Bureau of Land Management

The BLM, a leader in wildland fire management, conducts a broad range of actions to protect the public, natural landscapes, wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and other values and resources. The bureau’s national fire and aviation program, BLM Fire, which focuses on public safety as its top priority, consists of fire suppression, preparedness, predictive services, vegetative fuels management, community assistance and protection, and fire prevention through education. To meet its wildland fire-related challenges, the BLM fields highly trained professional firefighters and managers who are committed to managing fire in the most effective and efficient manner. 

As the largest and most complex fire program within the Department of the Interior, BLM Fire is directly responsible for fire management on more than 245 million acres. This land is commonly intermixed with other federal, state, and local jurisdictions, making partnerships and collaborative efforts crucial to the mission of safety and fire management. Overall, BLM Fire implements fire protection on approximately 650 million acres of public land with other fire management agencies. 

BLM Fire, located at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, manages program budget at a national scale, sets policy and program standards, and works closely with the DOI’s Office of Wildland Fire, DOI sister agencies, the USDA Forest Service, state and other organizations.

Check out our most recent video about our helitack crews! Learn more by downloading this suppression resources infographic. You can also listen to our Wildfire Matters podcasts

We are BLM Fire: Helitack Crews

Fire Restrictions

Check out the fire restrictions across the BLM. It's important to #KnowBeforeYouGo and #RecreateResponsibly while enjoying your public lands.

BLM Fire Facebook

Here's another example of how prescribed fire can keep our forests healthy! 🔥 Ponderosa pine habitats need fire to grow.
The preparation for #FireYear2025 continues for our Bureau of Land Management smokejumpers! Here are the Great Basin Smokejumpers, based out of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID, completing a round of practice ... jumps. Practice makes perfect and allows crew members to ensure they have jump operations dialed in before going out on wildfire assignments. 📸 Photos by Caleb Ashby, BLM Fire
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Even after Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week, it's important to do what we can to prevent wildfires in the southwest! Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Bureau of Land Management - Arizona to highlight how important this is. ... #ItTakesAllofUs
Some of the biggest fans of our Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) are wildlife! 🐻🫎 Not only do RAWS collect weather data, they can also serve as jungle gyms for bears, as shown in BLM Alaska Fire Service's post below.
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Interested in a permanent career seasonal position as a dispatcher for wildland fire? 🎙 These positions order important resources to respond to wildfire incidents and receive requests from the field, process and interpret ... weather information to keep crews safe and informed, and much more. 🔥 Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) GS 4/5 - Career Seasonal 🗺 Multiple locations in CO, NV, OR, UT, ID, and AK 📝 Apply here by 4/14 👉 usajobs.gov/job/834400300# 🔥 Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) GS 6/7 - Career Seasonal 🗺 Multiple locations in CO, NV, OR, UT, ID, and AK 📝 Apply here by 4/14 👉 usajobs.gov/job/834400000# 🎧 Listen to Wildfire Matters Episode 30 to hear about what it's like to work in dispatch 👉 nifc.gov/about-us/our-partners/blm/blm-fire-podcasts Visit the BLM Fire Jobs Portal for more information and tips on how to apply 👉 https://www.nifc.gov/careers/blm-fire-job 📸 Photo by BLM Fire
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When it comes to fighting fire, knowing the forecast means a lot more than just deciding whether to pack a rain jacket. ☔️ Having the tools to predict weather on a fire assignment means ensuring the safety of our wildland ... firefighters. On Episode 27 of the Wildfire Matters podcast, experts from the Bureau of Land Management Remote Sensing/Fire Weather Support Unit at the National Interagency Fire Center join us to talk about Remote Automatic Weather Station operations, or RAWS, and how they collect weather data to assist wildland firefighting operations. You can listen to the episode on: 🎧Spotify 👉 https://tinyurl.com/32t56fby 🎧Amazon 👉 https://tinyurl.com/bdhhnd4j 🎧Apple Podcasts 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2w9kntun 📸 Photo by Brenden Jasper, BLM
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Check out the University of Idaho's Cup of Joe conversation with wildland fire experts from U of I and the Bureau of Land Management! This virtual discussion explores the recent fires in Los Angeles, how advances in technology and ... research help us understand wildfire better, and how the National Interagency Fire Center (home to many BLM Fire employees) heads the national response to wildfire. 🔥 #ItTakesAllOfUs to fight wildfire! 📲💻 Watch the video here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=JVrxoTzwgR4 📸 Photo by Alec Bryan, BLM
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Don't miss out on these Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter positions!🔥If you're looking to step into a leadership role in #FireYear2025, there's a #FireJob here for you. Apply by April 7! 🔥 Assistant ... Interagency Hotshot Crew Superintendent - GS 8 ✅ Permanent full-time 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834070800 🔥 Assistant Helitack Crew Supervisor - GS 8 ✅ Permanent full-time 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834071000 🔥 Assistant Engine Captain - GS 5-7 ✅ Permanent full-time 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834071500 🔥 Assistant Engine Captain - GS 5-7 ✅ Permanent seasonal 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834072000 🔥 Fuels Squad Boss - GS 5-7 ✅ Permanent seasonal 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834072200 🔥 Hotshot Squad Boss - GS 5-7 ✅ Permanent seasonal 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834072700 🔥 Helitack Squad Boss - GS 5-7 ✅ Permanent seasonal 📝👉 https://www.usajobs.gov/job/834073600 📸 Photo by Chase Dixon, BLM
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