NPS Fire Management Program
Fire Program Education Public and Media Career Development Employment
photo: Fire at Noatak National Preserve in Alaska.
""

Shortcuts.
Policy:  Reference Manual #18

Obtaining a Job in Wildland Firefighting (pdf)

Job Search

Fire Monitoring Handbook

Programs
  Aviation
  Structural Fire
  Wildland Fire

Education

Public and Media
   Fire News
  Site Bulletins to Print

Career Development

Employment

Park Fire Websites

Park Contact Information
""
Fire and the Parks
""
Fireside Chats
Interactive Flash presentations
View Flash presentations:
  • Living with Fire and Smoke
  • Prescribed Fire
  • Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
  • Homestead National Monmument of America
  • Canaveral National Seashore
  • Voyageurs National Park
    • more
    Fire Publications to Print on Demand
    Print quality publications to convey the message of fire and issues relating to fire management.
    more
    Photo Galleries
    A variety of National Park Service fire images from Acadia to Zion.
    View photo galleries of recent photo contests, engines, regeneration, fire in the night and more!
    more

    Fire History Timeline
    What events shaped today's fire management program?
    Learn the events of our past that have shaped the present (FLASH).
    more

    Map of drought index in the United States
    View Drought Index
    News Home
    About the Fire Program
    Contact Us
    Search NPS Fire
    Structural firefighter during training.
    ""

    07.10.2009
    ZION NATIONAL PARK, UT
     Horse Fire
    The Horse Fire is located approximately 1 ½ miles southeast of Lava Point, along the West Rim Trail...
    more

    07.09.2009
    WRANGELL - ST ELIAS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE, AK
     Chakina Fire - ref#362, EON8
    Lightning and warm weather resulted in the 150 acre Chakina wildfire 13.5 miles southwest of McCarthy on July 2, 2009...
    more

    07.09.2009
    BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, NM
     San Miguel Wildland Fire
    The San Miguel Fire is a lightning caused wildland fire which is being managed for resource benefit...
    more

    07.08.2009
    DENALI NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE, AK
     Bear Creek - ref #285, EZB1
    A fire north of the park, fueled by winds and plenty of tundra and black spruce, burned into the par..
    more

    07.07.2009
    YUKON - CHARLEY RIVERS NATIONAL PRESERVE, AK
     Nation Fire - ref# 367, E0SV
    This lightning caused fire started on July 4, 2009 in an 1999 burn .25 miles above the Yukon River. A structure is 2 miles up river from the river...
    more

    utility links
    Home page. National Park Service Fire ResourcesInformation TechnologyNational Interagency Fire CenterPrivacy PolicyDisclaimer USA.govInsideNPS Fire