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InciNotes InciNotes™ is an exclusive and the first of its kind ICS 201 & ICS 214 documentation application for the iPad™.

InciNotes™, is the first ICS 201 documentation application for the iPad™. InciNotes™ makes incident documentation simple and easy. InciNotes™ follows the Standard Operating Procedures for Incident Commanders in Region 5 of the United States Forest Service, National Wild Fire Coordinating Group and "Red Book" - National Interagency Fire Center. Meets requirements for Incident Command System 201 and 214 documentation (NIMS). Features include: Incident Size Up, Resource Status Tracking, Incident Events (ICS214 Unit Log), All Safety Considerations, Complete Complexity Analysis, Incident Objectives, Primary and Contingency Planning, Hazard Mitigation, Tracking Weather Trends, Immediate on the Spot Weather Forecast, Incident Map Sketching Abilities, Incident Command Structure, Frequency Management, Real time reports.

11/21/2025
11/21/2025
11/21/2025

Once again, science proves the power of prescribed burning! A 20-year study in the Sierra Nevada reveals that regular prescribed burns help our forests store more carbon in healthy, living trees and plants. This means stronger, more resilient forests. It’s a win-win for nature and our future.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/287Y50Xurmn

11/21/2025

🚨Heads up experienced wildland firefighters!

There are just under two weeks left to apply for smokejumper positions with BLM Alaska Fire Service in Fairbanks, AK and with the Great Basin Smokejumpers out Boise, ID at the National Interagency Fire Center

The BLM offers a GREAT opportunity to apply for the career ladder GW-05/06/07 position!

Smokejumper duties include parachuting into rugged terrain and performing fire suppression, maintaining smokejumper and firefighter equipment, directing fireline activities, and the repairment, packing and maintenance of parachutes.

Apply by December 2, 2025!
🔥GW-05/06/07 (Career Seasonal) - https://www.usajobs.gov/job/849682100
🔥GW- 05/06 (Detail/Temporary Promotion) - https://www.usajobs.gov/job/849929200
🔥GW-05 (Temporary Seasonal)- https://www.usajobs.gov/job/849378000

The 2025 Wildfire Season By The Numbers: Fires, Acres, Aircraft, Crews, Drone Incursions, Equipment, UTFs, Cancellations...
11/20/2025

The 2025 Wildfire Season By The Numbers: Fires, Acres, Aircraft, Crews, Drone Incursions, Equipment, UTFs, Cancellations, And More.
The LEAF Act, keeping wildfire mitigation money local

The LEAF Act, keeping wildfire mitigation money local.

Southern California Fires Timeline Report to get a clear, evidence-based account of how the devastating January 2025 fir...
11/20/2025

Southern California Fires Timeline Report to get a clear, evidence-based account of how the devastating January 2025 fires unfolded and how agencies responded in real time. This first phase of the UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute report offers detailed timelines, mapping, and insights to help understand the scale and complexity of the disaster.

https://fsri.org/research-update/southern-california-fires-timeline-report?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOMaq5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6MovNjpktptD-Lx3DkFct-6rA7yxkUBLcIQjXFoSaJ-2InJ-0YZf8ix3JRAA_aem_PyS3ie-qEIZzoY6TK0NDYw

Get an overview of the LA wildfires 2025: scope, factors, department actions, and a detailed, evidence-based timeline of events.

11/20/2025
ArizonaKaibab National Forest officials reported that fire managers are planning prescribed fire pile burns on up to app...
11/20/2025

Arizona

Kaibab National Forest officials reported that fire managers are planning prescribed fire pile burns on up to approximately 9,000 acres on the Williams and Tusayan ranger districts, pending all required approvals, which will continue through the winter, as weather conditions allow.
Kaibab National Forest prepares for pile burns on Williams and Tusayan ranger districts

https://ein.az.gov/kaibab-national-forest-prepares-pile-burns-williams-and-tusayan-ranger-districts?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOMailleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR4cu8L29skFR_t8QnmDnkjiJmy__1Cu5-MEC63casjzFR0XVlw2LUDf9IHmQg_aem_8uhDWx2yxM7GbrIb9oBpOQ

The Kaibab National Forest is planning prescribed fire pile burns on up to approximately 9,000 acres on the Williams and Tusayan ranger districts, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the winter as weather conditions allow.

North Carolina North Carolina Forest Service officials reported that firefighters have fully contained the 500-acre Roan...
11/20/2025

North Carolina
North Carolina Forest Service officials reported that firefighters have fully contained the 500-acre Roanoke River Fire, which burned mostly within Bertie County's Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge after being sparked by a lightning strike.
Bertie County wildfire now 100% contained

The North Carolina Forest Service says the Roanoke River Fire burned 580 acres in Bertie County.

Banner Elk Fire Rescue officials issued an after-action report on a 120-acre wildfire which ignited on November 17th alo...
11/20/2025

Banner Elk Fire Rescue officials issued an after-action report on a 120-acre wildfire which ignited on November 17th along Banner Elk Highway in Avery County, noting that firefighters had to deal with dry conditions, steep terrain, and heavy debris left in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Banner Elk Fire Rescue Statement on Historic 160-Acre Wildfire

https://wataugaonline.com/banner-elk-fire-rescue-statement-on-historic-160-acre-wildfire/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOMabFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR59qjSJkdkkQBJR6_d-vtv49FYrWWy66tRI5Obggs8M42jAtGT3HNVW_lyO4Q_aem_KASxdfJXdee2WM6TDCjqhA

On the afternoon of November 17, 2025, our community faced one of the most significant wildfires in recent memory. Reports of a small fire, initiated by outdoor debris burning from a nearby home, came across our dispatch channel. First-arriving Banner Elk Fire Rescue units encountered a fast-moving....

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