Deferred Resignation Program participants: Guidance for supporting wildfire response

By the Forest Service
The US Department of Agriculture
June 6, 2025
Category: Forestry
Region: United States

In support of USDA’s top priority of wildfire preparedness and response, Forest Service employees in the Deferred Resignation Program who have incident qualification cards (also called red cards) now have the opportunity to support fire response. Employees interested in this opportunity must follow established guidance to reactivate access to report time worked on fire assignments and submit travel documents. The Washington Office is reactivating Forest Service DRP participants who have red cards in the Incident Resource Ordering Capability system so they can self-status their availability for fire assignments. These DRP employees will be available in the ordering system the same as any other resource and must be self-sufficient.

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