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The Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system is an application framework for knowledge-based decision support of ecological ... Wildland fire [93] [94] [95 ...
LANDFIRE Program products have been used in a variety of ways, from supporting large federal wildland fire-related applications such as the Wildland Fire Decision Support System, [4] and the Cohesive Strategy initiative, to landscape-level conservation planning, [5] regional wildlife studies, ecosystem services, [6] biofuels, and national ...
Incident Management Team (IMT) is a term used in the United States of America to refer to a group of trained personnel that responds to an emergency.Although the incident management team concept was originally developed for wildfire response, it has been expended into what is now known as "All-Hazards Incident Management Team”. [1]
The Federal Fire Prevention Act enabled a national reporting system for fires around the country. This system is called the National Fire Incident Reporting System or NFIRS. The purpose of this system is to collect demographics, statistics, characteristics, and other pertinent information about fires which is compiled into a database.
If a wildland fire grows to the point where local personnel and equipment are insufficient, the responsible agency contacts the Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) for help. The GACC will dispatch a Type 2 Incident Management Team (IMT) and locate and dispatch additional firefighters and support personnel throughout the geographic area ...
More research followed and in 1965 a research project headquartered in Seattle was established to provide a fresh look at the needs and requirements for a national, fire danger, rating system. After canvassing many fire control agencies across the country, the Seattle research group recommended new directions for research that would lead to the ...
The fire broke out Monday, and by Tuesday morning, it was reported to be around 100,000 acres, according to the forest service. The National Weather Service described fire conditions in Hutchinson ...
In 1998, a new procedures guide used the term "wildland fire use" to describe what had previously been prescribed natural fires. By the end of the decade, a 1995 policy had reinvigorated “wildland fire use” programs and given managers the support they needed to enable the programs to continue to grow and mature. [12] [29] [30]