San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino
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Federal Interagency Communications Center
The Federal Interagency Communications Center (FICC) was established in May 1985 following a reciprocal agreement between the United States Forest Service, The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs to consolidate dispatching services for the following Federal Agencies:
- Bureau of Land Management - California Desert District (CDD) - 24 Million Acres
- Joshua Tree National Park (JTP) - 764 Thousand Acres
- Death Valley National Park (DVP) - 3.3 Million Acres
- San Bernardino National Forest (BDF) - 850 Thousand Acres
- Mojave National Preserve (MNP) - 1.6 Million Acres
- Southern California Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs (SCA)
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (Administered By Forest Service And BLM)
- 272 Thousand Acres
FICC Provides 24 hour dispatching, 365 days a year for Fire, Law Enforcement, Recreation, Resources, and administrative capacities for the member Agencies. The area served by FICC covers approximately 30 Million Acres in five separate counties, reaching to the Arizona, Nevada and Mexican Borders.
The Resources served by the FICC include:
100 + Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers
7 Special Agents
35 Fire Stations
7 Active Fire Lookouts
20 Fire Prevention Units
70 Forest Protection Officers
6 Hand Crews
1 Fuels Crew
3 Helicopters
2 Air Tankers
1 Helitanker
1 Air Attack
1 LE Patrol Plane
1 Dozer
1 Air Tanker Base
Law Enforcement Activities tend to be busiest in the Winter and Spring, and fire activities are busiest in the Summer and Fall months.
FICC is active 365 Days a year, making it one of the most unique and active Federal Dispatch Centers in the nation.
The FICC Dispatch Center recently moved with the San Bernardino National Forest to a new facility and has gone through a major renovation and equipment upgrade, bringing communication with public safety personnel to a new level.
Federal WildCad System
FICC WildCad
Angeles National Forest
Cleveland National Forest
Los Padres National Forest
WildCad web listing for other National Forests
USFS FICC INTRANET (usfs network access only)
For More Information, please contact:
Federal Interagency Communication Center
602 South Tippecanoe Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92408
909-383-5652
United States Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest
Last Modified:
Wednesday, 17 December 2008 at 15:38:44 EST