Fire Education Outreach: Fire Education Program Outreach promotes understanding of fire and its role in forest ecology - from forest renewal to a virtual experience of the ferocity of a real forest fire. The units of this program are available for appearances at public events.

Mobile Wildfire Education Exhibit: Volunteers reach people with important wildfire prevention and forest ecosystem messages, primarily that fire has an important role in nature and the ongoing health of the forest. The trailer creates a virtual experience of wildland fire for visitors and also offers a variety of forest ecosystem exhibits. To find out more information on our trailer or to request for an event click here or call (909) 382-2600 x4070.

Model T: Forest Service heritage, expressed through an actual USFS 1924 Model T Forest Patrol unit creates an opportunity for volunteers to interpret the history of the Forest Service. The Model T travels with the Mobile Wildfire Education Exhibit, or by itself as a display or in parades.

Smokey Bear: Volunteers provide the public the opportunity to meet with Smokey Bear and share fire prevention messages at fairs, parades, schools and other events.

EnviroFire: Volunteers walk children and young adults through a tabletop exercise that explores the effect of fire and forest health on our watershed.

Although the Fire Education Outreach is based in the San Bernardino National Forest, its range is virtually unlimited. Volunteers travel all around Southern California to fairs and festivals. They may also have opportunities to travel throughout the state to carry the fire education message in mobile displays.

Incident Response Division
These volunteers teach citizens about wildland fire and fire suppression activities during actual incidents. Volunteers supplement forest resources to disseminate information before and during prescribed burns and when a major incident occurs. While primarily trained to assist the Forest Service, these volunteers are ready to assist any fire suppression or emergency response agency in need of trained emergency volunteers. There are three teams currently qualified and ready to respond.

Information Services
During a major incident these volunteers work under the guidance of the Forest Service, staffing public information phone centers, roadside information kiosks and escort media personnel covering fires, among other duties.

Air Tanker Base
Volunteers staff the Information/Viewing Area at the Air Tanker Base in San Bernardino (or elsewhere, if called), providing informal interpretive talks about ground operations, the different types of aircraft, fire retardant, and other aspects of using aircraft to fight wildland fires.

Logistics
Volunteers provide additional logistics support for major incidents. Volunteers will work with the San Bernardino National Forest Logistics Team to support all levels of fire suppression. Volunteers perform a wide range of activities, from tidying the warehouse to assisting at fire camps to loading trucks to delivering dinners and water to firefighters out on the line, to picking up the trash afterwards.