The NWS Incident Meteorlologists (IMETs) had a busy 2023 season, see the embedded post below from their Facebook Page. Fully qualified IMETs were deployed to 149 missions with trainees being sent out on 27 missions (working with a fully qualified IMET). The 30-year normal number of IMET deploynets is 117. Note the word "mission." In following IMETs over the years, I have learned some wildfires see more than 1 IMET. Perhaps two IMETs are working one fire in different locations. Alternatively, an IMET may finish their two week deployment and another IMET is then deployed that that same wildfire.
Thank-you IMETs for all you do to keep wildland firefighters and the surrounding community safe during active wildfires. I am aware that you may work other non-wildfire events or may be deployed out of country to work a wildfire in that country.
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