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Teaching leadership through prescribed fire
A firefighter kneeling in a forest while reading from a log book
5/15/2020
The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center encourages leadership using prescribed fire as a catalyst to bring women together to become strong and assertive leaders. This year, two employees from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service attended the training.
Hello, my name is IRWIN.
A truck driving across a meadow at sunrise
5/7/2020
Meet IRWIN, the bridge-building, bottleneck-busting software that makes wildfire data flow freely to the people who need it.
Planning for wildfire in a COVID-19 world
A plane dropping water on a fire
4/23/2020
An interview with Kerry Green, spokesperson for the Area Command Teams developing regional response plans for wildfire during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wildfire is changing. So are we.
A firefighter holds a lit drip torch while watching flames burn in grasses around a wetland
4/15/2020
A year-round challenge requires a year-round workforce.
Flood on the fireground: a day in the life of an American task force in Australia.
A firefighter looks up at the crown of a tree with a K spray painted on its trunk
4/8/2020
In the winter of 2019/2020, hundreds of American firefighters deployed to assist Australia during an historic bushfire season. Join the members of Task Force 3B as they work through flat tires and flash floods to clear hazard trees along a remote road in Victoria.
Meeting the challenges of COVID-19
Firefighters walking across a meadow while lighting grasses and shrubs on fire with drip torches
4/3/2020
In a matter of months, an epidemic grew into a pandemic that now affects every facet of our lives. The need for social distancing has led many people to wonder how Federal agencies will respond to wildfires given these restrictions.
Department of the Interior Lends Support to Australia During Catastrophic Bushfires
A firefighter walking through a forest sets fires with a drip torch
1/17/2020
Firefighters from the Department of the Interior are eager to deploy to Australia to help their friends and counterparts in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria manage catastrophic bushfires.
Exceeding Targets - Reducing Wildfire Risk
Firefighters use drip torches to light fuels
1/9/2020
The Department of the Interior doubles accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2019, completing more vegetative treatments to reduce wildfire risk.
Southern Border Fuels Initiative
View of prescribed fire from the air
12/20/2019
Strengthening the partnership between the Department of Interior and Department of Homeland Security, protecting natural and cultural resources along our southern border.
December Director's Update
Burning slash piles in the snow
12/12/2019
A cornerstone of our work in 2019 has been improving how we identify risk at a local level.
Protips for landing your first fire job
A firefighter monitors smoke and flames rising from burning shrubs and grasses
11/26/2019
If you’re looking for a seasonal job in wildland fire next year, now is the time to apply!
Native American Heritage Month
Group photo of Fort Apache Fuels Crew
11/21/2019
Fort Apache firefighters receive Pulaski Award for outstanding interagency collaboration on local fuels project.
Cohesive Strategy - A Shared Vision
Four firefighters huddle around a drip torch
11/19/2019
Community level efforts identify the values and resources that matter most to those communities.
The call to serve
Firefighter using a drip torch to fight fire with fire
11/8/2019
For many, the call to serve extends well beyond their time in uniform.
Dear Future Intern
OWF Intern Brendan Mitchell sits on the wall of Grey Towers, home of Gifford Pinchot.
10/24/2019
Brendan Mitchell, an intern with the Michigan State University Demmer Scholars Program, recaps his time with the Office of Wildland Fire.

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