North Zone Fire Cache

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This page is primarily intended for use by employees of the North Zone Fire Cache, past and present, and for family and friends of team members. This is not an official government page.

Description

Pronunciation: "kash"
Definition: 1 a: a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements.

Northern California Interagency Support Cache (North Zone) strives to support all emergency incidents regardless of agency association, type of emergency or location. Our role continues to evolve into an all-hazard, all-use incident support cache. Our primary mission is wildland fire suppression in the Northern California Geographic Area, Hawaii, and to other geographic areas as requested.

North Zone Fire Cache is one of 11 National Interagency Support Caches (NISC) in the United States, and has a base inventory of approximately 3,500 different items at a value of $9 million. If it is needed for fighting wildland fire we probably have it or can get it quickly through partnerships with GSA, DLA and other vendors.

"The North Zone, National Interagency Incident Support Cache is located at the Northern California Service Center in Redding, CA and is part of a network of fifteen Geographic Area Caches, independently hosted, staffed and managed nationwide. We are an all-hazard cache prepared to support a variety of natural disasters including wildland fires, floods, earthquakes, and other homeland security issues. In addition to disaster response, we also provide logistical support to local forests and program areas for many land use activities, training, and presuppression."