WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) increased the preparedness level category to PL 4. This move was made due to a significant increase in fire activity in multiple geographic areas, as well as increased competition for resources.
This marks just the fourth time in the last 20 years where levels have been raised to PL4 during the month of June.
The five Preparedness Levels range from the lowest (1) to the highest (5). Each Preparedness Level includes specific management actions and involves increasing levels of inter-agency resource commitments. As Preparedness Levels rise, so does the need for Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and suppression resources, which include wildland fire crews, engines, helicopters, airtankers and other aircraft, and specialized heavy equipment.
IMTs are specialized teams of experienced, interagency wildland fire personnel who manage large, complex wildland fire incidents. IMTs manage wildland fires so that local units can free up their resources to focus on new and emerging incidents.
June 22, 2021 at 11:33PM
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