This funding will be utilized to deliver 50 plus wildfire training course to state and rural fire departments to maintain operational readiness and improve initial attack capability, maintain…

The State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments has been awarded $389,215 under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region. The award, dated September 8, 2025, with a completion date of August 1, 2030, will fund critical wildfire management and operational readiness initiatives across Wyoming's state and rural fire departments. Primary deliverables include conducting 50 Plus Wildfire Training courses to enhance initial attack capability and maintain operational readiness of fire personnel, sustaining five Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Teams, and maintaining and improving radio communication equipment to ensure interagency operability. The funding will also support ongoing management of statewide fire billing and fire reporting systems infrastructure.

This award represents a continuation of Wyoming's substantial engagement with federal fire management assistance programs, supporting both immediate suppression capabilities and long-term operational infrastructure for non-federal lands and rural fire response. The five-year performance period aligns with standard program parameters under CFDA 10.698, which emphasizes technical and financial assistance to state forestry agencies for wildfire prevention, control, suppression, and mitigation activities on non-federal forest and rural lands.

This funding will be utilized to deliver 50 plus wildfire training course to state and rural fire departments to maintain operational readiness and improve initial attack capability, maintain operational readiness of five wyoming type 3 incident management teams, maintain and improve radio communication equipment including interagency operability and support costs of managing statewide fire billing and fire reporting systems.