Explaining the National Interagency Fire Center: a talk with Jessica Gardetto

Wildfire Matters

Apr 13 2022 | 00:34:46

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Jessica Gardetto, Chief, Bureau of Land Management Fire Public Affairs, explains what NIFC is, from interagency support to why and how agencies work together to manage wildfires. We discuss what external affairs does, how we communicate our mission, and some of the challenges and changes we are seeing in our workforce.

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