For Employees

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Are you a USDA Forest Service Employee? Find quick access to common employee resources.

We believe in taking good care of the land, our employees and communities. All employees are critical to our mission and we cannot implement our programs and priorities without them. This page was created for employees by employees as a way to ensure common employee resources are as accessible as possible.

Pacific Northwest Region makes sustained investment into agency culture

View more about our Region's This is Who We Are Ambassadors.

New Employee Orientation

View 2024 new employee orientation information.

Regional Forester Updates:

Update on Malheur Prescribed Fire Inciden t, February 21, 2024

Regional Forester's 2023 Honor Awards

View nominees and recipients of the Regional Forester's 2023 Honor Awards.

Understanding Reasonable Accommodation

The Forest Service is committed to ensuring that all employees have equitable access to the tools they need to successfully do their jobs. .

Learn more about Reasonable Accommodation

Employee Care and Recovery Resources

Fire and Aviation Management and Operation (SharePoint Site, FS network access or a VPN connection is required)
Operation Care & Recovery - Supporting employees and communities in care and recovery from the all-hazard events, including fires, hurricanes, pandemic, and other natural disasters. Find resources you can use right away.
Critical Incident Stress Management Employee Support Resources (.pdf)
2020 Wildfire Recovery Information - Locate available state emergency services & wildfire recovery updates.

Employee Assistance Program

Personal and family problems can diminish your health, your happiness and your ability to be at your best for yourself and your family. With the help of your EAP, provided by Federal Occupational Health, you can resolve these problems and become happier, healthier and even more effective at home and at work.

For employees in pay status:

We welcome Espyr (EAP Consultants) to the Region. Employees interested in obtaining EAP services via Espr should call: 1 (800) 869-0276. A passcode is required to access this service. Please contact your supervisor or Health & Safety Manager if you do not have the passcode. Employee Assistance Program Videos (Box folder).

Available service for employees who are NOT currently in pay status:

The U.S. Forest Service is now offering an EAP resource to those employees not in pay status. PSE’s and 1039’s who want EAP support can now contact Federal Occupational Health by calling 1-800-222-0364 (TTY 1-888-262-7848) or at www.foh4you.com, USFSWOMETRO.

Civil Rights & Anti-Harassment

At USDA, harassment based upon an individual's sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, or any other legally protected characteristics will not be tolerated. This policy ensures employees, contractors, volunteers, partners, and others performing work on behalf of USDA have a work environment free from harassment. All employees, including supervisors and other managerial personnel are expected and required to abide by this policy. Read the Anti-Harassment Policy Statement,

Civil Rights Statement (intranet)

Monica Rainge, USDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, message:

Standing Together Against Harassment

The objective of the Anti-Harassment Program is to create a work environment for everyone that is safe, rewarding, respectful and free from harassment. To achieve this objective, every employee must be held accountable for their own actions in the workplace. Leaders must set the example and take all necessary actions to prevent all forms of harassment.

The Forest Service Harassment Reporting Center is available to all employees, supervisors, contractors and anyone who does business with the Forest Service to report harassment against FS employees or its contractors. The Harassment Reporting Center supports the enhanced Anti-Harassment Policy and Program by providing a single, dedicated channel to report harassment or bullying allegations.

The Harassment Reporting Center is available 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern. If you have experienced, witnessed or received a report of harassment as a supervisor, you should call the toll-free number (844) 815-8943 to report the allegation.

The Harassment Reporting Center is operated by an external contractor. Reporting Center representatives are skilled, highly-trained, non-Forest Service employees. They understand the processing and routing of all harassment reports.

Office of Inspector General Hotline

What should you report? Report violations of laws and regulations relating to USDA Forest Service Programs. If you witness or have knowledge of any of the following: