Fire History Timeline - FLASH
Explore the past events that have shaped fire policy in the United States today. Flash version.

Fire History Timeline - Text Version
Text versions of each section found in the Flash version of the Fire Timeline.

Fireside Chats - Flash Presentations about Fire and Fire Management

Living with Fire and Smoke - FLASH
An interactive story about the effects of wildfire and smoke on communities, how fire managers are taking steps to minimize those effects and residents can also use FIREWISE practices to further minimize the effects of wildland fire.

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) - FLASH
An interactive presentation about how a landscape recovers after a fire, sometimes requiring the efforts of a team of specialists, known as a BAER Team.

Homestead National Monument of America - FLASH
An interactive story of maintaining the tallgrass prairie in Nebraska through prescribed fire.

Canaveral National Seashore - FLASH
Restoring the fire-dependent ecosystem at Canaveral National Seashore, Florida.

Voyageurs National Park - FLASH
The story of a wildland fire event that took place during summer 2004 - The Section 33 Fire.

Webrangers Activities

Fire Tools
Learn about the tools firefighters use and play a matching game!

Fire Story
Understanding how fires behave. What does the NPS do when there's a fire in a park?

MultiMedia Presentations from the Parks and Regions

Grand Canyon National Park - Canyon Sketches Vol 13 - Sept. 2009 - Four Grand Canyon National Park Lookout Towers have been listed on the National Historic Lookout Register
E-newsletter includes 1916 Silent movie of early fire fighting efforts and 1995 Roy Lemons interview on staffing the Signal Hill lookout in 1937.

Grand Canyon National Park - Ponderosa Pines: Living with Fire
How is the Ponderosa pine able to grow throughout the American West? Well, the secret to the tree's success is how well it has adapted to fire. Join Ranger Haley Bercot as she describes the unique ways in which the Ponderosa pine is able to protect itself from fire. (3:46)

Grand Teton National Park / Teton Science School - 4th Grade Fire Ecology- Where the Buffalo Roam: Episode 29
In this special edition of Where the Buffalo Roam 4th grade students from Gardiner Montana display their creative art work and new knowledge of fire ecology after a three-day outreach program.

Muir Woods National Monument - Fire in Muir Woods
The Johnson Fire at Muir Woods National Monument over Labor Day Weekend 2009 had the most potential for causing damage due to the rugged terrain on Mount Tamalpais where fire can be very difficult to control. A vivid account of this fire by a visitor who was there. (MP3, 4:15)

Yellowstone National Park - The Fires of '88
Learn about the impact the Fires of '88 had on the park and surrounding communities through an interactive fire map, archived video and timeline.

Yellowstone National Park - Wildland Fire Overview
Over the years wildfires have been viewed as catastrophes or as natural elements in a complex system. Learn more about wildand fires in Yellowstone in this short video. Written & Presented By: Park Ranger George Heinz. Uses Windows Media Player. (2:09)

Yosemite National Park - Restoring a Meadow
Local American Indians, park fire managers, and blackberry weeders team up to save a meadow in danger of losing its unique native plants. (7:00)

Yosemite National Park - Study the Scientist: A Fire Archeologist
Fire archeologist Jun Kinoshita came to Yosemite National Park in 2001. As part of his Yosemite duties, Kinoshita is the co-coordinator of the Resource Advisor Program, providing resource information--such as vulnerable plant or animal species, or cultural resources--before, during and after wildland fire incidents and prescribed burns. (3:40)