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California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection Mobile Equipment www.fire.ca.gov/php/fire_er_mobileequip.php
Description: CDF engines are equipped
to battle wildland fires and to protect structures. CDF owns and operates
over 3,000 fire and emergency response and resource protection vehicles.
This includes vehicles that are state-owned, and vehicles that are local
government-owned, but operated by CDF personnel.
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National Interagency Incident Communications
www.fs.fed.us/fire/niicd/index.html
Description: The NIICD is a
partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Department of
the Interior’s Agencies and their mission is to provide portable
emergency communications, technical training and airborne remote sensing
imagery services.
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Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
www.ciffc.ca
Description: The Canadian Interagency
Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) provides operational fire-control services,
as well as management and information services to its Member Agencies.
In addition to coordinating services for all of the provinces and
territories, CIFFC often coordinates the sharing of resources with
the United States and other countries.
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National Logistics
http://www.fs.fed.us/logistics/
Description: The Logistics website
provides assistance to any incident management personnel for information
related to Logistics functions and to provide helpful hints.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance
to Firefighters Grant Program www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/grants/afgp/grants.shtm
Description: This document explains
how to apply, what items can be requested, and how applications will
be evaluated. There are answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ's),
as well as other application information.
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North Carolina Division of
Forest Resources Equipment
www.dfr.state.nc.us/fire_control/fire_equipmain.htm
Description: This
webpage offers descriptions relative to the aviation and ground equipment
fleet utilized by the state of North Carolina. In addition, the required
personal protective equipment is described.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
Description: The
FEMA website provides information pertinent to all the programs ran
by FEMA, which includes education, training, mitigation and flood
insurance, search and rescue, disaster assistance, etc.
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NWCG NFES Catalog Part 1 Fire Supplies and Equipment
and Part 2 Publications
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/catalog.htm
Description:
Part 1: Fire Supplies and Equipment:
Part 1 pertains to incident fire supplies and equipment
stocked by, and ordered from, the National Interagency Support Caches
(NISC).
Part 2: Publications
Part 2 lists interagency documents.
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Fire Equipment Working Team (FEWT)
http://www.nwcg.gov/teams/fewt/index.htm
Description: The Fire Equipment
Working Team (FEWT) of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group coordinates
fire equipment and chemical needs, development, and implementation
between Federal and State agencies. They function as a working team
defining specific areas of equipment and chemical needs and priorities
which have the greatest importance to interagency programs.
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Remote Automated Weather Stations
www.fs.fed.us/raws/
Description: Remote Automated
Weather Stations (RAWS) are strategically located throughout the United
States to monitor weather data that is used by land management agencies
with a variety of projects – monitoring air quality, rating
fire danger, and providing information for research applications.
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Fire Research and
Management Exchange System
www.frames.gov/tools/
Description: The
Fire Research And Management Exchange System (FRAMES) is an effective
wildland fire and fuel management system that begins with the efficient
collection, storage, and distribution of information and tools throughout
the wildland fire community and their partners. FRAMES is an ongoing
project that will serve the information and tools needs of the wildland
fire community, their partners, and the public. The goal of FRAMES
is to be an effective mechanism for wildland fire technology and information
transfer.
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Roscommon Equipment Center
www.roscommonequipmentcenter.com
Description: Wildland fire engine
and equipment designs and information will be found at this location.
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GSA Fire Program
www.gsa.gov/fire
program
Description: The GSA Fire Program information
is provided to this website including key points of contact, the GSA
Wildland Fire Equipment Catalog, and Forest Service Specifications.
Links to GSA Global Supply and GSA Advantage, where you can order
items from the catalog and schedules, respectively, can also be found
on this website.
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Simplified Guide
to the Incident Command Systems for Transportation Professionals
www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/incidentmgmt/publications
Description: The purpose of this
Simplified Guide is to introduce the ICS to stakeholders who may
be called upon to provide specific expertise, assistance, or material
during highway incidents but who may be largely unfamiliar with
ICS organization and operations. These stakeholders include transportation
agencies and companies involved in towing and recovery, as well
as elected officials and government agency managers at all levels.
This document may also be beneficial to public safety professionals,
who are familiar with ICS but may not fully understand how ICS concepts
are applicable to transportation agencies.
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Interagency Cache Business System
http://www.icbs.nwcg.gov/
Decription: The National
Interagency Support Caches use a common inventory program called ICBS
(Interagency Cache Buisness System). It is currently being re-engineered,
for latest information go to this website.
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State of Florida’s Division of Forestry
Equipment
www.fl-dof.com/Protection/equipment/
Description: The Division of
Forestry accomplishes its Mission to safeguard the lives and property
of Florida's citizens by combining a unique array of equipment that
enables it to attack wildfire and respond to other emergent needs
- no matter what the terrain or location. This equipment also permits
the Division to carry out our other land management responsibilities
on public lands.
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Lessons Learned Center
www.wildfireslessons.net
Description: Lessons Learned Center
has been established to improve safe work performance and organizational
learning in interagency wildland fire. The objectives include improve
performance, safety and efficiency, improve organizational learning,
share knowledge, and promote organizational change.
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Technology and Development Centers
www.fs.fed.us/fire/tools_tech/index.html
Description: This website provides
information and additional links to various parts of the fire and
aviation programs. Within the tools and technology program, publications,
tech tips, project reports, and other related information will be
found in support of state-of-the-art equipment and software, which
includes on the ground firefighting tools, equipment, and personal
protective equipment, as well as aerial delivery systems.
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National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org/catalog/home/index.asp
Description: The mission of
the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden
of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and
advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research,
training and education.
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Texas Volunteer Fire Department’s
Equipment
www.tamu.edu/ticc/trucks.htm
Description: This website contains
the various volunteer fire departments within Texas and the fire engines
utilized by each.
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National Interagency Coordination Center
www.nifc.gov/news/nicc.html
Description: This webpage provides
the viewer with current fire statistics, weather conditions, incident
management team rotations, and other pertinent fire information. There
are links to other sources of information and support organizations
maintained on this page as well.
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Description: WFCS
is a part of Missoula Technology and Development Center, located in
Missoula Montana. WFCS provides national resource agencies with detailed
information promoting safe and effective fire suppression chemicals
and aerial delivery systems.
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