2025 Wildland Fire Emergency Medical Service award winners
Each year, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, honors individuals and groups who have demonstrated outstanding actions or accomplishments above and beyond the expectation of one’s normal mission or job duties. The awards were very competitive this year, with many individuals doing outstanding emergency medical services work. This year’s winners are: Outstanding Wildland Fire EMS…
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Evacuee Reimbursement
Albuquerque Service Center Travel Help DeskInstructions for Requesting Subsistence Reimbursement for Forest Service EvacueesUSDA Forest Service employees who were evacuated are eligible for reimbursement of subsistence payments while in an evacuated status. The Forest Service Chief Financial Officer Budget & Finance has established processes and support for Forest Service employees to…
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Value of internships: Win for students, agency
USDA Forest Service Emergency Medical Service interns Ben Weitzel, Claire Shi and Saraswati (Sara) Sridhar along with Dr. Christian Mateo Garcia, University of New Mexico, and Dr. Michelle Curry, Forest Service EMS medical director, with research poster. USDA Forest Service photo.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Each year…
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Discovering dispatch
Interagency dispatchers work behind the scenes and play an indispensable role following an initial report of a wildfire from fire lookout towers or from 911 calls. (Forest Service photo by Zach Behrens)
As wildfires burn across the American west, firefighters from Maine to California respond…
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Stress First Aid
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Stress First Aid is a framework to improve recovery from stress reactions, both in oneself and in coworkers. Stress First Aid was originally designed to support military personnel, and subsequently tailored to support a wide range of occupations, including wildland firefighters, emergency services…
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Title III FAQs
Allowable uses - frequently asked questionsWhen must funds be obligated?The Authority to initiate Title III projects for counties is September 30, 2028, and to obligate Title III funds by September 30, 2028. Any county funds not obligated by Sept. 30, 2029, must be returned to the U.S. Treasury.Returning Title III Funds to U.S. Treasury - Instructions (PDF, 93 KB)What search and rescue and other…