The Austin Interagency Fire Station is a satellite station and home for the Fire Operation Supervisor (6902), Wildland Fire Engine 6942, Water Tender 6921, and the Austin S.E.A.T. base. These Initial Attack resources provide protection of life, property, and natural/cultural resources for the Battle Mountain and Tonapah BLM Field Offices and the U.S. Forest Service (Austin and Tonopah Ranger Districts). They work closely with the Local Volunteer Fire Departments in Lander, Eureka, and Nye Counties. The Austin fire response area is extremely large and contains a variety of fuel types. Wildland fire crews could find themselves working in the valleys with grass/shrub lands or over-looking those valleys atop the vertical mountains with a Pinyon Pine/Juniper woodland forest.        

 

Responsible for the fire protection of BLM and Forest Service lands in Lander, Eureka, and Nye Counties, Engine 6942 is a type IV Engine that is equipped with a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS). The Engine is staffed with a three person crew. The Engine Module Leader is a BLM employee with two Forest Service crew members; personnel are available 24 hours a day for assignments on and off district. With an increase of all risk assignments like hurricane relief, Columbia space shuttle recovery, and other non-fire related emergencies, the crews at Austin prepare for it all with real life experiences, training and sand table exercises.