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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...
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...
The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center (NIPFTC) offers unique programs that blend prescribed burning experience with a flexible curriculum covering foundational topics for prescribed fire practitioners and fire and fuels managers. Emphasis is placed on field experience, providing maximum opportunities for a multitude of organizations and agencies (including international...
This term position will be funded partially through the Longleaf Alliance’s Southeast Georgia Sentinel Landscape endeavors (US Endowment) with the remaining funds through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Working Lands for Wildlife program. Great progress has been made already in this region in fire-related outreach and cost-share. The specific duties of the position...
This is a full-time salaried, term position with Tall Timbers with primary day to day activities overseen by the Wildland Fire Training Specialist. This position will help create courses for online and in person training purposes. The Course Developer will partner with subject matter experts for curricula development in prescribed fire management. Application Timeline: Open until filledPreferred...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for a Salish Unit Crew Superintendent, Wildland Fire Management Specialist (WFMS) to manage the Salish Fire Suppression Module within Salish Wildfire Unit of NW Region DNR. This position serves as the Superintendent of a year-round six-person module, which may expand to 10 people during fire season. In addition to suppression...
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...
In a nutshell: Can prescribed fire reduce future smoke impacts? Research on how targeted prescribed burn treatments in heavily forested Western states may have an outsized impact on improving air quality for the entire western U.S. by reducing the...
The Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group will convene the interagency Fall Fire Review the week of October 23, at the Dena'ina Center (Tikahtnu Ballroom E) in Anchorage. Plenary sessions will be Oct 24-26 with side meetings on Oct 23 and 27. AFSC...
Coastal Quest, in partnership with Ventura County Wildfire Collaborative, is proud to present the first California Wildfire Conference. This three-day exchange will bring together a diverse community of wildfire practitioners to focus on understanding...
The 2nd Southern Blue Ridge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (SBR TREX) is scheduled to take place October 30 - November 10, 2023. The SBR TREX Planning Team is in the process of contacting participants who applied for SBR TREX 2021, which was...
This year’s sessions will explore the emerging vision for rural western communities rooted in the stewardship economy - an economy shaped by the need, and responsibility, to manage for the sustainability of both land and communities. What practices,...
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This year’s theme: Collaborative Investment
The 2023 8th Annual Montana Forest Collaboration Network Workshop will be held November 2-3 in Missoula at the Hilton Garden Inn. This year, the workshop is...
Co-hosted with the Southern Fire Exchange. Both in-person and virtual registration is free. As in the past, the in-person meeting will be held at Osceola Heritage Park in the Extension...
The 2023 Winter Meeting, hosted by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will feature the Western Governors and their special guests in public conversations about the most significant issues facing the region.
The International Association of Wildland Fire in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and its three regional strategy committees, invite you to register and attend the 6th Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management...
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Join the National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) for its "Extension Elevated" 2023 Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
as we join the Western Region for...
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...
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...
The Georgia Prescribed Fire Council invites you to attend our 2023 Statewide Annual Meeting.
An early bird registration discount is available through September 15th. The standard rate of $50 will apply from September 16th through the 20th when...
Join the West Regional Wildfire Council to share information and learn about:
- Fungi-based fire mitigation from Jeff Ravage of Coalitions and Collaboratives and the Coalition for the...
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,...
Join the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) for an educational and action-oriented workshop centered around things you can do to prepare your home and family for wildfire season....
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...
The meeting will consist of presentations related to research and practice of using patch burn grazing, producer panels, and tours. The field trip will be to the Wayne Kopp ranch near Auburn. The meeting will take place at the Auburn Community Center...
20 States with One Shared Mission
A workshop for all wildland fire management partners across the 20 state NE-MW region to share region-wide, science-based, fire ecology information oriented toward expanding and maintaining the use of prescribed...
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....