Prescott National Forest

Fire and Aviation

Wildland Fire Job Fair!

Saturday, January 30, 2010
Prescott Fire Center
2400 Melville Drive
Prescott, AZ 86301

Are you interested in an unique job experience?
Do you enjoy being outdoors?
Are you physically fit and do you like to work hard?

Wildland Firefighting may be a job for you!

Representatives from the fire programs (Hotshots, Helitack, Fuels Crew, Engines and the Fire Cache) will be available to answer your questions at the job fair. Come meet fire personnel of the Prescott National Forest and ask them questions you have about employment as a wildland firefighter. Applications for employment with the Forest Service are submitted though AVUE CENTRAL (www.avuecentral.com), a web based application process. Computers and assistance will be available for working through the application and AVUE process.

Wildland Fire

The Prescott National Forest is committed to providing progressive and professional direction in the management of Wildland Fires. The forest averages approximately 95 fires annually, a little more than half of those are attributed to lightning. The Prescott is currently updating its Fire Management Plans forest wide and, upon completion of these plans, fire under the right conditions will be allowed to play its natural role in the ecosystem. (MORE)

Prescribed Fire

Prescribed burning is one of the most effective tools for restoring healthy ecosystems and meeting desired resource outcomes. It is also the most cost-effective method. (MORE)

Wildland Urban Interface

The Prescott National Forest is actively involved with the Prescott Area Wildland Urban Interface Commission, which is known nationally for its progressive actions in mitigating many of the problems that are caused by America's encroachment into forested areas.

Prescott Helitack

Prescott Helitack is a 10-person wildland firefighting heli-rappel crew based on the Prescott National Forest in Central Arizona. (MORE)

Prescott Hotshots

Since 1973 when the crew first received Type I status it has gone through many changes with equipment, technology, and training, however the overall job of a Hotshot has not changed. The Prescott Hotshots still remains as an elite, professional, and outstanding crew of Wildland Firefighters. (MORE)

Fire Training 2010

• List of upcoming Fire Training for 2010 (67 KB PDF)

Glossary

• Wildland Fire Terminology (726 KB PDF)

National
Interagency
Fire Center

Located in Boise, Idaho, NIFC is the nationwide clearinghouse for information on current wildland fire status and national situation reports.