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In
the United States there are two types of Incident Management Teams (IMTs)
distributed across the nation. Approximately
35
of these teams are categorized as Type
2
.
Teams are
strategically located, with a majority of these teams in the 11 western fire
prone states. Each team consists of members from a wide variety of
federal, state, county and local agencies. Five Type
2
Interagency Incident Management Teams reside in Washington State.
As a general
rule, Type 2 Teams manage wildfires with
approximately 500 - 1000 people assigned and address the logistical,
fiscal, planning, operational, safety and community issues related to wildland fire or all-risk incidents. These Teams are managed on a
rotational basis year round through the nine Geographical Areas.
A wildland
fire is initially managed by the local agency that has fire protection
responsibility.
If a wildland fire grows to the point where local resources become
depleted, the responsible agency contacts the Geographic Area
Coordination Center (GACC) for assistance. The GACC will then locate and dispatch
additional firefighters, equipment and support personnel throughout the geographic
area.
There are
approximately
45
members of the Washington Interagency Incident Management Team
2.
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