Fire Management

Prescribed Fire

Fire is one of the most important natural processes across the West. After many years of fire exclusion, a dry ecosystem that needs periodic fire becomes unhealthy. Trees are stressed by overcrowding; fire-dependent species disappear; and flammable fuels build up and become hazardous. However, the right fire at the right place at the right time helps maintain healthy forests, communities and watersheds.

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Current Fire Information

• Current Fires in the United States (Inciweb)
• Campfire Restrictions
• Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL)
• Current Air Quality in Washington
• Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)

Fire Prevention

Much of Eastern Washington is a fire adapted landscape. Do your part to make your home and community fire adapted as well. MORE

Okanogan-Wenatchee Fire Management Websites and Information

• Central Washington Interagency Communication Center (CWICC)

• Eastern Washington Interagency Training Zone

• Entiat Interagency Hotshot Crew

• North Cascades Smokejumper Base and 2017 Preliminary Project Analysis

• Wenatchee Valley Rappellers