Director's Fire Achievement Awards

The Director’s Fire Achievement Awards are the highest awards bestowed by the National Park Service for outstanding achievements in reducing risk, preventing fires, and effective wildland fire management.

The awards recognize significant achievements that advance the mission and contributes to fire safety and prevention within the structural fire and wildland fire programs. Award recipients are nominated by fellow National Park Service staff and selected by a panel from the Division of Fire and Aviation Management.

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Vision and Empowerment Award

The National Park Service Wildland Fire Program Vision and Empowerment Award, recognizes individuals associated with NPS Fire and Aviation which encourage and assist others in the accomplishment of personal and professional goals. Individuals with this ability often possess skills of vision and empowerment. It is individuals with these skills that the Vision and Empowerment Award is designed to honor.

Fire Prevention and Protection Award

The National Park Service Structural Fire Program Fire Prevention and Protection Award recognizes the achievements of an individual, team or group, and an external partner at the park, regional, or national level who has demonstrated a commitment to the prevention of structural fires throughout the previous year. This could be through the completion of a single project, such as overseeing the installation of smoke detectors or fire sprinklers, or promoting fire protection through an effective education or communication program.

Achievement in Fuels Management Award

The National Park Service Wildland Fire Program Achievement in Fuels Management Award recognizes a group or individual that has contributed to the National Park Service fuels program’s ability to effectively manage fuels in fire-adapted ecosystems which includes Wildfire Management, Adaptive Management, Adapted Human Communities, and Restoring and Maintaining Fire-adapted Ecosystems.