Los Padres National Forest 2024 Fire School

What you are seeing are Los Padres National Forest wildland firefighters engaging in live fire training at their 2024 Fire School. The intent of this training is to provide valuable on-the-job training for both firefighters and incident support personnel. Fire school provides opportunities for Los Padres employees from across the Forest to come together and prepare for the fire season as well as to apply prescribed fire in needed areas to reduce wildfire risk. The training is designed to mirror a Type 3 prescribed fire or wildland fire incident, with personnel fulfilling roles in Command and General Staff, Operations, Planning, Finance, and Logistics.