Fire Management
Wildfire Incident Updates
For wildfire incident updates, please go to InciWeb (for major fires) or stay tuned to our ANF Twitter feed.
Our mission is to provide safe, efficient and economical fire management while sustaining, protecting and restoring ecosystems.


Operating Principles:
- Apply the best science in efforts to restore and maintain healthy fire-dependent ecosystems
- Plan and execute FAM operations in a safe, effective and cost-efficient manner
- Actively participate and provide leadership supporting all elements of the Forest Service mission
- Provide leadership in developing interagency cooperation and partnerships
- Provide leadership in conservation education
- Ensure a professional, diverse and motivated workforce that is able to adapt and derive benefit during times of change
- Proudly serve the nation as Forest Service employees
Features
Wildland Fire Explorer Program
The Angeles National Forest has 3 Wildland Fire Explorer Posts that meets weekly and hosts an annual academy to provide wildland fire service experience and training to young men and women from the greater Los Angeles area.
Angeles Fuels Program
The Angeles National Forest Fuels program mission is to manage fuels at the landscape scale to restore and maintain fire-resilient landscapes that are compatible with their historical fire return interval, a core goal of the Cohesive Strategy.
Spotlights
National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy
A strategic push to work collaboratively among all stakeholders and across all landscapes.
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
Some fires cause damage that requires special efforts to prevent problems afterward. This program is designed to address these situations.
Post-fire Restoration Efforts
This story map presents our watershed-scale approach to fire restoration across the Ranch, Sayre, and Copper fire areas.
Alerts & Warnings
- Fire Restrictions: Moderate (Angeles National Forest)
- Weather Info--Storms
- Got Comments?
- Driving to the Forest?
- Advisory--Hiking at High Elevations
- Off-Highway Vehicle Areas Closed
- Forest Service Road Closures / Storm Damage - Part 1
- Forest Service Road Closures / Storm Damage - Part 2
- Stay Limits and Dispersed Camping Restrictions Order
- Offices--Info & Pass Sales Updates