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National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level (PL)

Preparedness Level written in a flame rising from the number 2

 

The National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level was raised to 2 (PL 2) on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time.

Due to recent significant wildland fire activity across multiple Geographic Areas and a forecast for elevated fire conditions, a high potential for additional large fires could emerge in the coming days.

Further information on National Wildland Fire Preparedness Levels 1 - 5 can be found on the NIFC Website (PDF, 936 KB).


InciWeb

InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system. The web-based program provides information for wildland fire emergencies and prescribed fires, but can also be used for other natural disasters and emergency incidents such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.

The system was developed with two primary missions:

  • Provide the public a single source of incident related information; and

  • Provide a standardized reporting tool for the public affairs community

Official announcements include evacuations, road closures, news releases, maps, photographs, and basic information and current situation about the incident.

A map of the United States showing the location of wildland fires, prescribed fires, and other large incidents
Figure 1. A map of the United States from InciWeb taken April 14, 2021, showing examples of wildfires, prescribed fires, and Burned Area Emergency Response Team locations.

Interactive Wildfire Map

Get the latest incident specific wildfire data, including personnel count, cost, acres, percent contained and structures threatened, from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's map.

 

National Interagency Fire Center

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), located in Boise, Idaho, is the nation's support center for wildland firefighting. Eight different agencies and organizations are part of NIFC. Decisions are made using the interagency cooperation concept because NIFC has no single director or manager.

Glossary of Wildland Fire Definitions and Acronyms 

National Wildfire Coordinating Group's Glossary A - Z