Fire camp
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According to the National Incident Management System
(NIMS), a fire camp is one of five predesignated temporary facilities. Fire camps provide certain essential auxiliary forms of support, such as food, sleeping areas, and sanitation for Wildland firefighters. Fire camps may also provide minor maintenance and servicing of equipment.
A fire camp is separate from the Incident Command Post
and Incident Base
. Although the fire camp is sometimes adjacent to these, it is more often located in satellite fashion, to better support incident operations.
National Incident Management System
The National Incident Management System is emergency management doctrine used nationwide to coordinate emergency preparedness and incident management and response among the public and private sectors.NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach to incident management that is applicable at all...
(NIMS), a fire camp is one of five predesignated temporary facilities. Fire camps provide certain essential auxiliary forms of support, such as food, sleeping areas, and sanitation for Wildland firefighters. Fire camps may also provide minor maintenance and servicing of equipment.
A fire camp is separate from the Incident Command Post
Incident command post
According to the National Incident Management System , and the Incident Command System , the Incident Command Post is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and signifies the physical location of the tactical-level, on-scene incident command and management organization...
and Incident Base
Incident base
According to the National Incident Management System , the Incident Base is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and it is the location at which primary support activities are conducted for emergencies like a wildland fire. A single incident base is established to house all equipment and...
. Although the fire camp is sometimes adjacent to these, it is more often located in satellite fashion, to better support incident operations.
NIMS Predesignated Facilities and Areas
- Incident Command PostIncident command postAccording to the National Incident Management System , and the Incident Command System , the Incident Command Post is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and signifies the physical location of the tactical-level, on-scene incident command and management organization...
(ICP) - Incident BaseIncident baseAccording to the National Incident Management System , the Incident Base is one of five predesignated temporary facilities and it is the location at which primary support activities are conducted for emergencies like a wildland fire. A single incident base is established to house all equipment and...
- Camp, or fire camp
- Mobilization and staging area
- Helibase and supporting Helispot and Drop Point