Due to adequate resource availability and the decreasing potential for emerging significant wildland fires in multiple geographical areas, the National Preparedness Level will move to PL-1 at 2pm MST today.
Due to an increase in resource mobilization, competition for resources, significant incidents occurring in multiple geographic areas and critical fire weather conditions in those geographic areas, the National Preparedness Level increased to PL 2 at 2:00pm MDT today.
#SaddleridgeFire Los Angeles County Firefighters working all out! A physical and mental delivery from Camp 12 personnel creating a fuel break in an extreme fire behavior environment. This highlights the challenges of night firefighting @LACOFD@Angeles_NF@LAFD@LASDHQ@LAPDHQ
2019 Fire Year in Review
Firefighters successfully protected numerous historic structures and park infrastructure during the Casolon Fire in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Credit: Texas A&M Forest Service
Due to the current and predicted weather, adequate resource availability and the decreasing potential for emerging significant wildland fires in multiple geographical areas, the National Preparedness Level will move to 1 (PL-1) at 1200 MDT today.
National fire activity continued to lag far below average during this past August. During the next few weeks, we'll feature wildfires throughout the country from this past year.
Swan Lake Fire, AK
Photo: InciWeb
#RT@CAL_FIRE: #HorseshoeFire off Horseshoe Trail and Stagecoach Road, Juniper Flats in Riverside County is 490 acres and 40% contained. All evacuations are lifted.
@CALFIRERRU
For more information: https://t.co/F5UI6Khx3f
Head on over to the America’s Great Outdoors exhibit at the @lacountyfair this week! Meet Ranger Jim and his vintage 1924 Ford Model T Fire Patrol Vehicle. 🔥
Red Flag Warnings for Wednesday (red) & Fire Weather Watches for Thursday (brown). Some areas in CA, NV, & UT could have dry lightning. "Abundant" lightning predicted for south-central Oregon.
The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) is located at NIFC. NICC’s mission is to serve as a focal point for coordination and mobilization of resources for wildland fire and other all-risk incidents.
This week we'll be highlighting NIFC's mission, purpose and a variety of different operations located at NIFC. Have any questions about NIFC? Please shoot them our way!
30 wildfires are burning more than 55,000 acres of National Forest System lands https://t.co/ltSxwyXHT3 @forestservice Photo: The Smith River Hotshots put in containment line around hot spots caused by the Nethker Fire @FSNIFC