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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.

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

Interior Department Issues Statement on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Budget (www.doi.gov)

03/11/2024

The Biden-Harris administration today released the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Following historic progress made since the President took office — with nearly 15 million jobs created and inflation down two-thirds — the Budget protects and builds on this progress by lowering costs for working families, protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, investing in America and the American people, and reducing the deficit by cracking down on fraud, cutting wasteful spending, and making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share.

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A wildland firefighter watches as a single engine air tanker drops red retardant on a wildfire. The firefighter's back is to the viewer as the plane flies overhead, with smoke and clouds in the background. BLM photo.

The Future of Fire Management

01/26/2024

As we look ahead to the 2024 fire year, Interior is focused on firefighter pay and workforce transformation; collaboration and partnerships; future challenges; and fresh opportunities.

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