Our Initiatives

The Office of Wildland Fire supports a number of specific efforts designed to bring increased safety and effectiveness to the nation’s wildland fire community.

Wildfires & COVID-19
The Department of the Interior will continue to fulfill its firefighting mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent Laws & Policies
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People stacking felled trees in a forest using heavy equipment
The Office of Wildland Fire works to ensure consistent interpretation and implementation of new laws and policies across the Department of the Interior.
 
Southern Border Fuels
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Two people clearing brush in a desert landscape
The Southern Border Fuels Management Initiative seeks to increase safety and visibility for our border patrol agents, improve national security, and increase landscape resilience through vegetation management along the United States-Mexico border.
 
Technology
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Two people assembling a drone in a field
The Department of the Interior pursues technological innovation in order to promote a response to wildland fire that lowers risk for people and communities, increases the efficiency of our efforts, and reduces the overall costs to the American taxpayers.
 
Workforce
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Three people smiling at a camera
Staff in the Office of Wildland Fire work to ensure a harassment-free workplace, modernize hiring practices, control risk, and support professional development so that the Department of the Interior can continue to recruit, retain, and empower a workforce of over 4,000 people managing wildland fire on public and tribal lands throughout the country.