Type 1 Southwest Area Incident Management Team #1 (Carl Schwope, Incident Commander)
Southwestern United States
Joined June 2011
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In Columbia Falls, MT — The team has wrapped up a successful assignment in Montana! The weather provided plenty of challenges and lots of rain, but that didn’t slow us down.
SW IMT 1 (Schwope, IC) retweeted
#NationalFireNews: The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group increased our National Preparedness Level to Preparedness Level 4). This is due to significant wildland fire activity in multiple Geographic Areas with the potential for additional large wildland fires. #FireYear2023
A small contingent of SWAT1 have mobilized to support our neighbors to the north 🇨🇦 assigned to fires nearly 500k acres in size near Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec
#FireYear2023 #QuebecSupport #CanadianWildfires – at Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Québec
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ALT IC conducting interviews
ALT Viewing digital maps of the fire area
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SW IMT 1 (Schwope, IC) retweeted
#NationalFireNews: As of 9/26, here are the top 5 states for wildfire acres burned
1. Alaska - 3,107,383 ac; 593 wildfires
2. New Mexico - 858,989 ac; 717 wildfires
3. Texas - 645,024 ac; 9,876 wildfires
4. Idaho- 375,217 ac; 957 wildfires
5. Oregon - 323,256 ac; 1,376 wildfires
ALT Graphic of a map of the United States with the top five states for wildfire acres burned highlighted in yellow.
SW IMT 1 (Schwope, IC) retweeted
#NationalFireNews: Due to fire activity decreasing in multiple geographic areas & an increase in the availability of many resources, the National #PreparednessLevel decreased to PL 2 effective today, Sept. 27. #FireYear2022
📸Rodgers Fire in Yosemite National Park. NPS/ InciWeb
ALT Aerial view of conifer trees on a hillside with dark clouds in the background. Little puffs of smoke waft from the trees.
SW IMT 1 (Schwope, IC) retweeted
#NationalFireNews: With significant fire activity decreasing in multiple geographic areas & an increase in the availability of many resources, the National #PreparednessLevel decreased to PL 3 effective today, Sept. 16. 📸 #KootenaiRiverComplex, @ID_PanhandleNFs. #FireYear2022
SW IMT 1 (Schwope, IC) retweeted
The week of September 4th through 10th is #SuicideAwarenessWeek!
Learning to recognize the indicators that you or someone on your crew/unit/team needs additional support can be the difference that saves a life. #FirefightingResources #Together4MentalHealth
Activity has increased in the NW, Idaho and Montana - we are now at #PreparednessLevel4
This morning, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group has increased the National #PreparednessLevel to 4. This is due to hot, dry & windy conditions forecasted for the foreseeable future & wildfires exhibiting extreme to advanced fire behavior. #FireYear2022
The team will assume command of the Midnight Fire on the Carson National Forest tomorrow. This is in addition to our assignment on the North Zone of the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires. #FireYear2022 #MidnightFire #hermitspeakfire #CalfCanyonFire
#MidnightFire evening update: The reported size remains at 3,500 acres until an infrared flight operation tonight occurs to more accurately map the fire. Containment remains at 0%. Personnel and equipment continue to be ordered.
Full update: fs.usda.gov/detail/carson/ne…
ALT A smoke column rises from a forest area, as seen from a helicopter cockpit.
The team has been assigned to the North Zone of the Hermits Peak & Calf Canyon Fires. We will continue to focus on public and firefighter safety as the public begins to return to their properties and homes. #FireYear2022
Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires June 9, 2022, Daily Update nmfireinfo.com/2022/06/09/he…
The team successfully completed their second assignment on the Hermits Peak & Calf Canyon Fire. #FireYear2022
The team is on the road again, this time to Washington to support the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Check out InciWeb (inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/77…) for more details on the incident.
The team will be heading to Montana to support the Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF with multiple fires #FireYear2021 #AlderCreekFire #ChristensenFire #TrailCreekFire
#TBT IC Trainee Peter Butteri shares a little wisdom. Bottom line, you do not need to be a crew boss, division supervisor or even incident commander to lead in the wildland fire community. You can lead from the position you are in.
#wildfire #LeadershipMatters
The application period is currently open to work with a Southwest Area Type 2 or Type 1 team next year. Apply by Nov 30th. go.usa.gov/x7khH Get out and get your boots dusty! youtube.com/watch?v=d7DOmcw4…
We’re headed out on our 5th assignment this year nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/team…, this time to the #AugustComplex inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/69…
We're headed to the #GriffinFire inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/70…