YAKAMA NATION
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Yakama Nation Fire Management would like to welcome you to our website. This site is a tool for both our staff and the public. We encourage you to use it to learn about our program and the services we provide.

 

Our Mission is to protect lives, property, and resources while restoring and maintaining healthy ecosystems through cost-effective fire management.

 

CURRENT NEWS

 

Bumping Up The Line

Honoring Granite Mountain Hot Shots

19 Big Brothers are looking out for us now.

Never Forgotten and Always in our Hearts.




 

 

 

ATTENTION - To anybody that needs to update their wildland fire incident qualification and certifications.

 

 

 

 

 

Friendly reminder 2025 burn permits need to be renewed in person.

If you are want to burn on the weekend call our office on Friday due to we are closed on the weekends for now.


 

Annual Fireline Safety Refresher dates as follows:

April 18, 2025

May 2, 2025

 

Work Capacity Test (Pack Test) dates as follows:

April 11, 2025

April 25, 2025

June 16, 2025

 

Basic Fire Fighter Training Class is set for June 9-13, 2025.


Please contact Brian Howell (509) 865-6653 Ext. 4225 if you have any questions about the above information. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make Sure You Call before Burning. No Burning on Windy Days.

You will be required to have a burn permit, how to obtain permit?

  1. Come to Fire Management 1022 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA.
  2. Call before burning 509-865-6653, give us your permit number, let us know what time you will be burning, and where.
  3. No Burning on Windy days or after sunset.

Burn Ban

Check www.epa.gov any burn ban on the reservation or call (509)865-6653.

Weather

Check www.wrh.noaa.gov for weather on the reservation. Click on the area you live in and you will receive information for the day/night and following weather.

For Fire Weather Forecast click on the Fire Weather tab and click on Fire Zones 675 and 681 or call (509)865-6653.

National Interagency Fire Center

For National current fire news check gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc

Industrial Fire Precautions

For fire precaution levels on the Yakama Reservation, Zones 675 and 680 check http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ifpl

Safety Management Information System

File a Claim www.smis.doi.gov

Forms

Employee Wildland and RX Fire Experience.pdf

News

National Interagency Fire Center News

Protecting Yakama Community Flyer

Protecting Yakama Community Application