National Incident Management Organization - Programs
NIMO team members work on incident response approximately 10% of the time, and when mobilized, it is usually under special circumstances such as:Early or late season fires when many resources are not available.Long-term fires, (often at the end of the season). NIMO personnel are available for mobilization full time, year-round, making them an ideal resource for long duration events.Merging with a…
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Keeping the lights on and the fires out in rural Montana
Wildfires are everyone’s concern—they threaten not just the forests in which they burn, but the lives, property and livelihoods of nearby communities. Many communities that live in the shadow of wildfire risk understand this danger and have banded together to address it. One such organization is FireSafe Flathead, which consists of local, county and state representatives, along with officials…
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Going digital
An area treated using digital marking. Fewer trees, farther apart helps promote a healthy forest by reducing the amount of fuel for a potential wildfire. (Image courtesy of The Nature Conservancy)
With a paint can in hand, a forester walks step by step through the dense Arizona ponderosa pine…
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Working for the American People
This factsheet highlights recent Forest Service accomplishments to include wildfire risk reduction, healthy forests, and contributions to America's food supply. Thousands of Forest Service jobs support our mission of caring for the land and serving people.
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Monks chip away at wildfire risk
USDA Forest Service is reducing wildfire risk and forging unusual, unique partnerships. The Gila National Forest and Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery work together to reduce wildfire risk across boundaries near Silver City, New Mexico. (USDA Forest Service video by Preston Keres)Benedictine monks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery answer many calls – the call to serve God and their faith, the call…
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Who Is Eligible to Apply and How?
The Hogback Ridge Fuels Crew is clearing tree brush and loading into a chipper to clear land to prevent a catastrophic wildfire from occurring. This is one of many projects nationwide funded by a Community Wildfire Defense Grant in 2023.
How to Apply for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant ProgramApply now for a Community Wildfire Defense Grant. Notices of funding opportunities are…