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The "Boise" Interagency Fire Center, established in 1965, evolved from separate efforts by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service to improve fire and aviation support throughout much of the Great Basin and Intermountain West. The Weather Bureau soon added its fire weather forecasting capability to this unique venture. Efforts to pool fire and aviation resources proved so successful that three more natural resource agencies -- National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fish and Wildlife Service -- joined the Center in the 1970s. By that time, participating agencies' missions had become national in scope. In early 1993 the Center's name was changed to "National" Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) to more accurately reflect its national mission.
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FACILITY TYPE:
Resource Center
3833 S. Development Avenue
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: (208) 387-5200
Fax: (208) 387-5250
List
ALL National Interagency Fire Center staff
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