Wildland Fire Program - U.S. National Park Service
The National Park Service manages wildland fire to protect the public, communities, and infrastructure, and to restore and maintain ecological health.
Fire (U.S. National Park Service)
Oct 8, 2024 · The national parks have the potential to deal with both structural fire and wildland fire within park boundaries. Structural fire and wildland fire are unique programs, requiring different expertise. On this site, learn more about fire in your national parks.
Wildfire Causes and Evaluations - U.S. National Park Service
Mar 8, 2022 · Wildfire investigators seek to understand the cause so agencies can prepare and implement prevention strategies. By understanding wildfire, managers can better plan for potential desirable and undesirable effects of wildfires.
Wildfires, Prescribed Fires, and Fuels - National Park Service
Jan 12, 2022 · A prescribed fire is a planned fire intentionally ignited by park managers to meet management objectives. A wildfire is an unplanned fire caused by lightning or other natural causes, by accidental (or arson-caused) human ignitions, or by an escaped prescribed fire.
NIFC Maps - National Interagency Fire Center
Real-time wildland fire situational information including fire perimeters, weather, and fire detections can be found on the Enterprise GeoSpatial Portal (EGP) map. The National Interagency Fire Center provides current information about wildland fires.
Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness - Fire (U.S. National Park Service)
Jul 3, 2024 · Explore the links below to find out how the National Park Service's Wildland Fire Program helps protect homes and communities and how you can help too! Wildland fire management is inherently risky, so planning and preparation are …
Why the National Park Service - Fire (U.S. National Park Service…
May 22, 2024 · The National Park Service Wildland Fire Management Program’s mission is to manage wildland fire to protect the public, park communities, and infrastructure, conserve natural and cultural resources, and maintain and restore natural ecosystem processes.
As Wildfires Grow, the National Park Service Increases Efforts to ...
As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, more natural and cultural resources are at risk. Resource advisors help firefighting personnel protect them. The National Park Service’s online course trained hundreds of resource advisors this year, and it …
Wildland Fire Risk Assessments
The NPS has an existing enterprise spatial database storing authoritative, readily accessible wildfire risk assessment data which can be used to make informed wildland fire management decisions, including how the agency can reduce risk to NPS structures using fuels treatments.
Wildland Fire - Acadia National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Today, the National Park Service Wildland Fire Program has changed the way we view wildland fire. Fire has become an important part of how we manage the landscape at Acadia. Acadia National Park's Fire Boss carefully observes a prescribed fire at Jordan Pond House.