Our Priorities

The Office of Wildland Fire supports a variety of priority efforts to increase safety and effectiveness for the nation's wildland fire community.

Through 2026, a significant Office of Wildland Fire priority will be executing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is a once-in-a-generation wildland fire management investment.

Wildland firefighters stand in a row with a forested landscape.
Wildland firefighters stand in a row with a forested landscape.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a historic $5 billion investment in federal wildland fire management over five years.
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A close up photo of a wildland firefighter's face and helmet.
A close up photo of a wildland firefighter's face and helmet.

Workforce

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.
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A wildland firefighter holds a weather assessment tool during spring training.
A wildland firefighter holds a weather assessment tool during spring training

Working in Wildland Fire

For anyone looking to work in a field that's physically and mentally challenging, gets you outdoors, provides opportunities for travel, delivers occasional spikes of adrenaline, and serves the greater good, wildland fire checks a lot of boxes. It also takes a lot of people working a variety of jobs to build a successful operation. No matter your skill set, there’s a job for you in wildland fire.
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Peter Brick stands next to a helicopter before taking a helicopter flight.
Wildfire in the Land of Down Under
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Spokane Food Sovereign Garden establishes fire effects monitoring plots. By Spokane Tribal Network
Healing with Fire: The Spokane Tribal Network’s Journey to Restore Cultural Burns and Native Foods
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Wildland firefighters hike in a line wearing their gear and carrying tools.
Director’s Report: The 2023 Fire Year, Canada Support, and Interior’s Ongoing Workforce Transformation Effort