Student Conservation Association (SCA) and the National Park Service (NPS) are looking for young men and women who are interested in discovering and exploring the myriad of career opportunities available in today's Park Service. In this…

A tree is more than just a landscape design feature. Planting trees on your property can lower energy costs and increase carbon storage, reducing your carbon footprint. A new online tool developed by the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest…

There are still a few spots open for this - sign up soon if interested!

Interested in attending a free training workshop for the new Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System? The CFSC is working with JFSP and Sonoma Technologies…

This project examined the local economic impacts of large wildland fires in the western U.S. Generally, local employment and wages in a county increase during large wildfires; labor market disruptions from large wildfires are outweighed by the…

Two federal agencies have teamed to create the first-ever system for linking accurate assessments of risk from wildland fires to improved building codes, standards and practices that will help communities better resist the threat. The proposed…

The Angeles National Forest is performing outreach for the position of Supervisory Natural Resources Specialist (Resource / Planning Staff Officer), GS-0401-12/13, located in Arcadia, CA. The position is for permanent, full-time employment. This…

February 18, 2013

A slate of 17 different workshops is available for professional development at IAWF's 4th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, February 18-22. Workshop topics range from NWCG's RX-…

The International Association of Wildland Fire is inviting all artists to display their works in a FIRE ART EXHIBIT that will be held at the 4th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. We encourage people to enter any form…

The Desert Research Institute is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Fire Sciences. The position will support applied research, applications development, program development, and science delivery within the program for Climate,…

The Wildland Fire Management Research Development and Application (WFM RD&A) Program, within the Rocky Mountain Research Station will soon be advertising to recruit and fill a GIS Analyst position. This appointment, renewable annually up to…

Working wildfire professionals from all over the world are invited to submit photographs documenting the 2011 and 2012 wildfire seasons as part of an international photo contest.

Submit your best wildland fire photos in categories that…

Serves as the District/Zone Fire Management Officer (DZFMO) in an unit that is categorized as High Complexity. Coordinates and directs fire prevention, detection, and suppression operations. Develops fire control plans and documents, including…

Several deadlines are approaching, and we are finalizing the conference program. See below and watch the conference website for updates. Be sure to register soon before rates go up!

Upcoming Deadlines

December 9th: Deadline for…

Research Syntheses and Fire Science Digests can now be found in mobile and ePub friendly formats at Scribd.com/firesciencegov. Scribd is the worlds largest online library, making it easy to discover and share informative,written content across…

The Soil and Water Conservation Society is seeking oral and poster presentations and symposia proposals for the 2013 International Annual Conference in Reno, NV. Each year SWCS identifies topics or a theme for special attention at the Annual…

Regional outbreaks of wildfires and heavy smoke-producing fires have made smoke management a particularly important issue on many incidents in recent years. Increasing numbers of fires in the wildland-urban interface, long range transport of…

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech is searching for an M.S.-level graduate student to conduct research regarding precommercial thinning and biomass utilization from young pine stands throughout…

Extended abstracts:

A subset of presentations from NAFEW will be published as a special issue of Forest Science in mid-2014. To facilitate the peer-review process, an extended abstract of 1500 words maximum is required from presenters who…

This course provides instruction in the primary factors affecting the start and spread of wildfire and recognition of potentially hazardous situations. S-190 is typically taught in conjunction with or prior to Firefighter Training, S-130. The…

Additional online courses for fire, fuels, and vegetation management are available at the National Interagency Fuels, Fire, and Vegetation Management Technology Transfer team (NIFTT) web site (training lab). Online classes are offered year round…

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is now accepting proposals for symposia, workshops and training courses to be held during its 5th World Conference on Ecological Restoration in Madison, Wisconsin, USA from October 6-11, 2013. The…

The Alaska Fire Science Consortium is funded by the Joint Fire Sciences Program to develop strong fire science outreach and delivery in Alaska. This involves partnering closely with fire professionals and scientists to build strong two-way…

We are now accepting proposals for educational presentations at the 2013 NFPA Backyards & Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference. We invite you to share your knowledge with your peers as a presenter in Salt Lake City, UT, November 14-16,…

Important dates for the upcoming 5th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress:

October 19
Deadline for Poster Presentation Abstracts (EXTENDED FOR EVERYONE)
Last day for Oral and Poster Presenters to register for the…

Apply for a travel grant of up to $480 to attend the AFE International Fire Ecology & Management Congress in Portland, Oregon Dec 3-7, 2012.

Primary decision criteria: Applicants should be from the Southwest and willing to either…