The physical location covered by an interagency, dispatch center for the effective coordination, mobilization and demobilization of emergency management resources. A dispatch center actively supports incidents within its boundaries and the resources assigned to those incidents.

1/11/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. USMTBFAC (Blackfeet Reservation) merged into USMTGDC (Great Falls Interagency Dispatch Center). USMTBFAC remains as 4th Tier Dispatch. USMTFHA (Flathead Reservation) merged into USMTMDC (Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center). USMTFHA remains as 4th Tier Dispatch. Changes made by Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator, and Kara Stringer, IRWIN Business Lead. Edits by JKuenzi.

1/10/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Two islands on west edge of John Day Dispatch area (USORJDCC) absorbed into USORCOC Dispatch per direction from Kaleigh Johnson (Asst Ctr Mgr), Jada Altman (Central Oregon Center Mgr), and Jerry Messinger (Air Tactical Group Supervisor). Update made to Dispatch and Initial Attack Frequency Zone boundaries. Edits by JKuenzi,

11/08/2022 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Update made to Dispatch and Initial Attack Frequency Zone boundaries between Miles City Interagency Dispatch Center (USMTMCC) and Billings Interagency Dispatch Center (USMTBDC), along Big Horn and Rosebud County line near Little Wolf Mountains, per Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator, and Kelsey Pluhar, DNRC Asst. Center Manager at Miles City Interagency Dispatch Center. Area in Big Horn County is dispatched by MTMCC. Edits by JKuenzi,

09/06/2022-09/26/2022 - Geospatial and tabular changes in accordance with proposed GACC boundary re-alignments between Southern California and Great Basin in the state of Nevada. Boundary modified between CAOVCC (Owens Valley Interagency Communications Center) and NVSFC (Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center), specifically between Queen Valley and Mono Valley. The team making the change is made up of Southern Calif (JTomaselli) and Great Basin (GDingman) GACCs, with input from Ian Mills and Lance Rosen (BLM). Changes proposed will be put into effect for the 2023 calendar year, and will also impact alignments of Initial Attack Frequency Zone boundaries and GACC boundaries in the area described. Initial edits provided by Ian Mills and Daniel Yarborough. Final edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

A description of the change is as follows: The northwest end of changes start approximately 1 mile west of Mt Olsen and approximately 0.5 mile south of the Virginia Lakes area. Head northwest passing on the northeast side of Red Lake and the south side of Big Virginia Lake to follow HWY 395 North east to CA 270. East through Bodie to the CA/NV state line. Follows the CA/NV State Line south to HWY CA 167/NV 359. East on NV359 to where the HWY intersects the corner of FS/BLM land. Follows the FS/BLM boundary to the east and then south where it ties into the current GACC boundary.

09/22/2022 - Tabular changes only. The DispLocation value of "Prineville, OR", was updated to "Redmond, OR", and the ContactPhone value was updated for Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USORCOC) per direction from Desraye Assali, Supervisory GIS Specialist in Region 6. The original correction had been made 9/30/2020, in the National Dispatch Office Location dataset, but had been missed in the National Dispatch Boundary dataset. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

09/07/2022 - 09/08/2022 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Multiple boundaries modified in Northern Rockies GACC to bring lines closer in accordance with State boundaries. Information provided by Don Copple, State Fire Planning & Intelligence Program Manager for Montana Dept of Natural Resources & Conservation (DNRC), Kathy Pipkin, Northern Rockies GACC Center Manager, and Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. The following changes were made:

Boundary changes made to the following: Bitterroot Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTBDC), Dillon Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTDDC), Flathead Dispatch (USMTFHA), Great Falls Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTGDC), Helena Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTHDC), Kalispell Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTKIC), Lewistown Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTLEC), and Missoula Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTMDC).

9/7/2022 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Completed change of Dispatch Boundary started 4/4/2022, USMTBZC (Bozeman Interagency Dispatch) was absorbed into USMTBDC (Billings Dispatch Center). This information for use in 2023. Change to the Initial Attack Frequency Zone Boundary will be dependent on FAA and frequency manager input which will be given by 2/28/2023. Information provided by Kathy Pipkin, Northern Rockies Center Manager, and Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi.

07/08/2022 - Tabular change only. DispName corrected from "Columbia Cascades Communication Center" to "Columbia Cascade Communication Center" , per Desraye Assali, R6 Fire and Aviation GIS Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

04/04/2022 -

• Tabular changes only. USCAMVIC (Monte Vista Interagency Center) changed to USCASDIC (San Diego Interagency Center). Information provided by James Tomaselli, R5 GACC Center Mgr, and Kara Stringer, Wildland Fire Data Management Business Operations Lead. Edits by JKuenzi.

• Tabular change only. Following discussion between NRCC (Northern Rockies Geographic Area Coordination Center), USMTBZC in Bozeman, MT, and USMTBDC in Billings, MT, plans to merge Bozeman into Billings anticipated to start 4/18/2022, but will transition throughout 2022 year and be finalized on or near January 2023. The Dispatch Boundary between USMTBZC (Bozeman Interagency Dispatch) and USMTBDC in Billings, MT, will remain in place on the map until January 2023. Tabular change made to show that MTBDC was doing dispatch duty for MTMCC. Information provided by Kathy Pipkin, Northern Rockies Center Manager, and Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi.

03/24/2022 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Update made to 2 small polygons along the Rio Grande near a National Recreation Area and the Amistad Reservoir, which were changed from USNMADC to USTXTIC as a result of 2022 GACC Boundary change per Calvin Miller, Southern Area Coordination Center Deputy Manager, and Kenan Jaycox, Southwest Coordination Center Manager

01/05/2022 - Geospatial and tabular changes. USMTFPAC (Fort Peck Dispatch) was found to have been closed/stopped as of 03/09/2020 per WFMI (Wildland Fire Management Information) application. USMTFPAC polygon was merged into USMTLEC per USMTLEC Center Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

10/27/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. The area of USWASAC is merged into USWANEC per Ted Pierce, Deputy Northwest Geographic Area Coordination Center Manager, and Jill Jones, Interagency Dispatch Center Manager NE Washington Interagency Communications Center. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

10/15/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary alignments for the Duck Valley Reservation in southern Idaho along the Nevada border. Changes impacting USIDBDC and USNVEIC. The Duck Valley Reservation remains under the Dispatch authority of USNVEIC. The only change was to the alignment of the physical boundary surrounding the Reservation in accordance with the boundary shown on the 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and data supplied by CClay/JLeguineche/Gina Dingman-USFS Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

9/30/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary alignments for Idaho on Hwy 95 NE of Weiser between Boise Dispatch Center and Payette Interagency Dispatch Center - per CClay/JLeguineche/Gina Dingman-USFS Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.

Boundary changes at: Weiser (T11N R5W Sec 32), (T11N, R5W, Sec 3), (T12N R5W, Sec 25), and Midvale.

9/21/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes in accordance with proposed GACC boundary re-alignments between Southwestern and Southern GACCs where a portion of Texas, formerly under Southwestern GACC direction was moved to the Southern GACC. Changes to Dispatch Boundary include the following:

• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area changed from TXLAP to NMABC.

• Buffalo Lake NWR changed from TXBFR to NMABC.

• Amarillo BLM changed from TXAMD to NMABC.

• Muleshoe NWR changed from TXMLR to NMABC.

• Optima NWR changed from TXOPR to NMABC.

• Big Bend National Park changed from TXBBP to NMADC.

• Chamizal National Memorial changed from TXCHP to NMADC.

• Fort Davis Historic Site changed from TXFDP to NMADC.

• Amistad National Recreation Area changed from TXAMP to NMADC.

All changes proposed for implementation starting 1/10/2022. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. See also data sets for Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC), and Initial Attack Frequency Zones Federal for related changes.

3/30/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary changes for Washington, Columbia Cascades Communication Center per Ted Pierce, acting NW GACC Deputy Center Mgr, and Justin Ashton-Sharpe, Fire Planner on the Gifford Pinchot and Mt Hood National Forests. North edge of USWACCC modified to include Mt Ranier