VAWS: Fire weather in Alaska and the NWS IMET program

Speaker: Ben Bartos, NWS Alaska Fire Weather Program Manager

Fire Weather in Alaska is a team effort with a multi-agency approach used to forecast fire weather conditions across the state. This talk will focus on the NWS role of that effort and how NWS Alaska effectively utilizes the IMET (Incident Meteorologist) Program to provide on-site support for wildland firefighting efforts.