Fire and Aviation
San Bernardino National Forest Fire &
Aviation Management
The
San Bernardino National Forest is historically one of the most
wildfire prone forests in the country. The area’s arid climate,
highly flammable vegetation, steep slopes, and seasonal “Santa Ana”
winds can enhance fires sparked by lightning, careless behavior,
accidents, or the deliberate actions of humans.
Year round we work to reduce the risks severe wildfires pose to
people, communities, firefighter safety and the environment through
programs aimed at prevention, preparedness and fuels reduction. Our
firefighting staff is one of the largest federal firefighting forces
in the country and we value our strong partnerships with our local,
state, and federal fire partners.
Our combined efforts are important to the long-term health of the
land with its unique biological and water resources. We encourage
all citizens to better understand this precious natural environment
and how to protect it and keep ourselves safe.
The world of fire suppression is changing. Fire seasons are longer
and fire behavior often more extreme. The primary reasons for these
changes are weather (climate change), wood (abundance of fuels) and
the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) (structures and communities
adjacent and within the forest boundary).
Fire Restrictions
Wood and Charcoal fires are ONLY permitted in designated fire rings at developed sites.
Recreational Shooting is limited to designated sites, and locations.
Spark Arresters are required for any vehicle operated off state or county highways or designated forest roads.
Personal Fireworks are always prohibited on the San Bernardino National Forest.
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Looking to start your career with the US Forest Service?
The US Forest Service continuously recruits for entry level
fire positions throughout the agency. These are
temporary positions with varying work schedules and may include
weekend work. Typical duties: include serving on crews performing
duties in wildland fire prevention and suppression.
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Fire Information
InciWeb is an interagency wildland fire incident information management system. The system was developed with two primary
missions: The first was to provide a standardized reporting tool for the Public Affairs community during the course of wildland fire
incidents. The second was to provide the public a single source of information related to active wildland fire information.
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Forest Service Honor Guard
The San Bernardino National Forest hosts the US Forest Service Honor Guard, serving the entire National Forest System. The Honor
Guard represents the professionalism, dignity and honor of the US Forest Service. Typical Honor Guard events are Fire Prevention
events, parades, award presentation ceremonies, and memorials.
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Volunteer Fire Lookouts
Majestic views, solitude, quiet, heroic vigilance—the seven fire lookouts of the San Bernardino National Forest capture a romantic
part of California’s past. Today, through the help of the National Forest Association, the lookouts once again serve the forest.
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MAST - Mountain Area Safety Taskforce
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce
(MAST) is a coalition of local, state and federal government
agencies, private companies and volunteer organizations in San
Bernardino and Riverside counties working together to help prevent
catastrophic wildfires.
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BAER - Burned Area Emergency Response
While many wildfires cause little damage to the land and pose few
threats to fish, wildlife and people downstream, some fires create
situations that require special efforts to prevent further
catastrophic damage after the fire. The BAER program addresses
these situations with the goal of protecting life, property, water
quality, and deteriorated ecosystems from further damage after the
fire is out.
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Fire Safe Councils
These are community organizations formed to assist residents of the community by making their homes, neighborhoods, and communities fire safe. Fire Safe Councils enlist community participation in wildfire prevention and offer a range of education tools to raise awareness of the need to prepare for wildfire.
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Federal Interagency
Communications Center
The Federal Interagency Communications Center provides 24 hour
dispatching for Fire, Law Enforcement, Recreation, Resources, and
administrative capacities for the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land
Management, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The area served by FICC covers approximately 30 Million Acres in
five separate counties. Reaching to the Arizona, Nevada And Mexican
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