BOISE, Idaho — According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the national preparedness scale is 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Announced on Tuesday, NIFC shares that the level is now at 4 – indicating more commitment to resources across the nation.
In a Facebook post from NIFC, it said, “Significant wildland fire activity has increased across multiple geographic areas with substantial commitment of resources. The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) has seen a decrease in availability and heavy competition for all nationally shared resource types. Predictive Services forecasts the continuation of weather patterns that are conducive to large fire ignition and growth.”
The post continues, “As preparedness levels rise, so does the need for incident management teams and suppression resources, which include wildland fire crews, engines, support personnel, helicopters, airtankers and other aircraft, and specialized heavy equipment, such as bulldozers.”…