Shawnee National Forest

Illinois Interagency Dispatch Center

The Illinois Interagency Dispatch Center (ILC) is one of 19 Dispatch Centers in the Eastern Area.  We are  comprised of:  Shawnee National Forest, Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge and 9 other Refuges in Illinois), and the US National Park Service (Lincoln Home National Historic Site), Southern Illinois University, US Job Corps, as well as local Fire Departments.

Other cooperators:  Eastern Area Coordination Center (EACC), National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Hoosier National Forest, and the Mark Twain National Forest.

• Wildland Firefighter Foundation
• Wildland Fire