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Welcome to the Illinois Interagency Coordination Center!

The Illinois Interagency Coordination Center (ILC) provides dispatch, logistics, and administrative support for wildland fire suppression and emergency management in Illinois. The ILC is staffed by personnel from the Shawnee National Forest.

 

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Welcome

The Illinois Interagency Coordination Center (ILC) provides dispatch, logistics, and support services for wildland fire suppression, interagency assistance, and emergency management in Illinois. The ILC is staffed by a team of experienced professionals. The ILC's mission is to provide timely and accurate information to firefighters and other responders, to ensure the safe and efficient mobilization of resources, and to support the overall coordination of wildland fire suppression and emergency management activities in Illinois. The ILC also provides a variety of other services, including:

  • Incident management support
  • Resource tracking
  • Weather forecasting
  • Intelligence gathering
  • Public information

The Illinois Interagency Coordination Center Proudly Serves
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Department of Natural Resources

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Great Lakes – Big Rivers Region (Region 3)
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge
Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
&
The Savannah District/
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service – Midwest Region
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Pullman National Historic Park

And the

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service – Eastern Region
Shawnee National Forest
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Map on the bottom of the page will be replaced with the Arc GIS map being designed by Dave Jones from the US FWS – Crab Orchard NWR

PL Levels Explained

The Five Preparedness Levels

Each preparedness level has specific management directions. As the preparedness levels rise, more federal and state employees become available for fire mobilization if needed.

  • PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 1—Minimal large fire activity nationally. Most geographic areas have low to moderate fire danger. There is little or no commitment of national resources.
  • PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 2—Several geographic areas are experiencing high to extreme fire danger. Wildland fire activity is increasing and large fires are occurring in one or more geographic areas. Minimal mobilization of resources from other geographic areas is occurring. The potential exists for mobilizing additional resources from other geographic areas.
  • PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3—Two or more geographic areas are experiencing wildland or prescribed fire activities requiring a major commitment of national resources. Additional resources are being ordered and mobilized through the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). Incident management teams are committed in two or more areas, or 275 crews are committed nationally.
  • PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 4—Two or more geographic areas are experiencing incidents requiring Type 1 teams. Competition exists for resources between geographic areas. When 425 crews or five Type 1 teams are committed nationally.
  • PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 5—Several geographic areas are experiencing major incidents that have the potential to exhaust all agency fire resources. When 550 crews are committed nationally.