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The Western Great Basin Coordination Center (WGBCC) in Reno , Nevada , is one of 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers located throughout the United States .  WGBCC is the primary logistical support center within Nevada , mobilizing resources such as aircraft, personnel, equipment, and crews to fight wildland fires and support disaster relief efforts. 

WGBCC's other main role is collecting and disseminating Intelligence information.  The center operates on an interagency basis - cooperators include the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Nevada State Division of Forestry (NDF), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

WGBCC processes roughly 5,276 resource requests each year, to support not only Nevada incidents, but also those in other geographic areas around the country.  During the past 5 years (2000-2005), an average of 1,016 wildland fires have been reported in Nevada each year, burning an average of 679,478 acres of federal, state and private lands.

To learn more about the Western Great Basin Coordination Center and this geographic area, click on ABOUT US.