Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program
The Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program is designed to enhance and develop future leaders in wildland firefighting. As an apprentice, you’ll receive pay as you complete a 3,000 hour on-the-job training program at a residential wildland fire academy. The Forest Service covers all training costs. When you complete the program, you’ll have journey-level status as a wildland firefighter.…
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Incident Business Practices Materials
Incident Business Adviser MaterialsIncident Business Adviser Guides (February 2025)Final Agency Administrator Incident Business Management Responsibilities Course DocumentsIncident Business Management Coordination (2024)Federal Incident Business Coordinators, (PDF, 111 KB)State Incident Business Coordinators (PDF, 112 KB)Death and Serious Injury Handbook (2013)Dispatch Checklist for Critical…
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Aviation Safety Management Systems
The Safety Managment System (SMS) can be utilized as a means of providing a formal process and structure to control the risk associated with the vast array of aviation missions.It is the goal of SMS to create a positive safety culture where participants continually challenge the processes, the culture and the systems to identify weaknesses and where improvements can be made. This web site…
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Mission Assignment Archives
2013Colorado FloodingCO-3365EM-USFS-01, (Subtask)CO-3365EM-USFS-02, (Subtask)CO-4145DR-USFS-03, (Subtask)Oklahoma Tornado4117DR-OK-USFS-01 2012Tropical Storm SandyConnecticutCT-3353EM-USFS-01, (Subtask) CT-4087DR-USFS-02, (Subtask)DelawareDE-12102505-USFS-01 , (Subtask)District of ColumbiaDC-3352EM-USFS-02, (Subtask) Massachusetts…
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Wildland Fire Careers
Are you interested in a wildfire career with the Forest Service? Then you've come to the right place. Challenge yourself to new limits. Join the Forest Service men and women who serve to protect millions of acres of our forests, communities and natural resources.Wildland firefighters may be required to work long hours in challenging and changing conditions, such as high temperatures and steep…
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Mission Assignments
This webpage contains mission assignments for wildland fires and all-hazard incidents. Click on the incident name to display the mission assignments and subtasks. 2024Hurricane BerylTexasTX-24070302-USDA-FS-02Iowa Severe StormsIA-4784DR-IA-USDA-FS-01IA-4784DR-IA-USDA-FS-02New Mexico June WildfiresNM-4795DR-NM-USDA-FS-01, (Amendment 1), (Amendment 2)NM-4795DR-NM-USDA-FS-02, (DOI…