The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) is the largest effort ever undertaken to understand and reduce risk of cancer among U.S. firefighters. NIOSH is recruiting firefighters to join the NFR in order to better understand the link between firefighting and cancer. Firefighters are exposed to chemicals on the fireground that could increase their risk of developing cancer. There are many unanswered...

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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.
Check out current and upcoming job opportunities with the USDA Forest Service.
The Prescribed Fire Specialist (PFS) will play a pivotal role in a new programmatic effort to scale up the prescribed fire workforce across California. Most of the prescribed fire projects the PFS will support will function as cooperative burns or Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX), which provide experiential training that builds robust local capacity for fire management and offers...
The FireGeneration Collaborative (FireGen) is a growing group of young firefighters, fire practitioners, researchers, and organizers who seek to reimagine fire culture, transform decision-making, and promote equitable, proactive, and resilient solutions in fire management. Learn more about FireGen's mission by reading their one pager and visiting their landing page.
In an effort to continue to promote the scholarly pursuits and graduate level training within the global wildland fire community, in 2023 the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) will again be awarding two graduate-level scholarships, each valued at $3,000USD to IAWF members who are Master of Science/Arts (MSc/MA) or Doctoral (PhD) students studying wildland fire or wildland fire...
An ecologist/writer fellowship is available with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) staff. This fellow will work closely with FEIS staff to write research syntheses about individual species and their relationships with fire for publication in FEIS. For additional information contact: Kris Zouhar or Robin Innes
Based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) reconsideration of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), the EPA proposes to revise the primary annual PM2.5 standard by lowering the level. The EPA also proposes revisions to other key aspects related to the PM NAAQS, including revisions to the Air Quality Index (AQI) and...
Overview: The Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory at the University of Washington and the USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station are looking for 6 paid student positions to assist in the collection of data in large wildfires in the Mendocino and Plumas National Forests in California. We are looking at post fire harvesting and restoration of forest burned by recent large wildfires. Salary...
In an effort to continue to promote the scholarly pursuits and graduate level training within the global wildland fire community, in 2023 the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) will again be awarding two graduate-level scholarships, each valued at $3,000USD to IAWF members who are Master of Science/Arts (MSc/MA) or Doctoral (PhD) students studying wildland fire or wildland fire...
The Great Basin Institute (GBI) and the Humboldt Toiyabe Forest will host AmeriCorps Community Outreach Educators to support the Fire Prevention Education Project, a collaborative effort to provide expanded public education and outreach to reduce risk and potential impact of wildfire. The Institute and USFS will train and deploy Community Outreach Educators to support targeted outreach to the...
The Great Basin Institute (GBI) and the USFS will host AmeriCorps Community Outreach Educator to support the Fire Prevention Education Project, a collaborative effort to provide expanded public education and outreach to reduce risk and potential impact of wildfire. The Institute and USFS will train and deploy Wildfire Community Outreach Educator to support targeted outreach to the general public...
Numerous ecological crew leads and crew members will be hired for sampling in the 2023 field season. The Vegetation Field Ecology Crew Lead and Crew Member positions are seasonal (4.5 month) positions to collect Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) data on BLM lands across eastern Oregon, Washington, northern Nevada, and northern California. INR will have crews working across these areas....
The National Forest Foundation (NFF) Matching Awards Program (MAP) provides funding for results-oriented on-the-ground projects that enhance forest health and outdoor experiences on National Forests and Grasslands.
The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) FIRE Institute is comprised of a group of faculty and staff from across Cal Poly who have expertise in a wide range of areas pertinent to the issue of fires in the wildland-urban interface. The Director: provides overall visionary leadership and strategic management for the direction, coordination, and oversight of the new WUI FIRE Institute is responsible for...
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces in all 50 states. SCA’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.
Expected Dates: May 21, 2023 to July 29, 2023 The National Park Service (NPS) Structural Fire Protection Internship provides students enrolled in fire protection engineering, fire administration, or fire investigation degree programs an opportunity to gain practical work experience that will augment academic training related to the duties of a Fire Protection Specialist. Interns will support...
The Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department (NRES) in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is seeking a full-time academic year, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Wildland Fire Management starting September 14, 2023. Candidates with industry or other professional experience...
As a lasting contribution to the fire ecology and management community, the Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship supports academic and professional growth of students through funding research, management, or education projects related to wildland fire science. Scholarships up to $2,500 are awarded annually, with applications due March 31 and awarded by May 31 each year. The number of scholarships...
There’s no substitute for seeing a forest with one’s own eyes, but can Virtual Reality provide a similar learning experience? Penn State University and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station recently created a Virtual Reality field tour to help audiences visualize what different types of thinning and prescribed fire treatments look like in an immersive way. The ~21-minute tour...
The federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission held its first in-person meeting September 14 through 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 50-member commission developed a strategy to address the full suite of issues as required by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through topical workgroups. Workgroups are charged with exploring a topic, preparing policy recommendations...
With this Dear Colleague Letter, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is calling for planning proposals focused on catalyzing innovative and inclusive wildland fire science through collaboration among diverse stakeholders and rights holders. A planning proposal is a type of proposal used to support initial conceptualization, planning and collaboration activities that aim to formulate new and...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenter: Matthew Thompson, RMRS Research Forester
In this talk I will explore...
Quincy, CA
Register by February 10
The event is open to individuals who are interested in learning and sharing their knowledge of prescribed fire. The event will be focused on local capacity building.
The Plumas Cal-TREX training...
Please join the Fuels Community of Practice for its Spring 2023 Engagement Sessions!
- February 24th: Regional Leads
- March 3rd: Fuels Specialist Reports
- March 10th: Landscape Resilience Contracting
- March 17th:...
Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain
The National Native Seed Conference connects Research, Industry, Land Management, and Restoration professionals, providing the premier opportunity to develop relationships and...
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)'s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire. Learn how to minimize and manage threats in the WUI....
(INFORMAL) Office Hours with The Nature Conservancy's LANDFIRE Team
The Office Hour Series continues in 2023. Once again, the series will feature top LANDFIRE users, behind-the-scenes experts, and LANDFIRE pioneers and innovators on this once-a-...
The goal of this regular Association for Fire Ecology zoom meeting is to provide a platform for student and early career professionals to meet, to get better connected as a community, and to be...
Please join the Fuels Community of Practice for its Spring 2023 Engagement Sessions!
- February 24th: Regional Leads
- March 3rd: Fuels Specialist Reports
- March 10th: Landscape Resilience Contracting
- March 17th:...
Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at the landscape scale is a key research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire, and there is a growing body of scientific literature assessing this need. Rocky...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenter: Natalie Wagenbrenner, RMRS Research Meteorologist
This joint webinar series brought to you by the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Association of Fire Ecology will focus on recent research of fire effects on wildlife species and communities. It is based on a special issue of Fire Ecology...
Please join the Fuels Community of Practice for its Spring 2023 Engagement Sessions!
- February 24th: Regional Leads
- March 3rd: Fuels Specialist Reports
- March 10th: Landscape Resilience Contracting
- March 17th:...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenters: Hannah Brenkert-Smith, University of Colorado at Boulder; and James Meldrum...
Sponsor: Fire Environment Continuing Education SubCommittee
Presenters: Robert E. Burgan, Haiganoush K. Preisler, Christopher Woody
This joint webinar series brought to you by the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Association of Fire Ecology will focus on recent research of fire effects on wildlife species and communities. It is based on a special issue of Fire Ecology...
Please join the Fuels Community of Practice for its Spring 2023 Engagement Sessions!
- February 24th: Regional Leads
- March 3rd: Fuels Specialist Reports
- March 10th: Landscape Resilience Contracting
- March 17th:...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenters: Greg Dillon, Eva Karau, Kelly Pohl
Much of the current dialogue...
The goal of this regular Association for Fire Ecology zoom meeting is to provide a platform for student and early career professionals to meet, to get better connected as a community, and to be...
This joint webinar series brought to you by the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network and the Association of Fire Ecology will focus on recent research of fire effects on wildlife species and communities. It is based on a special issue of Fire Ecology...
The SCIENCEx Webinar Series brings together scientists and land management experts from across U.S. Forest Service research stations and beyond to...