Fire Information
Information regarding fire-related events occurring in the Northern
Rockies area is available from a variety of online resources. From
interactive maps, current fire situation reports, and fire plans,
to helpful wildland fire prevention tips and suggestions, an array
of fire management resources is available.
Stretching through five states, the region is home to 12 national
forests and a national grassland. This fire page offers links to
individual forests with relevant fire management links and background
information on the forests/grassland, the region and national fire
events.
As
residents and visitors enjoy summer, fire management organizations
want the public to easily know what fire restrictions and
closures may be in place. A new public web site, www.firerestrictions.org,
has been created to communicate wildland fire restriction and closure
information in the Northern Rockies during the 2008 wildland fire
season. The Northern Rockies includes Montana, Idaho, North Dakota
and Northwest South Dakota.
As weather continues
to become warmer and dryer, we urge individuals to be fire safe
as they work and recreate outdoors.
The
Northern Rockies Coordination
Center (NRCC) website offers current information regarding wildland
fire incidents, current
situation reports and logistics
as well as detailed
incident information on any wildland fire in the Northern Rockies
Region. The site also offers specific information on any wildland
closures or restrictions which may be in effect.
The InciWeb is a new tool
(not yet used by all Incident Teams) where you can go to select
fire information by state, size of fire in acres, or by name of
the fire incident.
Start your search here for information on fires and other natural
disasters that occur nationwide. The Morning
Report is published daily during fire season and provides information
on the current wildland fire situation, burned area rehabilitation
activities, regional fire summaries, weather reports and closure
orders for fires 500 acres and larger. The Large
Fire Map (again, for large incidents greater than 500 acres)
is a fast start for finding fire information across the nation.
The
National Interagency Fire Center
is hosting the National
Fire News Page web site, a new service to provide the
public access to current wildland fires by state, daily stats, year-to-date
information, averages and more. The site is structured in an easy-to-navigate
style, with national, state and incident (individual fire) level
pages. This is a national support center for wildland firefighting.
The
Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group (GeoMAC) website
features detailed maps of wildland fire throughout the nation. The
site offers interactive mapping abilities as well as links to individual
fire data and reports. Maps available on this site are helpful for
those seeking to view them on their personal computer screen.
The
Northern Rockies Coordination Group (NRCG) is established to provide
an interagency approach to wildland fire management and all-risk
support on all land ownerships within the States of Montana, North
Dakota, northern Idaho, and a small portion of South Dakota and
Wyoming. The purpose of NRCG is to further interagency cooperation,
communications, coordination, and to provide interagency fire management
direction and all-risk support for the Northern Rockies Geographic
Area.
More web sites for your information:
The
Missoula
Fire, Science & Technology Center consists of the following
organizations working together on a variety of fire-related topics:
Missoula Smokejumper Base; Missoula Tanker Base (and aviation support);
Northern Rockies Incident Support Cache; Northern Rockies Training
Center; Northern Rockies Coordination Center; Missoula National
Weather Service Forecast Office; Rocky Mountain Research Station's
Fire Sciences Laboratory; Missoula Technology & Development
Center; and the Northern Rockies Interagency Incident Medical Specialist
Program.
The
Federal Fire and Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) encourages every fire
program to become involved in Six
Minutes for Safety. This is the first interagency safety initiative
that, on a daily basis, addresses the high risk situations that
historically get our people in trouble. The fire community continuously
works to find new ways to keep our people safe on the fireline,
and we think this new initiative will have a tremendous positive
impact.
.http://www.nifc.gov/sixminutes/dsp_sixminutes.php
Fire Hire
The
Great
Northern Fire Crew began as a new concept in fire training and
development and recruitment during the 2001 fire "season."
The Great Northern Fire Crew is a means to bring together firefighters
and leaders for the future of the fire organization.
Link
to Washington Office FIRE EMPLOYMENT
Firefighters, scientists, resource managers, communications and
computer technicians, business managers...Fire & Aviation offers
job opportunities as diverse as the Forest Service itself!
As the name implies, Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management
is a wide field, encompassing firefighters, fire ecologists, fuels
specialists, fire managers, administrative personnel, helicopter
and fixed wing pilots, aviation and ground safety professionals,
radio communications and electronic technicians, dispatchers, fire
prevention specialists, and communicators. Generally, the Forest
Service workforce reaches its highest numbers during the peak fire
season each summer. There are many kinds of schedules available
to work. Some sign on for a limited number of hours during the summer
- they are called seasonals. Others have permanent seasonal positions,
and work 26 weeks with 26 weeks off. Others work full time, year
around, but have limited appointments or a "not to exceed"
time limit of one to four years. And there is a large permanent,
full time workforce as well — that have chosen Forest Service
Fire and Aviation Management for their career.
Individuals who want to be seasonal firefighters need to think
about wildland firefighting in January. That's when most applications
are due. Anyone interested in a job (permanent or temporary) with
the Forest Service, or other federal agencies, can check the Office
of Personnel Management listing, US Forest Service Temporary Employment
and FS Jobs web sites to see what vacancies are open.
The US Forest Service is implementing a new application program
for nationwide centralized recruitment notices for the 2004 season.
Applicants can apply online.
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