As of 0600 today, the Southwest Area went to Preparedness Level 1.

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@AKForestService Meet Michelle Gray! Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth with current Forest Service employees of Hispanic heritage sharing their insight with you about prosperity, power and progress in America.

@AKForestService Hold the line! The Forest Service is Hiring Wildland Firefighters in Alaska. Apply on USAJOBS.gov by Sept. 29, 2023 usajobs.gov

Reducing hazardous fuels protects communities, infrastructure and forest from high-severity wildfires. #2023FireYear #PrescribedFire

For information on large fire activity across the #SouthwesternRegion, visit InciWeb inciweb.wildfire.gov/ #2023FireYear

The #SouthwesternRegion has lowered the Preparedness Level to PL3 effective Friday, Aug. 11. #2023FireYear

Video of a retardant drop on the #AmericanMesaFire @CarsonNF, taken by Victor Lujan, New Mexico Forestry Division #2023FireYear ow.ly/aVSx50PxPEv

Effective Saturday, Aug. 5, the preparedness level increased in the Southwest Area to PL4. Conditions indicate a moderate to high risk for significant fire growth, resources are frequently mobilized in most dispatch areas, and aviation resources are essential to success.

The Forest Service has established a strategy for confronting the wildfire crisis by dramatically increasing fuels and forest health treatments. ow.ly/Vrc350OOH1H