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Javonne Goodman

Not Your Ordinary Job: Bonneville Interagency Hotshot Crew Goes Beyond the Call of Duty

April was a busy month for the Bonneville Interagency Hotshot Crew, based in Salt Lake City, Utah!

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A man uses a chainsaw to cut a downed tree in the woods.

Fuel Treatments in South Dakota Reduce Wildfire Risk

By: Morgan Rubanow, Public Affairs Specialist with BLM Oregon/Washington

In South Dakota, two veteran wildfire mitigation crews are protecting local communities through targeted fuels red

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Guadalupe Ruiz leads an all-women wildland fire crew back to their training center in Yosemite National Park.

The BLM’s 1971 all-women wildland firefighting crew

The below story is part of a Women's History Month series, which tells the stories of some of the women who have helped shape the Bureau of Land Management's mission, vision and values for more

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Fire engines, water trucks and water points stand ready for quick access whenever needed to help manage and direct a burn. (Photo courtesy of the BLM)

BLM Wildfire Management Series

Part 1: America's Fire Problem

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Michael Campbell
Employees in the field setting up a remote fire camera system.

BLM Partners with University of Oregon and University of Nevada Reno on Innovative Wildfire Detection Cameras

As fire seasons have become longer and more devastating, firefighters have looked to wide variety of technologies to assist with detection and response. The Alert Wildfire detection camera project began over a decade ago and was developed by BLM, University of Nevada Reno, and University of Oregon.
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Kaitlyn Webb
Chad LaVallee, Fire Chief with Alfalfa Fire District shakes hands with Prineville District Deputy Fire and Aviation Staff Officer Nathan Lefevre after receiving the keys for the wildland fire engine

Rural Fire Readiness Equipment Transfer to Oregon Communities

This week, Prineville District transferred a water tender to the Wheeler County Fire and Rescue Rangeland Fire Protection Association and a wildland fire engine to the Alfalfa Fire District to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities. The equipment was transferred under BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness program, designed to provide equipment to local wildland firefighting partners at no cost.
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