The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), provides support to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in conducting Wildland Fire Fighting (WFF) operations within the continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other locations as approved by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Each year, an average of...
Aeromedical evacuation and relief operations for those impacted by Volcano Fuego in Guatemala.
Fires burning in southern Colorado in Costillas & Huerfano Counties being fought by firefighters from around the country and assets from the Colorado National Guard.
MCIWEST-MCB Camp Pendleton, 3D Marine Air Wing, NRSW, Third Fleet, CAL FIRE, and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department regularly conduct Wild land Firefighting training in order to exercise immediate response actions according to established procedures during a response to a simulated fire event aboard MCB Camp Pendleton.
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing helicopters support fires in San Diego county
DoD personnel are preparing for the approach of Tropical Storm Nate, which forecasters expect will intensify into a hurricane and make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend. U.S. Northern Command is coordinating with federal, state and local agencies in preparation for Nate's arrival.
This feature page highlights imagery of U.S. Customs and Border Protection helping to provide relief to areas impacted by Hurricane Maria.
The top priority of the federal government is continuing to provide life safety and life sustaining resources to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The federal government’s full attention is on the Hurricane Maria response. Well before it made landfall in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, federal resources were staged to arrive as quickly as possible.
FEMA and its federal...
