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Fire Management
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
Current Fire Information (prescribed fire and wild fire information) is on InciWeb
Useful Links & Resources
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Smokey Bear's Fire Safety
Learn fire safety firsthand from Smokey the Bear. Remember, you have the power to prevent forest fires.
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Fire Hire
Join our highly skilled team, and help fight fire.
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Forest Service Sites
Learn more about what we do, and how to contact us.
Features
Being Ready—Wildfire Preparedness
It takes the combination of both Defensible space and the hardening of your home to really give your house the best chance of surviving a wildfire.