According to the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a fire camp is one of five predesignated temporary facilities. NIMS redirects here For other meanings see Nims. The National Incident Management System ( NIMS) is a system used in the Fire camps provide certain essential auxiliary forms of support, such as food, sleeping areas, and sanitation for Wildland firefighters. Wildland fire suppression refers to the firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires Fire camps may also provide minor maintenance and servicing of equipment.

A fire camp is separate, but sometimes adjacent, from the Incident Command Post and Incident Base. According to the National Incident Management System (NIMS and the Incident Command System (ICS the Incident Command Post (ICP is one of five predesignated temporary According to the National Incident Management System (NIMS the Incident Base is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and it is the location at which primary support The fire camp is often located in satellite fashion from where they can best support incident operations.

See also

NIMS Predesignated Facilities and Areas

• Incident Command Post (ICP)
• Incident Base
• Camp, or fire camp
• Mobilization and staging area
• Helibase and supporting Helispot and Drop Point

References

NIMS 3. According to the National Incident Management System (NIMS and the Incident Command System (ICS the Incident Command Post (ICP is one of five predesignated temporary According to the National Incident Management System (NIMS the Incident Base is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and it is the location at which primary support According to the National Incident Management System (NIMS a Mobilization Area or Staging Area is one of five predesignated temporary facilities Helitack refers to "helicopter-delivered fire resources" and is the system of managing and using Helicopters and their crews to perform Aerial firefighting Helitack refers to "helicopter-delivered fire resources" and is the system of managing and using Helicopters and their crews to perform Aerial firefighting Helitack refers to "helicopter-delivered fire resources" and is the system of managing and using Helicopters and their crews to perform Aerial firefighting 04

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