Recovery is an important step after a wildfire. For the Palisades Fire, collaboration was key! A US Dept of Interior Burned Area Emergency Response Team worked with state parks and conservation groups to assess damage and plan recovery. nps.gov/articles/000/s…

Mary Kwart made history as one of the first women to become a part of an elite group of wildland firefighters known as the National Park Service Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots. Learn about her unique story! nps.gov/articles/000/m… #WomensHistoryMonth

Sherry Leis has made significant contributions to NPS through her study of fire effects in prairies which provides info wildland fire managers use to make sound decisions. (Photo by Julie Denesha) #WomensHistoryMonth ➡️More: nps.gov/articles/women…

Cynthia Worthington makes history every day in her NPS job! She's surveyed vegetation plots and assisted with prescribed burns, responded to wildfires, and advised staff on ways to minimize impacts to natural/cultural resources. #WomensHistoryMonth More: nps.gov/articles/women…

This #WomensHistoryMonth. we recognize Rose Vaughn, a fire lookout at one of the highest and most remote lookouts in the Sierras, at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks who suppressed a lightning-caused wildfire near her station in 1945 all by herself, using just a shovel!

NPS AK staff are making history every day in their work! A team gathering baseline info from ecological monitoring plots found evidence of an unmapped wildfire; this finding provides valuable on fire return intervals! #WomensHistoryMonth nps.gov/articles/000/u…

We're very excited to see this pay increase for wildland firefighters! 🔥

#NationalFireNews: 15 new large wildfires were reported yesterday in the Southern, Rocky Mountain, & Eastern areas. 50 large uncontained fires are burning in 16 states, 23 are burning in OK. Nearly 2,100 wildland firefighters & support personnel are assigned to incidents.

Today is International Day of Forests — a day to celebrate the beauty of our wildlands. Let’s be good visitors, leave no trace and keep fires in check. #OnlyYou Learn more at SmokeyBear.com

Molly Williams paved the way for women in #StructuralFire. Molly, a slave in New York in 1815, joined the Oceanus Engine Company No. 11 and is said to have performed her job with equal strength and speed as her male counterparts. #WomensHistoryMonth

Making history every day at NPS is Alicia Schlarb, a Lead Fire Effects Monitor who works on prescribed burning, monitoring, and fire response. Her work informs management decisions and educates others on positive benefits fire can have. #WomensHistoryMonth nps.gov/articles/000/w…

In 1915, 2 wives of Forest Service rangers (Mrs. Durham and Ms. Kloppenburg), trained to help battle fires in California. Though they're among the earliest documented, there are likely many women who came before them, fighting wildland and structural fire. #WomensHistoryMonth

As we wrap up #WomensHistoryMonth, one more story involves a partnership with Project Learning Tree where NPS fire ecologists in AK teach an annual educator workshop, paving the way to increase student interest in wildland fire management. nps.gov/articles/000/n…

Develop strategies for managing risk and collaborating across jurisdictional boundaires from FireScience.gov

Community Wildfire Preparedness Day is Saturday, 05/03! Is your community preparing for wildfire? ow.ly/fOuW50VxFiB Deadline is tomorrow, 04/10, to receive a free Wildfire Preparedness Day banner! Add your project to the map: ow.ly/u3G650VxFiE #WildfirePrepDay2025

This week, NMAC and NICC reps are meeting with officials from the Department of Defense 🇺🇸 to prep for increased wildfire activity. These discussions help ensure readiness if military support is requested during peak fire activity. 🔗 Learn more: nifc.gov/fire-informati…

🎬 New from NIFC! What to Expect on Your First Fire Assignment is live. Wildfire response relies on firefighters and many different types of support personnel. 🔥 Watch the full video to learn what to expect your first time out: youtube.com/watch?v=lSKLHr…

It'll be a Cruel Summer 🎶if you don't put out your campfire. 🎶Baby, you're a Firework, you don't need to set them off in national parks! Keep making good Memories 🎶and be careful to not cause wildfires when you travel, have a safe Summertime 🎶 #NationalParkWeek #ParkPlaylist

🎶 Cause I'm Back..Yes, I'm back! - ACDC and every wildland firefighter ready to get that #RxFire done! 👨‍🚒🔥 Firefighters know that one of the safest places to be during a fire is in the "black" which is created by the already burned vegetation.

Wildland fire staff around the country are training and preparing for another year! Shown here are NPS Alaska Region Wildland Fire staff at a recent spring training which included RT-130 (Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Safety Refresher) and the Work Capacity Test.