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About the Emissions and Smoke Portal

The Emissions and Smoke Portal brings together information, documents, websites, and training materials on smoke management and air quality. The information provided here reflects the efforts of the NWCG Smoke Committee to provide interagency leadership, coordination, and integration of air resources and fire management objectives to support overall land management goals. It also reflects efforts of the University of Idaho to provide the best available science and information for land management professionals to apply in their work. The main topic areas covered here include:

  • Education
  • Management
  • Regulation
  • Research
  • NWCG Smoke Committee

The emissions and smoke portal brings together information for land managers who must address smoke. The portal is a joint collaboration between the NWCG Smoke Committee and University of Idaho. Additional information sources include: 

Wildland Fire Smoke Contacts

Wildland Fire Smoke Contacts Map - Use the map interface above to view federal, state, tribe, and local smoke management contacts by state. This resource is also available from the Management menu.

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Check out current job opportunities with the USDA Forest Service.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Jobs Portal provides information about the types of positions BLM Fire has to offer, helpful hints for applying, contact information for local BLM fire managers and links to USAJOBS for current vacancies.

The Klamath Tribes is hiring multiple fire positions:

  • Deputy Wildland Fire Program Manager    
  • Cultural Burning Specialist
  • Engine Captain
  • Assistant Engine Captain
  • Wildland Fire Crew Leader
  • Assistant Wildland Fire Crew Leader

All positions are open until filled.

This position will facilitate collaboration among landowners, agencies, scientists, and politicians in developing actionable plans and implementing place-based fire adaptation strategies among diverse human populations in Idaho. The position is a joint partnership between the University of Idaho (UI) College of Natural Resources and the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL). The unique nature of UI partnership with IDL will allow the successful candidate to explore opportunities and challenges surrounding fire adaptation in their duty region, help advance collaborative strategies or foci surrounding fire adaptation among various human populations and help advance IDL initiatives to increase pre- and post-wildfire management capacity.

This position is open until filled.