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Daniel Boone
National Forest
1700 Bypass Road
Winchester, KY 40391
Phone: 859-745-3100
FAX: 859-744-1568
Fire Management - Organization & Cooperators
Organization
Oversight for fire management programs on the Daniel Boone National Forest is provided at the Supervisor's office in Winchester by a Fire Staff Officer, a Fire Management Officer, an Assistant Fire Management Officer, an Assistant Center Manager Logistics Coordinator, and a Forest Dispatcher who directs suppression response activities and provides technical assistance to personnel at the individual Ranger Districts.
Each Ranger District has a Fire Management Officer who provides District level fire management oversight and planning. The hard work of fire suppression, "fighting fire", is done by trained men and women at the Ranger Districts whose main job responsibilities vary by individual. While some employees have been hired with fire management as their primary duty, other employees may have primary responsibilities in timber management, wildlife management, recreation, or any of the many varied functions performed by Forest Service employees. This full and part time firefighting force or "militia" is called upon to suppress fires on the Daniel Boone as well as on lands of other land management agencies across the United States and sometimes internationally.
Cooperators
The Kentucky Interagency Coordination Center, also known as KICC, coordinates the movement of resources for federal and state agencies within and outside the state of Kentucky. Agencies include the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Division of Forestry, National Weather Service, Department of Defense and other state and local agencies.
Fire personnel on the Daniel Boone National Forest work cooperatively with other agencies in Kentucky including the Kentucky Division of Forestry, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Site, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River in Tennessee. By following established mobilization procedures, personnel, supplies, equipment, technology and information are shared among agencies.
In addition to other state and federal agencies, each Ranger District works closely with local fire departments, EMS, and law enforcement agencies to coordinate a comprehensive fire suppression effort.
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