Hidden in plain sight: Turning data into action
Emergency services on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, serve communities dispersed across mountainous and wilderness terrain, so proactive wildfire hazard mitigation and evacuation planning are key to community preparedness. (Forest Service photo by Bradley Gordon)
In fire-prone communities…
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Where emergency response runs deep
For most of the year, Lynne Chastain-Carpenter, MaryGrace Bedwell and Tray Hall work in different parts of the Forest Service with responsibilities that typically have little connection to fire suppression.But when called, they leave their day jobs behind to head to a wildfire where their specialized emergency response skills are needed. They are among the 10,000 Forest Service employees who are…
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Public Fire Information Websites
National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level (PL) The National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level (PL) is at its lowest level of 1. This PL began on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time.At National Preparedness Level One, all the Geographic Areas can accomplish incident management objectives utilizing local resources and/or with little to no national support. There is little…