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Coordination and cooperation in wildland fire management.
Current National Statistics
3 Total
New Large Fires
24 Incidents
Large Fires Being Suppressed
336,852 Acres
Burned in Large Fires
Last Updated:
* Source for statistics is the Incident Management Situation Report published by the National Interagency Coordination Center.
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A loss in the fire community impacts us all. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the fallen firefighters in northern Idaho. A tragedy like this is unthinkable and they will never be forgotten.
What’s the story behind July 2? National Wildland Firefighter Day is coming up, here’s how it began and why it matters!
July 2, 2025 will mark the fourth annual National Wildland Firefighter Day (NWFFD). Established in 2022, ... NWFFD is an opportunity to honor wildland firefighters and fire support personnel, whose contributions to public safety and the safeguarding of natural resources are often unseen by the public.
The original inspiration occurred on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in January of 2022, which got employees at NIFC thinking about whether a similar day could be established to celebrate the wildland fire community. A proposal was submitted to the administrators of the “National Day Calendar”, which accepted the proposal in March 2022.
➡Read the full story here: https://www.blm.gov/blog/2025-06-06/history-national-wildland-firefighter-day
#NationalWildlandFirefighterDay #NWFFD
Continuing our countdown to National Wildland Firefighter Day on July 2, we can't miss the opportunity to showcase the support personnel behind the scenes.
From the front desk of a Forest Service office to the heart of wildland ... fire science, Becky Jenison’s fire career has been anything but ordinary. Starting at just 18, she was a "Stay in School" student in John Day, Oregon. A few years later, her path led to the Joint Fire Science Program at NIFC where she’s helped grow the program into a national hub for science-based fire management.
Today, Becky serves as Acting Program Manager for JFSP and steps up as a Supervisory Dispatcher during active fire incidents. Whether she’s helping award research grants or coordinating logistics during fire season, Becky’s leadership and dedication continue to shape the future of wildland fire.
Her motivation? "Seeing science used on the ground, that’s where the magic happens."
Read Becky's full story here: https://www.blm.gov/blog/2025-06-17/faces-wildland-fire-meet-tye-taber-and-becky-jenison
NPS Careers in Wildland Fire
With National Wildland Firefighter Day on the horizon (July 2), we’re spotlighting the dedicated individuals behind the mission. Meet Tye Taber, the air operations manager for Bureau of Land Management Fire's Great Basin ... Smokejumpers, located at NIFC.
Tye manages aircraft and contracts for smokejumper and paracargo missions, trains spotters, and continues to jump fires himself. With more than a decade in wildland fire, from trail crew to helitack to jumping in West Yellowstone, Tye eventually joined the Great Basin Smokejumpers in 2016 and hasn’t looked back.
He credits the team’s long-term retention to a culture built on strong leadership and high performance. “It’s all people who are good at making decisions, leading, being proactive,” he says. “And it’s the best job out there. That’s why I’m still here.”
🪂Read more: https://www.blm.gov/blog/2025-06-17/faces-wildland-fire-meet-tye-taber-and-becky-jenison
National Fire News: June 27, 2025. As of this morning, 26 large uncontained fires are being suppressed across the country, and an additional 48 being managed with strategies other than full suppression, mostly in Alaska. Nearly ... 6,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the United States.
In addition to U.S. wildfire response, three incident management teams, two incident management teams, six hotshot crews, and 75 overhead personnel are currently assigned to critical fire suppression efforts in Canada. This international coordination highlights the interconnectedness of fire, weather, and smoke, as well as the importance of working together to meet fire challenges wherever they arise.
Several geographic areas in the U.S. are seeing hot, dry conditions and dry fuels, increasing the potential for new ignitions and large fire growth. See fuels and fire behavior advisories from the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC).
🔥 More NFN: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn
National Fire News: As of this morning, 27 large uncontained fires are being suppressed across the country, and an additional 44 being managed with strategies other than full suppression, mostly in Alaska. Nearly 6,000 wildland ... firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the United States.
In addition to U.S. wildfire response, three incident management teams, 20 crews of firefighters and 180 overhead personnel are currently assigned to critical fire suppression efforts in Canada. This international coordination highlights the interconnectedness of fire, weather, and smoke, as well as the importance of working together to meet fire challenges wherever they arise.
Several geographic areas in the U.S. are seeing hot, dry conditions and dry fuels, increasing the potential for new ignitions and large fire growth.
🔥More NFN: https://lnkd.in/gTj5mZB
Pictured here, the Bureau of Land Management - Utah Bonneville Hotshots in Manitoba. Photo by BLM. #NationalFireNews
It was an honor to host U.S. Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under ... Secretary Kristin Sleeper at the National Interagency Fire Center for a roundtable discussion and glimpse into operations at NIFC. The visit provided valuable face-to-face time with Fire Directors at NIFC to discuss current wildland fire management priorities.
Bureau of Land Management Great Basin Smokejumper Base, where they received an overview of the smokejumper program, Remote Automatic Weather Stations, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and talked directly to engine crewmembers alongside BLM Idaho Fire (Bureau of Land Management - Idaho).
We're grateful for their continued commitment to wildland fire management, both in Idaho and across the country.
Participating agencies and groups included Boise Fire Department, Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Land Management Fire, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire, BIA Forestry and Wildland Fire Management, National Park Service Fire and Aviation Management, National Association of State Foresters, DOI - Office of Wildland Fire, and Idaho Cattle Association.
Photos by Caleb Ashby, BLM.
Welcome to the Nation's Logistical Support Center
The United States federal wildland fire community is a vast network of dedicated public servants, made up of the combined wildland fire workforces of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Together, these agencies manage wildland fire on nearly 700 million acres of federal public land, approximately one-fifth of the total land area in the United States.
NIFC is home to the national wildland fire management programs of these federal agencies, in addition to partners including the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Fire Administration, the National Weather Service, and the Department of Defense. These entities work together to provide leadership, policy oversight, and coordination to the nation’s wildland fire programs.
In recent years, the shared mission at NIFC has grown to include all types of fire management, including hazardous fuels treatments, integrated fire and land-use planning, and more. Fire management under this larger and more diverse umbrella aims not only to achieve fire suppression goals, but to accomplish a broad spectrum of natural resource objectives in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
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