 Although NIFC was initially founded to manage firefighting resources throughout the western states, the center is now designated as an "all-risk" co-ordination center, and as such provides support in response to other emergencies such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes for the United States at large; accordingly it also contributes to the National preparedness level.The National Interagency Fire Center began in 1965 as the Boise Interagency Fire Center; its name was changed in 1993 to more accurately reflect its national mission.Originally the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and National Weather Service saw the need to work together to reduce service duplication, cut costs, and coordinate national fire planning and operations.