The fire and fuels management program works to protect ecosystems and communities by restoring fire's natural role in the environment and by reducing hazardous fuels.

Be aware that fire and/or smoke may be present in the parks at any time. Click on "Current Fire Information" (to the right) for details.

**Are you interested in working in fire management? Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have one of the most complex programs in the nation that uses suppression, prescription fire, and managing fire when safe and viable to achieve ecological objectives. Click below to see positions available for fire management in the parks and how to apply. **

Hotshot Wildland Firefighter (Arrowhead Hotshots)

Wildland Firefighter (includes fuels crew, engine crew, helitack crew, dispatch, fire cache, and prevention/education positions)

Lead Forestry Technician (Fire Use)

Forestry Technician (Fire Use) 

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The Fire Place:  a mobile learning center

Tips about Smoke

Fire & Fuels Management Plan