Throughout each of the past seven fire seasons, staff from the NCLFA have engaged in active, on-the-ground support of a number of wildland fire and wildland fire use events. Although direct assignments to Incident Management are not the primary focus of the Center, this arena provides a key crucible to examine the relevance and efficacy of the Center's research and development. Activities undertaken to support these incidents range from infrared mapping of fire locations, fire and fuels behavior modeling, internet communications support, computer mapping, post-fire severity assessments, and digital database development for data maintenance and archiving. The NCLFA is comprised of a group of highly skilled individuals possessing a combination of wildland fire qualifications and technical expertise. Many staff have previous wildland fire experience, have passed the arduous work capacity test, and hold current red cards.

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Multi-Agency Command, Northern Rockies Coordination Center, Montana

NCLFA staff filled these positions at the following fires (through Hobble Fire): Remote Sensing Specialist/Air Ops Coordinator; IR image/Remote Sensing Specialist; IR perimeter mapping

Rattlesnake Complex, Lolo National Forest, Montana

Black Mountain Fire, Lolo National Forest, Montana


Cooney Ridge Fire, Bitterroot and Lolo National Forests, Montana

Moose-Wasson Fire, Helena National Forest, Montana

Mineral-Primm Fire, Lolo National Forest, Montana

Gold-1 Fire, Bitterroot National Forest, Montana

Ant Park Fire, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana

Snow-Talon Fire, Helena National Forest, Montana

Fish Creek Fire, Lolo National Forest, Montana

Beta-Doris Fire, Flathead National Forest, Montana

Windmill Complex, Gallatin National Forest, Montana

Hobble Fire, Montana Department of National Resources and Conservation

South Fork of Sun Prescribed Fire, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana
Ignition operations, post-fire severity mapping