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NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA |
The Northern Rockies Area is one of eleven
Geographic Areas across the United States and Alaska.
The focal point for overseeing interagency coordination of
these areas is directed by the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho. The geographical
boundary for the Northern Rockies Area includes the States
of Montana, North Dakota, and northern Idaho, Yellowstone
National Park, and a small portion of South Dakota. Primary
Federal, State and other cooperating agencies include the
U.S. Forest Service, Montana Department of Natural Resources
and Conservation, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department
of Lands, Bureau of Indian Affairs, North Dakota Forest Service,
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, National Park Service,
Montana Firewarden's Association, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Montana State Fire Chief's Association, and Montana Sheriffs
and Peace Officers Association. |
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NORTHERN ROCKIES COORDINATING GROUP |
The Northern
Rockies Coordinating Group (NRCG) provides interagency
fire management direction and all risk support through interagency
cooperation, communications and coordination for the Northern
Rockies Area. |
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NORTHERN ROCKIES COORDINATION CENTER |
The Northern Rockies Coordination Center
(NRCC) is the focal point for mobilization of resources between
the fourteen zone dispatch centers within the Northern Rockies
Area, as well as the National
Coordination Center (NICC) and neighboring Geographic
Areas. The mission of NRCC is to provide safe, cost effective
mobilization of emergency incident resources and to promote
efficient operations through interagency cooperation and standardized
procedures. |
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NORTHERN ROCKIES DISPATCH ZONES |
The Northern Rockies is divided into 14
Dispatch Zones for the purpose of local interagency fire
management coordination and mobilization of wildland firefighting
resources. |
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