Fire

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

A flat brushy landscape under a blue sky with two people standing in the distance

On the Arizona Strip, Now is the Time for Fire and Fuels Work

This partner story from Intermountain West Joint Venture describes the needs, opportunities, and collaborations that comprise proactive fuels management on the Arizona Strip.

Monday, January 13, 2025

A group of people standing on airplane tarmac wearing tan jumpsuits and black gear strapped to their front look up with their hands raised.

An inside look at operations at the National Interagency Fire Center

Let us take you on a tour of the 55-acre campus that makes up the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

Monday, December 23, 2024

a wildland firefighter ignites dry grass

Fourth Restoration Landscape film highlights Cosumnes Watershed fire and fuels reduction efforts

The latest film in a series about BLM's Restoration Landscapes focuses on the Cosumnes Watershed in California. BLM is working with Amador County partners to reduce fuels and fire danger.

Friday, December 13, 2024

Two caucasian men's faces illuminated by the glow of a laptop screen with a glowing pink sunset and fire on the horizon

BLM announces the 2024 BLM Fire Employee Photo Contest winners

The highly anticipated winners of the 2024 BLM Fire Annual Employee Photo Contest have been determined. Thank you all for submitting so many fantastic pictures that have helped tell the story of fire year 2024.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Jackson Hotshots firefighters gather around a truck, where one is pointing to a map attached to the side of the truck.

Jackson Hotshots sum-up season as one of success, family

The 2024 fire season was an extraordinarily busy time for the Jackson Interagency Hotshot Crew with eight fires totaling 109,465 acres.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

A truck on a dirt road on a steep slope with smoke

Bureau of Land Management invests in rural community wildfire programs

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) recently allocated $1.3 million through wildland fire management bureaus for firefighting equipment under the slip-on tanker pilot program.