Cable Crossing fire, Roseburg, Oregon. Source: www.nwcg.org
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. In light of the severity of current fire activity, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) has raised the National Fire Preparedness Level (PL) to 5 – the highest readiness level for wildland fire operations. With more than 60 large, active wildfires burning across 13 states and more than 19,000 interagency personnel deployed, NMAC, which consists of top federal and state fire managers, raised the…
