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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

SAF 2015 National Convention

November 3, 2015 (All day) to November 7, 2015 (All day)

The 2015 SAF National Convention will highlight contemporary forest resource management issues including the trends, influences, and technologies that are facilitating the profession's progress toward the future.

Aerial Fire Fighting Europe Conference 2015

April 29, 2015 (All day) to April 30, 2015 (All day)

Addressing aerial wildfire suppression in Eastern European nations

Europe�۪s Aerial firefighting resources operating in the remotest of locations are being pushed to their limits. Cross border co-operation could be a game changer however this...

13th Annual Tennessee - Kentucky Wildland Fire Academy

January 12, 2015 (All day) to January 17, 2015 (All day)

Courses include: Crew Boss (Single Resource) (S - 230), Heavy Equipment Boss (Single Resource) (S - 236), Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S - 390), Smoke Management Techniques (RX - 410), Basic Air Operations (S - 270), Wildland...

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

December 15, 2014 (All day) to December 19, 2014 (All day)

The AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences, attracting more than 22,000 Earth and space scientists, educators, students, and other leaders. For 46 years, energized and passionate Earth and space scientists from...

36th Annual Hawaii Fire Chiefs Association Conference

November 6, 2014 (All day) to November 9, 2014 (All day)

Please save the date! More information will be posted as it becomes available!

The Next Steppe: Sage-grouse and Rangeland Wildfire in the Great Basin

November 5, 2014 (All day) to November 7, 2014 (All day)

The Next Steppe is a conference about rangeland fire, sage-steppe habitat and sage-grouse. More than a gathering to share information, this conference aims to end with a clear path forward and the foundation of a comprehensive strategy that combines...

XXIV IUFRO World Congress 2014 - Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research

October 5, 2014 (All day) to October 11, 2014 (All day)

IUFRO's mission is to promote global cooperation; networking and collaboration on forest-related research to enhance the understanding about the ecologic, economic and social aspects of forests and trees, including wood and non-wood products, goods and...

Webinar - Extension Opportunities with the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy

October 3, 2014 8:00 am to 10:00 am PDT

This webinar will cover:

National and Regional Strategy Overview - Mike Zupko
What Information and Education Resources are out there? - Alan Long
Extension Forester Survey Results - Bill Hubbard
What are the Needs...

Klamath River Prescribed Fire Training Exchange

September 29, 2014 (All day)

Please note: This training is September 29-October 10, 2014.

Save the date, September 29-October 10, 2014, for this new TREX that will conduct treatments in support of fire adapted communities in the...

Thirty-Eighth Annual National Indian Timber Symposium

June 23, 2014 (All day) to June 26, 2014 (All day)

The Intertribal Timber Council has for the past thirty-six years coordinated and conducted an Annual National Indian Timber Symposium. The symposium is designed to facilitate communication from the perspective of tribes, the BIA, private industry,...