About the NFFPC:  Compact Mandate

The mandate of the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission (NFFPC) is to provide the means for its member states and provinces to cope with fires that might be beyond the capabilities of a single member through information, technology and resource sharing (mutual aid) activities.

Participating members:

• Provide resource sharing (mutual aid) among members and establish procedures to facilitate this aid. The sharing of resources may include fire crews, fire management (overhead) staff, fire equipment and fire aircraft;
• Provide fire related information and technology sharing among members;
• Support the development of integrated forest fire plans and the maintenance of appropriate forest fire fighting services by its members; and
• Maintain a central agency (the Compact) to coordinate the services needed by member states and provinces.