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Website. www.landmobile.com. Forest Industries Telecommunications (FIT) is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certified frequency coordinator [1] and a non-profit association. Established in 1947, [2] its members include those companies or individuals who employ or are eligible to use Land Mobile Radio Service (LMRS) two-way radios.
It became necessary to establish a national system for estimating Fire danger and fire behavior to improve and simplify communications among all people concerned with wildland fire. Work on a national rating system began in 1959. By 1961, the basic structure for a four-phase rating system had been outlined and the fire phase (spread phase) was ...
Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres (780,000 km 2) of land. [5] The major divisions of the agency are the Chief's Office, National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business ...
Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]
In the West, Kevin Smith, a tree physiologist and pathologist with the U.S. Forest Service, told USA TODAY that the aspen trees in Colorado look good. "Colorado should be great," he said ...
A fire regime is the pattern, frequency, and intensity of the bushfires and wildfires that prevail in an area over long periods of time. [1] It is an integral part of fire ecology, and renewal for certain types of ecosystems. A fire regime describes the spatial and temporal patterns and ecosystem impacts of fire on the landscape, and provides ...
Camp Clover Ranger Station. Canelo Ranger Station. Cayton Guard Station. Cedar Guard Station No. 1019. Chatter Creek Guard Station. Clackamas Lake Ranger Station Historic District. College Creek Ranger Station. Columbine Work Station. Crown King Ranger Station.