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OTHER AGENCIES. The following are most likely to become involved in any <br /> operational emergency actions to wildfire problems. <br /> U. S. Forest Service Colorado National Guard <br /> Bureau of Land Management Division of Wildlife <br /> National Park Service DODES, other State Agencies <br /> Bureau of Indian Affairs Counties <br /> National Weather Service Fire Departments <br /> Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> Colorado State Forest Service <br /> The following are most likely to become involved in any drought response <br /> actions for wildfire: <br /> Colorado State Forest Service Attorney General 's Office <br /> DODES State Patrol <br /> Colorado National Guard Commerce and Tourism <br /> Division of Wildlife Colorado Sheriff' s Association <br /> Colorado Counties , Inc. <br /> SIGNIFICANT TIMING PROBLEMS. Once ignited , fire is of immediate concern. <br /> Emergency suppression responses must be quick. The impacts are real and <br /> urgent for a very localized area during the emergency. This will lead to <br /> several timing problems for the drought response system: <br /> 1 . New program designs or re-direction will be slow and too late <br /> for a specific fire. <br /> 2. Shortages of trained forces available for any long-term pre- <br /> positioning. <br /> 3. Many key decisions may have been made during the fire operation; <br /> IACG may only be able to support such decisions and seek financial <br /> support as required. <br /> 4. When there are no fires, the needs disappear. IACG response <br /> programs will seem unnecessary during such periods of lull . <br /> 5. An on-again off-again response to variable fire activities is <br /> difficult to retrieve once shelved. Continuous response levels <br /> will be costly and wasteful . <br /> ADDITIONAL FUNDING. Some preventative or mitigative measures are possible <br /> should additional funding become available. To be effective, the funding <br /> needs to be available prior to major wildfire activities and periods of <br /> high fire danagers. <br /> A. Wildfire Prevention <br /> 1 . Special printing of items (leaflets, badges, restaurant cards, <br /> bumper stickers, etc.) <br /> 2. Special media materials available. <br /> 3. Increase fire patrols and people contacts. <br />