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Wildfire Matters

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  • The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a leader in the nation’s wildland fire management. BLM Fire carries out a broad range of actions to protect the public, natural landscapes, wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and other values and resources. The national BLM Fire program focuses on public safety as its top priority, and consists of fire suppression, preparedness, predictive services, vegetative fuels management, prescribed fire, community assistance and protection, and fire prevention through education. To meet its wildland fire-related challenges, the BLM employs highly trained professional firefighters and managers who are committed to managing wildfire on our public lands. The BLM Fire program is headquartered at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, where it works with seven other federal agencies to manage wildland fire, primarily in the western United States. Wildfire Matters takes you behind the scenes to talk with the people who strive to manage the landscape, protect our precious natural resources, and keep our communities safe as we continue to learn how to live with wildfire. #WeAreBLMFire To learn more about NIFC or the BLM, please visit our website: www.nifc.gov. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for topics please email them to: BLM_FA_NIFC_Comments@blm.gov and use ‘Wildfire Matters Podcast’ in the subject line. Follow BLM Fire on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Follow NIFC Fire on Facebook and Twitter: BLM IN: blmfire BLM FB: https://www.facebook.com/BLMFire BLM TW: @BLMFire NIFC FB: https://www.facebook.com/NIFCFire NIFC TW: @NIFC_Fire
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a leader in the nation’s wildland fire management. BLM Fire carries out a broad range of actions to protect the public, natural landscapes, wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and other values and resources. The national BLM Fire program focuses on public safety as its top priority, and consists of fire suppression, preparedness, predictive services, vegetative fuels management, prescribed fire, community assistance and protection, and fire prevention through education. To meet its wildland fire-related challenges, the BLM employs highly trained professional firefighters and managers who are committed to managing wildfire on our public lands. The BLM Fire program is headquartered at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, where it works with seven other federal agencies to manage wildland fire, primarily in the western United States. Wildfire Matters takes you behind the scenes to talk with the people who strive to manage the landscape, protect our precious natural resources, and keep our communities safe as we continue to learn how to live with wildfire. #WeAreBLMFire To learn more about NIFC or the BLM, please visit our website: www.nifc.gov. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for topics please email them to: BLM_FA_NIFC_Comments@blm.gov and use ‘Wildfire Matters Podcast’ in the subject line. Follow BLM Fire on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Follow NIFC Fire on Facebook and Twitter: BLM IN: blmfire BLM FB: https://www.facebook.com/BLMFire BLM TW: @BLMFire NIFC FB: https://www.facebook.com/NIFCFire NIFC TW: @NIFC_Fire
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  • What it’s like to be a BLM Pilot: winging it with Bob McCormick and Lisa Allen
    2025/03/05

    Fire jobs are some of the most unique out there; piloting aircraft for the Bureau of Land Management goes above and beyond. Bob McCormick, Smokejumper Instructor Pilot, and Lisa Allen, Air Tactical Pilot, join Piper Brandt in the studio to discuss what it’s like to be a pilot for BLM Fire. They share what it takes to be a smokejumper or leadplane pilot, what they encounter on the job, and how their past experiences led them to the cockpit.

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    49 分
  • Beyond wildfire: all about all-hazard response with Mike Mattfeldt, Jim Schultz, and Scott Beacham
    2024/12/11

    When disaster strikes, such as during hurricanes, floods, or search and rescue missions, an all-hands-on-deck situation can arise. This is where wildland firefighters and management can step in to help. Mike Mattfeldt, Program Manager of International Fire Response and Support for the USDA Forest Service, with Jim Schultz, Fire Management Specialist and Scott Beacham, Regional Fuels Management Specialist from the National Park Service, join us to discuss the interagency cooperation behind all-hazard incident response, how firefighters prepare for all-hazard response, and what it’s like to be on the ground helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

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    56 分
  • How to land a fire job: building a “fire” application with Kim Darnall and Ben Patten
    2024/10/31

    It’s recruitment season for Fire Year 2025 and new fire job listings are opening daily on USAJOBS.gov. Kim Darnall, Human Resources Officer at the National Interagency Fire Center, and Ben Patten, Fire Program Specialist at the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office, join us to share their tips on how to land the fire job of your dreams. Kim and Ben cover how to navigate USAJOBS, what to include (and not to include) on your resume, and what hiring officials look for in a prospective wildland firefighter.

    Visit the BLM Fire Jobs Portal for more resources on applying for a BLM Fire Job, including step-by-step videos on how to submit an application on USAJOBS: nifc.gov/careers/blm-fire-job

    For free online wildland fire trainings, visit the Wildland Fire Learning Portal: wildlandfirelearningportal.net/login/index.php and the FEMA Emergency Management Institute: training.fema.gov/apply/

    These websites include information on how to sign up for an account.

    For descriptions and required trainings for each wildland fire position, visit the NWCG Training Catalog: nwcg.gov/training/training-catalog

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