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Coordination and cooperation in wildland fire management.

Current National Statistics
4 Total
New Large Fires
4 Incidents
Large Fires Being Suppressed
68,558 Acres
Burned in Large Fires
Last Updated:

* Source for statistics is the Incident Management Situation Report published by the National Interagency Coordination Center

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We're following along on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fire's incredible 2024 photography contest winners that showcase the views wildland firefighters and support personnel see on the job. Just take a look at this winner for the ... "NIGHT" category!
Tell your friends and mark your calendars! We are thrilled to host the 2nd Annual Fireline 5k on May 18, 2025, with our partners - Boise Fire Department, Idaho Department of Lands, Wildland Firefighter Foundation, and Fleet Feet ... Meridian. This event is part of the countdown to National Wildland Firefighter Day (NWFFD). It recognizes the dedication of wildland firefighters, including federal, state, local, Tribal, military, rural, contract, and support personnel who are the backbone of the wildland fire community. Come one, come all, to run, jog, or walk! 👟Registration is LIVE and FREE! https://runsignup.com/Race/ID/Boise/Fireline5K 🔥Learn more about NWFFD: www.nifc.gov/nwffd
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This Black History Month, learn more about Bureau of Land Management Fire's Jackson Interagency Hotshots. Their formation was supported by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities as well as the International Association ... of Black Professional Firefighters Foundation (IABPFF). Read more. 👇
Did you know the Bureau of Land Management Fire has a Rural Readiness Program? This program greatly strengthens response to wildfires in rural areas through engine transfers to local communities.🔁👏
On #NationalWeatherPersonsDay, we celebrate the essential work of our meteorologists, including the team at the US National Weather Service Boise Idaho right here on campus, as well as the dedicated Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) ... supporting wildland fire management. IMETs are specially trained and certified to provide weather support at the location of a wildfire. By analyzing weather data, they assess how conditions impact the fire’s behavior and relay vital information to the firefighters and decision makers in real time. The information IMETs provide is paramount to the safety of the crews working to battle the blaze. The wildland fire community is grateful for our meteorologists!
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In 2024, the national preparedness level (PL) changed 14 times, either elevating or decreasing levels. In 2025, it has already increased to PL2, recently decreasing back to a PL1. So, what is a preparedness level and who makes ... the decision to change it? 👉The National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC), composed of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency based here at NIFC establishes them. 👉They are established to ensure suppression resource availability for emerging incidents across the country. 👉The levels are dictated by fuel and weather conditions, fire activity, and fire suppression resource availability throughout the country. 👉The five preparedness levels range from the lowest (1) to the highest (5). Want to see previous year trends and levels day by day? Visit https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information
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Curious about the potential for wildland fire in your geographic area over the next four months? Take a look at the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, released today by Predictive Services. Fire activity was ... at low levels overall across the U.S. in January, but a series of strong Santa Ana wind events in Southern California resulted in a significant escalation in activity there. The National Preparedness Level increased to two (on a scale of 1-5) January 9 before returning to one January 28. The strongest of the Santa Ana wind events occurred January 7-10, resulting in the destructive Palisades and Eaton Fires, with additional smaller fires. Total acres burned through January of this year is well above the 10-year average at 293% of normal, with an above average tally of wildfires of 155% 🔥Read the full outlook: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf #NationalFireNews
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This Black History Month, we join the nation in honoring the lasting impact of Black Americans, who have helped to shape our country and enrich our culture. We celebrate the contributions and achievements of the first Black ... parachute infantry battalion, the Triple Nickles. These brave paratroopers earned the nickname "smokejumpers" and played a key role in pioneering the practice of smokejumping. In 1945, the Triple Nickles fought fires and disarmed bombs throughout the Pacific Northwest, helping innovate many firefighting tactics along the way. Want to learn more about the history of the Triple Nickles? 👉 https://www.thenmusa.org/articles/triple-nickles/ #BlackHistoryMonth 📸USFS Photo
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The United States federal wildland fire community is a vast network of dedicated public servants, made up of the combined wildland fire workforces of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Together, these agencies manage wildland fire on nearly 700 million acres of federal public land, approximately one-fifth of the total land area in the United States. 

NIFC is home to the national wildland fire management programs of these federal agencies, in addition to partners including the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Fire Administration, the National Weather Service, and the Department of Defense. These entities work together to provide leadership, policy oversight, and coordination to the nation’s wildland fire programs.

In recent years, the shared mission at NIFC has grown to include all types of fire management, including hazardous fuels treatments, integrated fire and land-use planning, and more. Fire management under this larger and more diverse umbrella aims not only to achieve fire suppression goals, but to accomplish a broad spectrum of natural resource objectives in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

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