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...

Northern Rockies Fire Portal
The Northern Rockies Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and northwestern Wyoming. Our goal is to provide "one-stop shopping" for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to the results of efforts to understand and manage fire and fuels on lands in the Northern Rockies.
Resources in the Catalog, Announcements and Events tabs below include content from the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network.
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Idaho Prescribed Fire Council
The Idaho Prescribed Fire Council has partnered with FRAMES to host their website. Their mission is to promote the safe and effective use of prescribed fire for healthy forests and rangelands, wildlife, and fire resilient communities across Idaho.

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange Literature Searches
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange has partnered with FRAMES to provide literature searches on topics such as patch burn-grazing and pyric herbivory. Visit the Great Plains Fire Science Exchange Searches page to access these searches.

Conversations Through the Smoke: A Traveling Art Exhibition
The Conversations Through the Smoke wildfire art exhibit connected the creative voices of artists and fire practitioners with communities in the Northern Rockies that have been highly affected by recent fires and smoke. Including art and reflections by 15 fire managers, firefighters and fire researchers, the art was on display in New Meadows, Moscow, and Salmon, Idaho, and in Seeley Lake, Montana, in September-October 2018.

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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 International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) will have an open period for applications two times per year. After the applications are received and reviewed, IAWF will match the mentors and mentees based on interests and geographic location. IAWF encourages both face to face mentoring and online remote mentoring, depending on the location of the participants. Both parties will need to...
Duties: Manages a unit fuels management program. Develops and analyzes fuels treatment alternatives. Evaluates individual fuels treatments and the effectiveness of the assigned program to make recommendations for improvement. Creates, updates and uses fire modeling software to assist in treatment recommendations. Designs fuels management prescriptions and implementation plans. Participates in the...
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...
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...
Technicians will serve as crew members conducting Whitebark Pine surveys in high elevation alpine environments near Salmon, Challis, and Stanley, Idaho. Primary duties include collecting various metrics such as tree health, white pine blister rust presence, cone production, and characteristics of individual trees (height, diameter etc.).
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 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...
There is something for everyone at Montana Conservation Corps (MCC), whether you’re looking to jump start a career with the Forest Service, improve our public lands, grow as an individual, or simply get outside. You will walk away with valuable hands-on technical skills, applicable job skills like communication and teamwork, and interpersonal skills that will help you achieve success in a wide...
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...
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...
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This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
A Strategic Framework for Planning, Mitigation and Response: PODs, RMA, and Incident...
Join the Rocky Mountain Research Station for the Spring 2023 Science You Can Use webinar series featuring seven land-manager focused webinars presented by Rocky Mountain Research Station scientists and collaborators. These one-hour sessions will begin...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenter: Kit O'Connor, RMRS Research Ecologist
The USFS 10-year Wildfire Crisis...
Experts tell the story of forest change since colonization, and share insights and answer questions about how we might steward a legacy of forest change and mitigate climate change impacts.
Presenters:
- Susan Prichard, Research...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenter: Mark Finney, RMRS Research Forester and Karen Short, RMRS Research Ecologist...
The Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) will be hosting its second Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit. Dr. Monica Rother, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will be live on ...
(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-...
Fueling Collaboration is an interactive virtual Panel Discussion Series designed to connect fire managers and researchers. Fueling Collaboration is created and hosted by the USDA Forest...
This seminar is part of the 2022-2023 Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Presenter: Alan Ager, Retired RMRS Research Forester and Michelle Day, Research...
The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) is excited to announce the first demonstration of 2022 for the CharBoss in Idaho. The CharBoss is an in-woods biochar production unit that was developed under a USDA Cooperative Research...