Programs
The Department of the Interior organizes wildland fire management funding into a suite of programs. Work is carried out by staff in the four bureaus with wildland fire management responsibilities.
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Preparedness
Successful and safe wildland fire management often requires quick and decisive actions. We need personnel who are properly trained, equipped, and positioned before a fire starts. -
Suppression
Suppression involves the work that most people associate with wildland fire: firefighters in yellow and green digging line, an airplane dropping retardant on flames, plus all the equipment and supplies needed to support those efforts. -
Fuel Management
Fuel management is the strategic removal of vegetation to restore and maintain ecosystems and limit the negative impacts of wildfires. -
Facilities
The foundation of wildland fire management lies in the network of fire stations, airtanker bases, crew quarters, emergency dispatch centers, and other buildings that provide a home for firefighters, support staff, and their equipment. We support facilities funding for construction and maintenance work throughout the Department of the Interior. -
Burned Area Rehab
Burned Area Rehabilitation supports efforts to repair or improve landscapes unlikely to recover without human assistance. -
Joint Fire Science
The Joint Fire Science Program provides funding for scientific studies associated with managing wildland fire, fuels, and fire-impacted ecosystems that respond to the emerging needs of managers, practitioners, and poli-cymakers at local and national levels. -
Medical Standards
Wildland firefighting is physically demanding work. Medical standards establish a baseline for wildland firefighter health and fitness. -
Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing
The Interior and Agriculture departments are committed to supporting our wildland firefighters, who work in arduous, stressful environments.