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Current Conditions
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Symbol stands for ALERT!
We endeavor to post Safety Alerts, Fires, Road Closures, Area Restrictions
and Travel Advisories for your safe journey in our Northern Region Forests.
Please check this area for new information. Also see our Fire
Page for additional links.
FIRES and EMERGENCIES
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 and 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
National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) posts a new Situation
Report every day. This is a report that summarizes information
by area on current large fires, gives an outlook for the day,
provides the total number of fires and acreage burned, as well
as the current number of committed resources (personnel, equipment,
etc.).
Be Informed.
Planning what to do in advance is an important part
of being prepared.
Some of
the things you can do to prepare for the unexpected,
such as making an emergency supply kit and developing
a family communications plan, are the same for both
a natural or man-made emergency. However, there are
important differences among natural disasters that
will impact the decisions you make and the actions
you take. Some natural disasters are easily predicted,
others happen without warning. Get a kit; Make a plan;
Be informed. Visit the natural disaster planning site
of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
WEATHER
Current weather
conditions from the National
Weather Service are updated frequently
during the day.
Weather presented
through US Forest Service sites is public domain and
derived from data from the National Weather Service.
The US Forest Service is not responsible for the accuracy
of this data.
Use the
menu below to find weather conditions for the area near
one of the forests or grasslands in the Northern Region,
or find an area on the National
Weather Service site.