Wildfire suppression

===United States===

===United States===

In the United States, wildfire suppression is administered by several land management agencies including the [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]], [[Bureau of Land Management]], [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]], [[National Park Service]], the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation|Bureau of Reclamation]], the [[Army Corps of Engineers]], the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]], and state departments of forestry. All of these groups contribute to the [[National Wildfire Coordinating Group]] and the [[National Interagency Fire Center]]. In 2026, a new secretary's order consolidated the Department of the Interior's firefighting agencies, creating the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.{{Cite web |date=2025-09-15 |title=Departments of Interior and Agriculture Announce Wildland Fire Service Plan to Modernize Federal Wildfire Response {{!}} U.S. Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/departments-interior-and-agriculture-announce-wildland-fire-service-plan-modernize |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en}} This new agency under the DOI contains the BLM, USFWS, NPS, and the BIA.{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=U.S. Wildland Fire Service {{!}} U.S. Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfireservice |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en}}

In the United States, wildfire suppression is administered by several land management agencies including the [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]], [[Bureau of Land Management]], [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]], [[National Park Service]], the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation|Bureau of Reclamation]], the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]], the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]], and state departments of forestry. All of these groups contribute to the [[National Wildfire Coordinating Group]] and the [[National Interagency Fire Center]]. In 2026, a new secretary's order consolidated the Department of the Interior's firefighting agencies, creating the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.{{Cite web |date=2025-09-15 |title=Departments of Interior and Agriculture Announce Wildland Fire Service Plan to Modernize Federal Wildfire Response {{!}} U.S. Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/departments-interior-and-agriculture-announce-wildland-fire-service-plan-modernize |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en}} This new agency under the DOI contains the BLM, USFWS, NPS, and the BIA.{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=U.S. Wildland Fire Service {{!}} U.S. Department of the Interior |url=https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfireservice |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.doi.gov |language=en}}

The National Interagency Fire Center hosts the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). NICC's primary responsibility is positioning and managing national resources (i.e. [[Hotshot crew|Hotshot Crews]], [[Smokejumper|smokejumpers]], [[Aerial firefighting|air tankers]], [[Handcrew|handcrews]], [[Helitack|helitack crews]], [[Wildland fire engine|wildland fire engines]], [[Incident management team|incident management teams]], caterers, mobile shower units, and [[Radio repeater|command radio repeaters]]).{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC)|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/fire/people/ihc|access-date=2021-07-15|website=US Forest Service|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2026-03-23 |title=National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) |url=https://www.nifc.gov/nicc |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.nifc.gov |language=en}} Reporting to NICC are 10 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (Alaska, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Southern California, Northern California, Eastern, Southern, Southwest and Northwest). Under each GACC are several dispatch zones.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Areas {{!}} National Interagency Coordination Center |url=https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/geographic-areas |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.nifc.gov |language=en}}

The National Interagency Fire Center hosts the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). NICC's primary responsibility is positioning and managing national resources (i.e. [[Hotshot crew|Hotshot Crews]], [[Smokejumper|smokejumpers]], [[Aerial firefighting|air tankers]], [[Handcrew|handcrews]], [[Helitack|helitack crews]], [[Wildland fire engine|wildland fire engines]], [[Incident management team|incident management teams]], caterers, mobile shower units, and [[Radio repeater|command radio repeaters]]).{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC)|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/fire/people/ihc|access-date=2021-07-15|website=US Forest Service|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2026-03-23 |title=National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) |url=https://www.nifc.gov/nicc |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.nifc.gov |language=en}} Reporting to NICC are 10 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (Alaska, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Southern California, Northern California, Eastern, Southern, Southwest and Northwest). Under each GACC are several dispatch zones.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Areas {{!}} National Interagency Coordination Center |url=https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/geographic-areas |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=www.nifc.gov |language=en}}