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Fire Management

Fire has been a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for thousands of years. Its presence is important for wildlife habitat, nutrient recycling, plant diversity, and overall landscape health. Fire managers at Grand Teton National Park seek to strike a balance between restoring and maintaining natural processes associated with fire, and protecting human life and property. MORE >>

Burning log

Fire News
Current news releases on fire incidents within the park

Timbered Island prescribed fire, October 2002
Fire News Archive
Fire news releases from 2002 and 2003
New Teton Interagency Helibase at the Jackson Hole Airport
Fire Stories
Highlights of fire management programs
Handcrews at work during the Blacktail Fire, August 2003

Fire Jobs
Available positions & application processes

Firefighters with drip torches during a prescribed fire
Prescribed Fire
Prescribed fire as a management tool
Interagency fire trucks at a training session

Interagency Fire Management
Interagency partnership profile

A member of the interagency fuels crew works on a mechanical fuels reduction project
2004 Project Summary
Summary of mechanical fuel treatments and prescribed fires
A helicopter drops water during fire suppression operations
Fire Policies
Policies guiding NPS fire management activities
Kelly School students measure wind speed
Fire Education & Information
Web links to fire education topics
Retardant drop during the Green Knoll Fire
www.tetonfires.com
Interagency fire news
Smokey Bear makes a guest appearance at the July 4th parade in Jackson
Fire Prevention
Tips to reduce human-caused fires in the park
National Interagency Fire Center
Current and archived wildland fire information
A handcrew at dusk
NPS Fire & Aviation Management
National Park Service fire information

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