Aviation Portal

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

AWFCG Fall Fire Review

October 7, 2019 (All day) to October 11, 2019 (All day)

The theme for the 2019 Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review is "Transitions And What’s Next – Information Gathering Is Rapidly Changing, Are We Changing How We Plan For And Respond To Fires?"

See...

Minnesota Wildfire Academy 2019

The Minnesota Wildfire Academy, Itasca Community College (ICC)

June 3, 2019 (All day) to June 7, 2019 (All day)

The Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) uses the Incident Command System (ICS) to coordinate the weeklong Wildfire Academy. Under the ICS structure, the MNICS Incident Management Team (IMT) works closely with 2019 Minnesota Wildfire Academy...

6th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

Albuquerque, NM; Marseille France, and Sydney, Australia

April 29, 2019 (All day) to May 3, 2019 (All day)

The conference theme is "Fuels of Today - Fire Behavior of Tomorrow" Understanding Fire Behavior and Fuels for Sound Decision Making and Effective Management

This conference will provide government and nongovernment professionals at all levels a...

Webinar - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) for Measuring Canopy Fuels and Aerial Ignitions

February 6, 2019 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST

Sponsor: Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Presenters: Patrick Shin, Northern Arizona University and Jim Higgins, Drone Amplified

This webinar combines two expert views of...

Webinar - Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft on Wildfire Incidents

December 12, 2018 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST

Sponsored by Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Presented by Mike Fontenot, Sky Fire Services

Unmanned Aircraft, commonly called "Drones," are being used more and more for...

AWFCG Interagency Fall Fire Review

Bureau of Land Management - Alaska Fire Service

October 10, 2017 (All day) to October 13, 2017 (All day)

Annual Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (AWFCG) Interagency Fall Fire Review

Wildfire Remote Sensing Workshop

Coeur des Sciences

June 20, 2017 (All day) to June 22, 2017 (All day)

The Wildfire Remote Sensing Workshop is a 2.5 day long program within the larger EO Summit 2017. It will bring together the Canadian and international community involved that uses remote sensing as applied to wildfire. Several aspects of management and...

Alaska Interagency Spring Fire Operations Meeting 2017

Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center

March 28, 2017 (All day) to March 31, 2017 (All day)

For the complete agenda, click HERE.

Beyond Hazardous Fuels: Managing Fire for Social, Economic, and Ecological Benefits

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

November 28, 2016 (All day) to December 3, 2016 (All day)

3rd Southwest Fire Ecology Conference

held concurrently with the

1st Applied Fire Science Workshop

On November 9, 2015 the White House convened a meeting of its Wildland...

Wildland Fire Canada 2016: Towards a Resilient Future

October 24, 2016 (All day) to October 28, 2016 (All day)

Focus will be:

Drivers of change
Fire management
Communities
Landscapes