BLM Fire Program, Bureau of Land Management, California

Oak Trees at Fort Ord National Monument.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Mtn. Bike Rider on the Bizz Johnson Trail

Three Pump Jacks, Midway-Sunset Oilfield

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Fire Program

The BLM works with other agencies and local communities in California to protect people, property and resources from wildfires. Coordination is key to meeting this challenge in a state with 38 million people, increasing development in the wildland urban interface and extreme fire conditions. What can you do? Protect your home. Create 100 feet of defensible space. Reduce your home's fire danger by taking responsibility today -- find out how.

2012 Veterans Fire Crew

A combination of overgrown vegetation makes for a highly combustible environment, and potentially catastropic results from wildfires.

firefighters and truck near a large blaze
BLM firefighting personnel engaged in suppression operations