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. Another thank you goes to Chris Burger, BLM Idaho, and Blake Johnson, BLM Utah, for judging the submissions. After much debate, we have finally chosen our winners:
Overall Winner: Brenden Jasper, Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS)
Here are the top photos in each category:
Aviation Winner: Beyla Richman, BLM Utah
Dispatch Winner: Amy Lancaster, BLM Montana/Dakotas
Engine Winner: Sean Riesenberg, BLM Wyoming
Equipment Winner: Ryan White, BLM Montana/Dakotas
ESR and BAER Winner: Lisa Foster, BLM Oregon/Washington
Faces of Fire Winner: Joe Ritz, NWCG
Fire Camp Winner: Robert Messick, BLM Oregon/Washington
Fire Investigation Winner: Court Gossard, BLM Idaho
Fire Personnel Winner: Isaiah Sanchez, BLM California
Fire Prevention & Education Winner: Sarah McNeil, BLM Nevada
Fuels Management and Prescribed Fire Winner: Scott Nilson, BLM Colorado
Partnerships Winner: Angel Avila, BLM California
Smokejumper Winner: Brian Cresto, BLM Wyoming
The Land We Protect Winner: Jonathan Bell, BLM Nevada
Video Clip Winner: Rand Snyder, BLM Oregon/Washington
View the Flickr album of all the submissions here.
These photos will be on display in the BLM Fire director's suite at NIFC, featured on @BLMFire social media (Facebook, X, and Instagram), the NIFC.gov website, and future publications. The photos are also part of our ongoing #12DaysofEmployeePhotography on social media, starting Dec. 12th through Dec. 24th. Thank you again for participating!
Photos and video are welcome at any time to highlight work from the field, partnerships, volunteers, and our public lands. Please share them via: https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/submit-media-form.
Stay tuned for the 2025 BLM Fire Employee Photo Contest starting next spring!
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