WILDFIRES & DISASTERS

  • WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE: FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

    INCIDENT RESPONSE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIES

    •  Provide for the safety of emergency responders and citizens
    •  Conduct operations in an efficient manner
    •  Coordinate the efforts of cooperators
    •  Emphasize aggressive initial response to incidents
    •  Incorporate operational objectives

     

    RESOURCES THAT HELP PROTECT THE STATE DURING DISASTERS:

    Type III Incident Management Teams support and assist in the management of natural and man-made emergencies, disasters and acts of terrorism.

     
    Lone Star Incident Management Team provides leadership of disaster response occurring either in Texas or other states.
     
    Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System includes grants, training, qualifications and mobilization systems to make statewide use of local resources.
     
    National Wildfire Coordinating Group is an operational group designed to coordinate programs of the participating wildfire management agencies.
     
     

     

     


     + Incident Response Personnel
     
    Regional Fire Coordinators (RFC) work with local jurisdictions and fire departments to coordinate wildfire response. RFCs help to facilitate a suite of capacity building programs that equip, train and provide grant funding to fire departments across the state. Additionally, they work with communities and local government to reduce potential wildfire risks through mitigation and prevention programs.
     
     
    Find an RFC in your area (PDF, 1MB) or check the listings.

     

    Other personnel can be found on our Program Maps page or via the links below:

     

     
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