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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
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Only You Can Prevent Wildfires
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.
One Less Spark—One Less Wildfire
Whether it's ensuring a campfire or landscape debris burn of leaves and branches is completely extinguished, or keeping a vehicle well maintained to prevent sparks, following just a few simple steps can help prevent wildfires.