Training before the fire: Where preparation meets the line
The orange cones are set, and the clock starts running. Inside the cab of a Forest Service fire engine, a firefighter from Wyoming grips the wheel and begins running the truck backward through a course called the dogleg.A one minute and 30 second time limit. Don't hit the cones.This is the Rocky Mountain Engine Academy at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center in Aurora, Colorado. For…
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National Forest Service Library: Video overview
The National Forest Service Library will not host a Librarians’ Corner in August. In lieu of a Librarians' Corner in August, the library is highlighting our microlearning videos, available on the library’s SharePoint site.These short videos provide quick overviews of a variety of library resources and services…
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Celebrating Smokey Bear's 82 years of leadership
On Aug. 9, we celebrate a beloved American icon. Smokey Bear will be marking 82 years of inspiring people across the country to help prevent human-caused wildfires. Since 1944, Smokey’s message has grown into the nation’s longest running public service campaign, and this year brings exciting milestones in…
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Ordinary people doing extraordinary work
The opening of the new Forest Service history museum was a success. (Forest Service video by Preson Keres)When retired Forest Service Deputy Chief Tom Thompson first walked into the completed National Conservation Legacy Center, his reaction was not historical. It was physical.
Chief emeritus Dale…
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Protecting the land we love: Reducing risk before fires start
Wildfire Prevention Technician Matt Michaliszyn and Smokey Bear pause for a photo while patrolling Arizona Snowbowl and providing wildfire prevention messaging. (Forest Service photo by Coconino National Forest fire prevention education team)
On the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest,…
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Taking Care of Our Forests
Woodsy Owl wants to teach you all about different ways you can "lend a hand and care for the land" by helping to take care of forests! This reader is written for children from kindergarten through 2nd grade and includes colorful photos and illustrations, questions to spark conversations, a glossary of new vocabulary words, and a fun activity.