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Franks is scheduled to deploy the week of February 9, and is scheduled to return late March.
Franks regularly deploys to assist with wildfires and has been to California and Idaho, said NWS meteorologist Kristen Cassidy.
A meteorologist becomes an incident meteorologist through earning a certification, Cassidy said.
They are stationed with a command team near the fires and interpret the weather to help predict the fire’s behavior, according to the NWS. This information is then used in how fighting the fire is approached.
“Wildfires are very dependent, in terms of their behavior, on weather conditions ... wind speed, wind direction,” Cassidy said.
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