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Rocky Mountain Region

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Find a Forest (NF)
or Grassland (NG)

U.S. Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Region
740 Simms St
Golden, CO 80401
303-275-5350

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303-275-5367

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Fire

Fire Hire
Firefighters, scientists, resource and business managers, computer and communications technicians–fire jobs are as diverse as the Forest Service itself!
We hire seasonal and permanent fire fighters. Look for job series #0462, which includes most fire-related jobs, when searching USAJobs and other listings.
Contractors do some fire fighting and restoration work.

 

Fire Restrictions
Are you going hiking, hunting, or taking a short ride in the mountains? Fire restrictions might be in effect on federal lands, so use caution.
Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center
Colorado
South Dakota
Wyoming

 

Fire Prevention
Campers and other public land users need to follow basic campfire care.

 

Fire Suppression
Follow the links below to find out about our firefighting program and forces, including interagency hotshot crews in the Rocky Mountain area.
Fire Terminology
Hotshot Crews
Pike Interagency Hotshot Crew
Roosevelt Interagency Hotshot Crew
San Juan Interagency Hotshot Crew
Tatanka Interagency Hotshot Crew

 

National Fire Plan
The region has expanded fire assessment, suppression, and prevention programs to carry out the National Fire Plan. US Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Doctrine

 

Protecting Your Home
Find information on home protection, safe debris burning, the FireWise program, and more.
Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership
Living with Fire: Protecting Communities and Restoring Forests
Rocky Mountain Wildland Fire Information

 

Rocky Mountain Research Station Fire-related Publications
This report describes the kinds, quality, amount, and gaps of scientific knowledge for making informed decisions on fuel treatments used to modify wildfire behavior and effects in dry forests of the interior Western United States: Science Basis for changing forest structure to modify wildfire behavior and severity.
This publication includes presentation material, discussion points, alternatives, and planning efforts to explore cooperative efforts and options. Managing the unexpected in prescribed fire and fire use operations: a workshop on the High Reliability Organization.

 

U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region
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Last modified July 03, 2008

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