Southern area a top priority for national wildfire response
On August 24, Forest Service crews assisted Texas A&M Forest Service by putting in containment lines to help slow the Shearwood Creek Fire’s spread in Jasper, Texas. (USDA Forest Service photo by Danny Harris)
The South is burning. Over 15,700 wildfires have burned 505,179 acres since New…
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Many hands tippin’ torches
On several occasions, precipitation pushed the Stanislaus landscape prescribed fire operation outside prescription. Crews turned to prep work within planned burn units. (USDA Forest Service Photo by Deanna Younger)
For a month in early summer 2023, firefighters, caterers, medics and other…
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Permanent firefighter pay update: Part 2
Deputy Chief John Crockett, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
I want to share the latest on implementing firefighter pay reform. Fire and Aviation Management, Human Resources Management, the USDA National Finance Center and the Office of Personnel Management have worked tirelessly to quickly implement…
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2023 National Defense Authorization Act and Cancer: What firefighters need to know
In December 2022, the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. Section 5305 titled “Fairness for Federal Firefighters,” identified that certain conditions will be “presumed” to be work-related for “federal employees in fire protection activities.” The list of presumptive illnesses…
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Wildland Firefighting Workforce
Wildland firefighters help save lives and protect communities, infrastructure and private, public and tribal lands from wildfires.
Our people are our most important asset. Hiring and retaining firefighters is a challenge we take very seriously. (NIFC Photo by Jacob Welsh, Public Information Officer)
2025 Wildland Firefighting CapacityIn 2025, our goal is to have 11,300 wildland firefighters (GS…
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Wildland Fire
Guidance for Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) Employees Taking Fire AssignmentsIn USDA Memo 1078-011, Secretary Rollins set wildfire preparedness and response as the department’s highest priority and directed all mission areas to identify additional capacity to assist with response during peak wildfire activity. Many employees enrolled in the Deferred Resignation Program expressed willingness…