The 26th episode of BLM Fire’s #WildfireMatters podcast is now live!

John Fitchener and Justin Lammers talk shop about the award-winning National Fire Equipment Program (NFEP) located at the National Interagency Fire Center, National Interagency Fire Center

🎧Listen here 👉nifc.gov/about-us/our-p…

For 80 years, I've reminded folks that #OnlyYou can prevent wildfires. But prevention is only a piece of the wildfire management whole. My friends at State Foresters, USDA Forest Service, and other organizations are busy year-round managing wildfires.
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Happy #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay ! Thank you to ours at all the agencies here at NIFC. Your dedication, expertise and support to wildland fire programs does not go unnoticed. You are the backbone of our operations, and we are so thankful for all the work our admin pros do!

Ready for a next level #FireJob ? BLM Fire is looking for a new branch chief of Preparedness and Suppression Operations at the National Interagency Fire Center.

🗺Boise, ID
📌GS 14
📝 Apply here by 5/06: usajobs.gov/job/788019800
📷 Nicole Hallisey, BLM Fire

Nationally, the number of injuries and fatalities among responders who are responding to roadside incidents is increasing.
#Firefighter and public safety will always be the number one priority❗️

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#6MFS

Even though fire is a natural part of the Earth's balance, wildfires have become larger and more frequent than the historic norm.

Pictured is a helicopter broadcasting seeding after the Soda Fire to restore the land’s natural defenses. Happy #EarthDay ! 🌎

📸Photo by BLM Fire

Happy #EarthDay from NIFC! Wildland firefighting agencies support and preserve our natural resources through wildland fire management and fuels treatment. Help mitigate human-caused wildfire this #FireYear2024 by recreating responsibly and promoting fire resilient landscapes.

🏃‍♂️Ready to hit the trails to prepare for the #Fireline5K ? There's still time to sign up for the 5K on June 2 in Boise, ID for #NationalWildlandFirefighterDay .
Sign up➡️ ow.ly/qx5Z50Rjrbm
Partners- Boise Fire Dept., Wildland Firefighter Foundation, Fleet Feet

📸 Matt Irving

Just 2 weeks away is #WildfirePrepDay2024 . Do you live in a Wildland Urban Interface? It's never too early to start preparing your property.
✅Clean roof surfaces and gutters.
✅Create a fuel break and maintain it around all structures.
Learn more➡️ ow.ly/MSzf50RjgTO

The USForestService, Bureau of Land Management Fire and other federal wildland fire agencies will conduct annual training for Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) personnel at Channel Islands Air National Guard (ANG) Station in Port Hueneme, Calif., April 23-27.
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#NationalFireNews : 18 new large fires were reported in the past week. Currently, three large uncontained wildfires are burning in Kansas, Virginia, and North Carolina. Wildland firefighters and support personnel contained 22 large fires this week.
More➡️ nifc.gov/fire-informati…

NIFC is the home base of the Great Basin Smokejumpers! As the busy season approaches, these extraordinary firefighters are brushing up on the practice of bailing out of a fixed-wing aircraft at 3,000 feet. Learn more at ow.ly/ATUr50Riwof
Video by Rebecca Paterson, BLM

The IAWF is holding their 7th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference with a location in Boise, Idaho. NIFC hosted a tour for the members to take a look at the nation's support center for wildland fire. Thanks for joining us and engaging with great questions.
📸 BLM EA

It's still #NPSTW and we want to thank ours at the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). NICC is the focal point for coordinating the mobilization of resources to wildland fires and other incidents throughout the United States.
Learn more here ow.ly/5LlJ50Rj7nT

In continuation of #NPSTW , here's an introduction video on how the national dispatch coordination system is based on a 3-tier response model.➡️ ow.ly/9Lkx50Rii0z

🔺1-National Interagency Coordination Center
🔺2-Geographic Area Coordination Center
🔺3-Local Dispatch Center

#DYK - #RxFire can create its own weather! Intense heat during a #rxburn can trigger updrafts, forming pyrocumulus clouds. Fire whirls can also occur. Weather knowledge is vital for safe and effective fire management.

📸 USFWS

Curious about what the job of a dispatcher entails? Check out this video by Bureau of Land Management Fire to hear from dispatch employees themselves youtu.be/zKD6oYH6_10
Dispatchers take the first phone report, mobilize crews and so much more.
#NationalPublicSafetyTelecommunicatorsWeek