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are ten 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 following
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ALASKA - Fort Wainwright, AK |
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NORTHWEST - Portland, OR |
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EASTERN - Milwaukee, WI |
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN - Lakewood, CO |
GREAT
BASIN - Salt Lake City,
UT |
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SOUTHERN
- Atlanta, GA |
NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA - Redding, CA |
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SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA - Riverside,
CA |
NORTHERN
ROCKIES - Missoula, MT |
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SOUTHWEST
- Albuquerque, NM |
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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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