We currently have 0 IMETs in the field. Our last IMET to return home was Chris Foltz out of @NWSCentral (dispatched to the Windy fire in CA). We'll see what the rest of 2021 holds.
— NWS IMET Operations (@NWS_IMET_OPS) November 5, 2021
One benefit to the busy season has been that we've certified 14 new Incident Meteorologists! pic.twitter.com/tBEWkhVD7l
I was delighted to see this tweet from NWS IMET Operations saying that no Incident Meteorologists IMET) were deployed on November 3rd. Not only that, but 14 new IMETs were certified in 2021. As their tweet said, who knows what the rest of 2021 will bring. I know that should the call come for IMETs whether it be in the U.S. or when the call from another country, that you will go.
It was a devastating wildfire season in the western United States and in other portions of the United States (e.g. Minnesota comes to mind). IMETs typically are deployed to a fire for two weeks providing life saving forecasts for the wildfire so that wildland firefighters on the ground and in the air will be as safe as possible.
Great job IMETs. IMETs save lives!
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