National Interagency Fire Center

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, is the nation’s support center for firefighting. (Nine) federal and state agencies call NIFC home and work together to coordinate and support wildland fire and disaster operations. These agencies include the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National Association of State Foresters, National Weather Service, and Office of Aircraft Services.

What’s here:
+ Current wildfire information
+ National Incident Management Situation Report (PDF; 99 KB)
+ Large Fire Locations
+ Wildland Fire Statistics
+ National Fire Maps

Related Sites:
+ NOAA Storm Prediction Center Fire Weather Forecasts
+ NOAA Satellite Services Division Fire Products
+ USDA Forest Service MODIS Active Fire Maps
+ USGS Learning Web: Fire
+ FEMA Wildfire site
+ American Red Cross Wildfire information
+ Science Daily: Wildfire News
+ GeoMAC (Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination) - Wildfire Support
+ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Wildfires

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