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Mid-Atlantic Fire Compact

Mid Atlantic Coordination Center

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About the MACC

Full Name: Mid Atlantic Interagency Coordination Center

Unit ID: PA-MACC

Established: November 2019

Agency/Organization: Interagency – guided by the Mid-Atlantic Fire Compact, staffed by US Forest Service, National Park Service, and Pennsylvania DCNR employees.

Classification: Level 3 Dispatch Center

Next Level Dispatch Center: Eastern Area Coordination Center

Resources Managed (Including State, Federal, AD, contract, and other resources):

  • Aircraft: 1
  • Crews: 17
  • Equipment: 700+
  • Overhead: 2,400+

Agencies and Organizations Served:

  • Delaware Forest Service
  • Maryland Forest Service
  • New Jersey Forest Fire Service
  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  • Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry
  • West Virginia Division of Forestry
  • Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Office, Lower Potomac District
  • Job Corps – Harpers Ferry Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
  • National Park Service – Allegheny, Mid-Atlantic, Mountains to the Sea, and National Capital Region Fire Management Zones
  • NOAA, National Weather Service – 6 offices across the dispatch area
  • US Army installations and resources across the dispatch area
  • US Air Force installations and resources across the dispatch area
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service – 3 fire management zones and Air Force Wildland Fire Branch USFWS resources
  • USDA Forest Service – Allegheny National Forest, Monongahela National Forest, and Wayne National Forest, as well as State, Private, and Tribal Forestry and other regional and national office resources within the dispatch area
  • The Nature Conservancy offices and resources in the dispatch area.

Capabilities: Logistical dispatching of over 3,000 resource from at least 14 agencies and organizations. Initial attack and resource tracking by radio for three National Forests. Fire reporting for 13 agencies. Intelligence and predictive services functions for a 6-state footprint utilizing available Federal and State information sources, as well as on-the-ground relayed information.