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Hats off to our OMSP Providers

If something goes wrong in a remote area, members of the Operational Medical Support Program are trained to handle medical emergencies until traditional EMS arrive.
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BLM Fire Employees Presented a 2024 Silver Smokey Bear Award

A collaborative effort for an innovative fire prevention campaign earned a group of BLM employees a 2024 Silver Smokey Bear Award.
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Thick smoke rises from a forested mountain landscape. An overlayed graphic displays the number 5 and a flame.

National Preparedness Levels: What it Means to be at PL 5

Preparedness levels range from the lowest (1) to the highest (5) and each includes specific management actions that involve increasing levels of interagency resource commitments. So, what happens when we get to PL 5?
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a wide angle view of Smokey Bear in hot air balloon form, surrounded by other hot air balloons

Taking Fire Prevention to New Heights: Dinah Soar Days with Smokey Bear

The Green River District and the Vernal Field Office staff partnered with Ashley National Forest to bring Smokey Bear to the annual Dinah Soar Days festival.
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Single Engine Airtankers set the state for the new Casper Airtanker Base's inauguration.

BLM Wyoming bolsters aerial firefighting capabilities with new Casper Airtanker Base

After several years of operating from a makeshift one-acre base, a modernized, permanent airtanker base to support aerial wildland firefighting in the region has become a reality for the BLM High Plains District.
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A man in a blue cap and shirt and green pants squats to examine a huge field of dead grass with long seeds.

Invasive Species and BLM Fire

Invasive species can cause severe, lasting damage to public lands. Meet a few of the worst offenders among invasive grasses changing fire behavior for the worse in the sagebrush ecosystem.
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