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Aerial image of a native seed farm with rows of bright colors and mountains along the horizon under a blue sky.
The art of growing native seed in California
Sep 24, 2024
Landscape view shows grass field and fence blackened from wildfire damage, with smoke emanating and hills in the distance.
Emergency Management
Wildfire damage forces parts of Oregon refuge to remain closed
Aug 29, 2024
A small yellow helicopter with a crew member looking out soars above rocky mountains in Wyoming.
Emergency Management
Taking Flight to Fight Wildland Fire
Jul 11, 2024
A landscape view of green rolling hills and a small forested section with smoke from a prescribed fire on the landscape. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.
Emergency Management
Reducing Wildfire Risk in Montana
Jun 11, 2024
Six firefighters stand in a line for a photo. They are all in yellow nomex and fire pants. They are standing on a dry road with dry vegetation behind them.
Our People
Increasing Fire Resilience in Madagascar
Jun 5, 2024
A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet
Emergency Management
Refuge Fire Update
May 29, 2024
A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet
Emergency Management
Refuge Fire Update
May 28, 2024
A large group of people in fire gear stand as a group and pose for a photo along what looks to be a dirt road
Emergency Management
Embracing Tradition: A Bilingual Journey through International Fire Exchanges
May 8, 2024
A view down a dirt road with firefighters standing on the right side and small flames on the left side. There are trees interspersed on the landscape.
Emergency Management
From Microscopes to Flames: A Journey into Wildland Firefighting
Apr 3, 2024
Seven recent graduates of the wildland fire apprentice program pose for a photo in their uniforms
Wildland Fire Apprentice Program Fosters Excellence
Feb 27, 2024
A cameraman follows a firefighter who is walking toward small flames and a smoky forested landscape. The firefighter has a hose slung over his shoulder and is dragging the rest on the ground.
Wildland Firefighters Tackle Recruitment Challenges
Feb 8, 2024
A group of people stand together in a semi circle on a tarmac in front of aircraft used for firefighting efforts. The group has flags out and are all in firefighter clothing or agency t-shirts.
Emergency Management
Wildfires Know No Boundaries
Nov 6, 2023
Smiling youngsters use binoculars to look at birds at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Recreation
11 Ways Wildlife Refuges Make Life Better
Oct 14, 2023
Four firefighters stand next to a helicopter talking. The background is smoky with large trees.
Emergency Management
Wildfire Suppression Efforts in Canada
Oct 5, 2023
Fire crew setting fire to the field for a prescribed fire
Land Management
Prescribed Fires Scheduled at Turnbull
Oct 3, 2023
Smoke from a prescribed fire enters the sky.
Land Management
Prescribed Fires Planned at Kootenai
Oct 3, 2023
A fire burns in the night. There is a firefighter standing to the right of the burn.
Our People
Aerial Ignitions with a Plastic Sphere Dispenser Operator
Sep 22, 2023
Man dressed in yellow shirt, yellow hardhat, green pants, and backpack holds metal torch to disperse fuel on dead vegetation; small fire is ignited near man's feet; heavy smoke in the air
Habitat Restoration
Using Prescribed Fire to Restore Habitat for Wildlife and Plants
Sep 1, 2023
Five volunteers with shovels are building a trail
Land Management
Opening the Toolbox
Aug 31, 2023
Boulders placed at the fireline entrance along the Dalton Highway where the fireline begins.
Land Management
Alaska's Firefighters Ignite Belief That We Can Beat Invasive Species!
Aug 22, 2023
Man dressed in yellow shirt, yellow hardhat, green pants, and backpack holds metal torch to disperse fuel on dead vegetation; small fire is ignited near man's feet; heavy smoke in the air
Working in Wildland Fire Management
Aug 10, 2023
A very redish pink photo of a street with trees. The sky is so dark with smoke it looks like thick pink and red.
Emergency Management
United in Flames: Lending a Hand Across Borders
Aug 9, 2023
Three people watch flames burn through the forest with a truck near it along a dirt road
Emergency Management
From Pacific Paradise to Canadian Wildfires: One Firefighter’s 4700-mile Journey
Aug 9, 2023
The honor guard stands over a coffin draped in an American flag. Each of them is saluting and looking down at the coffin/flag.
Our People
Guardians of Duty and Dedication
Aug 8, 2023
Firefighters tend to a patient with a heat illness during a practice scenario.
Emergency Management
Expect the Best - Prepared for the Worst
Aug 2, 2023
person in red hat and yellow suit in a grassy field with a smoking fire in the background
Land Management
Burning Bright
Jul 26, 2023
A view of a smoke plume from an airplane. The plume of smoke is billowing into blue sky from a forested landscape.
Emergency Management
Canadian Wildfire Suppression Efforts
Jul 3, 2023
Looking across a prairie toward oak trees on a sunny day at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
Habitat Restoration
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Fight Fire and Restore Rare Habitat in the Willamette Valley
May 26, 2023
Wildland firefighter stands in the black, closely monitoring the fire line as flames climb grasses and smoke lifts above the forest in the background
Our People
It Started With a Drip Torch
Apr 20, 2023
Wildland firefighter applies fire to prairie with a distant burn behind them with sun shining
Land Management
Minnesota Valley NWR - Fire as a Land Management Tool
Apr 17, 2023
silhouettes of people before forest fire
Our People
My First Summer as Wildland Firefighter Apprentice
Apr 12, 2023
A man in fire clothes- a yellow shirt and green pants- is leaning against a truck with a FWS logo on the door. The man is smiling.
Protector of Sagebrush and the 1980s Haircut
Apr 7, 2023
row of people pose
Our People
Apprentices Immerse Themselves in Wildland Fire
Apr 5, 2023
firefighters in circle around whiteboard
Our People
USFWS Firefighters Share Prescribed Fire Wisdom
Mar 31, 2023
Four uniformed employees stand together.
New Members Join the FWS Honor Guard
Mar 23, 2023
smoke fills 2/3 of photo
Our People
Father and Son Share Love and Respect for Wildland Fire
Jan 6, 2023
people at career fair
Our People
Fire Hire Introduces New Generation to Wildland Fire
Dec 13, 2022
2 photos: On left, UTV riders head uphill; on right, UTV riders on obstacle course
Our People
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Air Force Ride Together
Dec 9, 2022
2 groups of people face ech other holding fire hoses whose spray hits the other
Land Management
Sisters in Fire
Nov 17, 2022
Fire crew setting fire to the field for a prescribed fire
Land Management
Prescribed Fire at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
Sep 29, 2022
A rainbow over a wetland and green field with dozens of birds flying by
Habitat Restoration
Creating Healthy Habitat
Sep 19, 2022
black and white image of trees
Our People
Directorate Fellow Program + LiDAR Data Collection = Incredible Summer
Aug 9, 2022
4 firefighters amid smoke, fire, trees
Land Management
‘Service-First’ Interagency Hand Crew – Responding to Wildfires Since 2003
Jul 25, 2022
class watches man on video screen with what looks like metal jug
Our People
U.S. Fire Managers Teach Wildland Firefighting Courses in Madagascar
Jul 15, 2022
Aerial view of a beach with the sun setting in the background
Our People
Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a Wildland Firefighter Training Ground
Jun 24, 2022
Firefighters work to contain the Swan Lake Fire in Alaska in 2019.
Land Management
Swan Lake Fire: A Burn Severity Story
Jun 9, 2022
2 kids and adult play basketball on outside court
Our People
Firefighters at Buenos Aires Refuge Give Back to Local Kids
Jun 7, 2022
A field surrounded by longleaf pine trees at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Climate Change
A Florida wildlife refuge fights back against climate change
Jun 6, 2022
firefighters on edge of fire in field
Climate Change
Working Together
May 24, 2022
A close up of vegetation in a cranberry bog
Land Management
Controlled Burn at Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Apr 8, 2022
area of brownish shrubs with small fires, firefighters
Wildlife Management
Burning for Butterflies
Mar 11, 2022
Landscape view shows grass field and fence blackened from wildfire damage, with smoke emanating and hills in the distance.
Emergency Management
Wildfire damage forces parts of Oregon refuge to remain closed
Aug 29, 2024
A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet
Emergency Management
Refuge Fire Update
May 29, 2024
A wildfire is burning in the desert. A black plume of smoke is behind an observation towet
Emergency Management
Refuge Fire Update
May 28, 2024
Fire crew setting fire to the field for a prescribed fire
Land Management
Prescribed Fires Scheduled at Turnbull
Oct 3, 2023
Smoke from a prescribed fire enters the sky.
Land Management
Prescribed Fires Planned at Kootenai
Oct 3, 2023
Man dressed in yellow shirt, yellow hardhat, green pants, and backpack holds metal torch to disperse fuel on dead vegetation; small fire is ignited near man's feet; heavy smoke in the air
Habitat Restoration
Using Prescribed Fire to Restore Habitat for Wildlife and Plants
Sep 1, 2023
Aerial image of a native seed farm with rows of bright colors and mountains along the horizon under a blue sky.
The art of growing native seed in California
Sep 24, 2024
A small yellow helicopter with a crew member looking out soars above rocky mountains in Wyoming.
Emergency Management
Taking Flight to Fight Wildland Fire
Jul 11, 2024
A landscape view of green rolling hills and a small forested section with smoke from a prescribed fire on the landscape. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.
Emergency Management
Reducing Wildfire Risk in Montana
Jun 11, 2024
Six firefighters stand in a line for a photo. They are all in yellow nomex and fire pants. They are standing on a dry road with dry vegetation behind them.
Our People
Increasing Fire Resilience in Madagascar
Jun 5, 2024
A large group of people in fire gear stand as a group and pose for a photo along what looks to be a dirt road
Emergency Management
Embracing Tradition: A Bilingual Journey through International Fire Exchanges
May 8, 2024
A view down a dirt road with firefighters standing on the right side and small flames on the left side. There are trees interspersed on the landscape.
Emergency Management
From Microscopes to Flames: A Journey into Wildland Firefighting
Apr 3, 2024
Seven recent graduates of the wildland fire apprentice program pose for a photo in their uniforms
Wildland Fire Apprentice Program Fosters Excellence
Feb 27, 2024
A cameraman follows a firefighter who is walking toward small flames and a smoky forested landscape. The firefighter has a hose slung over his shoulder and is dragging the rest on the ground.
Wildland Firefighters Tackle Recruitment Challenges
Feb 8, 2024
A group of people stand together in a semi circle on a tarmac in front of aircraft used for firefighting efforts. The group has flags out and are all in firefighter clothing or agency t-shirts.
Emergency Management
Wildfires Know No Boundaries
Nov 6, 2023
Smiling youngsters use binoculars to look at birds at San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Recreation
11 Ways Wildlife Refuges Make Life Better
Oct 14, 2023
Four firefighters stand next to a helicopter talking. The background is smoky with large trees.
Emergency Management
Wildfire Suppression Efforts in Canada
Oct 5, 2023
A fire burns in the night. There is a firefighter standing to the right of the burn.
Our People
Aerial Ignitions with a Plastic Sphere Dispenser Operator
Sep 22, 2023
Five volunteers with shovels are building a trail
Land Management
Opening the Toolbox
Aug 31, 2023
Boulders placed at the fireline entrance along the Dalton Highway where the fireline begins.
Land Management
Alaska's Firefighters Ignite Belief That We Can Beat Invasive Species!
Aug 22, 2023
Man dressed in yellow shirt, yellow hardhat, green pants, and backpack holds metal torch to disperse fuel on dead vegetation; small fire is ignited near man's feet; heavy smoke in the air
Working in Wildland Fire Management
Aug 10, 2023
A very redish pink photo of a street with trees. The sky is so dark with smoke it looks like thick pink and red.
Emergency Management
United in Flames: Lending a Hand Across Borders
Aug 9, 2023
Three people watch flames burn through the forest with a truck near it along a dirt road
Emergency Management
From Pacific Paradise to Canadian Wildfires: One Firefighter’s 4700-mile Journey
Aug 9, 2023
The honor guard stands over a coffin draped in an American flag. Each of them is saluting and looking down at the coffin/flag.
Our People
Guardians of Duty and Dedication
Aug 8, 2023
Firefighters tend to a patient with a heat illness during a practice scenario.
Emergency Management
Expect the Best - Prepared for the Worst
Aug 2, 2023
person in red hat and yellow suit in a grassy field with a smoking fire in the background
Land Management
Burning Bright
Jul 26, 2023
A view of a smoke plume from an airplane. The plume of smoke is billowing into blue sky from a forested landscape.
Emergency Management
Canadian Wildfire Suppression Efforts
Jul 3, 2023
Looking across a prairie toward oak trees on a sunny day at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
Habitat Restoration
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Fight Fire and Restore Rare Habitat in the Willamette Valley
May 26, 2023
Wildland firefighter stands in the black, closely monitoring the fire line as flames climb grasses and smoke lifts above the forest in the background
Our People
It Started With a Drip Torch
Apr 20, 2023
Wildland firefighter applies fire to prairie with a distant burn behind them with sun shining
Land Management
Minnesota Valley NWR - Fire as a Land Management Tool
Apr 17, 2023
silhouettes of people before forest fire
Our People
My First Summer as Wildland Firefighter Apprentice
Apr 12, 2023
A man in fire clothes- a yellow shirt and green pants- is leaning against a truck with a FWS logo on the door. The man is smiling.
Protector of Sagebrush and the 1980s Haircut
Apr 7, 2023
row of people pose
Our People
Apprentices Immerse Themselves in Wildland Fire
Apr 5, 2023
firefighters in circle around whiteboard
Our People
USFWS Firefighters Share Prescribed Fire Wisdom
Mar 31, 2023
Four uniformed employees stand together.
New Members Join the FWS Honor Guard
Mar 23, 2023
smoke fills 2/3 of photo
Our People
Father and Son Share Love and Respect for Wildland Fire
Jan 6, 2023
people at career fair
Our People
Fire Hire Introduces New Generation to Wildland Fire
Dec 13, 2022
2 photos: On left, UTV riders head uphill; on right, UTV riders on obstacle course
Our People
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Air Force Ride Together
Dec 9, 2022
2 groups of people face ech other holding fire hoses whose spray hits the other
Land Management
Sisters in Fire
Nov 17, 2022
Fire crew setting fire to the field for a prescribed fire
Land Management
Prescribed Fire at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
Sep 29, 2022
A rainbow over a wetland and green field with dozens of birds flying by
Habitat Restoration
Creating Healthy Habitat
Sep 19, 2022
black and white image of trees
Our People
Directorate Fellow Program + LiDAR Data Collection = Incredible Summer
Aug 9, 2022
4 firefighters amid smoke, fire, trees
Land Management
‘Service-First’ Interagency Hand Crew – Responding to Wildfires Since 2003
Jul 25, 2022
class watches man on video screen with what looks like metal jug
Our People
U.S. Fire Managers Teach Wildland Firefighting Courses in Madagascar
Jul 15, 2022
Aerial view of a beach with the sun setting in the background
Our People
Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a Wildland Firefighter Training Ground
Jun 24, 2022
Firefighters work to contain the Swan Lake Fire in Alaska in 2019.
Land Management
Swan Lake Fire: A Burn Severity Story
Jun 9, 2022
2 kids and adult play basketball on outside court
Our People
Firefighters at Buenos Aires Refuge Give Back to Local Kids
Jun 7, 2022
A field surrounded by longleaf pine trees at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Climate Change
A Florida wildlife refuge fights back against climate change
Jun 6, 2022
firefighters on edge of fire in field
Climate Change
Working Together
May 24, 2022
A close up of vegetation in a cranberry bog
Land Management
Controlled Burn at Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Apr 8, 2022
area of brownish shrubs with small fires, firefighters
Wildlife Management
Burning for Butterflies
Mar 11, 2022
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