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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.
It's time to apply! The interagency Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting proposals from both government and non-government entities through several formal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements beginning July 13th and remaining open through September 28th at 5 pm MT. Topics and funding opportunities are as follows: Primary NOFO: Task Statement I - Accelerating science to...
The Community Wildfire Defense Program, or CWDG, is intended to help at-risk local communities and Tribes; plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire. This program, which was authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, or have been impacted by a severe disaster that...
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 running projects independently, writing fire management plans, and helping to develop and carry out data analyses. This...
Flexible, Part-time PositionsThe Southwest Fire Science Consortium (SWFSC) and the Arizona Wildfire Initiative (AZWI) at Northern Arizona University’s School of Forestry (NAU) seek to hire up to eight Americorps Environmental Literacy Corp members to support science communication, public outreach, public education and student success on the topic of wildland fire. Science WritersSWFSC and AZWI...
The Community Wildfire Defense Program, or CWDG, is intended to help at-risk local communities and Tribes; plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire. This program, which was authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, or have been impacted by a severe disaster that...
The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) offers a unique recruitment opportunity for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Fire Advisor. The Area Fire Advisor will implement an innovative extension education and applied problem-solving research program to help address California’s wildfire challenges. The intent of the position is to develop science-based research to...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a full-time permanent Prescribed Fire Operations Planner. This position will provide senior level leadership for all operational functions of the Prescribed Fire division and will develop prescribed fire planning, prioritization, coordination, and implementation of prescribed burn projects. Most of the work performed by this position is in...
This workshop will highlight an innovative and iconic case study in public and private collaboration on sovereign tribal lands following a series of catastrophic wildfires. Given the increasing frequency of these fires, there is a vital need to...
This training event is part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Tribes workshop series facilitated by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes & Climate Change Program (TCCP) and the Stewardship Pathways Program...
Presenter: Melanie Wheatley (University of Toronto)
Major Professor: Mike Wotton
Forest fire management agencies engage in fire suppression operations to mitigate the potential disastrous impacts from forest fires to communities and...
A changing climate is altering northern landscapes, and there is a need for communities to be able to understand what they may expect in the future. During this webinar, we will unveil the interactive Northern Climate Reports tool created by UAF's...
The Disasters Expo USA, taking place in California will welcome thousands of specialists from the flood, storm, fire and earthquake sectors from across the globe all under one roof, ensuring that attendees leave the show with the tools and knowledge...
(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-...
This webinar is the second of two webinars. It will provide an overview and opportunity for technical discussion for working with CO-WRA.
In 2022, the Colorado State Forest Service collaborated with Technosylva, plus representatives from the...
The Sustaining Colorado Watersheds (SCW) conference has been held annually for the past 18 years to bring together knowledgeable and engaged community members, scientists, ecologists, water managers, educators, community leaders, young professionals,...
The Dakotas SAF Symposium will be a day long primer on the Black Hills National Forest Revision Plan
This will be held in a virtual setting and will be live-streamed on this webpage on October 4th, 2023 from 11 am- 2:30 pm ET. The recording will also be available to view on this webpage.
More details about this event and speakers are to come. ...
BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Fire is hosting its 2nd annual career webinar! Please join us via Zoom to learn more about the BLM Fire program,...
Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices (Mitigation Best Practices) is listed as N9073 within the IQCS application. The course is required training for the Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Team Member (WMTM) and Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Team...
Hosted by Canada Wildfire.
Presenters: Dinyar Minocher and Roy Vera-Velez
When we recognize fire as an integral component of grassland and parkland ecosystems...
The University of Idaho's Confluence Lab invites you to a screening of Christian Petzold’s new film "Afire," followed by an interactive workshop about wildfire in the region....
Presenter: Steve Cumming
Come learn about the use of percolation theory in modelling wildland fire! Hear about perolation models, first introduced in the 1980s, and their application in theoretical and empirical fire regime studies. Professor...
The USDA Joint Chiefs are hosting 3 webinars to provide an overview of the Joint Chiefs program and the FY24 solicitation. The same information is being presented at each webinar. The presentation part of the webinar will be recorded and posted to the...
The biennial California Adaptation Forum (CAF) aims to gather California’s adaptation community to foster knowledge exchange, innovation, and mutual support to accelerate adaptation efforts and create equitable and resilient communities throughout the...
Presenter: Jason Kean, USGS Landslide Hazards Program Research Hydrologist
Parts of the western U.S., like southern California and Colorado, have a history of damaging debris flows after wildfire. Other regions are facing new postfire risks due...
Fire Adapted Colorado (FACO) and agency representatives will cover all of the recent legislative bills, including hearing from agencies responsible for implementation and a 21-member...
The USDA Joint Chiefs are hosting 3 webinars to provide an overview of the Joint Chiefs program and the FY24 solicitation. The same information is being presented at each webinar. The presentation part of the webinar will be recorded and posted to the...