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Potomac State Forest Fire (TEST #884)
Unit Information
1 Street
2 Street
Potomac,
Maryland
20854
Agency Name: National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Agency Abbreviation
NWCG
1 Street
2 Street
Potomac,
Maryland
20854
Agency Name: National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Agency Abbreviation
NWCG
Incident Contacts
Announcements
Potomac State Forest Fire - Announcement 5 11-13-2024
Updated On: - 11/13/2024 / 11:14
InformationThe Potomac-Garrett State Forest, situated in southwestern Garrett County in Western Maryland, has the distinction of being the birthplace of forestry conservation in Maryland.
Potomac State Forest Fire - Announcement 6 11-12-2024
Updated On: - 11/12/2024 / 14:20
ATTENTION VISITORS:We apologize that our office is periodically closed as we are out in the field.We encourage calling prior to visiting the office to ensure staff will be onsite.The main phone number voice messages will be answered during business hours.
Potomac State Forest Fire - Announcement 4 11-12-2024
Updated On: - 11/12/2024 / 13:10
Incident Publication Titles should be descriptive and include the date, incident name, title, etc. The use of certain special characters is allowed, including: . (period), / (forward slash), : (colon), ‘ (apostrophe), # (hashtag), & (ampersand), ( (left parenthesis), ) (right parenthesis), - (hyphen), – (dash), _ (underscore), and ~ (tilde).
Potomac State Forest Fire - Announcement 3, 10-11-2024
Updated On: - 10/11/2024 / 11:26
In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands that are largely forest and woodland areas.
Potomac State Forest Fire - Announcement 2, 10-09-2024
Updated On: - 10/09/2024 / 15:00
In the United States, deforestation was an ongoing process until recently. Between 2010 and 2020, the US forests increased 0.03% annually, according to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
Potomac State Forest Fire - Announcement 1, 10-08-2024
Updated On: - 10/08/2024 / 14:00
It has been estimated that before European settlement, forests in the United States mainland covered nearly 1 billion acres (4,000,000 km2). Since the mid-1600s, about 300 million acres (1,200,000 km2) of forest have been cleared, primarily for agriculture during the 19th century.
THE GRANGEVILLE FIRE RESTRICTIONS ZONE IMPLEMENTS STAGE 1 07-20-2024
Updated On: - 07/20/2024 / 10:25
Hot and dry weather conditions have recently continued to cure both live and dead fuels across the landscape in north-central Idaho. This has prompted a decision amongst interagency land managers to implement Fire Restrictions for the Grangeville Fire Restrictions Area.