The backbone of the wildfire suppression operation is a force of highly trained fire fighters equipped with modern specialized heavy equipment designed for this rugged assignment. The majority of these wildfires occur during April, May and June with minor occurrences the rest of the summer and fall.

Aircraft are used for fire detection purposes. These detection aircraft provide early warning of fires and an accurate description of its location and behavior. This offers an additional measure of safety to the fire fighters on the ground.

Aggressive fire prevention efforts are targeted at many areas. A computerized program allows fire personnel to focus these efforts in areas of high fire occurrence and high property values.