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Posts Tagged "National Interagency Fire Center"

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Posts tagged "National Interagency Fire Center"

NIFC Preparedness Drops To Level 2

The National Interagency Fire Center decreased the National Preparedness Level from a level 3 to a level 2. According to the NIFC website, this decrease signifies that the majority of large fires are contained and initial attack resources are available again. […]

With Wildfires On The Wane, Forest Service Ends MAFFS Activation … For Now

A C-130 MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) drops retardant on the Mountain Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest, Calif., in July. (U.S. Forest Service photo) BOISE, Idaho // Sept. 5, 2013 — From A U.S. Northern Command News […]

Help! Forest Service May Call on Military, Foreign Countries

A crew makes their way toward the line on the Alum Fire, which has burned more than 7,000 acres in Yellowstone National Park. (Photo via Inciweb) There are 49 large, uncontained fires in the U.S. The national preparedness level is […]

GAO Report Critical of U.S. Forest Service Aviation Strategy

A portable water tank is set up to fill the tank on the U.S. Forest Service’s Twin Otter aircraft, which was used in July at the Papoose Fire in the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho. (USDA photo by Casey Teske) […]

Nearly 2,500 Firefighters Battling Douglas Complex Fire

The Douglas Complex of fires — which began on July 26 after lightning strikes — is just 15 percent contained. (Oregon Department of Forestry photo by Martin Vetter) Hot, dry conditions are fueling the Douglas Complex fire in southwest Oregon, […]

Where Are the Air Tankers?

A MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130E makes a fire retardant drop on the Simi Fire in Southern California in 2003. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt Dennis W. Goff) Where are the air tankers? […]

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