AD Website Update in Progress for 2026. Please email FB if you run into any issues! Thank you for your patience
It is the AD applicant's responsibility to monitor the AD website on a regular basis. The purpose of the Critical Due Dates/Announcement page is to ensure AD applicants receive all important information. If an AD applicant misses a deadline, they will be disqualified for the fire season.
There will be no exceptions.
Announcements & Critical Due Dates
8/3/26
Fire Business is currently working two local incidents and does not have the capacity to provide updates on AD Time and Travel submissions.
Complete/accurate submissions will be processed in the order they were received. Fire Business will send an email if your submission was incomplete/inaccurate and we will move on to other submissions until a revision is uploaded to the AD website. Refer to the SR AD SOP for more information.
Potential Payment Delay emails were sent on 7/16/26 and 8/3/26. Please refer to them for situational awareness. If you have questions or concerns, please email Fire Business. Please do not call or text.
7/30/26
Q & A Training Sessions have been discontinued for the remainder of the year due to fire activity. If you require assistance/individual training session please email Fire Business and we will set up an appointment.
6/5/2026:
Unit 10 will be switching from the legacy agencies (BLM, FWS, and NPS) having their own duty officers to one duty officer for Wildland Fire Service (WFS). Please see the attached map for the Great Basin unit boundaries.
The WFS Duty Officer will cover the following agencies: National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, US Air Force Nevada Test and Training Range, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Wetland Park. Please continue to contact the WFS Duty Officer just like you would with the legacy duty officers.
The Great Basin Unit 10 Duty Officer can be reached at (702) 515-5115
6/4/2026:
DOI AD/Casual Hires hired or mobilized in support of wildland fire can use the March 25, 2026, U.S. Wildland Fire Service Travel Pre-Approval for Actual Expenses for Fire/All-Hazard Incident Response Memo when the circumstances in the memo apply.
A separate approval or TEA memo is not required for actual lodging expenses up to 300%of the applicable GSA per diem rate when standard lodging is not available.
Please include the signed memo when you submit your Travel (if applicable).
In the off chance that your lodging is over the 300%, you will need to follow the process outlined in the 2026 AD SOP
5/4/2026:
4/30/2026:
Las Vegas Helitack is coordinating an S-270/S-271 course that will take place at Red Rock Fire Station June 1st-5th.
If you are interested, please see the AD Requirements and Training Page for more information.
The AD Standard Operating Procedures is your go-to for information
Take the time to review it before contacting Fire Business
If you run into any issues with the website or have questions, please contact
Fire Business at blm_nv_snd_firebusiness@blm.gov
Business Hours: Monday-Friday 8-4:30 pm.
Do not call outside of business hours, weekends, and holidays.
If it is an emergency, please contact the Duty Officer.