The “Wildfire Matters” podcast is produced by the Bureau of Land Management out of Boise, Idaho. Here is an episode from a couple of years back but as reminded by the National Interagency Fire Center, it has retained its relevance in light of the current discussions on aircraft use in the southern California fires.
In this podcast, Sean Peterson, Assistant Center Manager of the National Interagency Coordination Center, or NICC, talks about his career in wildland fire management from firefighter to his current position at the National Interagency Fire Center. He discusses day to day NICC operations – explaining the dispatch system and the role of the air space coordination unit, predicative services, and the intelligence section. Sean talks about working with the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group, or NMAC, on setting national wildfire resources priorities, preparedness levels, and the importance of working with interagency, state, international, and military partners to support not only wildfires nationally but also assisting FEMA during all-hazard/all-risk incidents.
