Pennsylvania Forest Fire Warden

We Need Your Help!
Have you ever imagined yourself as a
wildland reghter?
Would you like to be the go-to person when
wildres or wildre issues arise in your area?
For More Information:
For more information, please contact your
local forest district ofce.
Pennsylvania
Forest Fire Warden
A listing is available at:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/
Would you like to be able to help recruit and
train wildland reghters for your area?
Would you like to be part of a wildland
reghter crew traveling to aid in reghting
efforts nationwide?
Forest Districts in Pennsylvania
If you answered YES to any of the above
questions, keep on reading!
In each of Pennsylvania’s 20 forest districts,
the District Forest Fire Warden determines
the need and supervises the work of local
Forest Fire Wardens.
The District Forest Fire Warden can assist
interested individuals in obtaining the
training and experience necessary to become
a local Forest Fire Warden or crew member.
Protecting Pennsylvania’s forests
for over 100 years
A Strong History...
A Bright Future
Spurred by rampant wildres following
unregulated logging in the late 1800’s and
early 1900’s, visionary leaders like Gifford
Pinchot and Joseph Rothrock lobbied for
laws to protect our streams and forests.
Forest re Wardens perform the following
duties under the direction of a District Forest
Fire Warden:
Detecting, extinguishing, reporting and
investigating wildres.
Assembling, leading, and training a crew of
wildland reghters.
Promoting wildre prevention and
conducting re prevention programs.
Attending and assisting with training as
needed.
Performing wildre patrol or lookout duties
during periods of high re danger.
These efforts led to the creation of a
system of volunteer Forest Fire Wardens in
Pennsylvania in 1915.
Wildre Prevention
One of the essential functions of a Forest
Fire Warden is to educate the public
concerning the benets of wildre
prevention.
Pennsylvania Forest Fire Wardens conduct
over a thousand re prevention programs
annually, reaching over one million
citizens.
These programs are a vital part of our
wildre prevention efforts and can make a
big difference in the protection of life,
property and natural resources from
damage by wildre.
Gifford Pinchot
A Forest Fire Warden and crew keeping watch
on a wildre
Joseph Rothrock
Smokey Bear often partners with local
Forest Fire Wardens