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The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is the
nation's support center for wildlandfirefighting. Seven 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, Forest
Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, National
Association of State Foresters, National Weather Service, and Office
of Aircraft Services.
The NIFC contains informtion on national fire weather forecasts,
wildland fires, wildland fire statistics, national fire maps, and
wildland seasonal fire outlooks.
Website: "http://www.nifc.gov/news/nicc.html"
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