The Fire Environment Committee (FENC) provides national leadership in measuring and predicting the wildland fire environment. The FENC develops, disseminates, and promotes national standards for fire weather forecasting, fire behavior prediction, fire danger rating, and predictive services. Primary objectives include:
- Develop and support standards, processes, and tools for fire environment predictions.
- Coordinate changes occurring to components of fire environment business.
- Communicate and maintain training for advancements in tools, products, and processes.
- Identify user needs, and support research and development efforts to address them.