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Due to an increase in retirements and fewer
Forest Service personnel Based on the recommendations from the OIG audit, a Firefighter Workforce and Succession Planning Team was designated to take on this important effort. This web-page will keep all abreast of the work that is being done, as well as the findings from research.
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volunteering
for fire-related assignments, the Office of the Inspector General
(OIG), through an OIG audit, evaluated whether the Forest Service
had adequately planned for the timely replacement of its critical
fire management personnel. Like most federal agencies, the Forest
Service faces a significant number of retirements over the next
5-10 years. Many of its fire management positions require several
years of formal and on-the-job training in order to become certified
for firefighting duties. The audit assessed the Forest Service’s
plans for recruiting, training, developing, and retaining those
personnel who fill these critical fire management positions. The
audit also identified barriers affecting the Forest Service’s
ability to develop and mobilize the fire management staff needed
to fulfill its firefighting mission.
