Above: Personal Protective Equipment is distributed to soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in preparation for deployment to the Umpqua North Fire in Oregon. (Originally published at 7:53 a.m. MDT September 7r, 2017) With the National Preparedness Level at 5, the highest level, the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho has mobilized active duty military … Continue reading "Military mobilized to help fight wildfires"