National Interagency Fire Center

#NationalFireNews: The National #PreparednessLevel has decreased to a 2 (PL2) as of 7:30 a.m. (MDT) today, October 29. Due to more favorable fuels and fire weather conditions, significant wildland fire activity continues to decrease in multiple Geographic Areas. The National Interagency Coordination Center has also seen a notable reduction in the ordering of all resource types for several days. There continues to be good availability for most nationally shared resources for this time of the year. 🔥 More NFN: https://lnkd.in/gTj5mZB 📸 Photo of the #ElkFire from InciWeb.

The Great Basin Smokejumpers were recognized as Community Heroes at Friday night's Boise State University Football game! Based out of NIFC, these smokejumpers provide rapid response to wildfires in the Great Basin area. They were invited to join the Broncos on THE BLUE for recognition of their valiant efforts this year. They are representative of the wildland fire community at large, who have worked tirelessly this #FireYear2024 to protect our natural landscapes and communities. NIFC is lucky to be located in a community that is exceptionally supportive of wildland firefighters, such as the City of Boise. With Boise State University just a few miles down the road from our campus, this recognition was a great honor. Thank you to BSU, the fans, and the community for the welcome and support! #ThankAFirefighter #ItTakesAllOfUs #WeAreBLMFire 📸 Photos by Andrea Good, BLM.

The National Park Service Division of Fire and Aviation Management is #Hiring a Wildland Fire Data Management Specialist! 🔥 GS-1560-13 💰 $103,409 - $134,435 per year 📍 Duty location in Boise, ID (National Interagency Fire Center) ⏰ Open NOW through November 11, 2024 - or when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner. ➡️ Learn more and apply online at: https://lnkd.in/gVHEicrk #FireJob 📸 Photo of the Little Pine Fire, by Ashley Stoneham (Idaho Department of Lands)

The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook was issued today by Predictive Services at NIFC. Look ahead at the last two months of 2024, and then two months into #FireYear2025. After fire activity decreased the latter half of September, another increase in fire activity occurred the first half of October, as the National #PreparednessLevel rose from three (on a scale of 1-5) at the beginning of the month to five October 8. This escalation back to five represented the first time the National Preparedness Level increased to five on three separate occasions in the same fire year. Fire activity then greatly moderated the latter half of October, with the National Preparedness Level decreasing to four October 18, three October 22, and two October 29. While most geographic areas followed this overall trend in activity, the Southern and Eastern Areas remained moderately active through the end of October. #FireYear2024 (year-to-date) annual acres burned for the US is above the 10-year average at 124% of normal, but the national year-to-date tally of wildfires remains below average, near 93%. 🔥 Read the full outlook here: https://lnkd.in/g5TRk5y7 #NationalFireNews

#Hiring! The Bureau of Land Management Fire is looking for an Inventory Management Specialist at NIFC, with the Great Basin Incident Support Cache. This position will maintain inventory control for cache operations in accordance with a well-established supply management plan. 🔥 GS-2010-09 💰 $59,966 - $77,955 per year 📍 Duty location in Boise, ID (National Interagency Fire Center) ✈️ Relocation expenses are reimbursable in accordance with agency policy. ⏰ Open NOW through November 13, 2024 - or when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner. ➡️ Learn more and apply online at https://lnkd.in/g7Gkxy3D

#NationalFireNews: October 31, 2024. Currently, 21 large wildfires are active nationally and current fires have burned 883,318 acres. About 3,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 3 complex incident management teams, 35 crews, 258 engines, and 31 helicopters. Wildland firefighters and support personnel continue to assist with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina. A Pacific cold front will move into the Northwest, northern Rockies, and northern California tomorrow with moderate to heavy precipitation, and snow above 4,000 to 6,000 feet. Dry and breezy westerly winds will develop ahead of the front across the Great Basin into the central and southern Rockies. A rapidly weakening cold front will move through the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Lower Mississippi Valley, and East Texas with light to moderate rainfall. Dry conditions will continue in the Southeast ahead of the front, but minimum relative humidity is forecast to remain above 35%. Cooler and less windy conditions are expected on much of the Plains behind the front. 🔥 More NFN: https://lnkd.in/gTj5mZB Photo 1 of the #RushFire in Oklahoma. Photo 2 of the #BlueFrontFire in New Mexico. Photo 3 from the #ElkFire. All photos from InciWeb.

The nomination period for the 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Awards is now open! A #WMA is the highest national honor for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation. 🔥 Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ggQgk2PY. National Association of State Foresters, USDA Forest Service, NFPA, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

Are you ready to propel your career as an Aircraft Attendant with the Bureau of Land Management Fire? Apply to join us here on campus! This position is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! 🔥 WG-8862-06 💰 $24.94 - $29.10 per hour 📍 Duty location in Boise, ID (National Interagency Fire Center) ✈️ Relocation expenses are reimbursable in accordance with agency policy. ⏰ Open NOW through November 6, 2024 - or when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner. ➡️ Learn more and apply online at https://lnkd.in/gJXfXXPq

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Fire is #hiring a GS-13 Wildland Fire Health and Wellbeing Coordinator, stationed at the National Interagency Fire Center in #Idaho! This role is key to building wellness programs that support the health and well-being of our wildland fire community. This #FireJob opportunity closes after the first 50 applicants or by November 8. 🔥 Apply here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eNnOkV

#NationalFireNews: October 28, 2024. Nationally, 11 large wildfires are currently active and have burned 1,073,226 acres. About 4,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 6 complex incident management teams, 56 crews, 180 engines, and 35 helicopters. Wildland firefighters and support personnel continue to assist with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina. Two Canadian crews are assisting with suppression efforts in the Great Basin area. The Southern Area Coordination Center's predictive services unit has issued a fuels and fire behavior advisory for parts of Mississippi and Alabama, in conjunction with state and federal partners. The advisory notes the return of drought in these areas, which previously saw considerable tree mortality due to past drought stress and southern pine beetle infestations. 🔥 Mississippi and Alabama advisory: https://lnkd.in/ejitY8df 🔥 More NFN: https://lnkd.in/gTj5mZB 📸 #RedRockFire in Idaho, photo from InciWeb.