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Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.

Strengthening the Health and Wellbeing of our Wildland Firefighters

08/09/2024

As part of Interior and Agriculture Departments' efforts to expand resources for federal wildland fire personnel, behavioral health officers from the U.S. Public Health Service are being assigned to the departments to provide additional prevention and education services in support of the Joint Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program.

Satellite image of wildland fire detection

Biden-Harris Administration Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America agenda (www.doi.gov)

07/23/2024

The Biden-Harris administration today announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face of increasingly dangerous and intense wildfires by expanding advanced satellite detection capabilities.

Zoe Belinda, Office of Wildland Fire intern, standing next to the Montana block of the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. She points to the word "Montana."

Opportunity of a Lifetime: Interning at the Office of Wildland Fire

07/15/2024

An intern from Montana with the Demmer Scholar Program shares her experience working in wildland fire budget and policy at the Interior Department through a summer internship spent in the nation’s capital.

A federal silviculturist employee measures a tree with measuring tape.

Biden-Harris Administration provides nearly $11 million to advance wildland fire research (www.blm.gov)

06/21/2024

The Joint Fire Science Program today announced nearly $11 million in funding is available to advance wildland fire research and scientific exchange.

People gather at the Spokane Food Sovereign Garden to establish fire effects monitoring plots. Photo courtesy of the Spokane Tribal Network.

In the News: In Montana, a Tribally Led Effort to Restore the Whitebark Pine (undark.org)

06/07/2024

Not just a keystone species for the ecosystem, the tree is also a cultural keystone. Can it come back from the brink?

Wildflower bloom at Slinkard Wilderness Study Area at sunset.

In the News: Wildfires, Cheatgrass Have Nevada Feeling the Need for Seed (thenevadaindependent.com)

06/07/2024

Native seeds are vital for revegetation efforts in Nevada, but very little seed is suited for the arid state. A mishmash of groups is working on the problem.

A tall plume of smoke rises from a wildfire burning through a forest in Alaska. Photo by BLM.

In the News: An Alaska wildlife refuge is changing its wildfire strategy to limit carbon emissions (alaskapublic.org)

06/07/2024

Native seeds are vital for revegetation efforts in Nevada, but very little seed is suited for the arid state. A mishmash of groups is working on the problem.

A firefighter works on a prescribed fire. Holding a drip torch, he walks away from the camera through knee-deep grass. Flames glow in small patches around him. In a hazy sky, a red sun lowers toward the trees on the horizon.

Strengthening Support for Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing

05/03/2024

Wildland firefighters work in arduous, stressful environments that take a toll on their mental and physical health. This Mental Health Awareness Month, the Interior and Agriculture departments are sharing details about the Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing program, a comprehensive effort to better address wildland firefighter health needs.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mooney Highlights Wildfire Resilience Funding, Native Seed Supply from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda During Georgia Visit (www.doi.gov)

04/23/2024

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Joan Mooney was in Georgia to highlight how President Biden's Investing in America agenda is supporting wildland fire management.

A female wildland firefighter carries a drip torch in a rangeland environment. She is laying fire on the ground and you can see fire and smoke in the background.

Director’s Report: Tackling the 2024 Fire Year and Beyond

04/16/2024

As the 2024 fire year challenges firefighters in numerous states, Interior continues its workforce investments to build a wildland fire management program that is poised to meet the challenges of the future.

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Strengthening the Health and Wellbeing of our Wildland Firefighters

Biden-Harris Administration Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America agenda (www.doi.gov)

Opportunity of a Lifetime: Interning at the Office of Wildland Fire

Biden-Harris Administration provides nearly $11 million to advance wildland fire research (www.blm.gov)

In the News: In Montana, a Tribally Led Effort to Restore the Whitebark Pine (undark.org)

In the News: Wildfires, Cheatgrass Have Nevada Feeling the Need for Seed (thenevadaindependent.com)

In the News: An Alaska wildlife refuge is changing its wildfire strategy to limit carbon emissions (alaskapublic.org)

Strengthening Support for Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mooney Highlights Wildfire Resilience Funding, Native Seed Supply from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda During Georgia Visit (www.doi.gov)

Director’s Report: Tackling the 2024 Fire Year and Beyond

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