Wildland Fire News

A selection of news releases and stories related to wildland fire management. For details about ongoing wildfires, visit the National Interagency Fire Center.

'Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!' (www.nps.gov)

06/02/2020

Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!’ describes the theme of the Spanish Language Training Exchange (TREX) held near Santa Fe, New Mexico in October of 2019. The two week TREX program brings diverse fire practitioners from many Spanish speaking countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Spain, together to build skills in prescribed fire, fire management, and fire ecology.

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Teaching leadership through prescribed fire

05/15/2020

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.

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