No large fire activity in area. Most Agencies have low to moderate fire danger. Little or no commitment of area resources.

Routine business with no special procedures necessary. Routine monitoring and reporting with daily situation reports generated and disseminated.

One or more Agencies experiencing high fire danger. Potential exists for growth to larger (project) fires and additional fire starts. Minimal mobilization of resources between Agencies occurring. The potential exists for mobilization of resources to other agencies, and consideration is given to the EA preparedness level.

Encourage sharing of wildland fire and prescribed fire resources. Maximize response to U.S. federal and Canadian wildland fires for skill maintenance and training. Foster and promote local fire prevention activities.

Two or more agencies are experiencing high or very high fire danger. Frequent new starts and some fires are escaping the initial attack. Type III Incident Management teams are mobilized locally. Mobilization of resources from other agencies are occurring and consideration is given to the EA preparedness level.

Activate Fire Prevention and Education teams as deemed appropriate. Exercise Incident Management Teams and Single Resources for hands-on training opportunities. Consider limiting the movement of resources for wildland fire outside the Compact area. Consider pre-positioning of resources within the Compact. Activate the Multi Agency Coordination (MAC) Group and schedule conference calls once per week prior to the weekend. Limit sharing resources for prescribed fire.

Three or more agencies are experiencing very high or extreme fire danger. Large fires may exist and efforts to contain new starts are unsuccessful. Frequent competition for resources is occurring and critical resources are in short supply. High to extreme fire danger is expected to continue or increase over the next 48 to 72 hours and consideration is given to the EA preparedness level.

Continue Multi Agency Coordination (MAC) Group activation to decide activity levels and procedures based on circumstances. Coordinate and inform EACC, CIFC, and local federal partners. Pre-position resources as deemed necessary. Confirm availability of Compact and agency IMT members. Prepare for significant sharing of Compact resources. Increase depth of NECC staffing as needed. Fire resources not to be mobilized outside of the Compact area. Coordinate open burning bans and public information between members. Consider severity funding for federal agencies.

Very high or extreme fire danger exists throughout the Compact area. Compact resources are exhausted or significant delays are experienced in receiving requested Compact resources. Traditional control methods are ineffective. Extreme burning conditions prevail. High to extreme fire danger is expected to continue or increase over the next 48 to 72 hours and consideration is given to the EA preparedness level.

Coordinate public information among agencies on a Compact scale. Resources are not mobilized outside the Compact area. Continue MAC Group activity with daily conference calls and consider physical assembly of the MAC Group.

Consider assistance from applicable US Federal and Canadian agencies such as US Forest Service, FEMA and Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC). Examples include an Area Command Team, large air tankers, pre-positioning of resources.