Bureau of Land Management

[Aaronw]

The United States Bureau of Land Management has the largest firefighting organization of the 4 Department of Interior land management agencies (the US Forest Service is the largest but is part of the Dept of Agriculture). The BLM was established in 1946 to replace the General Land Office. It is responsible for the management of 264 million acres of land, the largest area covered by a land management agency in the US. Unlike the USFS and NPS that manage land selected for its scenic and/or economic value, the BLM primarily manages land in the west that wasn't claimed during the homesteading period of US history.



BLM California Desert District (Southern California) DOI Model 14, 500 gpm pto, 500 gallon tank, crew 5



The BLM in California have a history of using apparatus designed by the California Department of Forestry. The Department of Interior spec Model 14 (4x4) / Model 15 (2wd) was based on the CDF Model 14/15 with modifications made to suit the BLM (primarily more compartment space). This design was started by the BLM but has become a standard type 3 engine design for the DOI agencies in California (BLM, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish & Wildlife).



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BLM Bakersfield District CDF Model 14 500 gpm pto, 500 gallon tank



This is shows the low compartments used on the original California Department of Forestry Model 14. The captain did not know why the BLM chose to give him an engine with small compartments instead of the usual DOI spec version.



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BLM Great Basin Spec engine, Frieghtliner / S&S 85gpm aux pump, 750 gallon tank, crew 3



This is a common BLM type 4 engine used throughout the US Great Basin (Nevada, Southern Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and North Western Utah).



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BLM Twin Falls Idaho district, GB spec, IH/S&S 85gpm aux pump, 750 gallon tank, crew 3



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BLM Bakersfield Chimney peak engine. S&S built type 6 engine 85 gpm aux pump, 200 gallon tank, crew 3.



Unlike the USFS which has gone to an all type 3 engine fleet in California most of the DOI agencies in California still maintain a mixed fleet of Type 3 and type 6 engines.



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BLM Twin Falls Idaho Great basin spec FL / S&S 85 gpm aux pump, 750 gallon tank



The BLM was a very good customer of S&S until they went out of business in 2009.



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[Aaronw]

BLM Idaho Falls district great basin spec. This is an older engine, I wasn't able to find a builders mark. 85 gpm aux pump, 750 gallon tank.



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Same engine from behind



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BLM Bakersfield District D6 dozer. This unit is stationed in Kernville California.



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BLM Bakersfield District, dozer tender. This is the support truck for the dozer above.



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[hank]

Good photos!



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Engine 3636.

[Aaronw]

Kern Valley Hotshots buggy (Bakersfield District)



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Kern Valley Hotshots Superintendant's truck



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Moab Helitack



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Bakersfield District Division Chief Expedition



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California Desert District water tender (2500 gallons)



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Bakersfield District water tender 500 gpm pto, 3500 gallon tank, Kernville station



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[Aaronw]

Idaho Falls BLM / USFS interagency engine 7-1



S&S / Ford type 6, 200 gallon tank, 85 gpm aux pump



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