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This
is
the
homepage
of
the
National
Interagency
Fire
Center
(NIFC),
the
nation's
support
center
for
wildland
firefighting.
It
features
links
to
news
articles,
current
fire
information,
and
statistics
on
wildland
fires.
There
is
an
education
and
outreach
section
which
includes
information
on
traveling
prevention
and
education
teams,
a
guide
to
wildland
fires,
links
to
fire
prevention
and
mitigation
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The
Firewise
Home
Page
was
created
for
people
who
live
or
vacation
in
fire
prone
areas
of
North
America.
The
information
contained
here
will
help
users
become
firewise
individuals,
and
acquaint
them
with
the
challenges
of
living
around
interface/
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National Fire Plan: Managing the Impact of Wildfires on the Communities and the Environment -
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This
information
sheet
discusses
the
ability
of
trees
in
major
Colorado
forest
types
to
withstand
fire
damage
or
reestablish
after
a
fire.
Characteristics
such
as
thickness
of
the
bark,
rooting
depth,
needle
length,
bud
size,
and
degree
of
scorch
contribute
to
the
resistance
and
survival
of
a
tree
after
a
fire
event.
The
effects
on
seed
reserves
and
the
ability
of
aspen
trees,
many
shrubs,
and
grasses
...
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This
portal
provides
links
to
documents
produced
by
the
National
Wildfire
Coordinating
Group
(NWCG),
a
group
consisting
of
agencies
of
the
Forest
Service,
Bureau
of
Land
Management,
National
Park
Service,
Bureau
of
Indian
Affairs,
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service,
and
the
National
Association
of
State
Foresters.
Materials
accessible
here
include
NWCG
qualifications
documents,
information
on
prescribed
fires,
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This
portal
provides
access
to
a
variety
of
information
on
fire
hazards
and
prediction
for
the
Rocky
Mountain
area.
Users
can
access
information
on
current
fires
and
fire
restrictions
for
this
area.
Other
materials
include
predictive
services
(intelligence,
weather
forecasts,
fuels
and
fire
danger
ratings),
logistics
and
dispatch
information
for
aviation
and
fire
crews,
and
administrative
information
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Wildfire
mitigation
is
the
implementation
of
various
measures
designed
to
reduce
the
risk
of
destruction
by
wildfire.
This
website
provides
a
number
of
publications,
brochures
and
general
information
of
use
to
community
members
living
in
the
wildland/
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The
Boulder
County
Wildlife
Mitigation
Group
(BCWMG)
was
formed
in
1989,
shortly
after
the
Black
Tiger
Fire
destroyed
44
homes
and
burned
2,100
mountain
forest
acres
in
the
Sugarloaf
area.
Resulting
cooperation
between
federal,
state
and
local
government
agencies
and
organizations
laid
the
foundation
for
BCWMG,
one
of
the
nation's
oldest
partnered
wildfire
mitigation
groups.
The
group
creates
wildfire
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Created by and for firefighters, this clearinghouse provides links to State and Federal agencies involved in fire and emergency services. There are training programs and links to resources related to emergency preparedness, emergency medical services, fire prevention and hazardous materials.
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This
article
from
the
Fall
1999
issue
of
CUTechnology
provides
a
brief
summary
of
a
joint
initiative
between
CU-Boulder,
the
National
Center
for
Atmospheric
Research
(NCAR),
and
the
Intermountain
Fire
Sciences
Laboratory
to
study
and
model
wildfires.
The
research
is
expected
to
significantly
improve
capabilities
for
modeling
wildfires,
enabling
fire
behavior
analysts
to
make
effective
decisions
on
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