U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Fire Management Branch is a branch within the Division of Refuges, Washington Office. The Branch is located at the National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, Idaho, with the other wildland fire management cooperators from BLM, BIA, NPS and USDA Forest Service. The Branch is responsible for overall staff direction for the Service's fire management program which includes preparedness, fire use, suppression and emergency fire rehabilitation, which functions to support the Service missions. The Branch develops policy, operational procedures and standards, provides program oversight through the review process, is the lead and coordinator for national interagency involvement, represents the Service on the national interagency Multi-agency Coordination Group (MAC Group) and serves as the contact for the Department's Fire Program Coordinator.

Further details on these services can be obtained from their Fish & Wildlife fire web site.