NASA Joins Group to Advance Wildfire Coordination, Capabilities
The interagency group provides national leadership to enable interoperable wildland fire operations among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners.
- The interagency group provides national leadership to enable interoperable wildland fire operations among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners.
- The group works to support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy's goals of restoring and maintaining resilient landscapes, creating fire-adapted communities, and responding to wildfires safely and effectively.
- "Harnessing our Earth observation capabilities and cutting-edge technology in safe air operations, we are poised to make new connections that will bolster wildfire fighting efforts across the government."
- To support the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, NASA will leverage the combined contributions of research and development, data gathering and distribution, and technology transfer from three NASA mission directorates in the areas of earth science, space technologies, and aeronautics.