Official account for National Park Service Fire and Aviation. NPS Aviation, Structural and Wildland Fire are dedicated to leadership, safety, and collaboration.
#NationalFireNews
🔥10 new large fires were reported in the past week.
🔥Currently, 4 large uncontained wildfires are burning in VA, AZ, and CO.
🔥Wildland firefighters and support personnel contained 9 large fires this week.
More here ➡️
#FireYear2024
#NationalFireNews
: 18 new large fires were reported in the past week. Currently, three large uncontained wildfires are burning in Kansas, Virginia, and North Carolina. Wildland firefighters and support personnel contained 22 large fires this week.
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Mesa Verde NP is seeking applicants for a Fire Management Officer (GS-11) detail. This 120-day detail located in Mesa Verde, CO. Park housing is available. A USAJOBS announcement for the permanent position will be announced shortly. Interested applicants:
Know your zone! As we continue our
#Firewise
landscaping feature this week, make sure that the plants you are considering are cold hardy in your area. Check the
@USDA
hardiness zone for your plants and compare to the zone for your area:
Become a Wildland Firefighter at Grand Canyon!
The National Park Service is looking for temporary employees to work as Wildland Fire Module (WFM) crews.
Apply on USAjobs here: Application period: April 8-16, 2024.
@FireAviationNPS
@NPSFireSW
Look 👀at this
#FireJob
located at the
@nifc_fire
! You could be the smoke management specialist for the National Park Service creating national policy to manage wildland fire smoke.
#NotYourOrdinaryJob
Apply today ➡️
We’re ready to welcome future
@Interior
wildland fire personnel to our career fair in Denver today!
Stop by to talk with wildland firefighters, get help with your resume, & interview.
Can’t make it? Apply online!
#NotYourOrdinaryJob
@DOICareers
Looking for a
#FireJob
? We're hiring! If you're in the Denver area, we are at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center at 15500 East 40th Ave.; Denver. Come on down and talk to staff, check out our engine, and learn more!
#NotYourOrdinaryJob
We’re in Denver this weekend to help the next generation of wildland firefighters find their dream jobs with
@Interior
!
Are you interested in a
#FireJob
? Apply online or stop by our career fair on April 6-7:
#NotYourOrdinaryJob
@DOICareers
Any engagement with fire suppression has inherent risk. Fire personnel weigh these risks carefully when choosing when and how to engage and how to mitigate the risks to the extent possible.
#SafetyFirst
Retardant, paracargo, and water drops can pose serious threats to personnel and equipment.
Consider the following:
🛬Be aware of the location and flight patterns.
🚁Ensure you have positive contact.
✈️Clear personnel out of the target area.
#6MFS
#LCES
We're thrilled to welcome Rhiannon Touchette from
@NWCG
to
@FireAviationNPS
as the new visual information specialist. She will be working on projects and products that help tell the story of fire and aviation in the national parks. Welcome Rhiannon!
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We’re coming in hot with a FIRE episode today featuring Fire Management Officer John Cataldo! From fighting fires to managing a fire program, John talks about his journey and offers advice for those wanting a fire career.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or
NPS has multiple openings for wildland firefighters in Alaska! These GS-0456-04/05
#FireJob
openings are in Fairbanks and Denali National Park & Preserve. Learn more and apply:
NPS is hiring a Wildland Firefighter (Fire Management Planning) in Alaska to provide technical advice for short- and long-term strategic fire management planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit fire management plans. More:
#FireJob
Looking for a
#FireJob
in the Pacific West region? NPS is hiring multiple positions, including Assistant Engine Captain, Assistant Module Leader of a Type 2 Wildland Fire Module, and Helitack Squad Boss! Openings in CA and WA. More:
Check out this
#FireJob
as the Fire Management Officer at
@yosemitenps
! This position is responsible for leading all operational fire, prescribed fire and fuels, fire ecology, fire information, planning and administration.
#NotYourOrdinaryJob
Apply ➡️
Firefighters often wear dirty yellow Nomex with pride. Dirty Nomex can host unhealthy materials found in many wildland fire environments. Even small reductions in exposure, like wearing clean Nomex, may reduce health impacts to firefighters
Rose Vaughn, a fire lookout at
@SequoiaKingsNPS
singlehandedly suppressed a wildfire. One hot July day in 1945, lightning struck setting fire to a mass of logs and debris, threatening a serious fire spread had it not been for her quick response and courage!
#WomensHistoryMonth
As we celebrate
#WomensHistoryMonth
, meet Sue Husari, one of the first women hotshots. Sue joined the Lassen Hotshot Crew in California from 1976 to 1977. She continued working in fire management for 45 years and retired as a fire management officer in 2012.