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Arizona, Phoenix DO
a wildland firefighter in yellow shirt, green pants, and hard hat, speaks to high school students

BLM, U.S. Wildland Fire Service celebrate more than 20 years of wildland fire training partnership with Phoenix schools

The BLM Phoenix District partners with the Phoenix Union High School District to provide training and education for high school students exploring career fields in firefighting.
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Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
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Stronger together: DOI fire engine boosts wildfire readiness in rural Arizona

For Colorado City Fire Department, Engine 1401 symbolizes expanded capability, stronger partnerships, and a renewed sense of readiness as wildfire season approaches.
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Arizona, Arizona Strip DO, Fire Center
Two men exchange keys in front of fire engines.

Rural wildland firefighting partners grateful for BLM gift

The Arizona Strip District recently transferred a wildland fire engine to Beaver Dam to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities.
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Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO
Nighttime street scene decorated in Christmas lights

BLM Fire Team brings Smokey Bear to Kingman’s Street of Lights

The Colorado River District joined thousands of visitors in downtown Kingman for the annual Street of Lights celebration.
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Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO, Fire Center
Class of trainees in yellow shirts watch how fire moves through vegetation in a wooded area.

BLM hosts fire investigation training course to strengthen wildland fire investigation capacity across Arizona and the West

The Colorado River District recently hosted the Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination course, expanding qualified investigators for examining and investigating every wildfire to determine the cause and source.
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Arizona, Colorado River DO, Yuma FO
A crew of four firefighters stand in front of their fire engine.

BLM firefighters credited with rapid response to trailer fire on I-8

A 10-foot trailer was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning on westbound Interstate 8 near South Fortuna Road, but a fast-acting Bureau of Land Management fire crew helped prevent further destruction.
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Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO, Fire Center
Five men stand in front a type 6 fire engine during transfer ceremony.

BLM transfers fire engine to Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department through Rural Fire Readiness Program

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado River District transferred a Type 6 wildland fire engine to the Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department.
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National Office, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana-Dakotas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon-Washington, Utah
A infographic showing BLM accomplishments for oil and gas (5 lease sales, 29,304 acres) Minerals (3 projects, 1 exploration project) Timber (9 sales, 32,232,00 board feet) Geothermal (1 lease sale, 50,961 acres) and coal (40 million tons, 1 mine expansion)

First 100 days: BLM drives energy expansion and national strength

In its first 100 days under the new administration, the Bureau of Land Management took bold steps to deliver on the priorities of President Trump’s and Department of the Interior Secretary Burgum’s priorities for public lands.
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Arizona, Arizona Strip DO, Fire Center
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.
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Arizona, Fire Center
A prescribed burn at Laughlin Airforce Base, TX. Photo by Niles Ludlow, BLM Fire

Long-term partnership between BLM Fire and United States Air Force builds national firefighting capacity and accomplishes critical fuels work

A United States Air Force (USAF) Wildland Support Module partners BLM Fire with the United States Air Force, presenting exciting opportunities for mutual learning.
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Arizona, Fire Center
Caucasian men and women pose in front of a yellow truck, two people exchanging a set of keys

BLM Arizona transfers fire engine to rural wildland firefighting partners

BLM Arizona recently transferred a wildland fire engine to the township of Fredonia, Arizona to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities. The equipment was transferred under BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness program.
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