BLM announces the 2024 BLM Fire Employee Photo Contest winners

The highly anticipated winners of the 2024 BLM Fire Annual Employee Photo Contest have been determined. Thank you all for submitting so many fantastic pictures that have helped tell the story of fire year 2024. Another thank you goes to Chris Burger, BLM Idaho, and Blake Johnson, BLM Utah, for judging the submissions. After much debate, we have finally chosen our winners:

Overall Winner: Brenden Jasper, Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS)

Director's Pick: Rand Snyder, BLM Oregon/Washington (Selected by Grant Beebe, Assistant Director, BLM Fire and Aviation)

Here are the top photos in each category:

Aviation Winner: Beyla Richman, BLM Utah

Crews Winner: Joe Ritz, NWCG

Dispatch Winner: Amy Lancaster, BLM Montana/Dakotas

Engine Winner: Sean Riesenberg, BLM Wyoming  

Equipment Winner: Ryan White, BLM Montana/Dakotas

ESR and BAER Winner: Lisa Foster, BLM Oregon/Washington

Faces of Fire Winner: Joe Ritz, NWCG 

Fire Camp Winner: Robert Messick, BLM Oregon/Washington

Fire Investigation Winner: Court Gossard, BLM Idaho

Fire Personnel Winner: Isaiah Sanchez, BLM California

Fire Prevention & Education Winner: Sarah McNeil, BLM Nevada

Fuels Management and Prescribed Fire Winner: Scott Nilson, BLM Colorado

Partnerships Winner: Angel Avila, BLM California

Smokejumper Winner: Brian Cresto, BLM Wyoming

The Land We Protect Winner: Jonathan Bell, BLM Nevada

Video Clip Winner: Rand Snyder, BLM Oregon/Washington

View the Flickr album of all the submissions here.

These photos will be on display in the BLM Fire director's suite at NIFC, featured on @BLMFire social media (Facebook, X, and Instagram), the NIFC.gov website, and future publications. The photos are also part of our ongoing #12DaysofEmployeePhotography on social media, starting Dec. 12th through Dec. 24th. Thank you again for participating!  

Photos and video are welcome at any time to highlight work from the field, partnerships, volunteers, and our public lands. Please share them via: https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/submit-media-form.  

Stay tuned for the 2025 BLM Fire Employee Photo Contest starting next spring!​ 

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