In the late summer of 2001, C-SPAN provided viewers with an inside look at the nation’s logistical support center for wildland firefighting and how a wildfire is contained.

We toured the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho and took our camera along the fireline of the Green Knoll Fire near Jackson, Wyoming.

The program included tours of the firefighting equipment and technology employed by the seven Federal agencies that oversee wildland fire operations at NIFC. We also talked with some of the firefighters at the Green Knoll Fire, see how they contained this 4,470 acre fire, and tour fire camp.

Guests Included: Dennis Pendleton U.S. Forest Service Assistant Director for Fire and Aviation Management - Operations Larry Hamilton Bureau of Land Management Office of Fire and Aviation - Director

Programming Schedule From Our "Fighting Wildfires" Special: Monday, September 3, 2001 9pm Introduction to the program Tour of the National Interagency Coordination Center Viewer Phone Calls 10pm Great Basin Cache tour Brief interviews with members of the Centennial Crew 11pm Viewer Phone Calls Interview with Joe Carvelho, Great Basin National Incident Management Team, Incident Commander Tour of infrared technology and planes 12am Fire camp tour Interview about firefighting gear and the role of women in wildfire Interview about using fire to fight fire Interview with an engine crew leader Interview with a Sho Ban crew member about fear and dangers of the job

Fighting Wildfires Video Vignettes Tour of the Nat'l Interagency Coordination Center Watch Tour of the Nat'l Incident Radio Support Cache Watch Tour of Infrared Technology and Planes Watch Tour of the Great Basin Cache Watch Tour of the Returns Warehouse Watch More