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Wildlandfire Links Page
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News & Reports
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Wildlandfire.com News Page |
Our own news page jumping point. Contains links to the
Hotlist Forum, WildWeb Dispatch Centers, News Searches, GACC reports, Maps,
& Online Scanners. |
National
Fire Situation Report
~~ pdf format |
The daily Situation report listing fire summary, large
fires, and resources being used. |
| Archives:
www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/archive.htm |
| National GACC
Website Portal |
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Fire Intelligence by GACC: Situation Report &
evolving News/Notes |
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NIFC's (National) Fire News |
National Interagency Fire Center's fire news. Provides statistical fire data and a detailed list of
wildland fires by state.- and Large
Fire Map, during fire season only. |
| NPS Morning Report |
Daily reports from - the National Park Service. |
| Inciweb (Incident Information System) |
Provides current LARGE INCIDENT information that users can sort
by incident name or state. |
Practical: Newspapers worldwide
The Paperboy |
Comprehensive, searchable listing of around 5,000 newspapers
worldwide, Internet news services, media resources, and online magazines.
For digging deeper in the mainstream media. |
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Weather
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NIFC Predictive Services |
National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Services |
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NOAA -Satellite & Information
Services |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Fire and Smoke Products (Red
Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Hazard Mapping, Web Based GIS,
Archive of fire files, etc &
Satellite Imagery (Fire Monitoring & Fire Events and GOES Image Archives) |
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NOAA -National Fire
Weather |
Jump to Western States Quick links to all
Western National Weather Service area forecasts,
Red Flag Warnings
. .and much MUCH more. |
CA Fire
Weather North Zone &
CA Fire Weather South
Zone |
Fire Weather Predictive Service Forecasts from CWCG
(California Wildfire Coordinating Group)
Northern Area (Redding) and Southern Area (Riverside). |
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Weekly NIFC Fire Wx Briefings
(Podcasts (v), pdf files, doc files, etc)
NIFC Monthly Wildland Fire Outlook
(pdf file) |
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Predictive Fire Weather Briefing by GACC (daily,
weekly or monthly) Seasonally Active! |
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ONCC (webpage daily)
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OSCC
(video daily) (currently inactive)
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NWCC
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Alaska (pdf last of season 9/3/10)
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NRCC
(video daily)
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EGBC (pdf monthly when in season)
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WGBC
(video daily when in season)
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RMCC
(video daily)
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SWCC (webpage daily)
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EACC (video weekly)
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SACC (images, daily, hit STOP at any time. when in season)
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| NOAA Storm Prediction
Center |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center, including severe weather
watches |
| *Regional
NOAA Satellite & Radar Imagery* |
Nice utility. Select 1KM products, then Visible click the
dot covering the area you want to look at. More options there. USA only. From
College of DuPage Next Generation Weather Lab. |
| NOAA
Satellite Services |
For checking fire locations from space as well as smoke and
hotspots; current and archived incidents worldwide |
| NASA GOES 8 & 10 main
page |
Western hemisphere satellite weather images main page. See
also the link below. |
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NASA GOES
8 Interactive -- WEST |
To see animated smoke plumes of specific North American
fires, click the link, set controls on Show an "Animation" and
Quality: "100%". Then click the state or region you want to view
close up. (Do not click the large blue "Animate image below"
button.) It takes a few moments to load. There's also
GOES EAST. |
| NASA GHCC |
NASA Global Hydrology & Climate Center (worldwide satellite
images) |
| Practical: NWS RAWS
by location |
(Interagency) Remote Automated Weather Stations RAWS |
Practical: ROMAN Real Time
RAWS
by location |
Info: Maps, weather summary, wind speeds, RH, precip, etc;
weather near fires |
| National Weather
Service: Fire Weather |
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches |
| MesoWest |
Weather summaries from around the US. Click on a location
and get current conditions. Choose a fire and get current conditions near
that location. Useful easy-to-access site for basic current
information. |
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Intellicast |
Main page for US and world weather forecasts, radar, &
satellite images. |
| The Weather Channel |
More weather. |
| Practical: NOAA |
National Weather Forecast. Enter your location, get your forecast.
Includes extreme weather warnings |
| Various Good Lightning & Severe Weather Sites |
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Wunderground |
With options to turn weather and fire features off and on. |
| HOTLIST on lightning |
Other Lightning Sites |
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Federal Pages
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| Practical:
Find
a USFS Employee |
Look up US Forest Service employees, find their email
address, work location, and telephone numbers. |
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Practical: Find
a NPS Employee |
NPS employees; plus, page also
has link to a listing of parks and park phone numbers. |
| Practical: NWCG Sit /
209 (no longer has a page; required password) |
NWCG sit report and 209.
Archive:
Previous years ICS 209s (no password required) |
Type
I IIM Teams (National) &
Type II IIM Teams
(Regional) &
Area Command Teams |
Find out where the Teams are fighting fire.
Links to National Type I Interagency Incident Management Teams and GACCs
page.
Links to Type II Interagency Incident Management Teams page.
Links to Area Command Team website page. |
| ROSS |
For dispatchers with questions about the Resource Ordering
and Status System. |
| NIFC |
National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID |
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USDA's
Home Page |
US Department of Agriculture home page. |
| Forest Service National Page |
Documents, mission statements, links, etc. |
| USFS
National Alphabetical Links |
Basically a site map - easy to find info on the FS including
links to forest locations, maps and phone numbers, publications, speeches,
documents and congressional records, to name a few. |
| Forest
Service Fire & Aviation |
The main page of the largest wildland firefighting
organization in the world. |
| FAM
Links to People in Fire |
A page of links to hotshot info, helitack, handcrews,
partners, smokejumpers. |
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R5 FAM |
What's happening in CA. |
| BLM
National Page |
Documents, mission statements, links, etc. |
| BLM Fire & Aviation |
US Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Fire
& Aviation Page. |
| Alaska BLM
Fire |
What's happening up North? |
| NM
BLM Fire |
NM Fire site. |
| NPS
National Page |
Documents, mission statements, links, etc. |
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NPS Current
Wildland Fires |
NPS Fire
Reports and Archives Page |
| NPS
Fire Net |
US Department of Interior, National Park Service - Fire Net |
| US FWS
Fire Management |
US Dept of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service - Fire |
| BIA Fire |
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wildland Fire and Aviation Management |
| FEPP |
Federal Excess Personal Property, a source for used
firefighting equipment. |
| USFS Tech
& Dev Center Publications |
All the publications from the USFS Technology &
Development Centers in Missoula and San Dimas. User name= t-d. Password=
t-d. Check out new safety items, equipment and ongoing projects. |
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Fire Management
Today Publication |
Journal: A clearinghouse for new techniques, technologies,
and ideas in wildland firefighting. |
Practical:
Contact Your Congressional Representatives
US Senate Directory
House of Representatives Directory |
Speak your mind. Email your views. |
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Competitive
Sourcing Resources |
Info on competitive outsourcing, including how to influence the outcome of legislation. |
| Practical:
ICS
Unit Identifiers for R5 Forests |
ICS unit identifiers for National Forests in CA and links to
them (quick). |
| Practical:
NWCG - ICS Unit
Identifiers |
ICS unit identifiers for ALL cooperators in the US in rich
text format. |
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State Wildland Fire Pages
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| Alabama |
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| Alaska Div of
Forestry |
Alaska Division of Forestry wildland fire and aviation. |
| Arizona Forestry Division |
ADF does the fire side of things in AZ. |
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Arkansas |
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California
Dept of Forestry
*Current
Fire Information* |
All about the CDF FIRE. If you can't find it here, the Site
Map for the easiest way to navigate. Also:
CA Statewide
Fire Map |
Colorado
State Forest Service
*Emergency Management* |
Colorado FS and Fire. |
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Connecticut |
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Delaware |
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| Florida Div of Forestry |
Florida Fire and Forest Protection. |
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Georgia Forestry
Commission |
Has fire danger ratings, current GA fire news releases and
photo maps. (dropdown menu) |
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Hawaii Div
of Forestry and Wildlife |
Fire Management in Hawaii. |
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ID
Dept of Lands Forest Fire Page |
Idaho Department of Lands, Fire Management. Also some
history of interest:
Forest
Fires in Idaho |
| Iowa |
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| Indiana Dept of
Natural Resources |
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Fire Management. |
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Kansas Forest Service- Fire |
One of the smallest but fastest growing wildland programs
among state agencies. (check their site map for more) |
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Kentucky Division of Forestry |
KY Fire site. |
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Louisiana Dept of Ag & Forestry |
Forest protection. Rx burn, Fire weather,
WUI info |
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Maine |
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Maryland |
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Massachusetts |
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Michigan Natural
Resources |
Fire Management, Reports, etc. |
| Minnesota
Dept of NR |
From the land 'o lakes. Fire |
| Mississippi |
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Missouri |
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| Montana |
Montana Fire & Aviation Management. |
| Nebraska |
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| Nevada
Division of Forestry |
Fire Info in NV. |
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New
Hampshire |
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New Jersey
Forest Fire Service |
Nice site. Check out fire in the Pine Barrens. |
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New Mexico Fire Info |
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North Carolina Forest
Resources |
NC Division of Forest Resources, Fire Control and Prevention |
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North Dakota Forest Service |
Wildland
Fire Resources |
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Ohio |
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Oklahoma Wildland
Fire
Oklahoma Fire (OSU) |
Oklahoma fire info.
Some excellent decision support programs at OK Fire. Also:
www.forestry.ok.gov/situation-reports |
| Oregon Department of
Forestry |
Lot'sa good info here. |
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PA
Forest Fire Protection |
All about fire protection in Pennsylvania. |
| SC Forestry
Commission |
South Carolina Forestry and Fire. (Historical
Fire page from 1998!) |
| South
Dakota State Forestry |
South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression Division |
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Tennessee
Dept of Agriculture |
Tennessee Fire Info from fire weather to daily fire report. |
Texas Forest
Service Fire
Texas Fire Activity Map |
Pertaining to . . . Texas Fire!
**
4/9/2009 TX Fire Outbreak Report by Brad Smith (HUGE
13,587K pdf file) ** |
| Utah
Forestry |
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands. Fire
Management |
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Vermont |
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| Virginia DOF Fire |
The great state of VA... forest protection and fire
prevention |
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Washington
DNR Fire |
Washington Forest Fire Information. |
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West
Virginia |
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| Wisconsin
Dept of NR |
WI Dept of Natural Resources. |
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Wyoming |
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Worldwide Wildland
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| FireGlobe |
Website of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), an
Activity of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. Many
links, some nice photos. |
| Canada |
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Forest
Fire in Canada |
National fire site from the Canadian Forest Service, in English and
French. |
| Canadian
Interagency Forest Fire Center |
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Canadian
Sit Report |
Canadian Forest Service Fire Situation Report. |
| Europe |
Interagency |
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Pau Causta
Foundation |
Excellent new site and organization. |
| Australia
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| FireBreak
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On bushfire with some nice photos of Aussie fires and some
good links. |
| Australasian
Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) |
Australasia's fire, land management and emergency service
knowledge sharing website. |
| Bushfire
Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) |
Excellent reports on fire research in different fuel types;
stay or go; aerial firefighting costs, etc |
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Dept of
Sustainability & Environment (DSE) |
Australia, Victoria: Fire & Other Emergencies: what's happening with resources and
environment |
| Fire Protection
Association Australia (FPAA) |
Fire protection for the community |
| New South Wales (NSW)
Fire Brigades |
What these Aussie firefighters do, photos, glossary of fire
terms, etc. |
| NSW Rural Fire
Service |
Info about New South Wales (AU) bushfire. |
| New
South Wales National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Includes fire and park closure |
| Country Fire Authority
(CFA)
Victoria |
Info about Victoria bushfire. Including the Linton Inquiry: involves the death of 5 firefighters in a
vehicle burnover in Australia in December 1998. |
| Country Fire
Service (CFS), South AU |
With info on Aussie homeowner protection, current fire bans,
incidents and media releases. |
| Tasmania Fire Service |
Includes information on current fire restrictions and
current fire situation. |
| Australian
National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Park closures and links to some fire news. |
| New Zealand |
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| New Zealand's
National Rural
Fire Authority |
As stated. Plus:
New Zealand's
Fire Service, NZ's national urban fire service
(structures in cities and towns). |
| S Africa |
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Working on Fire: South Africa |
South Africa´s wildland fire agency, plus their
Firewise site. |
| Kwazulu Natal Fire
Protection Association (KZNFPA) |
Many resources, Natal Midlands part of Africa |
| Zululand Fire
Protection Services |
Zululand Fire, Coastal South Africa |
| Russia |
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| National
Fire Center of Russia |
Wish I could read it... |
| Practical: Online
Conversion |
Converts measurements of all kinds from all over the world
so you can understand what you're reading. |
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Aviation |
| Practical: Sunrise-Sunset |
Compute and print sunrise, sunset, & twilight charts for
cities and airports worldwide in local time zone. |
| Practical: Airport
Identification |
AirNav: Find that elusive airport acronym by city, name, identifier,
or browse by State. |
| Practical:
Logistics World: Airport Locator, ICAO, and IATA Airport Codes Lookup |
Similar to AirNav, but seems to be updated more often. |
| Practical:
Aircraft Registration
Inquiry |
For looking up N-numbers, Aircraft serial numbers, ownership, etc. |
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NIFC on Aviation |
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Aviation Safety System |
Including links to
SAFECOMs,
Safety Alerts,
Lessons Learned, Reports and the Aviation Mishap Information System, an
electronic data (files) storage based system encompassing all aspects of
aviation mishap reporting within the U.S. Forest Service. |
| Practical: FlightAware |
Near "real time" tracking of flights. For security
reasons, there is a 12 minutes delay on aircraft locations. |
| Practical: Flight Delay
Information - Air Traffic Control System Command Center |
Handy for those taking or waiting for a flight. |
| Aviation
Management (amd.nbc.gov) |
Aviation Management, DOI.
(historical
site on the way back machine archive '98-'08) |
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AMD
Billee Code Table |
52 page pdf file |
Assn.
AirTanker Pilots
now Associated Aerial Firefighters |
The Association of AirTanker Pilots and Aerial Support
People Message
Board |
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NTSB
Investigation Lookup |
National Transportation Safety Board Lookup. To find info on present or past investigations |
| For Fun: Scale
Firebombers.com |
Something for the model makers in the house. TJ |
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Welcome to Heavens-Above! |
People are always saying how beautiful the night sky is
either while in fire camp or on the line. Great site for finding out what
that thing was flying over you in the middle of the night. Can be location
specific via GPS (if you're in the middle of no-where) and the scheduled
times shown are spot on - best part, is it's all FREE! TJ |
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Miscellaneous
Wildland Pages (acronyms, historical, honoring, fun, caring for our
own) |
| Fire
Acronyms |
Most complete list on the planet. |
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Red
Card Mnemonics |
Acronyms for Red Card positions in fire. (70 K pdf file) |
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NWCG Fire
Glossary
(html) |
For the pdf version:
2012 NWCG glossary PMS205.pdf (825 K pdf file) |
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Stress Reactions |
... and what to do to reduce them. |
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California FIRE Links, 2006 |
Information on the California Fires, 2006. (These fire
links pages were replaced in 2007 by the Hotlist, Initial & Extended Attack
auto-posting forum.) |
| Southern
California FIRE Links, 2005 |
Information on the SoCal fires, Fall 2005. |
| CA
Fire Links, 2004 |
Information on the California Fires, 2004. |
FIRE
Links, 2004
|
A list of all large and small wildland fires of 2004 that
have websites with info, maps, photos, and press releases. Arranged by
state and then chronologically. |
| Southern
California FIRE Links, 2003 |
Information on the SoCal fires, Fall 2003. |
FIRE
Links, 2003
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A list of all large and small wildland fires of 2003 that
have websites with info, maps, photos, and press releases. Arranged by
state and then chronologically. |
| FIRE
Links, 2002 |
A list of all large and small wildland fires of 2002 that
have websites with info, maps, photos, and press releases. Arranged by
state and then chronologically. |
| California,
Washington & Oregon FIRE Links, 2001 |
A list of FS FAM and CDF links to fires that burned in 2001.
Photos and maps available at most incident sites. Great for research or
browsing the past fire season. |
| Practical:
WayBack Machine |
For searching for old web archives. The web has mushroomed
since we began posting in 1999 and even obtaining and reporting the simplest
of fire information during the 2001 fires. |
| Wildland Firefighter
Foundation |
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation, a nonprofit
organization, provides emergency financial assistance to the families of
fallen firefighters, and helps support their young children. Families left
behind often find themselves with few resources, and the Foundation steps
in to help. |
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USFS Honor Guard
(historical from 2004) |
True statement: The Honor Guard represents the
professionalism, dignity and honor of the Forest Service. Thank you Honor
Guard. Ab. |
| A
Hotshot Photo Journal |
An ex-hotshot's photos. (Currently unavailable, but we're
hoping to locate its owner and make it available again.) |
| Spotfire Images |
By Mike McMillan. A fine fire smokejumper photo journal site. |
| National
Agricultural Library |
This one is in an obscure place. Some cool historic photos
here, but they are all in GIF format, so they are big. For some examples,
see our Equipment
2 Photo Page. |
| Incident
Command System |
ICS: Jake's good explanation of how it works |
| IMWTK |
Inquiring Minds Want to Know firefighting history. If you
have any additions, send 'em in. Ab. |
| Funny
Fire Terms & Nicknames |
Terms we use and names we call ourselves and each other. All
in good fun. Ab. |
| Quotes to Live By |
A few quotes that are thought provoking; some are serious
and some are for fun. Begun 2003. If you have any additions, send 'em in. Ab. |
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SCRATCHlines |
One Liners from wildland firefighters, begun 2004. Send us your own!
Ab. |
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Tactical Truths to Live By |
From BLM Bob, 2000. |
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Just One
More Time... |
Memories of those who have seasons of firefighting under
their belts and might be looking at retirement... Are you nearing
retirement? Have any memorable moments to share? |
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I Remember |
How aspects of firefighting have changed... Send in any
additions. Ab. |
| Wildland Firefighter
Awards ****** |
Who we honor. |
| Wildland Memorial Sites |
There are many memorials and at least one Monument to fallen
wildland firefighters on forests and in parks around the West and across the
US. Here's the beginning of our list. |
| Memorial to Paul Gleason |
Father of LCES. |
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Always Remember our Fallen |
Part Memorial, part historical reference, in service of Just
Culture and Lessons Learned. |
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USFS Honor Guard Facebook Page |
To view this great page that is updated frequently, you must
have a Facebook account. |
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Training &
Education
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Fire Leadership
for the Professional |
For the Do It Yourselfer: Lots of good leadership stuff with
enough leadership reading material to keep you occupied for a year or so.
Maybe longer. |
| Wildland Fire
Lessons Learned Center |
An Interagency Resource Center that focuses on Research and
Analysis, Knowledge Management, and Information Transfer with the
objectives of sharing knowledge to improve safety, performance, efficiency
and organizational learning throughout the entire wildland fire community. |
| Safety
Refresher Training Resources |
Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) |
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Alaska
Training |
Training from the Alaska Fire Service... |
| Arizona Wildfire
Academy |
Provide training to 600-800 students annually; 8 day
session, run like a fire camp. |
| Wildland
Firefighter Apprenticeship Program (CA) |
Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program, under the
auspices of R5 FAM, with the goal of making wildland firefighting your
profession. Located at McClelland CA (Sacramento). Wildland firefighters,
you must be hired to be sponsored for this program. Contact your forest or
your local sponsoring agency. Ab note: College students who want to
make wildland fire a career, ask about the STEP program. |
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Colorado Firecamp |
Colorado Firecamp offers NWCG wildland
firefighter training that fits your schedule and budget. Great
instructors, great location and great food. |
| Colorado
Wildfire Academy |
Held annually in June (large academy) provides interagency training courses
ranging from basic FF1 to advanced IMT training to more than 900 people
annually. |
| Campbell Prediction System
(CPS) |
Information on the Campbell Prediction System and the course
Wildland Fire Signature Prediction Method, a stand alone course,
invaluable for those wanting to understand fire behavior. |
| Emxsys |
Home of CPS an open source software application built for
the wildland firefighting community by
Bruce Schubert and based on the Campbell Prediction System. |
| Wildland Fire
Training |
Good training website. It has great links to training
courses offered in different Geographic Areas, MATS, NWCG training, and
other links. |
| National Advanced Fire &
Resource Institute (NAFRI) |
A national level center for strategic planning, development,
and implementation of fire, fuels, resource, and incident management skills
and educational processes. Formerly NARTC. |
| National
Fire Academy |
U.S. Fire Administration fire training academy. |
| NY
Wildfire & Incident Mgt. Academy |
New York's interagency academy, offering courses meeting
NWCG standards. |
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Utah
Wildfire Academy |
Training in Utah. |
| CA
Regional Occupational Programs (ROP) |
No cost, California Regional Occupational Training Programs
(ROP) in Fire Science, FF1, S130, S190, First Responder, etc. |
| National Interagency
Prescribed Fire Training Center |
The NIPFTC utilizes a program in which trainees complete
parts of the NWCG approved prescribed fire task books under the guidance
of fire training professionals. Located in Tallahassee FL. |
| 2-
and 4-year Schools in Fire Science |
A page of links to 2 and 4-yr Junior Colleges,
Colleges and Universities with fire science and fire ecology/forestry
programs. (There are more 2 yr firefighter training programs than
are on our list, but ours is a very good starting place.) |
| Interagency Aviation Training |
Features fire aviation position descriptions and
requirements; online modules (web-based training); instructor-led class
schedule; registration for on-line and classroom training; commonly asked
questions; news and events; IAT program information; and an outstanding
fire aviation glossary. Full list of
OAS
Training. |
| List of Universities offering
IFPM
Web-based Courses -- from U Idaho |
*For Fire Managers seeking to meet
natural resources requirements* (so you can be classified as a biologist:
OPM Series 401) |
NWCG
Publications, including D-310-1 and the
PMS 310-1, Wildland Fire
Qualification System Guide (pdf file) |
Links to the Wildland Fire Qualifications (D-310-1),
Wildland Rx Fire Complexity Rating System Guide, NWCG National Fire
Equipment System Catalog, ICS forms other NWCG docs (some in .pdf format).
PMS 310-1, that provides national minimum requirements for wildland
firefighting personnel. |
| FSH
5109.17 |
USFS Fire & Aviation Management Qualifications Handbook
- primary position qualification requirements guide for Forest Service
employees; supplements the NWCG Wildland and Prescribed Fire Qualification
System Guide, PMS 310-1.
Forest Service Handbook 5100 ///
5126.4 Duty Officer Qualifications |
| NWCG
Taskbooks |
Task books for air operations, command and staff, expanded
dispatch, finance, logistics, ops, planning, and prescribed fire. |
| Wildfire
Education Links for Teachers |
For school TEACHERS, a page of wildland links to
materials including wildfire safety, fire ecology, stories, lesson plans,
etc. Also links to info on creating defensible space - and educating the
adult public. (Links updated 3/22/12.) |
|
Federal Employees
Pages
|
| FWFSA |
The Federal Wildland Fire Service Association. Go to their
page, download the application form and join NOW! It's never too late to
make a difference! |
| 2012
Salaries & Wages |
Federal GS wage tables from OPM. |
|
Federal
Per Diem Rates |
Quick link to find nationwide travel and per diem rates. |
| OPM:
Planning for Retirement |
From OPM. Interactive. Includes projected Federal annuity
and Thrift Savings Plan benefits to help you quickly identify approximately
how much you need to save to fund a comfortable retirement. |
| Federal Thrift Savings Plan |
Check your account balance and current rates of return on
your retirement investment. PIN required. |
| Federal Office of
Personnel
Management |
That would be the OPM page for short. Excellent site, easily
navigable, tons of information. |
| Employee
Express |
Federal workers can check/change tax deductions, payroll
deductions, and much more from here. |
| FEDweek |
Electronic weekly newsletter for Federal Employees, free but
heavy self-advertising. |
|
Safety |
| Wildland Fire
Lessons Learned Center |
An Interagency Resource Center that focuses on Research and
Analysis, Knowledge Management, and Information Transfer with the
objectives of sharing knowledge to improve safety, performance, efficiency
and organizational learning throughout the entire wildland fire community. |
|
Lessons Learned Search
Utility |
Find some reviews and reports on serious incidents. |
|
Fire
Leadership |
Excellent collection of resources to develop leadership
skills, thereby improving safety. |
|
Six
Minutes for Safety |
Federal Fire & Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) with NIFC
present short safety review "lessons". One a day... |
| SAFENET
Safety Advisory: SAFENET System Update (pdf file) |
Wildland Fire Safety & Health Network. The purpose of
SAFENET is: (1) To provide reporting and documentation of unsafe situations
or close calls. (2) To provide a means of sharing safety information
throughout the fire community. (3) To provide long-term data that will
result in identifying trends. Provide information online via the SAFENET
site. If necessary, you may call. The phone number for providing a verbal
safenet is 888.670.3938. You can leave a detailed message, which will be
transcribed and posted to the Internet database. |
| SAFECOM |
Aviation Safety Communiqué; This database fulfills the
Aviation Mishap Information System (AMIS) requirements for aviation mishap
reporting for the DOI agencies and the USFS. Categories of reports include
incidents, hazards, maintenance, and airspace. |
| 10
& 18's |
10 Standard Fire Orders & 18 Watchouts. |
| LCES |
Lookouts - Communications - Escape Routes - Safety Zones. |
Interagency Resource Pocket Guide
(little yellow book all firefighters should carry with them) |
Including "How to Properly Refuse Risk", that is how to turn
down an unsafe assignment, scroll down to doc p 29 (pdf file) or if you have
the book, it's on p 18. |
| Work
Capacity Test or Pack Test |
Work Capacity Testing Information, including informed
consent form, health screening questionnaire, and more.
pdf on the WCT |
| Wildland
FF Fatalities 1990-1998 |
Summarizes the causes of death for 133 persons who died
while involved in fighting wildland fires in the US, analyzed by
geographic area and by agency. |
Firefighter Safety Awareness Study
Phase
I Phase
II Phase
III |
A three part study following the South Canyon tragedy in
1994 to identify the organizational culture,
leadership, human factors, and other issues impacting firefighter safety
and to set and implement goals for improving safety. Part III,
"Implementing Cultural Changes for Safety" is the roadmap for where we're
going. |
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Documents Worth
Reading Archives |
Collected through the years. |
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HOTLIST
Lessons Learned and Safety Zone Archive |
Reports and Safety Alerts as they come to us. |
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1995 Human Factors Workshop |
Findings from the Wildland Firefighters
Human Factors Workshop
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