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[ NFP Sites ] · [ Federal ] · [ Research ] · [ State/Regional ] [ Prevention & Education ] · [ Solicitation & Contracting ] · [ Jobs ] [ Prescribed Fire ] · [ News ] · [ History ] · [ Safety ] · [ Other ]   Other Websites related to the National Fire Plan: National Fire Plan – Interagency Site Western States Fire Assistance 2002 Competitive Grant Program Other USFS regional NFP sites: Region 2 National Fire Plan site Region 3 National Fire Plan site Southern Research Station site National Association of State Foresters Western Governors' Association policy initiative National Fire Plan:  Executive Briefing PowerPoint Slide Presentation National contracting and assistance page FIREWISE Other Federal Fire-related Sites: National Interagency Fire Center Center for International Disaster Information Archived sit reports and a subscription service for receiving sit reports by email National Wildland Fire Seasonal Outlook National Interagency Fire Center List of Geographic Area Coordination Centers and regional situation reports National Wildfire Coordinating Group The NWCG is an operational group that coordinates the programs of the participating wildfire management agencies. USFA Grants The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as of August 2001 had granted 320 fire departments across the United States over $15 million in grants in the fifth round of awards under the U.S. Fire Administration's Assistance to Firefighters Program. U.S. Fire Administration The USFA provides fire training, data collection, technology, and public education. BLM Fire & Aviation Bureau of Land Management fire site Resource Ordering & Status System NWCG Interagency Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) automated dispatch tool project BIA Fire Bureau of Indian Affairs fire site FWS Fire U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service fire management program NPS Fire The National Park Service's fire site Office of Aircraft Services National Association of State Foresters The NASF represents the directors of the state forestry agencies from all 50 states, eight U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the District of Columbia. The DOI's Office of Aircraft Services at NIFC Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Contracting and Solicitations: Federal Business Opportunities Website (FedBizOpps) USDA Forest Service Business Opportunities Website USDA Forest Service Directory of Regional Offices National Contracts at the National Interagency Fire Center NIFC and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Fire Plan National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) "Contracting and Assistance" web page. A National Fire Region Geographical Areas map for easy location of opportunities in your area. Fire Science & Research: Overview of research in support of the National Fire Plan NFP Fire Research at the Rocky Mountain Research Station Prescribed Fire and Fire Ecology Research Survivability and Deterioration of Fire-Injured Trees in the Northern Rocky Mountains CEFA Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications at the Desert Research Institute provides information on climate, weather, fire, and natural resources. The program is a collaboration between the DRI and the BLM's office of Fire & Aviation. Remote Automatic Weather Stations Some 1,500 interagency RAWS throughout the United States monitor weather, collecting and forwarding data on air quality, fire danger, and other information for research applications. Fire Sciences Lab The fire lab, an arm of the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Missoula, is home to the Fire Behavior Project, Fire Chemistry Project, and the Fire Effects Project. USFS Engineering The Forest Service operates two Technology & Development Centers in San Dimas, California and Missoula, Montana. Both centers apply technology and equipment to improve business practices and keep employees safe; they work on projects in support of fire and aviation management. Joint Fire Science Program The Joint Fire Science Program is a six-agency partnership to develop information and tools for managers and specialists who deal with wildland fuels issues. Riverside Fire Lab This Forest Service unit conducts research on fire-related topics from air pollution to fire severity forecasting, prescribed fire and fire effects to fire management in the wildland/urban interface. GeoMAC Wildland Fire Support Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group's internet-based mapping application, designed for firefighting coordination centers and incident management teams to access online maps of current fire locations and perimeters. Center for Invasive Plant Management This site contains a wealth of information on invasive weed management and related research, including a number of pages related to the threat of invasive weeds in burned areas. fire.org Site for wildland fire professionals and students who require access to the latest software, documentation, and technical papers. Information systems and software products online include Fire Effects Information System (FEIS), Fire Management Tools (FMT), BehavePlus, FARSITE, FIREFAMILY+ and fireLIB. Disturbance Economics Research Team Research on environmental disturbances and their effects on forests and society. Fires & Forest Health Congressional Research Service Report for Congress by Ross W. Gorte, natural resources policy specialist Fire & Environmental Research Applications Team Fire and Environmental Research Applications (FERA) Team, part of the Managing Natural Disturbance to Sustain Forest Health Program at the Pacific Northwest Research Station FERA's National Fire Plan Proposals and Projects FERA successfully competed for fire research funds appropriated by Congress to support the National Fire Plan. Projects include smoke modeling, fuel moisture mapping, and ground-based support for fuel and fire hazard mapping. Frostfire A large experimental prescribed burn project near Fairbanks, Alaska. The project is in terrain dominated by permafrost, and focuses on the large-scale ecological consequences of fire. Satellite Maps of Fires Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Satellite shots, explanations, and a tutorial on reading satellite imagery. TNC Fire Management & Research The Nature Conservancy manages fire on TNC preserves nationwide, fosters fire ecology research, and promotes the use of prescribed fire for biodiversity conservation. Fire Management Tools RMRS Fire Sciences Lab's online bag of tools, including models, info, and program downloads. NOAA Fire Weather Fire weather and incident meteorology - from the National Weather Service University of Wisconsin's Fire Weather Page Educational fire weather page put together by the University of Wisconsin's Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences State and Regional Sites: montanafires.com Western Great Basin Coordination Center Sit Report [PDF] Area map and dispatch centers Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center Sit Reports, Maps of current fires, and Year to date information Northern Rockies Coordination Center Sit report Large fire map Northern Rockies Cache Dispatch centers Northern Rockies Coordinating Group BLM Utah fire management BLM Montana fire management BLM Idaho fire management BLM Wyoming fire management Great Basin Cache Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation State of Idaho fire management South Dakota fire information Nevada Division of Forestry Western Regional Climate Center Wildland fire in Yellowstone Visit Montana - fire website Western Governors' Association Keep Montana Green Association Prescribed Fire: Prescribed Fire in the West The Western Governors' Association policy on prescribed fire, issued June 13, 2000 Prescribed Fire in Florida Florida Division of Forestry's thorough site on prescribed fire. The Nature Conservancy RxFire Notes TNC's technical bulletin on prescribed fire and links to related publications and software. Jobs: Forest Service Employment Website for Forest Service employment. Fire News & Info: USFS Retirees Website for former Forest Service folks, with a maillist, news, and a lost-and-found page Wildfire News Fire news and features website Wildfire News & Notes A FIREWISE publication of the Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Initiative FireNet International fire information network - listserv, library, archives, and publications TheySaid Abercrombie's wildland fire forum, with fire news, photos, jobs info, fire FAQ, and a comprehensive list of fire-related links. Fire Management Today Formerly called Fire Management Notes, FMT is an international agency fire journal. montanafires.com Headline news, photo gallery, current information, and comprehensive coverage of fire photos of 2000. The Burning Season: 2000 Collection of fire stories, photos, info, and a quiz from the Arizona Republic Historical Fire Info: The Big Burn of 1910 A special section from The Missoulian on the fires of 1910 The Fires of 1910 Collection of fire history stories on "the time when the mountains roared" from the Tacoma Public Library The 1988 Yellowstone Fires Idaho News reports by Rocky Barker Fire on the Mountain John N. Maclean's comprehensive investigation into the fatal 1994 South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado. Firefighter Safety: For more information on Fire Safety, more fire fighting information, and training information go to the National Interagency Fire Center home page. Prevention and Education: Wildland/Urban Interface Policy The Western Governors' Association FEMA Fire Facts Wildfire safety info from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Florida Fuels Reduction An applied research project by Mike Kuypers, submitted to the National Fire Academy Wildfire Primer Basic wildland fire information from South Carolina Wildfire as Nature PROJECT F.I.R.E.   BLM-Winnemucca's co-op effort with local schools FIREWISE News, forum, and publications on interface safety Living with Fire A website sponsored by the University of Nevada at Reno, the Sierra Front wildfire cooperators, and others. This guide for homeowners has information on the fire environment, fire behavior, creating defensible space, and what to do when wildfire threatens Smokey Says The official Smokey Bear site with lots of fun information and activities from Smokey and his friends Smokey Bear Other Related Oganizations: Western Governors' Association National Association of State Foresters NFPA Codes & Standards Proposals, comments, committees, and Codes and Standards-Making System of the National Fire Protection Association If you know of other links that should be added to this page, please email us. Updated January 2004

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