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are eleven Geographic Areas across
the United States and Alaska. Each
Area is overseen by a Geographic Area
Coordinating Group. Each Area has
a Geographic Area Coordination Center
(GACC) which acts as a focal point
for internal and external requests
for resources not filled at the local
level. The GACCs are located in the
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| ALASKA
- Fort Wainwright, AK |
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ROCKY
MOUNTAIN - Lakewood, CO |
| EASTERN
- Milwaukee, WI |
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SOUTHERN
- Atlanta, GA |
| EAST GREAT
BASIN - Salt Lake City, UT |
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SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA - Riverside, CA |
| NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA - Redding, CA |
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SOUTHWEST
- Albuquerque, NM |
| NORTHERN
ROCKIES - Missoula, MT |
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WEST GREAT
BASIN - Reno, NV |
| NORTHWEST
- Portland, OR |
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| NATIONAL INTERAGENCY
FIRE CENTER |
| The National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
in Boise, Idaho is the nation's support
center for wildland firefighting.
Eight Federal and State agencies call
NIFC home and work together to coordinate
and support wildland fire and disaster
operations. These agencies include
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau
of Land Management, USDA Forest Service,
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
National Park Service, National Association
of State Foresters, National Weather
Service, Office of Aircraft Services,
and United States Fire Administration.
Also located at NIFC, the National
Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)
works with GACCs, as well as other
countries, to coordinate land management
agency response for wildland fire
at the national level. |
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