Often referred to as "fire control", the wildfire coordination centre is staffed daily throughout the entire fire season. The centre provides a coordinated suppression effort, province- wide support for suppression activities, and maintains a state of fire preparedness as warranted by wildfire conditions.

We do this by:

• Assessing fire weather conditions by gathering the fire weather observations from across the province and applying forecast information;
• Producing and distributing the Provincial Fire Weather Indices, both current and forecast, for suppression preparedness and public awareness;
• Setting provincial alert levels for the aircraft fleet in response to the fire danger level;;
• Allocating resources provincially for fire suppression and crew support;;
• Responding to reports of wildfires from our aerial detection aircraft, the public through 911, the 1-800-565-2224 emergency line, and other sources;
• Processing requests for wildfire fighting support nationally and internationally.