Fire and Aviation
ONGOING FIRES AND EMERGENCIES
 Information about fires or other incidents in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest can be found at InciWeb -- Wildland Fire and Incident Information System.
NORTHWEST INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NWICC provides general fire information for the Northwest. Includes fire maps, news releases, visitor information, job-related information and links to fire restriction and closure information. Check this website for fire-related information in the Northwest.
Fire Prevention Tips | Fire News | Related Links
Neighboring Forests/Parks
Fire Prevention Tips
- Find information about fire prevention on the Northwest
Fire Prevention Education web site.
- FIREWISE, a site for homeowners
who live in fire-prone areas. Information provided can help individuals
learn how to lessen the risk of damage caused by wildland fire
to their home and property.
- Homeowners can find information on creating a fire safe environment around their house in "Living with Fire". (PDF document, 3.6 MB)
- Northwest Fire Watch
- For information about the Smokey Bear Fire Prevention and Education
Program or the FIREWISE program, please contact the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
National Fire News
Related Links
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NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER
Located in Boise, Idaho, NIFC is the nationwide clearinghouse for information on current wildland fire status and national situation reports.
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NORTHWEST INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER
NWICC provides general fire information for the Northwest. Includes fire maps, news releases, visitor information, job-related information and links to fire restriction and closure information.
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PUGET SOUND INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER
PSICC provides support relative to anticipated and on-going wildland fire activity for cooperating federal agencies in the Pacific Northwest area.
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Washington
State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
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Fire
Weather - Seattle
Neighboring National Forest / Park Information
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Baker River Interagency Hotshot Crew |
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![[Image]: Baker River Hotshot logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080922150110im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/images/hotshot_logo_sm2.gif) The Baker River Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) is a Type I, 20 person wildland fire suppression crew. Since its inception in 1976, the Baker River Hotshot Crew has provided a highly trained, professional, and diverse work force for wildland and prescribed fire assignments. The
crew has responded to fires throughout the entire western U.S., as well
as fires or natural disasters in Alaska, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ontario, Canada.
Information about fire recruitment for the Baker River Interagency Hotshot Crew can be found on the Hotshot web site. |
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North Zone Engines |
The North Zone of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is home to two of the four wildland fire engines on the forest. Engine-101 and Engine-201 are used primarily for initial attack response to reported forest fires in the Zone. |
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