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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...
Do you have a strong interest in wildland fire science? If so, please consider serving as a peer reviewer of proposals submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP). This year, JFSP is casting a wide net for peer reviewers to assist in reviewing proposals received under the Primary and Fire Science Exchange Network (FSEN) Notice of Funding Opportunity announcements. JFSP makes every effort...
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 purpose of this research is to deepen understanding of team resilience in prescribed fire operations. The University of Central Florida's Dr. Chelsea Noble is conducting research on team resilience and how different organizations implement successful prescribed fires. She is specifically looking for folks certified to conduct prescribed fires.
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 Nature Conservancy's Assistant Director of Fire Management (ADFM) oversees and supports all aspects of wildland fire management safety, including prescribed fire and wildfire suppression, with a particular initial focus on the Great Plains and the Western United States. The ADFM reports directly to the Director of Fire Management and assists with Safety Reviews, Safety Training, including...
These AmeriCorps national service positions are contingent on funding and open until filled. Ecostudies Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of native species and their ecosystems. We address complex environmental challenges with effective partnerships, conservation research, and strategic, science-based management. Because ecological conservation is...
AFE Certification Applications: Deadline Extended to October 1 Professional CertificationAFE has several pathways for being professionally certified in wildland fire and fuels management and science. Becoming certified acknowledges your education, experience, and accomplishments and offers employers a way to identify you as a recognized wildland fire or fuels professional. Re-certification...
The Ecostudies Institute Shared Resources Restoration Team will conduct all manner of restoration activities primarily on the prairies around Olympia, Tenino and Rochester, Washington. It will initially consist of a Project Manager, Specialist and two Technicians. They will integrate with partners that include Chehalis Tribe, Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources,...
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 position will work with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff and external agencies and groups for the development of prescribed fire planning, prioritization, coordination, and implementation of prescribed (Rx) burn projects for fire-dependent dry forest ecosystems located on WDFW wildlife lands. This position will provide the senior level leadership for all fuels and fire...
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,...
Objectives: Provide prescribed fire training opportunities to fire practitioners while supporting management of cultural resources. This training will incorporate knowledge from the native tribes of Northern California and develop...
This TREX will focus on local capacity building, and will be filling critical trainer positions (e.g. RXB2, FEMO, task force leader, engine boss) and a local 20-person handcrew (FFT2, FFT1). See the announcement for details and a link to the...
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...
Objectives: Provide prescribed fire training opportunities to fire practitioners while supporting management of cultural resources. This training will incorporate knowledge from the native tribes of Northern California and develop...
Interested in honing your skills, gaining experience and learning more about beneficial fire? Join the second Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) in northeast Washington, now called the Selkirk TREX. Come learn and burn through field trips, guest...
The Dakotas SAF Symposium will be a day long primer on the Black Hills National Forest Revision Plan
This fall, Karuk Indigenous Womens+ Training Exchange (KWTREX) will bring participants to the remote Klamath Mountains, where they will camp together and burn in culturally-relevant habitats and fuel types. The event, organized by Indigenous women+ and...
The inaugural Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) will be a two-week program of peer-to-peer experiential learning through live fire training, skills practice, guest speakers, and more. This is an opportunity for anyone interested...
Webinar - Prescribed Burns as a Tool to Mitigate Future Wildfire Smoke Exposure
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...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a Certified Prescribed Burn Manager course.
The course will consist of:
- Approximately 4 hours of Pre-work that will be sent out to students
- Two 8-hour...
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 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 Great Plains Fire Science Exchange is honored and excited to partner with Indian Nations Conservation Alliance (INCA) to host a Tribal Burn Workshop. Training will consist of indoor classroom...
Presenter: Megan Johnson, PhD, US Forest Service ORISE Post-Doc
Prescribed fire is used frequently in Southeastern landscapes to reduce wildfire risk, maintain wildlife habitat, and support fire-dependent species. Many practitioners have...
Bringing Together Diverse Voices from the Global Wildland Fire Community
The Pau Costa Foundation (PCF), Association for Fire...
This is a two-day event hosted by the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network:
- June 27: Workshop in Darby, MT
- June 28: A field day based out of the Historic Magruder Ranger...
Trainings have been offered with the intent of furthering wildland fire suppression and prescribed fire capacity at Camp Edwards and among its wildland fire partner organizations.
Nominations are due May 21, 2023
Landscape: The Forest Through the Trees
Hosted by the Intertribal Timber Council and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe welcomes you to the Intertribal Timber Council’s Forty-Sixth...