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Definition: Aircraft operations support in the service of fire and resource management.

(National Interagency Fire Center/Fire Research And Management Exchange System)

There are a number of powerful aerial fire control techniques to support ground control operations when needed, although most fires do not require aerial assistance. Aircraft used in fire operations include air tankers, lead planes, infrared reconnaissance planes, and helicopters.

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7th International Fire Behavior and Fuel Conference

April 15, 2024 (All day) to April 19, 2024 (All day)

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Job: Current and Upcoming Forest Service Job Opportunities (posted Sep 1, 2023)

Check out current and upcoming job opportunities with the USDA Forest Service.

Job: BLM Fire Jobs Portal (posted Sep 1, 2023)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Jobs Portal provides information about the types of positions BLM Fire has to offer, helpful hints for applying, contact information for local BLM fire managers and links to USAJOBS for current vacancies.

Job: Wildland Fire Project Coordinator - Colorado State University and the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) - Fort Collins, CO (posted Nov 18, 2023)

A Wildland Fire Project Coordinator position is available with Colorado State University and the Center for Environmental management of Military Lands (CEMML) to be located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This position will directly support CEMML’s Wildland Fire Program Manager by writing fire management plans and helping to develop and carry out data analyses. This position will require the following...

Deadline: Dec 11, 2023

Alaska Interagency Spring Operations Meeting

Pipeline Training Center

March 20, 2023 (All day) to March 24, 2023 (All day)

The Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (AWFCG) will convene the 2023 Spring Operations meeting in person and online the week of March 20-24. The agenda is now...

Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact Winter Meeting

Best Western Merry Manor Inn

January 24, 2023 (All day) to January 26, 2023 (All day)

The annual Winter Training/Awareness Meeting of the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact will consist of two full days preceded by Working Team meetings. For anyone unable to attend in person,...

5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop - Asheville, NC

DoubleTree Asheville Biltmore

November 14, 2022 (All day) to November 18, 2022 (All day)

This interactive hybrid workshop will provide practitioners and decision-makers with tools and ideas that support positive fire outcomes and identify opportunities for accelerated Cohesive Strategy implementation. The program will focus on the theme of...

Webinar - UAS / Drones for Prescribed Fire Ignitions

November 3, 2022 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT

Presented by Brett Lawrence, RAVEN Environmental Services Inc.