The Western Great Basin Coordination Center (WGBCC) is the
interagency focal point for coordinating the
mobilization of resources for wildland fire, wildland
fire use, prescribed fire and other all-hazard incidents
throughout the Western Great Basin Area and, when
necessary, for assignment throughout the United States.
Located in Reno, Nevada the Center also provides
Intelligence and Predictive Services related-products to
support wildland fire managers and firefighters in the
decision making process throughout the Great Basin. |
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There are five primary
components to the WGBCC website. |
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The Incident
Information component is designed to provide the
public and news media with general information on large
wildland fires, fire restrictions and closures, and
other relevant activity throughout the Geographic Area. |
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The Predictive
Services component provides operational products
and links to incident situation information, maps,
resources, current fire weather conditions, forecasts,
fuels, fire behavior as well as daily, weekly and
monthly fire weather/fire danger
outlooks. |
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The Logistics/Dispatch component provides detailed operation and information
links for aviation, crews, equipment and overhead,
including Incident Management Teams. |
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The Administrative component provides
fire and incident management tools and links including
policies and reports, business management, safety,
software applications, and training. |
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The Related Links component provides
links to related Internet websites within the Great Basin Area and nationally. |
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To learn more about the Western Great Basin and Geographic Area, click on About
Us. |
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Click on Map Below for Land Ownership |
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