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CHAPTER 10 - OBJECTIVES, POLICY, AND SCOPE OF OPERATION ...... 1 Mission Statement ...... 1 Total Mobility ...... 1 Priorities ...... 1 Local and Geographic Area Drawdown, Levels, and National Ready Reserve ...... 2 Scope of Operation ...... 3 General ...... 3 National Response Framework (NRF)...... 3 Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) ...... 3 Mobilization/Demobilization ...... 3 Work/Rest, Length of Assignment, and Days Off ...... 4 Incident Operations Driving ...... 6 Initial Attack Definition ...... 7 Resource Mobilization ...... 7 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts ...... 9

CHAPTER 20 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ...... 11 Ordering Channels/Cost Coding ...... 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) ...... 11 Ordering Procedures ...... 12 Support to Border Fires ...... 12 Unit Identifiers ...... 13 Mobilization and Demobilization Information ...... 13 Non-Incident Related Ordering ...... 13 Cost Coding ...... 13 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ...... 13 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)...... 14 National Park Service (NPS) ...... 15 Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ...... 16 Forest Service (FS) ...... 16 Overhead/Crews ...... 17 Overhead Mobilization and Demobilization ...... 17 Crews ...... 18 Interagency Wildland Fire Modules ...... 20 Smokejumpers...... 20 Helicopter Module ...... 21 Helicopter Rappellers ...... 22 Non-Standard Overhead Groups ...... 22 Communications Coordinator (COMC) ...... 22 Incident Meteorologist (IMET) ...... 22 Cache Support Positions ...... 23 National Incident Management Teams ...... 23 Interagency Incident Management Teams (IMT) ...... 23 National Area Command Team ...... 24 National Incident Management Organization Teams (NIMO) ...... 24 Incident Support Teams ...... 24 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYT) ...... 24 Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) ...... 24 Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) ...... 25 i

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National Fire Prevention and Education Teams (NFPET) ...... 25 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) ...... 26 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) ...... 26 Serious Accident Investigation Teams (SAIT) ...... 26 Equipment/Supplies ...... 27 Equipment/Supplies Mobilization ...... 27 Equipment/Supplies Demobilization ...... 27 National Interagency Support Cache Ordering Procedures ...... 27 NFES Items in Short Supply ...... 28 Field Office Replenishment During Fire Season ...... 28 Field Office Replenishment Outside of Fire Season ...... 28 Incident Replacement of NFES Items ...... 28 Local Unit Incident Replacement: Type 3 and Type 4 Incidents ...... 28 Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and Supplies ...... 28 National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) ...... 28 Radio Mobilization ...... 29 Radio Demobilization ...... 30 Incident Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS) NFES #5869 ...... 30 Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (PRAWS) NFES #5870 ...... 30 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities 30 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Mobilization ...... 31 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Reassignments ...... 31 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Demobilization ...... 31 Aircraft ...... 31 Aircraft Mobilization ...... 32 Aircraft Demobilization ...... 32 Flight Management Procedures ...... 32 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping ...... 36 Lead Planes ...... 36 Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM1) ...... 37 Tactical and Reconnaissance Aircraft ...... 37 Large Transport Aircraft ...... 37 Helicopters: Call-When-Needed (CWN) ...... 37 Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters ...... 38 Airtankers ...... 38 Airtanker Use In Optional and Post Season Periods ...... 38 Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) ...... 39 Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) ...... 40 Temporary Flight Restrictions, FAR 91.137 (TFR) ...... 40 Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace ...... 40 Airspace Conflicts ...... 41 FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations...... 41 Dedicated Radio Frequencies ...... 41 Predictive Services ...... 42 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) ...... 42 Interagency Situation Report ...... 45 Incident Management Situation Report ...... 46 7 Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook ...... 46 GACC Monthly and Seasonal Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlooks ...... 47 ii

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Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories ...... 47 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality ...... 48 National Fire Preparedness Plan ...... 48 Why Preparedness Levels are Established ...... 48 Geographic Area Preparedness Levels ...... 49 Preparedness Level Descriptions ...... 49 Preparedness Level 1 ...... 49 Preparedness Level 2 ...... 49 Preparedness Level 3 ...... 49 Preparedness Level 4 ...... 50 Preparedness Level 5 ...... 52 Preparedness Level 5 to 4 ...... 53 Preparedness Level 4 to 3 ...... 53 Preparedness Level 3 to 2 ...... 53 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Decisions ...... 54 Follow-Up Evaluation ...... 54 Mobilization Procedures for Military Assets and International Assignments ...... 54 Established Resource Ordering Process ...... 54 Civilian Support ...... 55 Demobilization Procedures ...... 55 International Operations...... 55 Canada Support ...... 55 Australia and New Zealand Support ...... 56 Mexico Support ...... 56 Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations ...... 56 Dispatch Forms ...... 57 Resource Order Form ...... 58 Food Service Request Form ...... 60 Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form ...... 61 Aircraft Flight Request/Schedule Form ...... 62 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form ...... 64 FAA Temporary Tower Request Form ...... 65 Preparedness/Detail Request Form ...... 67 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form ...... 68 Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form ...... 72 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial Report Form ...... 73 Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements Form ...... 75

CHAPTER 30 - ORGANIZATION ...... 77 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Organization ...... 77 NIFC Directors’ Delegations ...... 77 Expanded Dispatch Organization ...... 79 Technical Support ...... 80 Administrative Support ...... 80 MAC Group Coordinator ...... 80 Complexity ...... 81 Example Organizations ...... 81 Incident Support Organization, Example ...... 82 Incident Support Organization, Example – Complex Incident ...... 83 iii

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CHAPTER 40 - COOPERATION ...... 85

CHAPTER 50 - FIRE ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY ...... 87 Index ...... 89 Fire Directory – Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) ...... 90 Fire Directory – National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) ...... 91 Fire Directory – Alaska Interagency Coordination Center ...... 92 Fire Directory – Eastern Area Coordination Center ...... 93 Fire Directory – Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center ...... 94 Fire Directory – Northern California Coordination Center ...... 95 Fire Directory – Northern Rockies Coordination Center ...... 96 Fire Directory – Northwest Area Coordination Center ...... 97 Fire Directory – Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center ...... 98 Fire Directory – Southern Area Coordination Center ...... 99 Fire Directory – Southern California Coordination Center ...... 100 Fire Directory – Southwest Area Coordination Center ...... 101 Fire Directory – Western Great Basin Coordination Center ...... 102 Fire Directory – National Interagency Support Caches ...... 103 Fire Directory – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ...... 104 Fire Directory – BLM – Washington DC Office of Fire and Aviation Management ..... 105 Fire Directory – BLM – National Office of Fire and Aviation Management (NIFC) .... 106 Fire Directory – BLM – Alaska Fire Service...... 107 Fire Directory– BLM – Arizona State Office ...... 108 Fire Directory– BLM – California State Office ...... 109 Fire Directory – BLM – Colorado State Office ...... 110 Fire Directory – BLM – Idaho State Office ...... 111 Fire Directory – BLM – Montana State Office ...... 112 Fire Directory – BLM – Nevada State Office ...... 113 Fire Directory – BLM – New Mexico State Office ...... 114 Fire Directory – BLM – Oregon/Washington State Office ...... 115 Fire Directory – BLM – Utah State Office ...... 116 Fire Directory – BLM – Wyoming State Office ...... 117 Fire Directory – Forest Service (FS) ...... 118 Fire Directory – FS – Washington DC FAM Office...... 119 Fire Directory – FS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) ...... 120 Fire Directory – FS – Region 1 ...... 121 Fire Directory – FS – Region 2 ...... 122 Fire Directory – FS – Region 3 ...... 123 Fire Directory – FS – Region 4 ...... 124 Fire Directory – FS – Region 5 ...... 125 Fire Directory – FS – Region 6 ...... 126 Fire Directory – FS – Region 8 ...... 127 Fire Directory – FS – Region 9 ...... 128 Fire Directory – FS – Region 10 ...... 129 Fire Directory – FS – Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry ...... 130 Fire Directory – FS Emergency Support Function # 4 ...... 131 Fire Directory – Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ...... 132 Fire Directory – FWS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) ...... 133 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 1 ...... 134 iv

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 2 ...... 135 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 3 ...... 136 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 4 ...... 137 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 5 ...... 138 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 6 ...... 139 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 7 ...... 140 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 8 ...... 141 Fire Directory – National Park Service (NPS) ...... 142 Fire Directory – NPS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) ...... 143 Fire Directory – NPS – Alaska Region ...... 144 Fire Directory – NPS – Northeast Region ...... 145 Fire Directory – NPS – Midwest Region ...... 146 Fire Directory – NPS – National Capital Region ...... 147 Fire Directory – NPS – Intermountain Region ...... 148 Fire Directory – NPS – Southeast Region ...... 149 Fire Directory – NPS – Pacific West Region ...... 150 Fire Directory – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) ...... 151 Fire Directory – BIA – Central Office, National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) ...... 152 Fire Directory – BIA – Great Plains Regional Office ...... 153 Fire Directory – BIA – Southwest Regional Office ...... 154 Fire Directory – BIA – Southern Plains Regional Office ...... 155 Fire Directory – BIA – Rocky Mountain Regional Office ...... 156 Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Regional Office ...... 157 Fire Directory – BIA – Alaska Regional Office ...... 158 Fire Directory – BIA – Midwest Regional Office ...... 159 Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office ...... 160 Fire Directory – BIA – Navajo Regional Office ...... 161 Fire Directory – BIA – Western Regional Office ...... 162 Fire Directory – BIA – Northwest Regional Office...... 163 Fire Directory – BIA – Pacific Regional Office ...... 164 Fire Directory – Canada ...... 165 Fire Directory – Canada – Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) ...... 166 Fire Directory – Canada – Northwest ...... 167 Fire Directory – Canada – Yukon ...... 168 Fire Directory – Canada – Saskatchewan ...... 169 Fire Directory – Canada – Government of Canada and Parks of Canada ...... 170 Fire Directory – Canada – Alberta ...... 171 Fire Directory – Canada – British Columbia ...... 172 Fire Directory – Canada – Manitoba ...... 173 Fire Directory – Canada – New Brunswick ...... 174 Fire Directory – Canada – Nova Scotia ...... 175 Fire Directory – Canada – Ontario ...... 176 Fire Directory – Canada – Newfoundland ...... 177 Fire Directory – Canada – Prince Edward Island ...... 178 Fire Directory – Canada – Quebec ...... 179 Fire Directory – Others ...... 180 Fire Directory – FEMA-USFA – Federal Emergency Management Agency – US Fire Administration ...... 181 Fire Directory – United States Department of Defense ...... 182 v

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Fire Directory – International – U.S. Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance ...... 183 Fire Directory – Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington DC ...... 184 Fire Directory – National Association of State Foresters (NASF) ...... 185 Fire Directory-- Office of Aviation Services…………………………………...... 186 Fire Directory – Emergency Support Function # 4 - Support Agencies ...... 187

CHAPTER 60 - OVERHEAD/CREWS ...... 189 National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) Positions ...... 189 Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) Position Codes ...... 189 Crews and Wildland Fire Modules ...... 189 Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crews ...... 189 Minimum Crew Standards for National Mobilization ...... 189 Interagency Wildland Fire Modules ...... 189 Wildland Fire Modules Configuration ...... 189 Wildland Fire Module Mobilization ...... 189 Smokejumpers...... 190 Numbers ...... 190 Smokejumper Gear, Weights, and Volume ...... 190 Pilots – Lead Plane, Aerial Supervision Module and Smokejumper ...... 190 Rappeller Numbers ...... 190 Rappeller and Helicopter Manager Gear, Weights, and Volume ...... 191 Non-Standard Overhead Groups ...... 191 Communications Coordinator (COMC) ...... 191 Flight Manager ...... 192 National Incident Management Teams ...... 192 IMT Configurations ...... 192 Type 1 IMT Rotation Process ...... 193 NIMO Incident Management Team Type Assignments ...... 195 National Area Command Teams ...... 195 National Area Command Team Configuration ...... 195 National Area Command Team Rotation Process ...... 195 Incident Support Teams ...... 196 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYTs) ...... 196 BUYT Configuration ...... 196 BUYTs Rotation Process ...... 196 Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) ...... 197 Administrative Payment Teams Configuration ...... 197 National Administrative Payment Team Schedule Process ...... 197 Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) ...... 198 DOI Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response Team Configuration ...... 198 DOI Burned Area Emergency Response Team Mobilization Process ...... 198 National Fire Prevention Education Teams (NFPETs) ...... 199 NFPET Configuration ...... 199 NFPET Coordinators ...... 200 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) ...... 200 FAST Configuration ...... 200 FAST Mobilization Process ...... 200 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) ...... 201 vi

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ASAT Configuration ...... 201 ASAT Mobilization Process ...... 201 Serious Accident Investigation Team (SAIT) ...... 201

CHAPTER 70 - EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES ...... 203 National Interagency Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) ...... 203 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities .. 203 Fire/Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS-NFES 005869/PRAWS-NFES 005870) ...... 203 Engines and Water Tenders ...... 203 Engine Types…………………………………….…………………………………………..204

CHAPTER 80 - AIRCRAFT...... 205 Infrared Aircraft ...... 205 Infrared Aircraft – Forest Service ...... 205 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping and Detection ...... 205 Tactical Aircraft ...... 206 Lead Planes/Aerial Supervision Aircraft – FS ...... 206 Air Tactical Avionics Typing ...... 206 Smokejumper Aircraft ...... 206 Federal Airtankers ...... 206

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1 CHAPTER 10 2 OBJECTIVES, POLICY, AND SCOPE OF OPERATION 3 4 Mission Statement 5 The principal mission of the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) at the National 6 Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) is the cost effective and timely coordination of land management 7 agency successful emergency response for wildland fire. As a partner in the National Response 8 Framework (NRF) and as interagency cooperators, we will also meet the requirements of all- 9 hazard incidents as directed by the NRF or Presidential and Secretarial direction. This is 10 accomplished through planning, situation monitoring, and expediting resource orders between 11 the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Areas, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) States, National 12 Association of State Foresters (NASF), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Regions, Forest Service 13 (FS) Regions, National Park Service (NPS) Regions, National Weather Service (NWS) Regions, 14 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regions through the United States Fire 15 Administration (USFA) and other cooperating agencies. 16 17 The National Interagency Mobilization Guide identifies standard procedures which guide the 18 operations of multi-agency logistical support activity throughout the coordination system. This 19 Guide is intended to facilitate interagency dispatch coordination, ensuring the timeliest and cost 20 effective incident support services available are provided. It is designed to accommodate 21 amendments as needed and will be retained as current material until amended. Local 22 Mobilization Guides should be used to supplement the National Interagency Mobilization Guide. 23 Geographic Areas will provide NICC two (2) copies of their Mobilization Guide and will 24 provide amendments as issued. 25 26 Total Mobility 27 Positioning and utilizing resources to meet existing and anticipated incident, preparedness, 28 severity, and wildland and prescribed fire needs regardless of geographic location or agency 29 affiliation. 30 31 Priorities 32 When competition for wildland fire resources occurs among Geographic Areas, the National 33 Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) at NIFC will establish national priorities and 34 confirm drawdown levels. 35 36 When requested, Geographic Areas will establish priorities for their incidents and wildland fires 37 and report them to NICC. 38 39 The single overriding suppression priority is the protection of human life – both, that of our 40 firefighters and of the public. 41 42 In setting national priorities and drawdown levels, the following criteria will be considered: 43 • Protecting communities and community infrastructure, other property and improvements, 44 and natural and cultural resources. 45 • Maintaining initial action capability. 46 • Limiting costs without compromising safety. 47 • Meeting agency suppression objectives. 48 Support to National Response Framework (NRF) tasking’s. 49 1

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1 Local and Geographic Area Drawdown Levels and National Ready Reserve 2 Drawdown is the predetermined number and type of suppression resources that are required to 3 maintain viable initial attack (IA) capability at either the local or geographic area. Drawdown 4 resources are considered unavailable outside the local or Geographic Area for which they have 5 been identified. Drawdown is intended to ensure adequate fire suppression capability for local 6 and/or Geographic Area managers, and enable sound planning and preparedness at all 7 management levels. 8 9 Although drawdown resources are considered unavailable outside the local or geographic area 10 for which they have been identified, they may still be reallocated by the Geographic Area or 11 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) to meet higher priority obligations. 12 13 Local drawdown is established by the local unit and/or the local MAC group and implemented 14 by the local dispatch office. The local dispatch office will notify the Geographic Area 15 Coordination Center (GACC) of local drawdown decisions and actions. 16 17 Geographic area drawdown is established by the Geographic Area Multi-Agency Coordination 18 Group (GMAC) and implemented by the GACC. The GACC will notify the local dispatch 19 offices and the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) of Geographic Area drawdown 20 decision and actions. 21 22 National Ready Reserve is a means by which the NMAC identifies and readies specific 23 categories, types and numbers of fire suppression resources in order to maintain overall national 24 readiness during periods of actual or predicted national suppression resource scarcity. 25 26 National Ready Reserve implementation responsibilities are as follows: 27 • NMAC establishes National Ready Reserve requirements by resource category, type and 28 number. 29 • NICC implements NMAC intent by directing individual GACCs to place specific 30 categories, types, and numbers of resources on National Ready Reserve. 31 • GACCs direct local dispatch centers and/or assigned IMTs to specifically identify 32 resources to be placed on National Ready Reserve. Resources must have at least 7 days 33 left in 14 day rotation (extensions will not be factored in this calculation). 34 NICC mobilizes National Ready Reserve resources through established ordering channels as 35 necessary. When ordered, National Ready Reserve resources must be en route to the new 36 assignment within specific timeframes 37 NMAC will adjust ready reserve requirements as needed. Furthermore, in order to maintain 38 national surge capability, the NMAC may retain available resources within a Geographic Area, 39 over and above the established Geographic Area drawdown level. 40 41

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1 Scope of Operation 2 General 3 National Response Framework (NRF) 4 The National Response Framework (NRF) provides a comprehensive, national, all-hazards 5 approach to domestic incident management across a spectrum of activities including prevention, 6 protection, mitigation and recovery. The NRF identifies the Forest Service as the Primary and 7 Coordinating agency for implementing the Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4, Firefighting 8 with the scope of coordinating firefighting activities and providing personnel, equipment, and 9 supplies in support of State, Tribal and local agencies involved in wildland, rural and urban 10 firefighting operations. The NRF also identifies Department of Interior (DOI) as Primary 11 Agency, along with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), for implementing ESF 12 #11, Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Forest Service and Department of Interior also 13 have Support Agency responsibilities under all 15 Emergency Support Functions. 14 15 Activities will be accomplished utilizing established dispatch coordination concepts. The 16 affected Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) will coordinate ordering points with 17 Regional Response Coordination Centers (RRCC) and Joint Field Offices (JFO). As necessary, 18 it will pass on to NICC at Boise, Idaho for national response and logistical support when 19 Geographic Area resources are fully committed. In the event of national level shortages or 20 unavailability, the National Response Coordination Centers (NRCC) through the ESF #4 Desk in 21 Washington, DC will pursue resolution of such shortages. Requests that originate from the 22 NRCC will be processed through the Virginia Interagency Coordination Center (VICC) in 23 Roanoke, Virginia. 24 25 Situation and damage assessment information will be transmitted through established fire 26 suppression intelligence channels. 27 28 In most cases, federal agencies, when requested to support the NRF, will provide base eight 29 salaries for permanent employees. FEMA will reimburse overtime, travel, and per diem costs for 30 all employees. Base eight salaries may be reimbursed for temporary, Administratively 31 Determined, (AD) and State employees mobilized to assist. 32 33 Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) 34 Requests for support from foreign countries other than those countries with which the 35 Departments of Agriculture and Interior have agreements (Canada and Mexico) and 36 arrangements (Australia and New Zealand) will come to NIFC from the Forest Service 37 International Programs’ Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP) through the U.S. Agency 38 for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). OFDA has the 39 responsibility to coordinate the U.S. Government’s response to international disasters. Refer to 40 the International Emergency Assistance Response Process, Operating Plan for USDA Forest 41 Service. 42 43 Mobilization/Demobilization 44 NICC will coordinate the movement of all resources across Geographic Area dispatch 45 boundaries not covered by local operating plans or other direction found in this Guide. When it 46 is reasonable to expect containment prior to the next operational period, dispatch centers at the 47 local level should coordinate directly if the resources are used for initial attack on adjacent 48 jurisdictions. If it becomes evident the incident will not be contained during the first operational 49 period, resources mobilized will be ordered through established ordering channels. 3

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1 Resource mobilization and reassignments between Northern California Operations and Southern 2 California Operations, and between the Western Great Basin and Eastern Great Basin do not 3 require resource orders through NICC. 4 5 Units responding to NICC requests are responsible for ensuring the resources dispatched meet 6 the criteria specified in this Guide and/or the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) 7 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1). 8 http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/docs/pms310-1.pdf 9 10 Work/Rest, Length of Assignment, and Days Off 11 To maintain safe and productive incident activities, incident management personnel must 12 appropriately manage work and rest periods, assignment duration and shift length for all incident 13 personnel. 14 15 To assist in mitigating fatigue, days off are allowed during and after assignments. If necessary to 16 reduce fatigue, the Type 1/2 Incident Commander (IC) or Agency Administrator (AA) (incident 17 host or home unit) may provide time off supplementary to mandatory days off requirements. 18 19 For Type 3 – 5 incidents, paid days off should be the exception. However, if necessary, the 20 Agency Administrator (incident host or home unit) may authorize day(s) off with pay. 21 22 The IC or AA authority to grant a day off with pay lies within 5 USC 6104, 5 CFR 610.301-306, 23 and 56 CG Decision 393 (1977). 24 25 Work/Rest Guidelines 26 Work/Rest Guidelines should be met on all incidents. Plan for and ensure all personnel are 27 provided a minimum 2:1 work/rest ratio (for every 2 hours of work or travel, provide 1 hour of 28 sleep and/or rest). 29 30 Work shifts that exceed 16 hours and/or consecutive days that do not meet the 2:1 work/rest ratio 31 should be the exception, and no work shift should exceed 24 hours. However, in situations 32 where this occurs (for example, initial attack), incident management personnel will resume 2:1 33 work/rest ratio as quickly as possible. 34 35 The intent of the guidelines is to manage fatigue and provide flexibility for IC’s and AA’s 36 managing initial attack, extended attack, and large fires. The guidelines are designed to ensure 37 that for every 2 hours of work or travel, 1 hour of time off should be provided within a 24-hour 38 period. It does not matter when the 24-hour period starts; all time recorded on the clock is 39 counted as hours of work; time off the clock is counted as hours of rest, including meal breaks. 40 The IC or AA must justify work shifts that exceed 16 hours and those that do not meet 2:1 41 work/rest ratio. Justification will be documented in the daily incident records. Documentation 42 shall include mitigation measures used to reduce fatigue. 43 44 The Work/Rest Guidelines do not apply to aircraft pilots assigned to an incident. Pilots must 45 abide by applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines, or agency policy if more 46 restrictive.

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1 Length of Assignment 2 Assignment Definition: An assignment is defined as the time period (days) between the first full 3 operational period at the first incident or reporting location on the original resource order and 4 commencement of return travel to the home unit. 5 6 Length of Assignment: Standard assignment length is 14 days, exclusive of travel from and to 7 home unit.

8 9 Time spent in staging and preposition status counts toward the 14 day limit, regardless of 10 pay status, for all personnel, including Incident Management Teams. 11 12 Days Off: After completion of a 14 day assignment and return to the home unit, two (2) 13 mandatory days off will be provided (2 after 14) (State regulations may preclude authorizing this 14 for State employees). Days off must occur on the calendar days immediately following the 15 return travel in order to be charged to the incident (5 U.S.C. 6104, 5 CFR 610. 301-306, and 56 16 Comp. Gen. Decision 393 (1977)). If the next day(s) upon return from an incident is/are a 17 regular work day(s), a paid day(s) off will be authorized. 18 19 Pay entitlement, including administrative leave, for a paid day(s) off cannot be authorized on the 20 individual’s regular day(s) off at their home unit. Agencies will apply holiday pay regulations, 21 as appropriate. A paid day off is recorded on home unit time records according to agency 22 requirements. 23 24 Casuals (ADs) and contract resources are not entitled to paid day(s) off upon release from the 25 incident or at their point of hire. 26 27 Home unit Agency Administrators may authorize additional day(s) off with compensation to 28 further mitigate fatigue. If authorized, home unit program funds will be used. 29 30 All length of assignment rules apply to aviation resources, including aircraft pilots 31 (notwithstanding the FAA and agency day off regulations). 32 33 Assignment Extension 34 Prior to assigning incident personnel to back-to-back assignments, their health, readiness, and 35 capability must be considered. The health and safety of incident personnel and resources will not 36 be compromised under any circumstances. Personnel should anticipate the possibility of an 37 extension when taking an assignment to Alaska. 38 39 Assignments may be extended when: 40 • Life and property are imminently threatened, 41 • Suppression objectives are close to being met, or 42 • Replacement resources are unavailable or have not yet arrived. 43

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1 Upon completion of the standard 14 day assignment, an extension of up to an additional 14 days 2 may be allowed (for a total of up to 30 days, inclusive of mandatory days off and exclusive of 3 travel).

5 6 Contracts, Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) and Emergency Equipment Rental 7 Agreements (EERAs) should be reviewed for appropriate pay requirements and length of 8 assignment. If the contract, I-BPA or EERAs do not address this, the Incident 9 Finance/Administration Section Chief or the procurement official should be consulted as to 10 whether compensation for a day off is appropriate. 11 12 Single Resource/Kind Extensions: 13 The Section Chief or Incident Commander will identify the need for assignment extension and 14 will obtain the affected resource’s concurrence. The Section Chief and affected resource will 15 acquire and document the home unit supervisor’s approval. 16 17 The Incident Commander approves the extension. If a convened Geographic or National Multi- 18 Agency Coordinating Group (GMAC/NMAC) directs, the Incident Commander approves only 19 after GMAC/NMAC concurrence. 20 21 If the potential exists for reassignment to another incident during the extension, the home unit 22 supervisor and affected resource will be advised and must concur prior to reassignment. 23 24 Incident Management Team Extensions 25 Incident Management Team extensions are to be negotiated between the incident Agency 26 Administrator, the Incident Commander, and the GMAC/NMAC (if directed). 27 28 A copy of the documentation should be attached to timesheets. The Assignment Extension Form 29 can be found in Chapter 20. 30 31 Incident Operations Driving 32 These standards address driving by personnel actively engaged in wildland fire or all-hazard 33 response activities, including driving while assigned to a specific incident or during initial attack 34 fire response (includes time required to control the fire and travel to a rest location). In the 35 absence of more restrictive agency policy, these guidelines will be followed during mobilization 36 and demobilization as well. Individual agency driving policies shall be consulted for all other 37 non-incident driving. 38 • Agency resources assigned to an incident or engaged in initial attack fire response will 39 adhere to the current agency work/rest policy for determining length of duty day. 40 • No driver will drive more than 10 hours (behind the wheel) within any duty day. 41 • Multiple drivers in a single vehicle may drive up to the duty day limitation provided no 42 driver exceeds the individual driving (behind the wheel) time limitation of 10 hours. 43

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1 A driver shall drive only if they have had at least 8 consecutive hours off duty before 2 beginning a shift. 3 Exception to the minimum off-duty hour requirement is allowed when essential to: 4 • Accomplish immediate and critical suppression objectives, or 5 • Address immediate and critical firefighter or public safety issues. 6 • As stated in the current agency work/rest policy, documentation of mitigation measures 7 used to reduce fatigue is required for drivers who exceed 16hour work shifts. This is 8 required regardless of whether the driver was still compliant with the 10-hour individual 9 (behind the wheel) driving time limitations. 10 11 Initial Attack Definition 12 Initial Attack (IA) is a planned response to a wildfire, given the wildfire’s potential fire behavior. 13 The objective of initial attack is to stop the fire and put it out in a manner consistent with 14 firefighter and public safety and values to be protected. 15 16 An initial attack wildfire is generally contained by resources initially dispatched, without 17 significant augmentation of reinforcements, within two hours after initial attack, and full control 18 is expected within the first burning period. 19 20 Dispatch centers are to inform all resources of the name of the assigned Incident Commander 21 and all other pertinent information. All changes in Incident Command leadership will be 22 announced to assigned and incoming resources during initial and extended attack incidents. This 23 information should also be relayed to Fire Management staff. 24 25 Initial attack involving the commitment of resources across recognized dispatch boundaries must 26 comply with the following guidelines: 27 • Resources dispatched are identified in formalized Agreements, Operating Plans, or 28 Memoranda of Understanding and are located on/or adjacent to mutual jurisdictional 29 wildland fire management boundaries. 30 • At the time it becomes evident the incident will not be contained during the first 31 operational period, resources involved will be formally ordered through established 32 ordering channels. 33 34 Resource Mobilization 35 To ensure safe and efficient mobilization of resources to incidents, resources are requested and 36 mobilized using the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS). Standard interagency 37 mobilization processes are identified within the Interagency Standards for the ROSS Operations 38 Guide (ISROG) located at the following website: 39 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/ISROG.pdf 40 41 NICC will not process requests for resources “after the fact.” i.e. requests for resources which 42 have mobilized to an incident prior to receiving a resource order request. 43 44 NICC will not process requests for Task Forces. In order to facilitate a timely, cost effective 45 response to wildland fire incidents, Task Forces may be configured and mobilized locally, 46 however requests for Task Force components will be placed as individual single resource 47 requests through established ordering channels. 48

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1 The Mobile Food & Shower Service Request Form (see chapter 20), the Infrared Aircraft 2 Scanner Request Form (see chapter 20), and the Preparedness/Detail Request Form (see chapter 3 20) are the approved forms that, when associated with a ROSS request, satisfy documentation 4 required of resource mobilization. 5 6 Prior to incident mobilization, all resources will be requested, by a standard resource 7 categorization and identified with a unique request number through established dispatch 8 channels. 9 • The standard categorization system is: 10 A= Aircraft 11 O= Overhead 12 C= Crews 13 E= Equipment 14 S= Supplies 15 • Responsible agency management fiscal codes must be included on each approved form. 16 (See Chapter 20 – Cost Coding.). 17 • A two letter (alpha) identifier for the state in which the responsible agency is located, 18 followed by a three or four character (alpha and/or numeric) for the responsible agency, 19 and a unique order or incident number containing a maximum of six (6) characters (alpha 20 and/or numeric) will make up the incident/project order number. 21 • Resources assigned to incidents will be identified by a two (2) letter (alpha) identifier for 22 the State in which the resource is based, followed by a three (3) or four (4) character 23 (alpha and/or numeric) for the sending agency. 24 (See https://www.nifc.blm.gov/unit_id/Publish.html for list.) 25 26 National Resources 27 National Resources are those which have national utilization, high demand, limited availability, 28 and unique status reporting requirements identified by NICC. They are: 29 • Type 1 Interagency Management Team (Type 1 & NIMO) 30 • National Area Command Team 31 • National Buying Team 32 • Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crew 33 • Smokejumper 34 • National Contract Airtanker 35 • National Contract Lead Plane 36 • National Aerial Supervision Module 37 • Modular Airborne Firefighting System 38 • National Contract Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopter 39 • Smokejumper Aircraft 40 • National Contract Infrared Aircraft 41 • Large Transport Aircraft 42 • National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 43 • National Contract Mobile Food Services Unit 44 • National Interagency Support Cache (NISC) System 45 • NFES Managed Items 46 • Incident Remote Automatic Weather Station 47 • National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities 48 49 8

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1 Notification of Commitment of National Resources 2 When requested, GACCs will notify NICC and adjoining GACCs of the commitment of National 3 Resources within their Area. Notification of national resource commitment will be obtained via 4 ROSS notification and/or via phone call within fifteen (15) minutes of commitment when 5 National Resources: 6 • Are committed internally to an incident or are no longer available for dispatch, 7 • Are available again, 8 • Have location changes, or 9 o At the time 50% of the Smokejumpers at home bases are dispatched or 10 committed. 11 12 Unable to Fill (UTF) Procedure 13 A 48 hour “Unable To Fill” (UTF) policy exists nationally. NICC will return requests to the 14 ordering GACC with a “UTF” no more than 48 hours after receipt, unless notified the order can 15 be filled. NICC will not accept or process any request previously UTF’d unless a new request 16 number is assigned. 17 18 Standard Cubes, Weight, and Gear Policy for all Personnel (Excluding Smokejumpers, 19 Rappellers, and Helicopter Managers – Refer to Chapter 60) 20 All personnel dispatched off their unit must conform to the following limitations: 21 • One frameless, soft pack, not to exceed 45 pounds. 22 • Web gear or briefcase (not both), not to exceed 20 pounds. 23 • Maximum allowable crew weight, including equipment, is 5,300 pounds. 24 • All personnel baggage weights must be displayed separately from individual weights on 25 flight manifests. 26 • Pre-identified Type 1 Incident Management Team members are authorized additional 27 weight, not to exceed 300 pounds, for equipment per team. The Incident Commander 28 must designate, in advance, which team members are authorized additional weight and 29 make this a matter of record. 30 31 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts 32 Geographic Area Coordinating Groups will provide direction and guidance, which will ensure 33 wildland fire weather forecasts are communicated in a timely manner to firefighters on all 34 wildland fires. 35 36 37

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1 CHAPTER 20 2 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 3 4 Ordering Channels 5 All agencies have designated ordering procedures for incident and wildland fire support and 6 services. These established ordering channels provide for: rapid movement of requests, agency 7 review, efficient utilization of resources, and cost effectiveness. 8 9 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) 10 The GACCs act as focal points for internal and external requests not filled at the local level. 11 GACCs are located in the following Areas: 12 13 EASTERN – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 14 Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 15 Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode 16 Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 17 18 SOUTHERN – Atlanta, Georgia: 19 Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, East Texas (plus Texas State Forest Service in West 20 Texas), Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South 21 Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 22 23 SOUTHWEST – Albuquerque, New Mexico: 24 Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas (west of the 100th Meridian). 25 26 ROCKY MOUNTAIN – Lakewood, Colorado: 27 Colorado, Kansas, Eastern Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota. 28 29 NORTHERN ROCKIES – Missoula, Montana: 30 Montana, North Dakota, Northern Idaho, and Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 31 32 ALASKA – Fort Wainwright, Alaska: 33 Alaska. 34 35 NORTHWEST – Portland, Oregon: 36 Oregon and Washington. 37 38 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATIONS – Redding, California: 39 Northern California and Hawaii. 40 41 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATIONS – Riverside, California: 42 Southern California and USA Pacific Islands. 43 44 EASTERN GREAT BASIN – Salt Lake City, Utah: 45 Southern Idaho, Western Wyoming, Utah, and a portion of Arizona north of the Colorado River. 46 47 WESTERN GREAT BASIN – Reno, Nevada: 48 Nevada and a portion of California southeast of Lake Tahoe. 49 11

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1 Ordering Procedures 2 Resource order requests will be processed using the Resource Ordering and Status System 3 (ROSS). Resource order requests as the result of an incident, preparedness, severity, and 4 wildland and prescribed fire will follow the established ordering channel displayed below. 5 6 At the point in this flow when an order can be filled, reverse the process to insure proper 7 notification back to the incident or requesting office. Local agency dispatch offices should use 8 mutual aid agreements with cooperators whenever possible.

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9 Support to Border Fires 10 Border fires are defined as a wildfire that has crossed the boundary from one (1) Geographic 11 Area into another or where the fire is expected to cross the boundary within two (2) burning 12 periods. 13 14 Whereas both Geographic Areas have a vested interest and authority to provide resource support 15 to the incident, they may order directly from each other in support of the incident. The following 16 protocols apply: 17 • A single ordering point will be designated to ensure proper assignment and 18 demobilization of resources. The incident will remain with the originating unit for 19 situation reporting and prioritization. 20 • The dispatch organization designated as the single ordering point may place orders to 21 either GACC using established ordering channels, however only the GACC of the 22 originating unit expanded dispatch is authorized to place orders with NICC. 23 • Prior to initiating border fire support operations, concurrence and agreement must occur 24 between the two GACCs and NICC. In order to maintain effective coordination and 25 ensure that the appropriate resources are mobilized, daily conference calls will be 26 conducted between both GACCs and the expanded dispatch organization for the duration 27 of the incident. 28 29 30 31

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1 Unit Identifiers 2 The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) Center Manager and each Geographic 3 Area Coordination Center (GACC) Center Manager shall designate both a Unit Identifier Data 4 Custodian and alternate for their Geographic Area. 5 GACC Unit Identifier Data Custodians are responsible for timely entry of proposed additions, 6 modifications, and removals of Unit Identifiers and associated information in the system of 7 record (SOR) upon receipt of written requests. GACC Unit Identifier Data Custodians are 8 responsible to ensure the documented agency internal process has been completed and have 9 authority to ensure appropriate NWCG Organizational Unit Codes are created. The National 10 Unit Identifier Data Custodian is responsible for monthly publication of changes to NWCG PMS 11 931 after approval by the NWCG Unit Identifier Unit (UIU). 12 13 Mobilization and Demobilization Information 14 Travel information for resources will be transmitted by using the ROSS Travel function. Each 15 travel segment will identify mode of travel, carriers name with flight numbers, departure and 16 arrival locations with estimated departure time and estimated arrival time (ETD/ETA) using the 17 local time and time zone. 18 19 Non-Incident Related Ordering 20 Resource acquisition not related to an incident, preparedness, severity, and wildland fire may 21 also follow these ordering procedures. The use of appropriate cost coding procedures is 22 required. Procedures for National Interagency Support Cache ordering are located within 23 Chapter 20. 24 25 Cost Coding 26 Interagency Fire and Severity Activities 27 The five (5) Federal agencies with Wildland Fire Management funds (BLM, BIA, NPS, FWS, 28 and USFS) have an Interagency Agreement for Wildfire Management which provides a basis for 29 cooperation on all aspects of wildfire activities. Included in this agreement is the direction to 30 NOT bill for services rendered for emergency fire suppression, including severity activities. 31 32 For Severity the BLM, FWS, NPS and BIA will use a four digit interagency FireCode to track 33 and compile costs for all severity activities; the ordering office must include the word “severity” 34 within the resource order incident name. (Information on the interagency FireCode can be found 35 at: https://www.firecode.gov/help/User_Guide.pdf) 36 37 All wildfire suppression orders are to have a four (4) digit interagency FireCode assigned by the 38 ordering office. Interagency dispatch procedures have been established to incorporate assigning 39 one FireCode per incident for use by all federal wildland fire agencies. 40 41 Orders processed through NICC must have at least one of the following federal agency cost 42 codes assigned by the ordering office. Financial codes should be consistent with the Incident 43 Type. 44 45 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 46 The BLM wildland fire management cost coding is divided into eleven (11) activities: 47 • Wildland Fire Preparedness LF1000000 48 • Fire Facilities LF3300000 49 • Suppression Operations LF2000000 13

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1 • Severity LF2100000 2 • Emergency Stabilization LF2200000 3 • Reimbursables: Fire LF6900000, All Risk LF6910000 4 • Hazardous Fuels: LF3100000 5 • State Assist: Suppression LF5610000, Preparedness LF5710000 6 • Rural Fire Assistance LF3500000 7 • Burned Area Rehab LF3200000 8 • Joint Fire Science Program LF3400000 9 • Fire Trespass L53200000 10 As with all BLM fire operations activities (suppression, rehabilitation and fuels), a project 11 number is required regardless of the subactivity code being used. The standard fund coding 12 guidelines used for suppression, rehabilitation, and fuels activities apply. Also, note that the 13 standard severity coding procedure of converting from the severity number to a fire number 14 applies when dispatched to a specific fire. All fire severity numbers have been assigned under 15 program LF2100000.HT0000. 16 17 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 18 The BIA wildland fire management funding is divided into seven (7) activities and various sub- 19 activities: 20 Wildland Fire Preparedness FBMS Functional Area 21 • Preparedness AF1002020.999900 22 • Interagency Fire Share AF1003030.999900 23 • National Programs AF1004040.999900 24 • FireBert AF1005050.999900 25 • Self-Governance AF1002900.999900 26 • Wildland Fire Prevention AF1002T00.999900 27 • Interagency Hotshot Crews AF1002U00.999900 28 • Fire Ready Reserve AF1002V00.999900 29 Emergency Suppression 30 • Suppression AF2001010.999900 31 • Emergency Stabilization AF2202020.999900 32 • Severity AF2105050.999900 33 Construction & Deferred Maintenance 34 • Construction & Deferred Maintenance AF3304000.999900 35 • Self-Governance AF3302G00.999900 36 Burned Area Rehabilitation 37 • Burned Area Rehabilitation AF3202B00.999900 38 Hazardous Fuels Reduction Ops 39 • Hazardous Fuels Reduction Ops AF3102H00.999900 40 Reimbursable-Wildland Fire Management 41 • Preparedness AF6901000.999900 42 • Emergency Operations AF6902000.999900 43 • Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation AF6903000.999900 44 • Hazardous Fuels Reduction Operations AF6904000.999900 45 • All Risk Assistance AF6910000.999900 46 • Proceeds of Sale of Surplus Equipment AF6907000.999900 47 48 The Wildland Fire Management branch employs the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Fire 49 Codes (Prescribed by the Department and Congressional mandate) to facilitate funding 14

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1 programs. This will be accomplished through the use of FBMS accounting codes, including the 2 following elements: Fund Code Functional Area (ABC included) Cost Center WBS Budget 3 Object Class-Commitment Item. A NIFC example might look like: 4 13XA1125TRAF3102H00.60Z100 AAK4004401 261A00 WBS# AF.HFG0312W01.00000.

5 The WBS code will be on all obligation and expenditure documents. WBS codes must be 6 established by the BIA-NIFC Budget Office or the Central Office. This will ensure all costs are 7 tracked by the projects or missions.

8 Four digit FireCode numbers are generated by the FireCode System, used by USDA and 9 DOI. These FireCodes are entered into the FBMS system, and used as appropriate. Severity 10 FireCodes must be approved by the BIA Fire Director. Preparedness, Burned Area 11 Rehabilitation, Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Construction and Reimbursable cost codes 12 require funding transactions documents (FBMS Entry Document) to be approved.

13 National Park Service (NPS) 14 The NPS wildland fire management cost coding is as follows: 15 Wildland Fire Preparedness 16 • PF100PP85.Y00000 Program Management 17 • PF100PP85.WR0000 Readiness 18 • PF100PP85.MF0000 Preparedness Fleet Maintenance 19 • PF100PP85.EF0000 Research 20 • PF100PP85.YP0000 Plan/Compliance 21 • PF100PP85.S00000 Provide Community Assistance 22 • PF100PP85.WW0000 Respond to Wildfires 23 • PF100PP85.P00000 Preventative Maintenance 24 • PF100PP85.M00000 Corrective Maintenance 25 Fire Facilities Construction & Maintenance 26 • PF330FF85.M00000 Fire Facility Corrective Maintenance 27 • PF330FF85.CN0000 Fire Facility Construction 28 Suppression Operations 29 • PF210SV85.WV0000 Severity 30 • PF210SV85.WU0000 Step-Up 31 • PF220ES85.RM0000 Wildfire Burned Area Response 32 Burned Area Rehabilitation 33 • PF320BR85.RM0000 Wildfire Burned Area Response 34 • PF320BR85.Y00000 Program Management 35 • PF320BR85.AM0000 Monitor Treatment 36 Hazardous Fuels Reduction – Non-WUI 37 • PF310HF85.Y00000 Program Management 38 • PF310HF85.WP0000 Implement Prescribed Fire 39 • PF310HF85.YP0000 Plan/Compliance 40 • PF310HF85.AM0000 Monitor Treatment 41 • PF310HF85.WM0000 Implement Mechanical Treatments 42 • PF310HF85.WC0000 Implement Other Treatments 43 • PF310HF85.MF0000 Non-WUI Fleet Maintenance 44 • PF310HF85.EF0000 Research 45 15

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1 Hazardous Fuels Reduction – WUI 2 • PF310WF85.Y00000 Program Management 3 • PF310WF85.WP0000 Implement Prescribed Fire 4 • PF310WF85.YP0000 Plan/Compliance 5 • PF310WF85.AM0000 Monitor Treatment 6 • PF310WF85.WM0000 Implement Mechanical Treatments 7 • PF310WF85.WC0000 Implement Other Treatments 8 • PF310WF85.EF0000 Research 9 State Assistance 10 • PF46060C8.W00000 State Assistance Collect Operations 11 • PF47070C8.W00000 State Assistance Collect Preparedness 12 • PF56161C8.W00000 State Assistance Expenditures Operations 13 • PF57171C8.W00000 State Assistance Expenditures Preparedness 14 15 The interagency FireCode will be used by the National Park Service for tracking and compiling 16 costs for wildland fire suppression, severity (including step-up), emergency stabilization and 17 burned area rehabilitation activities. 18 19 Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 20 The FWS wildland fire management cost coding is provided below: 21 • Wildland fire Preparedness FF.F10000##ZZZZ0 22 • Suppression Operations FF.F2000000##ZZZZ0 23 • Severity FF.F2100000##ZZZZ0 24 • Emergency Stabilization FF.F22000##ZZZZ0 25 • Burned Area Rehabilitation FF.F32000##ZZZZ0 26 • Hazardous Fuels Reduction (Non-WUI) FF.F31000##NZZZZ 27 • Hazardous Fuels Reduction (WUI) FF.F31000##WZZZZ 28 29 ## = FWS Region number (01-09) 30 ZZZZ = project assigned code/FireCode 31 32 All cost codes require a ten-digit cost center, then the Work Break down Structure (WBS), which 33 includes the interagency FireCode or project number. The interagency FireCode will be used 34 with the appropriate account as stated in the FWS Fire Business Handbook. All fire operations 35 activities require a project number. 36 37 The interagency FireCode will be used by the Fish and Wildlife Service for tracking and 38 compiling costs for wildland fire suppression, severity, and subsequent rehabilitation activities. 39 40 Forest Service (FS) 41 The interagency FireCode Program will be used to generate a four (4) character code that will be 42 used to track and compile costs. 43 • “P” codes represent wildland fires. 44 • “S” codes represent severity requests. Each Region/Forest will have two S-codes for 45 severity. One code for Washington Office (National) approved severity and a second 46 code for Regional Office approved severity. Region/Unit overrides will be used. 47 S (region number) 1111-Short duration severity, approved at the Regional level. Each 48 Region/Forest should use their own override.

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1 S (region number) 9999-Longer duration, approved at the National level. Each Region/Forest 2 should use their own override. 3 4 FS Severity Assistance to DOI will use the following codes by DOI Bureau. 5 • S70001 1502 -FS resource used on BIA severity orders 6 • S70002 1502 -FS resource used on BLM severity orders 7 • S70003 1502 -FS resource used on FWS severity orders 8 • S70004 1502 -FS resource used on NPS severity orders 9 10 “F” codes indicate FEMA supported incidents. An “F” code will be assigned by the Forest 11 Service Regional Office that is within the affected FEMA Region. Individual resources ordered 12 to a FEMA incident will charge to the appropriate “F” code. Units providing support to a FEMA 13 incident will charge to the “F” code in accordance with the FS annual incident job code 14 guidance. Under the National Response Framework (NRF), overtime, travel, and per diem are 15 reimbursable. Base salary of all employees on assignment to a FEMA incident will be charged 16 to the appropriate “F” code and paid from the Emergency Operations (WFSU) account. 17 18 Overhead/Crews 19 Personnel must be requested by the description found in the Wildland Fire Incident Management 20 Field Guide, PMS 210, April, 2013, http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pms210.pdf and in the 21 National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) Wildland Fire Qualification System 22 Guide, PMS 310-1, NFES 001414. All requests will be in one of these categories: 23 • C = Crews by type 24 • O = Overhead by position title 25 • IA = Initial Attack Rappelers and Smokejumpers 26 27 Overhead Mobilization and Demobilization 28 Units filling requests for personnel are responsible for ensuring all performance criteria are met. 29 Requests will be processed as "fully qualified" unless "Trainee Acceptable" is selected as an 30 inclusion in ROSS. The sending unit must designate a Flight Manager when two (2) or more 31 personnel travel together to the same incident via non-commercial air transport. Refer to Chapter 32 60 for Flight Manager Responsibilities. 33 34 Supplemental Fire Department Resources are overhead tied to a local fire department by general 35 agreements that are mobilized primarily for response to incidents/wildland fires outside of their 36 district or mutual aid zone. They are not a permanent part of the local fire organization and are 37 not required to attend scheduled training, meetings, etc. of the department staff. 38 When mobilizing Supplemental Fire Department Resources outside of the fire district or mutual 39 aid zone the following will apply: 40 Mobilization will follow established ordering procedures as identified in National, Geographic, 41 and Local Mobilization Guides. Resources will be mobilized from the Host Dispatch Zone in 42 which the department is located. Personnel will be provided a copy of the resource order request 43 after confirmation of availability and prior to departure from their home jurisdiction. Resource 44 orders shall clearly indicate incident assignment, incident location, expected incident arrival 45 time, and any additional special needs or equipment authorizations, e.g. cellular phones, laptops, 46 and rental vehicles. 47 48

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1 NICC will not accept requests for clerical, driver, or laborer positions. It is not cost effective to 2 hire and transport such personnel when they are normally available from local sources. 3 If a request requires individuals to be self-sufficient for the duration of the assignment, they must 4 be able to procure food, lodging, and local transportation. 5 6 Name requests for suppression or all-hazard incidents should be rare and are appropriate 7 only for highly specialized positions or to meet specific agency objectives (for example, 8 name requests between state agencies). The ordering unit must confirm availability for the 9 individual being requested prior to placing the request. 10 11 Name request for Geographic Area Priority Trainee positions will be justified within special 12 needs as being approved by the Geographic Area Priority Training Coordinator and will be 13 processed without delay. 14 15 Severity requests often involve strategic movement of resources from areas with lower fire 16 potential. In these cases, name requests may be appropriate and are typically directed by agency 17 managers. 18 19 Name requests charged to budgeted/programmed, non-suppression funds are acceptable and will 20 be processed without delay. 21 22 All name requests not filled by the sending unit will be returned to the requesting unit by NICC 23 as UTF. 24 25 Unless specifically excluded, ADs and private contractors will be accepted for suppression and 26 severity orders. 27 28 During demobilization of resources, emphasis will be placed on having personnel home no later 29 than 2200 hours local time. Occasionally, the availability of large transport aircraft will dictate 30 timeframes during demobilization. 31 32 Crews 33 Crews will be ordered by a standard type. Three (3) types exist for National or interagency 34 assignments. They are; Type 1, Type 2, and Type 2 with IA (initial attack) capability. Refer to 35 Chapter 60 for minimum crew standards for national mobilization. 36 37 NIFC Forest Service has contracted nationally for T-2IA Crews (National Contract Resources, or 38 NCR). National Contract Resources (NCR) are hosted by local units (Host Unit Coordination 39 Centers, or HUCC) which are contractually required to utilize dispatch priorities when 40 mobilizing crews, as outlined in section C.7 of the National Type-2IA Firefighter Crew Contract. 41 See the following web-site for further details: 42 http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/crews/crews.htm 43 44 Type 1 Crews: 45 Crews that meet minimum standards identified within the Wildland Fire Incident Management 46 Field Guide, PMS 210, April, 2013, http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pms210.pdf. Interagency 47 Hotshot Crews (IHC) are a Type 1 Crew that exceeds the Type 1 Standards as required by the 48 National IHC Operations Guide (revised 2011). Interagency Hotshot Crews require appropriate 49 Federal or State agency sponsorship and a recommendation by their respective Geographic Area 18

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1 Coordinating Group for inclusion into the National Interagency Mobilization Guide. NICC will 2 maintain availability status of Type 1 Crews, but will not recognize internal Geographic Area 3 rotations of these crews. 4 Type 1 Crews attempting to transport chain saws on other than NIFC contract jets should be 5 prepared to ship their chain saws via an alternative method should loading be refused. Type 1 6 Crews normally come equipped with hand tools. There may be occasions when Type 1 Crews 7 transported by air do not arrive with hand tools. If tools are needed, they should be ordered 8 separately as supply items. 9 10 When Type 1 Crews are transported by aircraft, the receiving unit should be prepared to provide 11 the following: 12 o Crew transportation. 13 o Vehicle to transport saws, fuel, and hand tools separate from crew transportation. 14 o Fire equipment (minimum two (2) cases of fuses). 15 o Chain saws (four (4) kits). 16 o Saw fuel (ten (10) gallons, unmixed). 17 o Bar oil (five (5) gallons). 18 19 Type 2 and Type 2 IA Crews: 20 Crews that meet minimum standards identified within Wildland Fire Incident Management Field 21 Guide, PMS 210, April, 2013, http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pms210.pdf. Type 2 Crews will 22 be ordered as Type 2 or Type 2 IA. In addition to the Type 2 minimum standards, Type 2 IA 23 Crews can be broken up into squads and have three (3) qualified sawyers. 24 25 Type 2 and Type 2IA Crews ordered through NICC DO NOT come with chain saws or hand 26 tools when transported by air. If chain saws or hand tools are needed, they should be ordered 27 separately as supply items. 28 29 Units sending Type 2 and Type 2 IA Crews will determine the ratio of crews to Crew 30 Representatives (CREP) needed for a given assignment. Depending on the assignment, ratios of 31 1:1 to 1:4 may be appropriate. These responsibilities can be met by an Interagency Resource 32 Representative (IARR) as well. A CREP assigned to Type 2 or Type 2 IA Crew will remain 33 with the crew from the initial dispatch until the crew is released to home unit. CREPs are not 34 required for agency regular crews. 35 36 Standard crew size is twenty (20) people maximum and eighteen (18) people minimum 37 (including Crew Boss, Crew Representative, and trainees). 38 39 All equipment will be inspected and weighed at time of mobilization to ensure adherence to safe 40 transportation procedures. 41 42 All crew personnel mobilized and demobilized outside the local unit through NICC will be 43 identified on a crew manifest form. Crew supervisors will maintain a minimum of four (4) 44 accurate copies of this form at all times. Crew weights will be manifested separate from 45 personal gear and equipment weights. The crew supervisor or CREP will ensure compliance 46 with weight limitations. (See Chapter 10 for standard weight and gear policy) 47 Anytime a Geographic Area or State has committed four (4) or more crews, an Interagency 48 Resource Representative (IARR) can be sent by the sending unit or the receiving unit can request 49 them. For each IARR sent, it is the responsibility of the sending GACC to mobilize, demobilize, 19

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1 and ensure proper notification is made to the receiving GACC. An IARR mobilized to incident 2 assignments away from their home unit should have the ability to be fiscally self-sufficient. If 3 the IARR is not self-sufficient, the receiving unit must be notified in advance so they can be 4 prepared to support them. 5 6 Interagency Wildland Fire Modules 7 The primary mission of a Wildland Fire Module (WFM) is to provide an innovative, safe, highly 8 mobile, logistically independent, and versatile fire module for wildland fire management and 9 incident operations. 10 11 Interagency Wildland Fire Modules provide skilled and mobile personnel for prescribed and 12 wildfire management in the areas of planning, fire behavior monitoring, ignition, and holding. 13 Secondary priorities follow in the order below: 14 • Support burn unit preparation. 15 • Support mechanical hazardous fuel reduction projects. 16 • Assist with fire effects plot work. 17 18 Orders for Interagency Wildland Fire Modules will be placed through established ordering 19 channels in ROSS using an Overhead Group Request; Module, Wildland Fire, Type 1 (WFM1) 20 or Type 2 (WFM2) and configured according to Chapter 60. 21 22 Smokejumpers 23 Smokejumpers primary mission is initial attack. While most effective at providing rapid initial 24 response, smokejumpers are well equipped to respond to extended attack incidents and short- 25 term critical need missions on large fires. Smokejumpers are normally configured by planeload, 26 with each load ranging from 2 to 16 smokejumpers depending on aircraft type and smokejumper 27 availability. Smokejumpers may be configured as crews (hand crew, engine crew, or helitack 28 crew) or as single-resource overhead for Incident Command System positions. Concurrence 29 with NICC must be obtained prior to configuring smokejumpers as crews or modules for 30 extended attack operations. 31 NICC must be notified when a Geographic Area has internally committed or mobilized 50% of 32 their smokejumpers. Geographic Areas will inform NICC of the establishment of smokejumper 33 spike bases. 34 35 There are two primary methods for ordering smokejumpers. The type of order should be 36 predicated on immediate need or augmentation. 37 38 Initial Attack Load 39 When smokejumpers are needed jump-ready for initial attack with aircraft, they are to be 40 requested in ROSS as “Load, Smokejumper, Initial Attack” on an Aircraft request. Specifying 41 the delivery system is not permitted. The sending unit will fill the request with a roster in ROSS 42 or by forwarding a manifest form, with name and agency identification, through the established 43 ordering channels. This information can be acquired after the jumpship is airborne. Any intent 44 to retain Smokejumpers which have not been utilized as an IA load will be negotiated between 45 the GACCs and NICC. GACCs pre-positioning smokejumpers when multiple starts are 46 occurring or predicted will specify the anticipated duration. If not deployed during this period, 47 smokejumpers will be made available for higher priorities, unless longer duration is negotiated 48 between the GACCs and NICC.

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1 Smokejumpers held as boosters after release from the first IA assignment will be placed on an 2 Overhead order using individual “O” requests. Smokejumpers recovered and mobilized to 3 another assignment, internally or across Geographic Area boundaries, will also be placed on an 4 Overhead order. 5 6 Aircraft delivering Initial Attack smokejumpers will return to the sending base or a designated 7 airport before the end of the pilot’s daily flight or duty limitations. Any intent or necessity to 8 retain the aircraft will be negotiated between NICC and the GACCs. If the aircraft is retained 9 past the first operational period, it will be placed on an Aircraft request through established 10 ordering channels. 11 12 Booster Load/Individual Smokejumper Pre-position 13 Boosters may be ordered from one individual base or could be filled by individuals from 14 multiple bases. When requesting a booster or pre-positioning individual smokejumpers they will 15 be ordered by individual Overhead requests. Requests may specify a desired delivery system 16 (round or square parachutes). Smokejumper aircraft must be ordered separately if the aircraft is 17 needed beyond delivery of the smokejumpers. Booster Load/Individuals may be kept up to 14 18 days. NICC, GACCs, and local dispatch center should communicate with the hosting and 19 potential sending smokejumper base(s) before the order(s) are placed and filled. 20 21 Helicopter Module 22 Call-When-Needed (CWN) helicopters will be managed by a qualified Helicopter Manager 23 (HMGB) and qualified Helicopter Crew Members (HECM); when combined they function as a 24 helicopter module. 25 TYPE FAA STANDARD / FAA Standard FAA Standard Category HELICOPTER TRANSPORT Category Temporarily Permanently Designated for CATEGORY Designated for Limited Use or FAA Limited Use Restricted Category Manager plus Four (4) Manager only Manager only 1 Helicopter Crewmembers Manager plus Three (3) Manager only Manager only 2 Helicopter Crewmembers Manager plus Two (2) Manager only Manager only 3 Helicopter Crewmembers CWN Helicopter and Module must meet up away from Incident(s) or Fire Operations. The minimum required staffing levels must be filled with fully qualified personnel. Trainees may be ordered in addition to the standard module configuration.

26 Units requesting helicopter modules for Call-When-Needed helicopters will do so using an 27 Overhead (O) support request for each position. Helicopter module requests should be 28 coordinated with anticipated helicopter delivery time and location. Ordering a helicopter module 29 for a CWN helicopter is not automatic. Ordering units should attempt to fill helicopter module 30 positions internally first. 31 If the intended use is for initial attack, the HMGB request must specify that a fitness level of 32 arduous is required. Any other qualification requirements (ICT4, etc.) must also be specified. 33 If helicopter personnel/modules are required to arrive with special needed items (flight helmets, 34 radios, etc.), it must be specified at the time of request.

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1 Helicopter Rappellers 2 The USDA Forest Service operates 12 rappel bases nationally in Regions 1, 4, 5, and 6. Each 3 base utilizes Bell medium helicopters, and generally operates from May through October. 4 Rappeller’s primary mission is initial attack. When rappellers are needed for initial attack with 5 aircraft, they are to be requested in ROSS as “Load, Rappeller, Initial Attack” on an Aircraft 6 request. Additional mission specific information should be documented on the resource order. 7 When ordered for initial attack, rappellers will be self-sufficient for 36 hours after deployment 8 on an incident and are assigned to the user unit until released. 9 10 Rappel boosters will be ordered by individual Overhead requests. Any additional support needs 11 may be documented on the resource order. See Chapter 60 for additional information. 12 13 Non-Standard Overhead Groups 14 The generic overhead catalog items “module, fuels” or “module, suppression” will be used to 15 order non-standard overhead groups and configured according to Chapter 60. All requests for 16 these catalog items will be placed through established ordering channels using an Overhead 17 Group Request. Length of assignment rules apply to all non-standard overhead groups. 18 19 Communications Coordinator (COMC) 20 A Communications Coordinator must be assigned when a second 4390 Starter System is 21 assigned to any incident within a one hundred (100) mile radius of the first assigned 4390 Starter 22 System. The Communications Coordinator should be requested as a name requested position. 23 The GACC will coordinate filling the request with the National Incident Radio Support Cache 24 (NIRSC) in Boise, ID by calling the National Communications Duty Officer (CDO) at 208-387- 25 5644. Rental vehicle, lap top computer and cellular phone should be authorized when placing the 26 request. 27 28 It is important that this position be ordered as early as possible to alleviate the possibility of 29 frequency conflicts during multi-incident situations. See Chapter 60 for additional information. 30 31 Incident Meteorologist (IMET) 32 Whenever a Geographic Area mobilizes a Type 1 Interagency Incident Management Team, the 33 Geographic Area will provide an IMET who will be assigned to the incident. Certain situations 34 could develop where an IMET is not needed for each incident, such as when two (2) or more 35 incidents are in close proximity to each other. In these cases, one (1) or more IMETs could be 36 shared by the incidents. 37 IMET status will be maintained by the respective Geographic Area in ROSS. Status will include 38 updated contact information, the home jetport, individual qualifications, and current availability. 39 40 When an IMET is needed for an incident, the request will be placed up to the GACC. The GACC 41 will contact the NWS National Fire Weather Operations Coordinator (NFWOC) (Larry Van 42 Bussum, or acting) by calling the NWS Incident Response Desk at 877-323-IMET (4638) 43 44 The NFWOC will then identify the name and location of the available IMET to fill the ordering 45 incidents IMET request. If the available IMET is located within the Geographic Area where the 46 incident is located, the IMET will be ordered by name request and internally mobilized using 47 established procedures. If the available IMET is located in another Geographic Area, the IMET 48 request will be placed to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) as a name request

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1 using established procedures. NICC will place the IMET request to the appropriate Geographic 2 Area to be filled. 3 4 When the NWS cannot provide transportation, the sending dispatch office is responsible for 5 arranging and providing mobilization needed for the IMET and any required equipment to the 6 incident. The incident or incidents host agency is responsible for arranging and providing 7 demobilization needed for the release of the IMET and required equipment back to the home 8 unit. 9 10 The IMET is a single resource covered under a reimbursable agreement between the Wildland 11 Fire Agencies and the Department of Commerce, NOAA-NWS. Standard NWS equipment that 12 is essential to on-site meteorological support is mobilized with each IMET, no additional 13 resource order requests are necessary. Standard NWS equipment does not require additional 14 ordering by the incident. Basic standard NWS equipment includes: 15 • Laptop computer 16 • Printer 17 • Mobile satellite setup and setup tools 18 • Cellular telephone 19 • Agency or rental vehicle appropriate for off-pavement use 20 • Miscellaneous office supply 21 22 Reimbursement of costs associated with utilization of Standard NWS equipment such as cell 23 phone usage charges, satellite communication charges, and four-wheel drive SUV, pickup or 24 similar rental vehicle to travel to incident locations with their equipment (including remote 25 locations) is authorized under section V., part B item 4 of the Interagency Agreement for 26 Meteorological and Other Technical Services. Damages, failure, and daily wear incurred to 27 standard equipment during an assignment are also eligible for reimbursement. 28 29 Cache Support Positions 30 These positions are available to assist fire caches during periods of high activity or when 31 shortages of locally trained personnel hinder cache operations. 32 33 National Incident Management Teams 34 Interagency Incident Management Teams (IMTs) 35 Incident Management Teams will be ordered by type (Type 1, Type 2 and NIMO). National 36 Type 1 IMTs will be mobilized according to the National call-out procedures from the National 37 rotation managed by NICC. Geographic Area Type 2 IMTs will be mobilized according to 38 Geographic Area policy, with the following exception: Geographic Area Type 2 IMTs that have 39 been ordered through NICC for staging within a Geographic Area will be prioritized and 40 assigned to any new Federal Type 2 incident within that Area, or when a replacement team is 41 needed within that Area. 42 43 IMTs will be requested through established ordering channels configured as identified in Chapter 44 60. Incident Commanders shall make notification to the receiving Geographic Area through 45 established ordering channels of any position shortages, or when their team configuration differs 46 from the standard configuration. 47 48 The primary mission of IMTs is wildfire incident management. IMTs may respond to all-hazard 49 incidents under the following guidelines: 23

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1 • Planned events should be managed internally by the respective agency. 2 • The planned length of assignment should not exceed fourteen (14) days without 3 negotiated approval from the sending Geographic Area and NICC. 4 A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobilization under the National Response 5 Framework (NRF) will be accomplished according to the National call-out procedures identified 6 in Chapter 60. For additional information on the NRF, see Chapter 10. 7 • The standard length of assignment of fourteen (14) days may be extended up to thirty 8 (30) days after negotiated approval between the Incident Commander and FEMA. 9 • Base hours for Federal employees, in most cases, are not reimbursed by FEMA. 10 Overtime, premium pay, and travel expenses may be paid by FEMA. 11 12 National Area Command Team 13 National Area Command Teams will be mobilized according to the National call-out procedures 14 from the National Area Command Team rotation managed by NICC. Orders for National Area 15 Command Teams will be placed through established ordering channels using an Overhead Group 16 Request to NICC, configured as identified in Chapter 60. 17 18 National Incident Management Organization Teams (NIMO) 19 Orders for National Incident Management Organization Teams will be placed through 20 established ordering channels using an Overhead Group Request and configured as identified in 21 Chapter 60. 22 23 Incident Support Teams 24 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYT) 25 National Interagency Buying Teams will be mobilized according to the National call-out 26 procedures from the National Interagency BUYT Rotation managed by NICC. Orders for 27 BUYTs will be placed through established ordering channels using an Overhead Group Request 28 and configured as identified in Chapter 60. 29 30 The primary mission of a BUYT is to support the local administrative staff with incident 31 acquisition. In addition, the BUYT Leader has the responsibility for coordinating property 32 accountability with the Supply Unit Leader. Responsibilities and coordination of BUYTs can be 33 found in the Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook in Chapter 20 and Chapter 34 40. 35 36 BUYTs should not be utilized as defacto payment teams. Incident host agencies should order an 37 Administrative Payment Team if the situation warrants. 38 39 BUYTs are ordered by the incident host agency and report to the agency administrator or other 40 designated incident agency personnel. Buying teams work with the local administrative staff to 41 support the incident acquisition effort. Geographic Areas will internally mobilize their National 42 Buying Teams, local Geographic Area buying teams, or ad-hoc buying teams before requesting a 43 National Interagency Buying Team from NICC. National BUYTs are mobilized according to 44 National Call-Out Procedures. (See Chapter 60) 45 46 Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) 47 The National Park Service provides Administrative Payment Teams for incident support. The 48 purpose of the APT is to expedite payment of financial obligations incurred as a result of an 49 emergency incident and relieve the local administrative unit of additional work generated by the 24

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1 incident. After receiving written delegation of authority from the agency administrator, the team 2 is responsible for payment of all financial obligations incurred during the incident. 3 4 Requests for APTs will be placed through established ordering channels using an Overhead 5 Group Request to NICC, configured according to Chapter 60. APTs will be mobilized according 6 to the National call-out procedures from the APTs Rotation managed by NICC. 7 APTs can make a full range of vendor payments. The following should be considered before 8 requesting an APT: 9 • Is the incident expected to last for more than fourteen (14) days? 10 • The incident host agency is unable to process the payments during and after the incident 11 due to regular workload demands. 12 • The community near the incident is providing support and cannot replenish stock without 13 financial hardship and must be reimbursed fairly quickly. 14 15 Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) 16 • All wildland fire management agencies are responsible for taking immediate and 17 effective post wildfire site and resource stabilization actions designed to protect life and 18 property and prevent further natural and cultural resource degradation while ensuring all 19 environmental and legal mandates are met. Burned Area Emergency Response is an 20 integral part of wildfire incidents. 21 22 Department of Interior: 23 • The Department of the Interior (DOI) maintains a National BAER Team to assist field 24 units in planning for immediate post wildfire site emergency stabilization (see Chapter 25 60). National BAER Teams are dispatched to more complex BAER incidents involving 26 extreme risks to human life and critical Federal assets. Potential floods, mud and debris 27 flows, watershed/municipal water supplies, urban interface, and complex and multiple 28 jurisdictions are the dispatch prioritization criteria issues factored into the mobilization 29 decision. 30 31 • The full National Interagency BAER Team is mobilized through established ordering 32 channels (see Chapter 60). The core strategic full national team will consist of fourteen 33 positions and is organized per a National Standard Operating Guide. Dispatch of the full 34 national team will be coordinated using Team Dispatch Prioritization criteria in 35 consultation with the national coordinators. The National BAER Team is scalable in long 36 and short configurations and may be ordered as command and general staff, or ordered as 37 individual resources. 38 39 USDA Forest Service: 40 • The USDA Forest Service (FS) maintains BAER teams at the local units. BAER 41 personnel are dispatched at the local unit. 42 43 National Fire Prevention and Education Teams (NFPET) 44 Requests for National Fire Prevention and Education Teams will be placed through established 45 ordering channels in ROSS using an Overhead Group Request to NICC and configured 46 according to Chapter 60. 47 48 NFPETs provide skilled and mobile personnel for fire prevention and education activities. They 49 can be ordered to support a variety of situations affecting a large or small area. Teams are 25

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1 effective with the reduction of unwanted human-caused wildland ignitions, when wildland fire 2 severity conditions are imminent, when unusually high fire occurrence is anticipated due to 3 human activity, weather conditions, or hazardous fuels. NFPETs are designed to supplement 4 local prevention and education program efforts on a short term basis. Working with local 5 agencies and resources, NFPETs are equipped to complete on-site prevention assessments and 6 plans, initiate the implementation of the plans, and begin immediate public outreach and 7 information dissemination. Ordering teams for normal, routine, or project work should be 8 discouraged. See Chapter 60 for additional information. 9 10 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) 11 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams assist Agency Administrators during periods of high 12 fire activity by assessing policy, rules, regulations, and management oversight relating to 13 operational issues. They can also provide the following: 14 • Guidance to ensure fire and aviation programs are conducted safely. 15 • Review compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 16 abatement plans, reports, reviews, and evaluations. 17 • Review compliance with Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations. 18 19 Wildland FASTs can be requested to conduct reviews at the local, state, and geographical levels. 20 If a more comprehensive review is required, a National FAST can be ordered through established 21 ordering channels to NICC using an Overhead Group request and configured according to 22 Chapter 60. 23 24 Wildland FASTs will be chartered by their respective Geographic Area Multi-Agency 25 Coordinating Group (GMAC), with a delegation of authority, and report back to the GMAC. 26 27 The team’s report includes an executive summary, purpose, objectives, methods and procedures, 28 findings, recommendations, follow-up actions (immediate, long-term, and national issues), and a 29 letter delegating authority for the review. As follow-up, the team will gather and review all 30 reports prior to the end of the calendar year to ensure identified corrective actions have been 31 taken. FAST reports should be submitted to the Geographic Area, with a copy to the Federal 32 Fire and Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) within thirty (30) days. 33 34 Aviation Safety and Assistance Team (ASAT) 35 Aviation Safety and Assistance Teams enhance safe, efficient, and effective aviation operations. 36 An ASAT provides assistance to unit and aviation managers, flight crews, and incident 37 management teams for increasing, ongoing or declining incident aviation activity. 38 39 If an ASAT cannot be filled internally, the request may be placed with NICC through established 40 ordering channels using individual overhead requests configured according to Chapter 60. 41 ASTATs receive an assignment briefing with management concerns and/or issues identified in a 42 letter delegating authority, which establishes the roles of the team and its expectations. The 43 teams will provide daily feedback to the person(s) identified in the delegation of authority. 44 Teams will conduct an exit briefing and will provide a written report prior to demobilization. 45 46 Serious Accident Investigation Teams (SAIT) 47 Serious Accident Investigation Teams are mobilized to investigate serious wildland fire 48 accidents. Requests for SAIT members mobilized through established ordering channels will be

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1 placed using individual overhead requests. See Chapter 60 for additional information, including 2 configuration. 3 4 Equipment/Supplies 5 All Equipment and Supply Orders will follow established ordering procedures (Type 1, 2, 3 6 incidents), except for the redistribution of supplies within the National Fire Equipment System 7 (NFES). Redistribution of excess supply items will be coordinated by the designated NFES 8 Cache Manager(s). Cache orders will be filled to meet timeframes specified, using the most 9 economical service. All NFES cache items are shipped ready for fireline use. 10 11 Equipment/Supplies Mobilization 12 Contracted resources awarded under a competitive solicitation process shall be mobilized using 13 established dispatch procedures before at-incident agreements are issued. 14 15 Examples of Equipment resources are: 16 • National Contract Mobile Food Services (Caterers). 17 • National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities. 18 • Rolling Stock – engines, water tenders, dozers, etc. 19 20 Supplies are identified as materials or goods not defined in any other resource or service 21 category. 22 23 Examples of Supplies resources are: 24 • NFES items. 25 • Mobile Cache Vans. 26 • Local Purchase. 27 28 Equipment/Supplies Demobilization 29 When demobilizing contracted tactical equipment, contractors awarded Incident Blanket 30 Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) as a result of competitive solicitations, shall be given priority to 31 remain on the incident over tactical equipment with incident-only EERAs, unless the Incident 32 Commander determines it necessary to deviate based on a specific incident need or objective. 33 This applies to contracted tactical equipment only, and not all contracted resources. 34 35 Release information for equipment and accountable supply items must be promptly relayed 36 through ROSS. 37 38 National Interagency Support Cache Ordering Procedures 39 • The NISCC can be activated at PL3 due to significant circumstances and is an automatic 40 activation at PL4. 41 • Orders for cache restock will be placed directly between National Interagency Support 42 Caches until the National Interagency Supply Cache Coordinator (NISCC) position is 43 activated at NICC. 44 • When the NISCC is activated at NICC, all cache restock orders from National 45 Interagency Support Caches will be placed with the NISCC. Based on national priorities, 46 the NISCC will forward requests to the appropriate National Interagency Support 47 Cache(s) for processing. 48 • The Cache to Cache Restock process should be utilized before large replacement supply 49 orders are procured through GSA or other sources. Large replacement supply orders will 27

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1 be coordinated by a representative from the NFES at all planning levels to avoid 2 overstocking the system. 3 4 NFES Items in Short Supply 5 • NICC, in cooperation with NFES, will advise all incident support agencies of those items 6 in high demand with limited quantities and will distribute this information through the 7 NFES Managed Items List. 8 • Identified items on the NFES Managed Items List will be requested through established 9 ordering channels and will be coordinated through the NFES Representative at NIFC. 10 11 Field Office Replenishment During Fire Season 12 Agencies will place orders to their servicing National Interagency Support Cache. 13 Replenishment orders must be the result of fire management activities and must be accompanied 14 with the appropriate cost code. 15 16 Field Office Replenishment Outside of Fire Season 17 Whenever possible, field offices must order directly from GSA for those items stocked in the 18 Federal Supply System. All other items will be ordered directly from suppliers unless individual 19 agency instructions prevail. 20 21 Incident Replacement of NFES Items 22 Prior to release from an incident, personnel may request replacement of equipment and supplies 23 that were consumed, lost, damaged or rendered unserviceable on the incident. 24 25 The IMT or other incident personnel may authorize replacement of items at the incident if 26 available, or by approving an Incident Replacement Requisition; OF-315/NFES 001300 for 27 replacement of NFES items by the incident’s servicing cache. Should the replacement of the 28 approved items not be feasible prior to demobilization of the requesting resource, the incidents 29 servicing cache will forward the request to the resources servicing cache. Caches may only 30 process requests for NFES items. Requests for non-NFES items should be requested on a 31 separate incident replacement requisition to be processed by the home unit. Please refer to the 32 current Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook (Chapter 30) for procedures 33 dealing with replacement of non-NFES supplies and equipment. 34 35 Local Unit Incident Replacement: Type 3 and Type 4 Incidents 36 The hosting units’ Agency Administrator or authorized representative must approve all 37 replacement requests. Follow procedures for incident replacement, Chapter 20. 38 39 Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and Supplies 40 Transfer of equipment and supplies between incidents, including those operating under Area 41 Command authority, may occur only with proper documentation so accountability is maintained. 42 Transfer of communications equipment creates safety concerns by increasing the risk of 43 frequency conflict and the possibility of damaged equipment or equipment not tuned being 44 utilized. This may only be done with approval of the NIRSC Communications Duty Officer 45 (CDO). 46 47 National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 48 NIRSC is a National Resource composed of multi-channel radio systems and kits available for 49 complex incident communications. The priority use of NIRSC radio systems and kits are for 28

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1 active incidents. All radio systems and kits must be returned to NIRSC as soon as the incident 2 has demobilized. A National Communications Duty Officer (CDO) is available at NIRSC 3 throughout the year. Geographic Area Frequency Managers, Communication Coordinators 4 (COMC), and Incident Communication Unit Leaders (COML) will coordinate with NICC, the 5 Geographic Area, and the NIRSC CDO on all telecommunication issues. 6 7 NIRSC stocks NFES 004390 Starter Systems, which will provide the initial Command/Tactical, 8 Air Operations, and Logistical communications requirements of a single incident. Individual kits 9 are available to supplement Starter Systems or to provide support for smaller incidents. The 10 NIRSC CDO can provide assistance in determining a specific incident’s communication 11 requirements. 12 13 NIRSC radios are synthesized and contain both FS and DOI frequencies. FS and DOI 14 frequencies are not “cleared” nationally. Other agencies use these frequencies and, in some 15 cases, in very critical and sensitive areas. All frequencies must be approved for the areas where 16 they will be used. Any of the national frequencies (FS or DOI) are not to be used without prior 17 coordination with the NIRSC CDO. 18 19 NIRSC issues dedicated FM frequencies in conjunction with communication equipment 20 assigned to incidents. NIRSC will order additional FM frequencies from DOI and FS – 21 WO as needed. Government users may not use Family Radio Service (FRS) for 22 communications on any planned or ongoing incident. 23 24 Radio Mobilization 25 Requests for NIRSC radio systems and kits will be placed with NICC through established 26 ordering channels. To insure proper frequency coordination, the ordering office must 27 include the Latitude and Longitude of the incident on the resource order. Radios will be 28 used as received without modification. Defective radio equipment will be immediately returned 29 to NIRSC for maintenance. To maintain quality and quantity for the field, each Starter System 30 or kit will be returned to NIRSC for rehabilitation immediately after each assignment. The 31 incident or unit charged with custody of the radio equipment is responsible for a complete 32 inventory of that equipment upon return from the incident. 33 34 Each Geographic Area may order up to four (4) Starter Systems for preposition during their 35 established fire season. The NIRSC CDO must be contacted at 208-387-5644 when an order for 36 a Starter System is received for an incident. The CDO will identify which prepositioned Starter 37 System will be assigned to the incident. A replacement Starter System may be requested after 38 commitment of a prepositioned Starter System. Replacement Starter Systems may not be filled 39 where congestion of spectrum is an issue. In these instances, special frequency Starter Systems 40 will be built on an as needed basis and shipped to the incident. 41 42 Typically, Starter Systems should remain intact. However, individual kits may be utilized for 43 smaller incidents that do not require an entire Starter System. GACCs will notify the NIRSC 44 CDO of the need for individual kits from a Starter System. If the NIRSC CDO authorizes the 45 use of individual kits from the prepositioned Starter System, the GACC will place additional 46 subordinate requests through normal ordering channels in order to complete the Starter System. 47 Any kit committed or assigned to an incident that was originally prepositioned to a Geographic 48 Area must follow the same transfer process as outlined above. 49 29

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1 Prepositioned radio systems and kits will be returned to NIRSC as soon as the need has 2 diminished or annually for preventative maintenance. Prepositioning NIRSC radio systems and 3 kits longer than six (6) months requires NIRSC approval. 4 5 Radio Demobilization 6 NIRSC radio systems and kits should be inventoried, sealed, and returned promptly to 7 NIRSC/NIFC. Do not stockpile kits. Spare seals are supplied in each box. Incidents are 8 responsible for ensuring all radio systems or kits are returned or accounted for on a Property 9 Loss Statement. 10 11 Incident Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS) NFES 005869 12 Requests for IRAWS will be placed with NICC through established ordering channels. Any 13 necessary IRAWS technicians, vehicles, or air transportation required for mobilization and 14 demobilization will be coordinated through NIFC. RAWS Technicians will accompany the 15 IRAWS when mobilized and do not require a separate Overhead request to be tracked. Upon 16 release from the incident, the IRAWS will be returned to NIFC via the most expeditious method 17 available (next day air cargo preferred). 18 19 Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (PRAWS) NFES 005870 20 Requests for PRAWs will be placed with NICC through established ordering channels. PRAWS 21 will be configured for the specific project prior to the mobilization. The requesting agency must 22 contact the NIFC Remote Sensing Fire Weather Support Office at (208) 387-5726 prior to 23 ordering to determine the PRAWS configuration. Any necessary PRAWS technicians, vehicles, 24 or air transportation required for mobilization and demobilization will be coordinated through 25 NIFC. Upon release from the project, the PRWS will be returned to NIFC via the most 26 expeditious method available (next day air cargo preferred). 27 28 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities 29 National Contract Mobile Food Service Units 30 Any time mobile food services are needed for federal wildland fire incidents in the western 31 United States, the Federal Wildland Fire Agencies are obligated to order services from the 32 National Mobile Food Services Unit (MFSU) Contractors any time (1) the number of people to 33 be fed is at or above 150 persons per meal and (2) the headcount is estimated to remain at those 34 numbers, or greater, for at least 72 hours from when the headcount first reaches 150 per meal, 35 provided that the Contractors can reasonably meet the incident’s needs and required time frames. 36 MFSU Contractors will be given the opportunity to provide three meals per day unless other 37 arrangements are mutually agreed to with the FDUL or the needs of the incident require different 38 meal options such as Meals Ready to Eat (MRE). 39 40 MFSU also may be ordered for other types of incidents at the Government’s option. State and 41 other federal cooperators may also utilize this contract at their option. However, the ordering 42 procedures at Section C.2 of the National Mobile Food Services Contract will be followed for all 43 orders. For additional information, refer to the National Mobile Food Services Contract 44 publication or the on the web at: http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/food/food.htm 45 46 National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities Units 47 Any time mobile Shower Facilities are needed for federal wildland fire incidents in the western 48 United States, the Federal Wildland Fire Agencies (see Section J.10, National Mobile Shower 49 Facilities Contract), are obligated to order services from the National Mobile Shower Facilities 30

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1 Contractors, provided that the Contactors can reasonably meet the incident’s needs and required 2 time frames (See Section C.2, 2.2, National Mobile Shower Facilities Contract). Mobile Shower 3 Facility Units also may be ordered for other types of incidents, at the Government’s option. 4 State and other federal cooperators may also utilize this contract at their option. However, the 5 ordering procedures at Section C.2 will be followed for all orders. For additional contract 6 information, refer to the National Mobile Shower Facilities Contract publication or on the web 7 at: http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/shower/shower.htm 8 9 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Mobilization 10 All National Contract and CWN (Call When Needed) Mobile Food Service Units and Mobile 11 Shower Facility Units in the lower 48 States are ordered through and mobilized by NICC 12 through established ordering channels. 13 14 • Mobile Food Service Unit requests require a completed Food Service Request Form at 15 the time of request. (See Chapter 20) 16 17 • Shower Facilities requests require the approximate number of personnel to service, 18 estimated duration, and date and time the showering is to begin. 19 20 If an incident has a need for additional mobile food service units or shower facilities units, the 21 request will be placed with NICC through established ordering channels. NICC will determine 22 and assign the appropriate units to all Federal wildland fire incidents. 23 24 When necessary, as determined by the incident, a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative 25 (COTR) may be ordered through the appropriate Geographic Area. If the Geographic Area is 26 unable to provide a COTR, the order will be placed through NICC. Once the unit is operating 27 smoothly, the COTR may be demobilized from the incident through the appropriate dispatch 28 channels. 29 30 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Reassignments 31 All requests to reassign National Contract Mobile Food Services or Shower Facilities units will 32 be placed with NICC through established ordering channels. All reassignments of National 33 Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities units will be communicated to the vendor 34 by NICC. 35 36 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Demobilization 37 All release information will be entered into ROSS within fifteen (15) minutes of demobilization. 38 Contractors may take twenty-four (24) hours to rest and replenish supplies within the local area 39 after release. After 24 hours, contractors must return to the unit’s designated dispatch point. 40 41 Aircraft 42 NICC is the sole source for large transport aircraft holding Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 43 Part 121 Certificates and for Type 1 and 2 Call-When-Needed (CWN) Helicopters (See Chapter 44 20). 45 46 Cooperator aircraft (State contracted, State owned, State managed National Guard aircraft, 47 county, city, or other) may be used on federal fires under the following conditions: 48 • The pilot and aircraft have been approved in writing for the aircraft and the mission by 49 either the FS or the Office of Aviation Services (OAS). 31

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1 • There exists a written MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), Interagency Agreement, 2 or other document that authorizes this use and payment for this use. 3 • The cooperator aircraft will be operated within any limits on its use established in the 4 written approval. 5 • The cooperator aircraft will be used only in situations where federal aircraft are not 6 reasonably available. 7 • The cooperator aircraft will be released when federal aircraft become reasonably 8 available. 9 • Use of cooperator-owned aircraft prior to exhausting contracted resources must involve a 10 “significant and imminent threat to life or property.” 11 12 Aircraft Mobilization 13 When a Geographic Area has depleted local and available aircraft resources, request(s) will be 14 placed with NICC. Aircraft assigned will become the receiving Area’s resource until released. 15 The following terminology will be used when requesting aircraft through NICC: 16 • Knots (kts) will be the standard term used to reference airspeed. 17 • VORs (Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range) will be used to reference 18 direction. 19 • Latitude and longitude must be provided in degrees and minutes. 20 • Aircraft registration numbers will be used when referencing helicopters, lead planes, and 21 air attack aircraft. Airtankers and SEAT’s will be referenced by the airtanker number; 22 e.g., T-00. 23 24 The following selection factors will be used when ordering aircraft: 25 • Airtankers: Loaded or empty (two (2) hour maximum flight when loaded, except for the 26 VLATs). 27 • Timeliness. 28 • Cost effectiveness. 29 • Performance specifications for density/high altitude operations. 30 • Appropriately carded. 31 • Special applications such as special-use flights, tundra pads, float, etc. 32 33 Aircraft Demobilization 34 Flight Following will be performed on all Government or exclusive use contract aircraft being 35 demobilized. NICC will release charter and CWN aircraft to the vendor without flight following 36 provided no Government personnel or cargo is on board. All aircraft release information will be 37 entered in to ROSS. 38 39 Flight Management Procedures 40 Types of flights: 41 • Point-to-Point. Point-to-point flights originate at one developed airport or permanent 42 helibase, with a direct flight to another developed airport or permanent helibase. These 43 types of flights are often referred to as "administrative" flights. These flights require 44 point-to-point approved pilots and aircraft. A point-to-point flight is conducted higher 45 than 500 feet above ground level (AGL) except for takeoff and landing. 46 • Mission Flights. Mission flights are those flights that do not meet the definition of a 47 point-to-point flight. These types of flights are often referred to as “tactical” flights. A 48 mission flight requires work to be performed in the air (such as retardant or water 49 delivery, reconnaissance, smokejumper delivery, sketch mapping), or through a 32

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1 combination of ground and aerial work (such as delivery of personnel and/or cargo from 2 a helibase to an unimproved landing site, rappelling, cargo let-down, or wild horse 3 herding). The pilot and aircraft must be agency approved (carded) for the mission being 4 performed 5 6 Flight Plans and Flight Following. Agency flight plans are the responsibility of the originating 7 dispatch office and are documented on a Flight Request/Flight Schedule or an Aircraft Resource 8 order for mission flights. Flight following is the responsibility of the originating dispatch office 9 and will remain so until transferred through a documented, positive handoff. The flight 10 following dispatch office shall be continually staffed while an aircraft is airborne. Confirmation 11 of an aircraft’s arrival at a specified destination is required to ensure that a flight has been 12 completed safely. It is the pilot’s responsibility to close out a flight plan. If an aircraft is overdue, 13 it is the receiving dispatcher’s responsibility to initiate aircraft search and rescue actions. Flight 14 following problems are documented through the SAFECOM system. 15 16 • FAA Flight Plans and Flight Following. All flights conducted under FAA Instrument 17 Flight Rules (IFR) are automatically provided FAA flight following. Administrative 18 flights conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plans require the pilot to file a 19 flight plan with the appropriate FAA facility. The pilot must request FAA flight 20 following. Air Traffic Control (ATC) may or may not provide it. It is the pilot’s 21 responsibility to confirm with dispatch which type of FAA flight plan will be used. The 22 pilot shall close out the flight plan with the FAA once the flight is completed. FAA flight 23 plans and flight following are generally used for point-to-point flights and the pilot or 24 flight manager will contact dispatch with an estimated time of departure, estimated time 25 en route and close out with dispatch once the aircraft is on the ground to accomplish 26 resource tracking. 27 • Agency Flight Plans and Flight Following. For mission flights, there are two types of 28 Agency flight following: Automated Flight Following (AFF), and Radio Check-in. 29 AFF is the preferred method of agency flight following. If the aircraft and flight 30 following office have AFF capability, it shall be utilized. Periodic radio transmissions 31 are acceptable when utilizing AFF. (See AFF procedures section, for more detailed 32 information) Radio Check-in/Check-out flight following requires verbal communication 33 via radio every 15 minutes. The dispatcher will log the aircraft call sign, latitude, 34 longitude and heading. Agency flight following is used for all mission flights. All 35 aircraft operating on Agency flight plans shall monitor air guard. Helicopters 36 conducting Mission Flights shall check-in prior to and immediately after each 37 takeoff/landing per IHOG 4.II.E.2. 38 39 For point-to-point flights, AFF flight following may be used as well. The pilot or flight manager 40 will, as a minimum, contact dispatch prior to the flight with an estimated time of departure, 41 estimated time en route, souls and fuel on board and will close out with dispatch once the aircraft 42 is on the ground. 43 44 NICC will Resource Track all aircraft crossing Geographic Area boundaries, which have been 45 ordered through NICC, on: 46 • Aircraft Orders. 47 • Flight Requests. 48 • IA Smokejumper Orders. 49 33

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1 Notification of the commitment of National Resources applies to non-tactical flights. 2 3 SENDING UNIT – The Sending Unit is the dispatch unit which sends the aircraft from the 4 vendor or Government aviation unit. 5 6 RECEIVING UNIT – The Receiving Unit is the dispatch unit which is receiving the resource. 7 • Responsibilities of the Sending Unit: 8 o Obtain actual time of departure (ATD) and estimated time of arrival (ETA) from the 9 initial departure airport from pilot/vendor. 10 o Relay the ATD, ETA, and method of Flight Following (agency or FAA) to the 11 Sending Unit’s GACC via established ordering channels. 12 o Notify the GACC of any route changes, and of any delay or advances of a flight plan 13 exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 14 o Assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize agency aircraft 15 search/rescue guides, as appropriate. 16 o On any flight requiring stops en route to a destination, instruct the Pilot-In-Command 17 or Flight Manager to contact NICC at (800) 994-6312. Aircraft support vehicles 18 should contact NICC at fuel stops. (Flight Manager Responsibilities are located in 19 Chapter 60) 20 • Responsibilities of Sending GACC: 21 o Sending GACC will relay the flight itinerary to NICC via email or fax. 22 o Notify NICC of any route changes, and of any delay or advances of a flight plan 23 exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 24 o Assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize agency aircraft search and 25 rescue guides, as appropriate. 26 • Responsibilities of NICC: 27 o Relay flight itinerary to the receiving GACC by email or fax. 28 o Notify receiving GACC of any route changes, and of any delay or advances of a flight 29 plan exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 30 o Resource track tactical aircraft to specified destinations. 31 o Monitor flight plans for additional utilization. 32 • Responsibilities of Receiving GACC: 33 o Relay flight itinerary to the Receiving Unit by email or fax. 34 o Notify Receiving Unit of known delays/advances of a flight plan exceeding thirty 35 (30) minutes. 36 o Confirm arrival of all tactical aircraft to NICC by telephone; notify NICC of any 37 aircraft overdue by more than thirty (30) minutes. 38 o Assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize agency aircraft search and 39 rescue guides, as appropriate. 40 • Responsibilities of Receiving Unit: 41 o Confirm arrival of all tactical aircraft by telephone to Receiving GACC. 42 o Notify Receiving GACC of any delays of a flight plan exceeding thirty (30) minutes; 43 notify receiving GACC of any aircraft overdue by more than thirty (30) minutes. 44 o Initiate/assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize agency aircraft 45 search and rescue guides, as appropriate. 46 47 Automated Flight Following (AFF) Requirements and Procedures 48 AFF reduces the requirement to “check in” via radio every 15 minutes, and provides the 49 dispatcher with a wide range of information on the flight, airspace, and other data that may be 34

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1 pertinent to the flight. This reduces pilot workload, clears congested radio frequencies, and 2 provides the dispatcher with much greater detail and accuracy on aircraft location and flight 3 history. 4 • Requirements to Utilize AFF: 5 o Automated flight following does NOT reduce or eliminate the requirement for 6 aircraft on mission flights to have FM radio capability, and for the aircraft to be 7 monitoring appropriate radio frequencies during the flight. 8 o Procedures for flight requests, ordering aircraft, requirement for a Flight Manager, 9 etc., are the same as radio check-in procedures. 10 o The aircraft must be equipped with the necessary hardware (transmitter and antenna). 11 o The dispatch office responsible for the flight following must have a computer 12 connected to the Internet immediately available to them in the dispatch office. 13 Dispatch office(s) responsible for flight following shall be staffed for the duration of 14 the flight. 15 o Training: The flight following dispatcher must have a working knowledge of the 16 automated flight following program (Webtracker) and must have a current username 17 and password for the automated flight following system. 18 • Procedures for Utilizing AFF: 19 o When an aircraft is ordered, or a user requests flight following from a dispatch office, 20 and the above listed requirements are met automated flight following shall be utilized. 21 o The dispatch office will log on to the automated flight following web site, verify that 22 the aircraft icon is visible on the screen, and be able to quickly monitor this page at 23 any time during the flight. 24 o The dispatch office will provide the pilot with FM frequencies and tones that will be 25 monitored for the duration of the flight. 26 o The pilot will relay the flight itinerary, ETD, ETA and fuel on board to the dispatch 27 center. 28 o When aircraft is initially airborne, and outside of sterile cockpit environment, the 29 pilot will contact the dispatch office via radio stating “Nxxxx off (airport or helibase 30 name), ATD, SOB, FOB and ETE on AFF”. Dispatch office shall respond “Nxxxx, 31 (dispatch call sign) AFF.” This is required to positively verify that both the aircraft 32 and the dispatch office are utilizing AFF, radios are operational, and that the 33 dispatcher can “see” the aircraft on the computer screen. If there is a problem at this 34 point, change to radio 15-minute check-in procedures until the problem is resolved. 35 36 If radio contact cannot be established the pilot will abort the mission and return to the 37 airport/helibase. 38 39 o If there is a deviation from the planned and briefed flight route, the pilot will contact 40 the dispatch office via radio with the changed information. 41 o The dispatch office will keep the AFF system running on a computer for the entire 42 flight and will set a 15-minute timer and monitor the computer at a minimum and 43 document, for the duration of the flight. 44 o If the aircraft icon turns RED, it means the signal has been lost. Immediately attempt 45 contact with the aircraft via radio and follow normal lost communication, missing 46 aircraft, or downed aircraft procedures as appropriate. If radio contact is made after a 47 lost signal, flight may continue utilizing 15-minute radio check-ins for flight 48 following. (During tactical operations below 500’ a periodic red indication is normal 49 and does not necessitate an ‘immediate’ contact especially if flight following has been 35

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1 established with the incident. This should be addressed during the pre-flight 2 briefing.) 3 o When the aircraft has completed the flight and landed, the pilot or flight manager 4 (passenger, observer, Flight Manager, ATGS, etc.) shall contact the dispatch office 5 via radio or telephone informing them that they are on the ground. 6 o If the flight will cross “traditional dispatch boundaries,” the originating dispatch 7 office must coordinate with affected units, and establish if the aircraft will be flight 8 followed for the duration of the flight from the originating office or handed off when 9 the border is crossed. Either option is acceptable but must be communicated and 10 understood between dispatch offices and pilots/flight managers. 11 Additional information about AFF can be found at: https://www.aff.gov/ 12 13 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping 14 Infrared equipment and aircraft are National Resources. All requests for infrared flights will be 15 placed with NICC through established ordering channels no later than 1530 Mountain. All 16 requests for infrared services will be on a ROSS aircraft request. Infrared Scanner Request 17 Forms for infrared flights will be created at the National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) website 18 at: http://nirops.fs.fed.us/rcr/scanner/index.php. User accounts can be requested by contacting 19 NIROPS directly. If the website is unavailable, a faxed Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form 20 (See Chapter 20) will be submitted for each request. A qualified Infrared Interpreter (IRIN) must 21 be confirmed or in place at the time of the infrared flight. 22 23 NICC may assign these resources to a Geographic Area during lower Preparedness Levels (PL). 24 When assigned to a Geographic Area, the GACC will provide a qualified IR Coordinator and 25 provide for Flight Following of assigned aircraft. NICC will flight follow between Geographic 26 Areas. 27 28 NICC will maintain the flight scheduling and priority setting for national infrared resources 29 when competition exists. 30 31 Flight crews, when assigned to a Geographic Area, will coordinate with the using agency’s IR 32 Liaison and IR Coordinator. The IR Coordinator will keep informed of mission priorities, flight 33 times, etc. 34 35 Users of Infrared Services should be familiar with the contents of the Infrared (IR) Thermal 36 Mapping Operations Manual, available from the Infrared Operations Specialist at NIFC, (208) 37 387-5647 or at http://nirops.fs.fed.us/irin. 38 39 The objectives of the Infrared Program are: 40 • Primary: Provide infrared support and services to all agencies engaged in wildland fire 41 activities. 42 • Secondary: Provide infrared support for other resource projects as priorities, time, and 43 capabilities allow. 44 45 Lead Planes 46 Lead Planes are National Resources. Areas administering these aircraft will make them available 47 for wildland fire assignments when ordered by NICC, if not currently committed to fires. 48 Requests for lead planes may be filled with an ASM. (See Chapter 20) 49 36

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1 Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM) 2 The ASM is a fixed wing platform that utilizes two (2) crew members to perform the functions 3 of traditional air attack and low-level lead operations. The ASM requires both crew members to 4 be trained to work as a team, utilizing Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills and techniques 5 to enhance safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. ASMs are National Resources. 6 7 Areas administering these aircraft will make them available for wildland fire assignments when 8 ordered by NICC. 9 10 Tactical and Reconnaissance Aircraft 11 Air Tactical and reconnaissance aircraft are on Call-When-Needed (CWN) and Exclusive Use 12 Contracts solicited and inspected by the OAS and other federal agencies. They are available for 13 interagency use and will be requested through established ordering channels. The ordering office 14 may request the aircraft with specific avionics equipment. (See Chapter 80) 15 16 Large Transport Aircraft 17 Large transport aircraft are National Resources and will be requested through NICC. 18 • Scheduling: Large transport aircraft arranged by NICC are requested on a per mission 19 basis. Flight Following ATD/ETE will be relayed by the NICC Aircraft Desk for each 20 flight leg. 21 • Requests for Large Transport: When requesting a large transport aircraft, the following 22 information is required: 23 o Number of passengers and/or cargo weight per destination, and combined total weight 24 for the flight. 25 o Pick-up point at jetport and time passengers and/or cargo are available to load. NICC 26 requires 48 hour lead time to plan and schedule aircraft for demobilization flights. 27 o Pick-up point at the jetport is the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) or gate at the airport 28 terminal where the aircraft will park. 29 o Passengers must be weighed and manifested prior to boarding the aircraft. 30 o Government or contractor support available at each airport, including contact person 31 and telephone number. 32 o All personnel listed on the manifest and flight crew members should be provided at 33 least one sack lunch. 34 35 Helicopters: Call-When-Needed (CWN) 36 • Type 3 helicopters are solicited and inspected by the OAS and FS Regional Aviation 37 Officers. 38 • Type 1 and 2 helicopters are solicited and inspected by NIFC. With the exception of 39 Alaska, all Type 1 and 2 helicopters will be dispatched by NICC. 40 There are two (2) categories of helicopters: 41 o Limited: No government personnel/passenger or internal cargo transport, lift only. 42 See Interagency Helicopter Operations Guide, NFES 001885 for additional 43 information. 44 o Standard: Government personnel/passenger and cargo hauling. 45 • Helicopter Modules 46 When processing requests for helicopters, NICC will inform the requesting GACC of the 47 contract type of the assigned resource: Exclusive Use or CWN. Exclusive Use Contract 48 helicopters are mobilized complete with an assigned module. If the request is filled with 49 a CWN helicopter, the requesting Area must provide a module or order a module through 37

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1 NICC. A helicopter manager (HMGB) must be identified and confirmed in the Special 2 Needs block before NICC assigns a CWN helicopter, with the exception of Alaska, due 3 to the extended mobilization time of the aircraft from the Lower 48 to Alaska. CWN 4 helicopter managers and/or modules will meet with their assigned helicopter off-site from 5 the incident prior to performing work. The specific reporting location should be identified 6 on the Resource Order, such as a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) or other easily located site. 7 For information regarding mobilization of helicopter modules, see Chapter 20. 8 • GACCs will obtain approval from NICC prior to reassigning Type 1 or 2 Helicopters to 9 another incident. 10 11 Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters 12 • All FS Exclusive Use Type 1 and 2 Helicopters are contracted by NIFC. 13 • Most FS Exclusive Use Type 3 and 4 Helicopters are contracted by NIFC. 14 • All Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters for DOI Agencies are solicited, inspected, and 15 contracted by DOI AQD and OAS. 16 • Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters are dispatched locally by the Administrative Unit. 17 18 Periodically, Forest Service Type 1 and Type 2 Exclusive Use Helicopters not within their 19 Mandatory Availability Period (MAP) are hired under their Exclusive Use Contract for optional 20 use periods for incidents or projects. A modification to the Exclusive Use Contract is required for 21 the duration of the incident assignment. The Exclusive Use Contract designates the COR and the 22 Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager. If, the designated FS Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager is 23 not immediately available, the requesting Geographic Area will assign an available Exclusive 24 Use Helicopter Manager to the helicopter until the designated Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager 25 arrives at the incident. The designated Helicopter Manager will then manage the helicopter 26 thereafter. The COR will be notified that the Exclusive Use Helicopter is being dispatched. 27 28 Airtankers 29 Airtankers are National Resources. Geographic Areas managing these aircraft will make them 30 available for wildland fire assignments when ordered by NICC. This will be accomplished by 31 ensuring that all support functions (i.e. airtanker Bases and Local Dispatch Centers) that are 32 required for the mobilization of national assets (i.e. Large Airtankers, Lead Planes, ASM’s, and 33 Type 1 and 2 Helicopters) are staffed and maintained to support mobilizations. When a 34 Geographic Area has depleted available Large Airtanker (Type 1 or 2) resources, request(s) will 35 be placed with NICC. Large Airtanker initial attack agreements between neighboring unit level 36 dispatch centers are valid only where proximity allows the airtanker to respond loaded direct to 37 the incident. 38 There are five (5) types of airtankers: 39 Type Capacity (Minimum) 40 VLAT 8,000 gallons or more 41 1 3,000 to 7,999 gallons 42 2 1,800 to 2,999 gallons 43 3 800 to 1,799 gallons 44 4 Up to 799 gallons 45 46 Airtanker Use In Optional and Post Season Periods 47 Post Season and Optional Use airtanker activations are processed by the Contracting Officer 48 (CO), through the Designated Administrative Contracting Officers (ACO). 49 38

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Optional Mandatory 30 Day Optional Use Availability Post-Season Use (MAP)

2 The following process is used to activate airtankers during the Post Season and Optional Use 3 periods: 4 • The requesting GACC will place request(s) for airtankers with NICC. 5 • NICC will notify the CO or designated representative of request(s). 6 • The CO or designated representative and NICC will determine the availability of 7 airtankers and will notify the national airtanker inspector(s), if needed. The CO or 8 designated representative will notify the ACO of the contract item to be activated. 9 • NICC will notify the GACC of the airtanker activation. 10 • NICC will request the airtanker from the appropriate vendor. 11 12 Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) 13 • Objectives 14 MAFFS provides emergency capability to supplement commercial airtankers on wildland fires. 15 • Policy 16 MAFFS are National Resources and are used as a reinforcement measure when contract 17 airtankers are committed or not readily available. MAFFS will be made available to assist 18 foreign governments when requested through the Department of State or other diplomatic 19 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 20 • Responsibility 21 Geographic Areas are responsible for ascertaining all suitable commercial airtankers are assigned 22 to wildland fires or committed to initial attack before placing a request for a MAFFS Mission to 23 NIFC. For additional information, see the MAFFS Operating Plan. 24 • NIFC Responsibility 25 NIFC is responsible for ascertaining that all suitable commercial contract airtankers nationally 26 are committed to wildland fires, initial attack, or cannot meet timeframes of requesting units. 27 When this occurs, the Duty Coordinator will notify the FS Assistant Director for Operations, 28 NIFC. The FS Assistant Director for Operations or his/her acting, NIFC, or in his/her absence, 29 the FS Assistant Director for Aviation, Fire and Aviation Management Washington Office, is 30 responsible for initiating a MAFFS mission. Once approval is given, the NICC Manager 31 activates the request through proper DOD channels. 32 33 After the initial contact has been made, the NICC will submit a Request for Assistance (RFA) to 34 the DOD Liaison at NIFC. The Governors of California, Wyoming, and North Carolina may 35 activate their respective Air National Guard Units having MAFFS equipment and qualified crews 36 for State-controlled fires. Approval for use of MAFFS equipment must be obtained from the FS 37 Assistant Director for Operations, NIFC, prior to this activation. 38 39 When MAFFS are activated by a governor, the FS Regional Office for that State will assign an 40 accounting code for the incident. 41 • Ordering Criteria 42 o FS domestic requests will be placed through established ordering channels to NICC.

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1 o NICC will place a Request for Assistance (RFA) to the NIFC Defense Coordinating 2 Officer (DCO). The DCO places the RFA concurrently with the US Northern 3 Command and the Joint Directorate of Military Support for approvals. 4 o The requesting Geographic Area needs to order the following support: 5 • 1 each MAFFS Liaison Officer (MLO aka MAFF) and 1 each MLO trainee 6 • 1 each Airbase Radio Kit (NFES 4660) 7 • 1 each MAFFS Communications Specialist (THSP) 8 • 1 each Assistant MAFFS Liaison Officer. 9 • 1 each MAFFS Airtanker Base Manager (MABM) and 1 each MABM trainee 10 • Logistics, Finance, and Information personnel 11 o MAFFS Operations must also include a MAFFs qualified Lead Plane. 12 13 The Receiving Unit must be prepared to provide administrative support (procurement, motel 14 rooms, phones, office space, clerical and timekeeping support, transportation) to accommodate 15 as many as 26 people per two (2) aircraft. Refer to the current MAFFS Operating Plan for 16 specifics. 17 18 Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) 19 Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) under an On-Call or an Exclusive Use 20 Contract are solicited and inspected by the OAS and other federal agencies. The SEAT module 21 includes a support vehicle with batch mixing capability for wet and dry retardant. They are 22 available for interagency use and will be requested through established ordering channels. If the 23 ordering office cannot provide a SEAT Manager for a SEAT, the SEAT Manager will be 24 requested on an Overhead order. For additional information, see the Interagency SEAT 25 Operations Guide (ISOG), NFES 001844. 26 27 Temporary Flight Restrictions, FAR 91.137 (TFR) 28 Temporary airspace restrictions will be established when incident related aviation activities 29 present potential conflict with other aviation activities. The FAA requires that latitude/longitude 30 information for TFRs (Temporary Flight Restrictions) must be provided in degrees, minutes, and 31 seconds, including reference to north latitude and west longitude. If seconds’ information is not 32 available, add two (2) zeros to the description. Do not use spaces, commas, or other symbols in 33 the description. Example: ddmmssN/dddmmssW or 450700N/1175005W. The corner points 34 should be listed in a clockwise sequence around the requested TFR to avoid “bow tie” 35 depictions. The Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide describes further how flight 36 restrictions are requested and implemented and can be found at the following 37 website: http://www.airspacecoordination.net/ 38 39 Temporary Flight Restrictions requests for all risk (non wildfire) incidents should be familiar 40 with the FAA's Airspace Management Plan (AMP) for Disasters located 41 at www.airspacecoordination.net under "Publications and Training." 42 43 Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace 44 Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace that present conflicts with incident related 45 aviation activities will be identified by local units. One source for this information is AP-1B, 46 Flight Information Publication, “Military Training Routes.” Each dispatch office should 47 download a current edition of the AP-1B. Instructions for access can be found under “Airspace 48 Coordination” at the following website: http://www.airspacecoordination.net/ Special Use 49 Airspace may be found on Sectional Aeronautical Charts. Critical Airspace information 40

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1 pertinent to flight should be organized for easy and rapid utilization; i.e., displayed on 2 dispatching hazard maps. Further direction may be obtained in the Interagency Airspace 3 Coordination Guide. 4 5 Airspace Conflicts 6 Consult the Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide. 7 8 FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations 9 Geographic Areas within the FAA’s Western Service Area (which includes the following states: 10 AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY) may request FAA Air Traffic 11 Control support through the Western Service Area Agreement when Air Operations in support of 12 an incident becomes complex or unsafe at uncontrolled airports or helibases. FAA Temporary 13 Control Towers are ordered on an Aircraft Order. A lead time of 48 hours is desirable when 14 ordering. Ordering procedures are outlined within the current agreement located at the airspace 15 coordination website (www.airspacecoordination.net). The GACCs do not need to forward the 16 request to NICC. 17 18 The Interagency agreement with the FAA requires that a Resource Order and a Temporary 19 Tower Request form be forwarded to the FAA. The forms may be forwarded when the request is 20 made by the GACC to the FAA’s Regional Operations Center (ROC). The current Temporary 21 Tower Request Form is located at www.airspacecoordination.net under forms. In addition, there 22 is a helpful checklist in Chapter 11 of the Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide that aids 23 in requesting a Temporary Tower. 24 25 Dedicated Radio Frequencies 26 FM, VHF, and UHF Frequencies: 27 NIRSC issues dedicated FM frequencies in conjunction with communication equipment assigned 28 to incidents. NIRSC will order additional FM frequencies from DOI and FS, Washington Office, 29 as conditions warrant. To insure proper frequency coordination, the ordering office must 30 include the Latitude and Longitude of the incident on the resource order. 31 AM Frequencies: 32 Initial attack AM air-to-air frequencies will be assigned by the NIFC Communications Duty 33 Officer (CDO) after annual coordination with the FAA. The primary AM assignment is 34 published at the beginning of the fire season. The secondary assignment for the zone, if pre- 35 engineered, will reside under the control of the GACC. The secondary assignment can be quickly 36 authorized for use by the zone through a request to the GACC. The tertiary assignment, if 37 applicable, will remain with the CDO and its use authorized as conditions warrant. VHF AM 38 assignments are used for air to air communications and are authorized only within the zone to 39 which assigned. IA assignments are not dedicated to project fires. 40 41 FM air-to-ground frequencies will be facilitated and coordinated by the NIFC CDO in 42 cooperation with the agency frequency managers with the intent to create permanent 43 assignments. Both AM and FM assignments will be used on an interagency basis and a master 44 record of the assignments are maintained by the NIFC CDO. Updated frequency information for 45 initial attack air to air, and air to ground is coordinated annually with the GACCs. 46 47 Incident requests for the use of dedicated Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground frequencies will be made 48 through established ordering channels to NICC and are filled by the NIRSC CDO. The CDO 49 coordinates all National Cache FS and DOI frequencies as well as any additional frequencies 41

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1 released by other agencies for wildland fire support. Aviation frequencies are to be ordered on 2 an Aircraft order as an “A” request. 3 4 Airtanker bases will monitor 123.975 VHF AM for aircraft contact. (Airtanker bases in the 5 Southwest and Southern Geographic Areas may be assigned alternate frequencies. Please 6 reference local supplements for current frequency assignments.) These frequencies are for 7 National Airtanker Ramp use and not to be used for tactical or flight following purposes. 8 9 Predictive Services 10 Predictive Services is a national program that provides decision-support to the federal, state and 11 local wildland fire agencies for operational management of and strategic planning for firefighting 12 resources. This is accomplished through the collection, analysis and dissemination of 13 information about fire activity, resource status, weather and fuels, and assessments of fire danger 14 and fire potential. 15 16 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) 17 The Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) conforms to National Incident Management System 18 (NIMS) policy. The ICS-209 is used to report large wildland fires and other significant events on 19 lands under federal protection or federal ownership, and is submitted to the GACC. Lands 20 administered by states and other federal cooperators may also report in this manner. 21 22 The ICS-209 program is a Fire and Aviation Management Web (FAMWEB) application referred 23 to as the “209 Program.” The ICS-209 is submitted by the agency that has protection 24 responsibility for the incident, regardless of who administers the land. If the protection agency is 25 non-federal and chooses not to meet federal reporting standards, then the federal agency which 26 has administrative jurisdiction will submit the incident ICS-209. Geographic Area Coordination 27 Centers will ensure that their dispatch centers submit complete and accurate ICS-209 reports for 28 any wildland fire meeting the requirements specified in the When to Report Wildland Fire 29 Incidents with an ICS-209 flowchart shown below (available at: 30 http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/intelligence.htm), or as set in their 31 Mobilization Guide, if more frequent. The NIMS ICS-209 form can be found in the appendix of 32 this chapter. Specific instructions for entering ICS-209 information using the 209 Program can 33 be found in the User’s Guide at: 34 http://gacc.nifc.gov/predictive_services/intelligence/niop/programs/sit_209/Help/index.htm. The 35 ICS-209 Program and electronic ICS-209 form is located at: http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/. 36 37 Reporting Wildland Fires 38 • Wildland fires will be reported based on: Incident Management Team (IMT) and national 39 resources being assigned; significant events having occurred or forecast to occur; acres 40 burned (>100 in timber, >300 in grass/brush fuels); incident strategy (Full Suppression, 41 Point/Zone Protection, Confine and Monitor); and time since detection (see When to 42 Report Wildland Fire Incidents with an ICS-209 flowchart below). 43 44 • Wildland fires managed for complete perimeter control (Full Suppression) will submit an 45 ICS-209 daily when that fire meets large fire criteria. The National Interagency 46 Coordination Center classifies large fires as 100 acres or larger in timber fuel types, 300 47 acres or larger in grass or brush fuel types, or when a Type 1 or 2 IMT is assigned. For 48 fires being managed under this strategy an ICS-209 will be submitted daily until the

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1 incident is contained. Refer to the GACC Mobilization Guide, or agency policy for 2 reporting requirements once containment is achieved. 3 4 • Wildland fires managed under a Monitor, Confine, or Point Zone management strategy 5 will submit an ICS-209 following the guidelines outlined in the When to Report Wildland 6 Fire Incidents with an ICS-209 flowchart below. Detailed guidelines and examples are in 7 the When to Report Wildland Fire Incidents document on the National Intelligence web 8 page: http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/intelligence.htm. The minimum 9 ICS-209 requirements for these types of fires are: 10 o Create an initial ICS-209 and complete all required blocks, including block 47 11 (Remarks). 12 o Complete blocks 12 through 15, Approval and Routing Information. 13 o If national resources are committed to the incident, complete blocks 48 to 52, 14 Resource Commitment Summary. 15 o Additional reporting blocks can be completed to meet the needs of the incident or 16 GACC. 17 18 • Wildland fires within a complex should be aggregated and included on one ICS-209. A 19 complex is two or more individual incidents located in the same general proximity, which 20 are assigned to a single incident commander or unified command. Individual large 21 incidents within a complex should be listed in block 7 (Current Incident Size or Area 22 Involved), listing each fire by name, suppression strategy, acreage, percent contained and 23 estimated cost in block 7 Complex Breakout by Incident. Smaller fires may be aggregated 24 under one generic name (e.g. “Miscellaneous,” “ABC Misc,” etc.), along with cumulative 25 information in block 7 Complex Breakout by Incident. 26 27 • Prescribed fires will be reported following the requirements outlined in the When to 28 Report Wildland Fire Incidents with an ICS-209 flowchart below. 29 30 • Other Incidents (Non-Fire) 31 An ICS-209 will be submitted for other events in which a significant commitment of 32 wildland fire resources has occurred, or when a Type 1 or 2 Interagency Incident 33 Management Team has been assigned.

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1 2 3 Definitions: 4 Significant number of resources is defined as non-local resources that are required to manage an 5 incident that exceed the capacity of the local unit. 6 Significant commitment of national resources is defined as one or more Type 1 crews, one or 7 more fixed wing or rotor wing aircraft. 8 9 Monitor is the systematic process of observing, collecting and recording of fire-related data, 10 particularly with regards to fuels, topography, weather, fire behavior, fire effects, smoke, and fire 44

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1 location. This may be done onsite, from a nearby or distant vantage point in person or using a 2 sensor, or through remote sensing (aircraft or satellite). 3 4 Confine is to restrict a wildfire to a defined area, using a combination of natural and constructed 5 barriers that will stop the spread of the fire under the prevailing and forecasted weather 6 conditions until out. This means, “some action is or has been taken” (line construction, bucket 7 drops, etc.) to suppress portions of the fire perimeter. 8 9 Point or Zone Protection involves protecting specific points from the fire while not actively 10 trying to line the entire fire edge. Points being protected may be communities, individual homes, 11 communication sites, areas of high resource value, etc. 12 13 Full Suppression implies a strategy to “put the fire out” as efficiently and effectively as 14 possible, while providing for firefighter and public safety. To complete a fireline around a fire to 15 halt fire spread, and cool down all hot spots that are immediate threat to control line or outside 16 the perimeter, until the lines can reasonably be expected to hold under foreseeable conditions. 17 Synonymous with “Full Perimeter Containment” and “Control.” 18 19 For more information refer to When to Report Wildland Fire Incidents document on the web at: 20 http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/intelligence.htm. 21 22 Interagency Situation Report 23 Daily: At national Preparedness Level 2 and above, whenever significant wildland fire activity 24 occurs, or when the following condition is met: All fires that meet large fire criteria, including 25 prescribed fires, and when an incident or event experiences significant commitment of wildland 26 fire resources. 27 28 The Interagency Situation Report is a (FAMWEB) application known as the Sit Report Program. 29 GACCs will ensure that all of their dispatch centers have submitted completed Situation Reports 30 as outlined above, and as outlined in each GACC’s Mobilization Guide. The reporting period for 31 this report is 0001 to 2400. The NICC Intelligence Desk will retrieve situation reports from 32 FAMWEB by 0200 Mountain Time. Fires and acres shall be reported by ownership. Reporting is 33 required for all prescribed fire activity along the same schedule as wildfires. The Interagency 34 Situation Report application is divided into five sections: 35 • Daily Fire Statistics 36 • Planned Prescribed Fires 37 • Remarks 38 • Year-to-Date Statistics 39 • Incident Priority 40 41 The Sit Report Program shares certain incident information with the 209 Program for summaries 42 and reports. Specific reporting requirements and program instructions are located in the Sit 43 Report User’s Guide located at: 44 http://gacc.nifc.gov/predictive_services/intelligence/niop/programs/sit_209/Help/index.htm. 45 46 The Sit Report Program is located at http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/. 47 48 49 45

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1 Incident Management Situation Report 2 Daily: At national Preparedness Level 2 and above, or when significant activity occurs. 3 Weekly: At national Preparedness Level 1. 4 5 The Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR) is prepared by NICC Predictive Services 6 from information and data derived from the Interagency Situation Report and 209 Program 7 through the FAMWEB reporting system. A brief national weather/fire potential outlook will be 8 prepared by a NICC meteorologist for inclusion in the Predictive Services Discussion section of 9 the IMSR. 10 11 Large full suppression wildland fires are typically reported in the IMSR until the incident is 12 contained. Wildland fires that are managed under a Monitor, Confine, or Point Zone strategy will 13 initially be reported in the IMSR when the event exceeds 100 acres in timber fuel types, 300 14 acres in grass or brush fuel types, or has a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Such large, long duration 15 fires will be reported in the IMSR until activity diminishes, and thereafter when significant 16 activity occurs (such as acreage increase of 1,000 acres or more, significant resource 17 commitment or resource loss, or significant event occurs) until the incident is contained. 18 19 The Other Fires table contains information (number of fires, acres and resources) by GACC on 20 active large fires currently not reported in the large fire section of the IMSR. These are typically 21 long duration fires that are not being managed under a full suppression strategy and do not have 22 an incident management team assigned. This table is updated each Friday throughout the year. 23 24 7 Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook 25 The 7-day Significant Fire Potential Outlook provides a week-long projection of fuels dryness, 26 weather, fire potential and firefighting resources information. It will be issued daily when a 27 Geographic Area is at Preparedness Level 2 or higher (not including support-only periods). Each 28 Geographic Area’s Predictive Services unit will determine whether to produce a morning or 29 afternoon routine issuance. The outlook will be produced and disseminated using the 7-day 30 Outlook Preparation System (7day OPS). This will facilitate producing the routinely issued 31 product as well as unscheduled updates. It will also enable the Predictive Services units to 32 provide service backup to one another. Issuance times for each Area’s outlook can be found in 33 the Geographic Area Mobilization Guide and/or in its National Weather Service/Predictive 34 Services Annual Operating Plan. 35 36 All the Geographic Area outlooks will be viewable from http://psgeodata.fs.fed.us/7day/. The 37 outlooks produced by the 11 Geographic Area Predictive Services units will be consolidated into 38 a National 7-day Significant Fire Potential map located at: 39 http://psgeodata.fs.fed.us/staticmap.html. 40 41 National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook 42 Monthly: Issued the first day of the month. 43 The National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook is prepared and distributed by NICC 44 on the first day of each month. The report consists of outlooks for the next four months, divided 45 into one month plus one month plus two month periods. Maps for each period display areas of 46 below normal, normal, and above normal significant fire potential. The second (one month) and 47 third (two months) periods will also show trends of increasing/decreasing to and from above and 48 below normal. A brief synopsis of the current and predicted national situation is included in the 49 report. National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlooks will utilize information from 46

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1 individual GACC Predictive Services units, as well as other sources of climate, weather and fire 2 danger data. This product is updated and produced each month of the year as a collaborative 3 effort by all personnel in the NICC Predictive Service unit. The outlook will be posted on the 4 first day of each month to the NICC Predictive Services webpage. 5 6 GACC Monthly Fire Potential Outlooks 7 GACC monthly are optional but strongly encouraged as they provide greater detail than the 8 national outlook issued by NICC. GACC monthly outlooks will adhere to the following 9 protocols: 10 11 • GACC and NICC outlooks must be geospatially equivalent. 12 • GACC websites are required to link to the national outlook. 13 • GACCs are required to provide draft forecast maps as well as narrative highlights 14 (bullets) for the outlook period to NICC no later than three business days before the end 15 of each month. 16 • GACC monthly outlooks will be issued and posted to the web on the first business day of 17 each month. A map for the first month of the outlook period will show areas where above 18 normal, normal and below normal significant fire potential are expected. Maps for the 19 remaining months of the outlook will also show trends of increasing/decreasing to and 20 from above and below normal. A discussion of fuel conditions, climate outlooks, and 21 other pertinent information will be included in the outlooks. 22 23 Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories 24 Predictive Services and Coordination staff at all levels should be involved with the issuance of 25 any fuels/fire behavior advisories covering a large percentage of their Geographic Area(s) so that 26 they can carefully consider both the content and intended audience of the messages. When a 27 situation arises that warrants an advisory message: 28 29 • Determine area of extent 30 o If local area only (single agency unit or county) – Local area should issue advisory or 31 safety message (Use of Standard Template strongly recommended). No other GACC 32 action needed. 33 o If geographic in scope (multiple units, counties, or significant portion of geographic 34 area): 35 . Involve and coordinate with Predictive Services unit staff to get their 36 input/feedback. 37 . Discuss message on 09:30 MT Coordinators call to determine if other GACCs 38 are facing same issue. 39 . Review & tailor message for content, accuracy, suitability and distribution. 40 Predictive Services staffs at Geographic and/or National levels, as appropriate, 41 will coordinate to ensure message is appropriate for entire area of concern. 42 • Post advisory according to protocols listed below. 43 44 Posting Protocols 45 o Use Standard Template (available from NICC). 46 o Send completed advisory to NICC who will post to national web page. 47 o Create a detailed map using available tools to draw affected area and to coordinate 48 with neighboring units. 49 o NICC will post to a national map and archive messages. 47

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1 o It is recommended that URLs and email messages posted or sent out by the GACCs 2 informing users about the advisory contain a link to the NICC Fuels/Fire Behavior 3 web page and national map. This will inform users about other fuels/fire behavior 4 advisories that are posted across the country. 5 o GACC web pages should link to the NICC page for both advisory text and national 6 map. 7 8 Advisories will be valid for only up to 14 days. If the conditions that warranted the advisory 9 persist beyond 14 days or change significantly at any time, the advisory should be updated with 10 the latest available information. If conditions no longer warrant an advisory, it should be 11 discontinued. In either case, NICC should be notified to update the national web page and map. 12 13 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality 14 Entrapment: A situation where personnel are unexpectedly caught in a fire behavior-related, life- 15 threatening position, where planned escape routes or safety zones are absent, inadequate, or have 16 been compromised. An entrapment may or may not include deployment of a fire shelter for its 17 intended purpose. This situation may or may not result in injury. They include “near misses.” 18 19 In the event that a wildland fire entrapment or fatality occurs, it should be reported immediately 20 to NICC. A Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial Report should be completed and mailed to 21 NICC electronically or by fax machine within twenty-four (24) hours. Submit this report even if 22 some data is missing. (See Chapter 20) Form is located at the following web site: 23 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/coord_forms.htm. Subsequent to the Initial Report, the 24 investigation and review shall be conducted following agency specific policies and NWCG 25 Guidelines. 26 27 National Fire Preparedness Plan 28 National Preparedness Levels are established by the NMAC at NIFC throughout the calendar 29 year. Preparedness Levels are dictated by burning conditions, fire activity, and resource 30 availability. Resource availability is the area of most concern. Situations and activities 31 described within the Preparedness Levels consider wildland fires and prescribed fires. At any 32 preparedness level, NMAC may request that proposed new prescribed fire (Rx) applications be 33 curtailed to meet national resource needs for emergency operations. 34 35 Why Preparedness Levels are Established 36 The purpose of established Preparedness Levels is: 37 • To identify the level of wildland fire activity, severity, and resource commitment 38 nationally. 39 • To identify actions to be taken by NIFC and Geographic Areas to ensure an appropriate 40 level of preparedness/readiness for the existing and potential situation. 41 • To guide and direct Geographic Area Fire Management activities when essential to 42 ensure national preparedness or in response to the National situation. 43 44 The NICC Coordinator will monitor the national wildland fire activity and Geographic Area 45 Preparedness Levels and will recommend to the NMAC a National Preparedness Level. 46 Response and support to non-fire incidents requiring a significant commitment of resources may 47 also affect National Preparedness Levels. National Preparedness Levels will be responsive to the 48 Homeland Security Advisory System. 49 48

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1 National Preparedness Levels are determined from the ground up and may influence resource 2 allocations within Geographic Areas not experiencing significant activity to ensure sufficient 3 resources are available for the national situation. 4 5 Geographic Area Preparedness Levels 6 Geographic Area Preparedness Plans should be prepared in accordance with Agency Directives. 7 Copies of Geographic Area Plans should be forwarded to NICC. 8 9 Preparedness Level Descriptions 10 Preparedness Level 1 11 Description: Minimal large fire activity nationally. Most Geographic Areas have low to moderate 12 fire danger. There is little or no commitment of National Resources. 13 • Management Direction/Consideration: 14 Agency/Geographic Areas will determine appropriate actions. 15 Responsibility: 16 Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 17 18 Preparedness Level 2 19 Description: Wildland fire activity is increasing, and large fires are occurring in one (1) or more 20 Geographic Areas. Minimal mobilization of resources from other Geographic Areas is occurring. There 21 is moderate commitment of National Resources with the potential to mobilize additional resources from 22 other Geographic Areas. Significant fire potential is high or becoming high over the next seven (7) days 23 in at least two (2) Geographic Areas. 24 • Management Direction/Consideration: 25 Agency/Geographic Areas will determine appropriate actions. 26 Responsibility: 27 Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 28 • Management Direction/Consideration: 29 Daily morning briefings conducted for the NIFC Directorate. 30 Responsibility: 31 NICC Coordinator. 32 • Management Direction/Consideration: 33 Monitor Geographic Area wildland and prescribed fire status, resource commitments, and 34 preparedness levels. 35 Responsibility: 36 NICC Coordinator, Geographic Area Coordinators. 37 38 Preparedness Level 3 39 Description: Wildland fire activity is occurring in two (2) or more Geographic Areas that requires or 40 may require a significant commitment of National Resources. Additional resources are being ordered and 41 mobilized through NICC. Type 1 and 2 IMTs are committed in two (2) or more Geographic Areas and 42 Type 1 and Type 2IA crew commitment nationally is at 50%. Significant fire potential is high or 43 becoming high over the next seven (7) days in at least three (3) Geographic Areas. 44 45 • Management Direction/Consideration: Incident strategies must consider the short and 46 long term resource requirements for all new and existing wildland fires (planned and 47 unplanned), to ensure efficient resource utilization for identified priorities. 48 49 Responsibility: 50 Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 49

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1 • Management Direction/Consideration: 2 Ensure agency fire qualified personnel are available for fire assignments. 3 Responsibility: 4 Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 5 • Management Direction/Consideration: 6 Daily morning briefings conducted for the NIFC Directorate. 7 Responsibility: 8 NICC Coordinator. 9 • Management Direction/Consideration: 10 Coordinate the prepositioning of National Resources, as appropriate. 11 Responsibility: 12 NICC Coordinator. 13 • Management Direction/Consideration: 14 Consider requesting Severity Funds to strengthen fire preparedness capability (scarce 15 National Resources). 16 Responsibility: 17 NICC Coordinator. 18 • Management Direction/Consideration: 19 Assess resource availability from Canada. 20 Responsibility: 21 NMAC. 22 • Management Direction/Consideration: 23 Monitor critical Fire Cache Supply Inventories and provide appropriate direction to 24 Geographic Areas. 25 Responsibility: 26 NMAC. 27 • Management Direction/Consideration: 28 Geographic Areas provide NICC with timely intelligence on existing and emerging 29 situations. 30 Responsibility: 31 Geographic Area Coordinators. 32 • Management Direction/Consideration: 33 OAS and FS Aviation inspect all Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopters. 34 Responsibility: 35 National Aviation Officer, FS, and Director, OAS. 36 • Management Direction/Consideration: 37 Advise the military of the need for a Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) to be assigned 38 to NIFC. 39 Responsibility: 40 NICC Coordinator. 41 • Management Direction/Consideration: 42 Evaluate the need to activate the National Interagency Support Cache Coordinator at 43 NICC. 44 Responsibility: 45 NICC Coordinator and National Interagency Support Cache Managers. 46 47 Preparedness Level 4 48 Description: Type 1 and 2 IMTs are committed in three (3) or more Geographic Areas. Competition 49 exists for resources between Geographic Areas. Nationally, 60% of Type 1 and 2IA crews are 50

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1 committed. Three (3) or more Geographic Areas have reached drawdown on tactical resources. 2 Significant fire potential is high or becoming high over the next seven (7) days in at least three (3) 3 Geographic Areas and ignition triggering events are likely in at least two (2) Geographic Areas. 4 Description: 5 • Management Direction/Consideration: 6 Establish MAC Group at NIFC and conduct MAC Group Meetings daily. 7 Responsibility: 8 NMAC. 9 10 • Management Direction/Consideration: 11 Prescribed fire application can be continued or be initiated if the proposed action is 12 approved by an agency at the Regional or State Office level. This approval must be 13 based on an assessment of risk, impacts of the proposed actions on Area resources and 14 activities, and include feedback from the GMAC. The GMAC provides information or 15 perspectives to agencies wishing to proceed with or implement a prescribed fire 16 application. The final decision to implement resides with the implementing agency. 17 18 Agencies wishing to proceed with an incident strategy other than full suppression will 19 consult with GMAC. The final decision to implement resides with the implementing 20 agency. 21 22 If the agency decides to implement, incident strategies must consider the short and long 23 term resource requirements for all new and existing wildland fires (planned and 24 unplanned) to ensure efficient resource utilization for identified priorities. 25 26 Responsibility: 27 Agency Administrators and Regional and State Offices. 28 • Management Direction/Consideration: 29 Establish IR Coordinator position at NICC, as appropriate. 30 Responsibility: 31 NICC Coordinator. 32 • Management Direction/Consideration: 33 Allocate/preposition National Resources. 34 Responsibility: 35 NMAC. 36 • Management Direction/Consideration: 37 Train additional emergency firefighters as may be appropriate. 38 Responsibility: Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 39 • Management Direction/Consideration: 40 Coordinate “off-site” training of emergency firefighters with Geographic Areas. 41 Responsibility: 42 NMAC Coordinator. 43 • Management Direction/Consideration: 44 Encourage: (1) Assignment of Communications Frequency Managers and Aviation 45 Specialists to all complex multiple incidents; and (2) Activation of MAC Group as may 46 be appropriate. 47 Responsibility: 48 Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 49 51

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1 • Management Direction/Consideration: 2 Geographic Areas provide NICC with fire priorities and other pertinent information at 3 [0300 and 1700 daily]. 4 Responsibility: 5 Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 6 • Management Direction/Consideration: 7 Implement Military Training Plan. Assemble Training Cadre for training military. 8 Responsibility: 9 NMAC Coordinator. 10 • Management Direction/Consideration: 11 OAS and FS Aviation contract, award, and inspect additional CWN Type 1 and Type 2 12 Helicopters. 13 Responsibility: 14 National Aviation Officer, FS. 15 • Management Direction/Consideration: 16 Activate the National Interagency Aviation Coordinator position. 17 Responsibility: 18 National Agency Aviation Offices – FS, BLM, and OAS. 19 • Management Direction/Consideration: 20 Activate the National Interagency Support Cache Coordinator position at NICC. 21 Responsibility: 22 NICC Coordinator. 23 24 Preparedness Level 5 25 Description: Wildland fire or other incidents nationally have the potential to exhaust all agency fire 26 resources. Eighty percent (80%) of Type 1 and Type 2IA crews are committed, as well as the majority of 27 other National Resources. Significant fire potential is likely to remain high in at least three (3) 28 Geographic Areas with no indication of improvement in the next seven (7) days. 29 30 Description: 31 • Management Direction/Consideration: 32 Continue with National Preparedness Level 4 activities. 33 Responsibility: 34 NMAC Coordinator. 35 • Management Direction/Consideration: 36 Request Canadian Liaison for the NMAC. 37 Responsibility: 38 NMAC Coordinator. 39 • Management Direction/Consideration: 40 Access the need for International assistance. 41 Responsibility: 42 NMAC. 43 • Management Direction/Consideration: 44 Add Coordinator position at NICC to coordinate military mobilizations. 45 Responsibility: 46 NMAC Coordinator. 47 • Management Direction/Consideration: 48 Rx applications can be initiated or continued if the proposed action is approved by an 49 agency at the Regional or State Office level and local resources are available to carry out 52

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1 the application without additional outside resource needs. This approval must be based 2 on an assessment of risk, impacts of the proposed actions on Area resources and 3 activities, and include feedback from the GMAC. The GMAC provides information or 4 perspectives to agencies wishing to proceed with or implement a Rx application. 5 6 • For Rx applications to be initiated or continued that requires additional support of 7 resources from outside the local unit or require resource ordering of an IMT or WFMT, a 8 National MAC representative must assess risk and impacts of the proposed action and 9 present to NMAC for review prior to proceeding. The final decision to implement 10 resides with the implementing agency. 11 12 • Agencies wishing to proceed with an incident strategy other than full suppression will 13 consult with GMAC and their Geographic Area NMAC Representative. The final 14 decision to implement resides with the implementing agency. 15 16 • If the agency decides to implement, incident strategies must consider the short and long 17 term resource requirements for all new and existing wildland fires (planned and 18 unplanned) to ensure efficient resource utilization for identified priorities. 19 20 Responsibility: 21 Agency Administrators, Regional and State Office Fire Staff, NIFC Staff, and NMAC. 22 • Management Direction/Consideration: 23 Prepare Geographic Area evaluation/assessment of current and projected fire situation 24 when requested by the NMAC. 25 Responsibility: 26 GMACs. 27 • Management Direction/Consideration: 28 When requested by the NMAC, make available and incorporate project equipment into 29 the NFES Fire Cache System. 30 Responsibility: 31 GMACs. 32 33 Preparedness Level 5 to 4 34 Description: Competition for resources has significantly decreased. No critical fire weather is forecasted 35 for the next three (3) to five (5) days. 36 37 Preparedness Level 4 to 3 38 Description: Significant demobilization is occurring. Crews are being released daily and sent to home 39 units. Fifty percent (50%) of total crew capability is available for new fires. All ground DoD resources 40 have been released. Moderating conditions are forecasted for the next twenty four (24) hours, and higher 41 humidity and lower temperatures are forecasted for the major fire areas. 42 43 Preparedness Level 3 to 2 44 Description: The majority of large fires are contained. Initial attack resources are again available. 45 Geographic Area Crew availability is at or above the 50% level. There is no competition for resources 46 between Geographic Areas. Large fire areas are expected to receive precipitation, with associated higher 47 humidity and lower temperatures. 48 49 50 53

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1 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Decisions 2 All NMAC Decisions affecting Geographic Areas and/or providing management guidance will 3 be documented on the NICC web page, located at the following web site: 4 http://www.nifc.gov/news/nmac2/index.html. Additional information may be required from 5 Geographic Areas and Coordinating Groups in order to effectively develop strategy. 6 7 Follow-Up Evaluation 8 The NMAC Coordinator will document decisions and their results and will report to the NMAC 9 during subsequent meetings. 10 11 Mobilization Procedures for Military Assets 12 It is advisable that units and field level users intending to order and utilize military resources 13 obtain copies of the Military Use Handbook, NFES 002175, located at the following web site: 14 http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/military/Military_Use_Handbook_2006_2.pd 15 f. The short term use of trained DOD assets should be considered until civilian or wildland fire 16 agency resources become available to replace DOD assets. For long term use/assignments, the 17 following process will be followed: 18 19 Established Resource Ordering Process 20 The established resource ordering process will be utilized, including standard resource order 21 format. 22 • NICC will determine if all available civilian resources are committed. 23 • The Resource Order will be passed back to the Geographic Area indicating that military 24 assets are the only available resources and estimated time frames for delivery. 25 • The Resource Order will be passed back from the Geographic Area to the ordering unit 26 dispatch center, indicating military assets are the only available resources and estimated 27 timeframes for delivery. 28 • The Resource Order will be passed back from the ordering unit dispatch center to the 29 incident indicating military assets are the only available resource and estimate timeframes 30 for delivery. It may be necessary for the unit dispatcher to redeploy civilian crews to 31 insure military units are kept intact on the same incident. 32 • The incident must reorder the military assets on a Resource Order in the following 33 manner: 34 o Crews: Will be ordered in a configuration unit of ten (10) crews or battalion (25 35 crews). Each 10 crew unit or battalion will have one (1) “C” request number. Each 36 10 crew unit or battalion will initially be deployed to the same incident. 37 o Each Resource Order for crews will be accompanied by “O” requests for: 38 . One (1) Unit/battalion Military Liaison (BNML). 39 . One (1) Deputy BNML. 40 . Two (2) to four (4) Strike Team Leaders – Military (STLM) depending on 41 configuration. 42 . Fourteen (14) to twenty-eight (28) Military Crew Advisors (MCAD) (Minimum 43 Crew Boss qualified), depending on configuration. 44 Overhead personnel will remain committed throughout the assignment (30–33 days). 45 • 00The Resource Order will then be passed from the incident through established ordering 46 channels to NICC. NICC will certify no civilian assets are available, and then forward 47 the Resource Order to the appropriate Continental United States Military Headquarters. 48 • NICC will provide the following items: 49 o Air transportation, if needed, from installation to the jetport closest to the incident. 54

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1 o Two (2) to five (5) kits of programmable handheld radios, which will be mobilized 2 with the unit or battalion. 3 4 • The incident, on a separate request number, must order enough support equipment, 5 caterers, showers, transportation, and hand tools to equip the military (up to 600 6 firefighters and support personnel). The incident will need to supply diesel fuel for 7 ground vehicles, and fuel for Aviation assets. All firefighting personnel will come 8 equipped with PPE. 9 o Aviation: Aviation support will be ordered by required missions. It should be 10 noted that military Aviation resources, when compared to civilian resources, are 11 restricted in mission capability. 12 13 Each group of missions will have its own “A” request number. Each Resource Order 14 will specify the following information: 15 . Pounds of external cargo per day. 16 . Number of passengers (PAX) per day. 17 . Hours of water bucket missions per day. 18 . Pounds of internal cargo per day. 19 . Estimation of aircraft needed. 20 . Aviation communication needs. 21 o Helicopter Modules/Managers 22 . Refer to Military Use Handbook, NFES 002175, July 2006, Chapter 70.4.1. 23 o Vehicles: Vehicles will be ordered by required missions. Each group of missions 24 will have its own “E” request number. 25 26 Each Resource Order will specify the following information: 27 . Number of passengers per day. 28 . Pounds of cargo per day. 29 30 Civilian Support 31 All other civilian support requested specifically by the military at the incident will follow the 32 established ordering procedures. 33 34 Demobilization Procedures 35 Procedures will be reversed. However, a lead time of seventy-two (72) hours will be needed to 36 release military firefighters. NICC will release assets to the military and normally provide air 37 transport from the nearest airport. The incident should be prepared to provide ground 38 transportation to the airport. All tools, PPE, and other firefighting issued equipment need to be 39 collected at the incident prior to demobilization. 40 41 International Operations 42 Canada Support 43 Mobilizations involving the United States of America (USA) and Canada are governed and 44 directed by the diplomatic note, Reciprocal Forest Fire Fighting Arrangement Operational 45 Guidelines, and by local initial attack agreements. Requests to Canadian agencies will normally 46 be made after USA resources are depleted, shortages are projected, or reasonable timeframes 47 cannot be met. All requests for use of Canadian Resources must be ordered through NICC, 48 except for local mutual aid that does not include provisions for any reimbursement. The USA 49 may request airtankers from Canada only after all available contract and CWN aircraft have been 55

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1 mobilized. The USA may request helicopters from Canada after all available contract and CWN 2 helicopters have been mobilized. 3 4 Australia and New Zealand Support 5 Mobilizations involving the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are coordinated through 6 NICC, and are defined in the Wildfire Arrangements between the Department of the Interior and 7 Department of Agriculture of the United States and the Australian and New Zealand 8 Participating Agencies and in the Annual Operating Plan for these Arrangements. Request to 9 Australian and New Zealand Participating Agencies will normally be made after USA resources 10 are depleted, shortages are projected, or reasonable timeframes cannot be met. 11 12 Mexico Support 13 Mobilizations involving the United States and Mexico for fires within ten (10) miles either side 14 of the U.S. – Mexico border are defined in the Wildfire Protection Agreement between the 15 Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States and the 16 Secretariat of Environment, Natural Resources, and Fisheries of the United Mexican States for 17 the Common Border. 18 19 Mobilizing USA resources for suppression assistance within Mexico beyond the ten (10) mile 20 zone must be approved and coordinated by NICC, be authorized for reimbursement by the U.S. 21 Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and be received 22 by NICC through a request from the U.S. Forest Service’s Disaster Assistance Support Program. 23 (See Chapter 10) 24 25 Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations 26 Large scale mobilizations for reimbursable direct support to disasters (fires or all-hazard) in 27 other nations are based on requests received through the Forest Service International Program’s 28 Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP). DASP responds to requests from the U.S. 29 Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). OFDA 30 works closely with U.S. Ambassadors in foreign countries, who must determine if an incident in 31 a foreign country warrants U.S. involvement. If the Ambassador does feel the incident is beyond 32 the capability of the affected government, the affected government has requested the assistance, 33 and it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government to assist, the Ambassador can “declare” a 34 disaster. That declaration is the activation mechanism for U.S. support. If that support would 35 include resources available through the land management agencies, OFDA would go to DASP, 36 who would place requests through NICC. 37 38 Small scale requests for disaster assistance or technical assistance are coordinated directly by 39 DASP through the home units of the requested individuals. 40 41 More information concerning the mission of OFDA and how it organizes and responds to 42 international disasters can be found in OFDA’s Field Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment 43 and Response (FOG). The FOG can be located at the following web site: 44 45 http://transition.usaid.gov/policy/ads/200/fog_v3.pdf 46 More information on DASP is located at: http://www.fs.fed.us/global. 47 48 49 56

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1 Dispatch Forms 2 3 Resource Order Form 4 5 Mobile Food and Shower Service Request Form 6 7 Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form 8 9 Aircraft Flight Request/Schedule Form 10 11 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form 12 13 FAA Temporary Tower Request Form 14 15 Preparedness/Detail Request Form 16 17 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form 18 19 Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form 20 21 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Form 22 23 Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements Form 24

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1 MOBILE FOOD & SHOWER SERVICE REQUEST FORM 2 3 Incident Name: Financial Code: 4 5 Resource Order #: Food Service Request E#:______6 Shower Unit Request E#:______

7 I. FOOD SERVICE: Requested Date, Time, Meal Types, and Number of Meals 8 9 1. Date of first meal: Time of first meal: 10 11 2. Estimated number for the first three meals: 12 13 1st meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunch [ ] Dinner 14 2nd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunch [ ] Dinner 15 3rd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunch [ ] Dinner 16 17 This Block for National Interagency Coordination Center Use Only. 18 Actual agreed upon Date/Time first meals are to be served: Date: Time: 19 (Minimum guaranteed payment is based on these estimates, see Section G.2.2): 20 1st meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 21 2nd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 22 3rd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 23 24 25 II. Location 26 27 Reporting location: 28 29 Contact person at the Incident: 30 31 III. Additional Information 32 33 Spike Camps: Yes No Unknown 34 35 Estimated Duration of Incident______Estimated Personnel at Peak______36 37 Dispatch Contact: Telephone Number: 38 39 IV. SHOWER SERVICE: Requested Date and Time Mobile Shower Unit is needed 40 41 Date Requested______Time Requested______42 43 Mobile Shower Unit type ordered: Large (12+ stalls) [___] Small (4-11 stalls) [___ ] 44 45 46 This Block for National Interagency Coordination Center Use Only. 47 48 Actual agreed upon Date/Time Mobile Shower Unit to be operational: Date: Time: 49 50 National Interagency Coordination Center – 208-387-5400 60

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(Note - this form should be used in conjunction with the checklists located in Chapter 11 of the Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide (www.fs.fed.us/r6/fire/aviation/airspace) Please attach this form to the Resource Order and forward both forms to the appropriate FAA Regional Operations Center (ROC), through established ordering channels.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION: Incident Name ______Management/Fiscal Code ______Resource Order Number ______Request Number ______Date______

II. POINTS OF CONTACT Name/Agency Telephone Ordering Unit ______Air Ops/Air Support ______Local or Expanded Dispatch ______Geographic Area Coordination Ctr______National Interagency Coordination Ctr______FAA POC at ROC ______Name / Phone Number of Airport Owner / Operator ______Has the Airport Owner been notified? YES NO Requested Operational Hours: ______Estimated Length of Duration: ______

III. SUPPORT INFORMATION Closest City/Town ______State ______

Where is the proposed location of the temporary tower (Select one or explain): Airport Name & FAA Code______Helibase______Incident Command Post ______Other______Is a facility available on site for use as a tower (Select one or explain)? FBO Site/Room rental/etc______Rental Trailer ______Facility to be built on site______Other ______Conditions to expect for overnight at site: Camp ______Hotel ______

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Is a vehicle (Gov’t or rental) available for tower personnel? YES NO Please attach detailed driving directions to the reporting site Note: Road closures, hazardous conditions, easiest route of travel, etc

IV. EQUIPMENT SURVEY - Refer to Chapter 11 checklist / Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide What equipment do you currently have (radios, etc) for use by tower personnel? ______

What equipment do you need? (radios, etc) ______

Have you completed an inventory of equipment? ______

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Preparedness/Detail Request Form

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Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form

INCIDENT STATUS SUMMARY (NIMS ICS-209) *1. Incident Name: 2. Incident Number: *3. Report Version (check one box on left): *4. Incident 5. Incident *6. Incident Start Commander(s) & Management Date/Time: Agency or Organization: Organization  Initial Rpt # Date: : (if  Update Time: used):  Final Time Zone: 7. Current Incident Size or Area Involved (use unit 8. Percent *9. 10. Incident *11. For Time label – e.g., “sq mi,” “city block”): (%) Incident Complexity Period: Contained Definition: Level: From Date/Time: or Completed (circle one): To Date/Time:

*12. Prepared By: *13. Date/Time Print Name: ICS Position: Submitted:

Date/Time Prepared: Time Zone: *14. Approved By: *15. Primary Print Name: ICS Position: Location, Organization, or Signature: Agency Sent To: *16. State: *17. *18. City: County/Parish/Borough: 19. Unit or Other: *20. Incident Jurisdiction: 21. Incident Location Ownership (if different than jurisdiction):

22. Longitude (indicate format): 23. US National Grid 24. Legal Reference: Description Latitude (indicate format): (township, section, range):

*25. Short Location or Area Description (list all affected areas or a reference point): 26. UTM Coordinates:

27. Note any electronic geospatial data included or attached (indicate data format, content, and collection time information and labels):

*28. Significant Events for the Time Period Reported (summarize significant progress made, evacuations, incident growth, etc.):

29. Primary Materials or Hazards Involved (hazardous chemicals, fuel types, infectious agents, radiation, etc.):

30. Damage Assessment Information (summarize damage A. Structural B. # C. # D. # and/or restriction of use or availability to residential or Summary Threatene Dama Destroye commercial property, natural resources, critical infrastructure d (72 hrs) ged d and key resources, etc.): E. Single Residences

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F. Nonresidential Commercial Property G. Other Minor Structures A. # This A. # This B. Total *32. Responder Report Reportin # to Status ing B. Total # *31. Public Status Summary: g Period Date Summary: Period to Date C. Indicate Number of Civilians (Public) Below: C. Indicate Number of Responders Below: D. Fatalities D. Fatalities E. With Injuries/Illness E. With Injuries/Illness F. Trapped/In Need of Rescue F. Trapped/In Need of Rescue G. Missing (note if estimated) G. Missing H. Evacuated (note if estimated) H. I. Sheltering in Place (note if estimated) I. Sheltering in Place J. In Temporary Shelters (note if est.) J. K. Have Received Mass Immunizations K. Have Received Immunizations L. Require Immunizations (note if est.) L. Require Immunizations M. In Quarantine M. In Quarantine N. Total # Civilians (Public) Affected: N. Total # Responders Affected: 33. Life, Safety, and Health Status/Threat Remarks: *34. Life, Safety, A. and Health Check Threat if Management: Active B. Notes C. No Likely Threat D. Potential Future Threat E. Mass Notifications in Progress F. Mass Notifications Completed G. No Evacuation(s) Imminent H. Planning for Evacuation I. Planning for Shelter-in-Place 35. Weather Concerns (synopsis of current and predicted weather; J. Evacuation(s) discuss related factors that may cause concern): in Progress

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K. Shelter-in- Place in Progress

L. Repopulation in Progress

M. Mass Immunization in Progress N. Mass Immunization Complete O. Quarantine in Progress P. Area Restriction in Effect

36. Projected Incident Activity, Potential, Movement, Escalation, or Spread and influencing factors during the next operational period and in 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour timeframes: 12 hours:

24 hours:

48 hours:

72 hours:

Anticipated after 72 hours:

37. Strategic Objectives (define planned end-state for incident):

38. Current Incident Threat Summary and Risk Information in 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour timeframes and beyond. Summarize primary incident threats to life, property, communities and community stability, residences, health care facilities, other critical infrastructure and key resources, commercial facilities, natural and environmental resources, cultural resources, and continuity of operations and/or business. Identify corresponding incident- related potential economic or cascading impacts. 12 hours: 24 hours: 48 hours: 72 hours: Anticipated after 72 hours:

39. Critical Resource Needs in 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour timeframes and beyond to meet critical incident objectives. List resource category, kind, and/or type, and amount needed, in priority order: 12 hours: 24 hours: 48 hours: 72 hours: Anticipated after 72 hours:

40. Strategic Discussion: Explain the relation of overall strategy, constraints, and current available information to: 1) critical resource needs identified above, 2) the Incident Action Plan and management objectives and targets, 3) anticipated results. Explain major problems and concerns such as operational challenges, incident management problems, and social, political, economic, or environmental concerns or impacts.

41. Planned Actions for Next Operational Period:

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42. Projected Final Incident Size/Area (use unit label – e.g., “sq mi”):

43. Anticipated Incident Management Completion Date:

44. Projected Significant Resource Demobilization Start Date:

45. Estimated Incident Costs to Date:

46. Projected Final Incident Cost Estimate:

47. Remarks (or continuation of any blocks above – list block number in notation):

49. Resources (summarize resources by category, kind, and/or type; show # of resources on top ½ of box, show # of personnel associated with resource on 51. Total Personnel (includes bottom ½ of box): : those associated not with resources 48. Agency or – e.g., aircraft or Organization: engines –and individual overhead):

Personnel # of 50. assigned to a resource

52. Total

Resources 53. Additional Cooperating and Assisting Organizations Not Listed Above:

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Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form

MONTHLY WILDLAND FIRE WEATHER/FIRE DANGER OUTLOOK

1. Reporting Unit: ______

2. Date: ______

3. Potential for Serious/Critical Fire Problems:

This Coming Month Below Normal Normal Above Normal This Season Below Normal Normal Above Normal

Comments: ______

4. Fire Weather Outlook: (Addresses the following factors)

Drought Conditions: ______Precipitation Anomalies and Outlook: ______Temperature Anomalies and Outlook: ______

5. Fuels:

Fine – Grass Stage Green Cured New Growth Sparse Normal Above Normal

Live Fuel Moisture (sage, deciduous, conifer): ______1000 Hour Dead Fuel Moisture: ______Normal/Average Fuel Moisture for this Time of Year: ______

6. Average Fire Occurrence/Acres Burned (to date, 5 year average): ______

7. Actual Occurrence/Acres Burned (to date, this year): ______

8 Written Summary (The text from this summary will be used in the National Wildland Fire Outlook). (Attach to this form.)

9. Fire Outlook Map (Attach to this form.)

A Geographic Area outline map showing Areas of below normal, normal, and above normal fire potential shall be submitted, along with the Monthly Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Report. The map template can be found at: http://www.nifc.gov/news/intell_predserv_forms/national_map.html

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Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial Report Form

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Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements Form

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Organization Chapter 30

1 CHAPTER 30 2 ORGANIZATION 3 4 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Organization During National Preparedness Levels 4 and 5, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) is activated and daily briefings are conducted. Through intergovernmental coordination, provides national wildland fire operations direction, prioritization, allocation and oversight.

John Lyle Steve Bill John Dan Aitor Glenn Carlile Gage Kaage Segar Smith Bidaburu BLM BIA FS NPS FWS NASF FEMA

Susie Stingley-Russell NMAC Group Coordinator

National Interagency Coordination Center

5 NIFC Directors’ Delegations 6 The FS, BLM, BIA, NPS, FWS, NASF, and FEMA Directors at NIFC have written delegated 7 authority from their respective agency heads to: 8 9 Represent their agency on all matters related to wildland fire operations. This includes 10 membership on the NMAC, determining national priorities, and allocating/reallocating incident 11 resources. 12 13 Multi-Agency Coordinating Groups (MAC) Organization 14 Multi-Agency Coordinating Groups (MAC) at the National and Geographic Area level should be 15 activated in accordance with needs found in the National or Geographic Area Mobilization 16 Guides. As the number and complexity of wildland fires increase, involvement and/or impact on 17 agencies increase, and competition for resources increase, it becomes necessary to expand the 18 normal coordination system to ensure efficient use of critical and National Resources. There 19 may be a need for Geographic Areas to activate their MAC Groups when the National 20 Preparedness Level is at 5, enabling Geographic Area response to requests and direction from the 21 NMAC. 22 23 24 77

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1 NMAC Roles/Responsibilities:

2 • Establishes national priorities among the Geographic Areas (GAs) 3 • Directs, allocates or reallocates resources among or between GAs to meet national 4 priorities 5 • Attempts to anticipate and identify future national fire management resource 6 requirements (Prepositioning) 7 • Provides oversight of general business practices between NMAC and the Geographic 8 Multi-Agency Coordination (GMAC) groups 9 • Distributes and archives NMAC: 10 o Decisions 11 o Direction 12 o Best management practices 13 • Provides an NMAC member as the media spokesperson assisting NIFC External Affairs 14 for issues of national importance (as requested) 15 • Serves as liaison to a specified GAs: 16 o Rocky Mountain, Eastern Area – Dan Smith (NASF) 17 o California – William Kaage (NPS) 18 o Great Basin – John Glenn (BLM) 19 o Northern Rockies – Aitor Bidaburu (USFA) 20 o Northwest – Lyle Carlile (BIA) 21 o Alaska, Southern Area – John Segar (FWS) 22 o Southwest – Steve Gage (FS) 23 • Determines National Preparedness Levels (PLs) 24 • Determines national fire resource availability to support non-fire/all hazard operations 25 (Reference Support to the National Response Framework) 26 • Determines activation, coordination and involvement of military and international 27 resources: 28 o MAFFs, military ground support, etc. 29 o Assistance from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Mexico, etc. 30 • Manages Area Command teams 31 • Provides liaison and oversight to the Area Command/Incident Command Group 32 • Manages Type I incident management team rotations, monitors work/rest cycles, and 33 may modify national rotations

34 NMAC members are responsible for dissemination of written correspondence to their respective 35 agencies.

36 NMAC correspondence documents will be added to the NIFC NMAC web 37 site: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/administrative/nmac/index.html

38 Responsibilities of GMACs 39 40 • Determine and set Geographic Area priorities. 41 • Acquire, allocate, and reallocate resources. 42 • Issue coordinated Situation Assessment Statements. 43 44 45 78

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1 Incident Support Organization (ISO) 2 Agency Administrators are responsible for emergency operations. They provide general 3 guidance and interact with the MAC Group. Typically, some or all of their responsibilities are 4 delegated to personnel who can devote more complete attention to the situation. Often, the unit 5 Fire Management Officer (FMO) has responsibility for the Incident Support Organization 6 (ISO) and as a representative on the local MAC Group. Routine initial attack and other dispatch 7 functions continue, but are separated from the ISO. Each office shall maintain a Dispatch 8 Operating Plan, which will include authorities, roles, and responsibilities for Expanded Dispatch 9 personnel, procedures for routine and emergency operations, the resource order process, job aids, 10 and references for the integration of Buying Teams and sources of supply. 11 12 The ISO works to provide logistical support to the host agency and the incident(s). The ISO is 13 implemented to address the increased business volume and to supplement established 14 organizations. Staffing positions in an ISO are to be based on need rather than a preconceived 15 organizational chart. 16 17 The ISO reports to the Agency Administrator and is composed of functional branches: 18 Expanded Dispatch, Technical Support, and Administrative Support. The functional branches 19 coordinate and cooperate to support the host agency and the incident(s).

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20 Expanded Dispatch Organization 21 The Expanded Dispatch function of the ISO relieves the host agency’s dispatch unit by focusing 22 exclusively on the large or complex incident(s). 23 24 Expanded Dispatch Functional Areas 25 • Overhead 26 • Crews 27 • Aircraft, Logistical 28 • Equipment 29 • Supplies 30 31 The volume of orders and complexity of the incident(s) determines staffing levels and the degree 32 of expertise required of the Expanded Dispatch organization. In less complex situations, one (1) 79

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1 dispatcher can handle more than one (1) functional area. Additional personnel may also work 2 within the Expanded Dispatch, such as data entry. 3 4 The Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher is a facilitator accomplishing the direction 5 provided by the Center Manager or Fire Management Officer, who has delegated authority from 6 the Agency Administrator. Facilitation is accomplished by adequately staffing and supervising 7 the operations of the Expanded Dispatch organization, maintaining positive and effective liaison 8 with the host agency and incident management team(s), and assisting in clarifying the roles and 9 responsibilities for the ISO and the host agency dispatch unit as needed. The individual filling 10 this position must be a qualified Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher and capable of 11 performing all functions within the Expanded Dispatch organization. 12 13 An Expanded Dispatch Coordinator is normally assigned in the most complex situations; ones 14 where there are considerable external influences affecting the ISO, a local MAC Group is in 15 place, or where span of control within the ISO and/or Expanded Dispatch becomes an issue. 16 17 Technical Support 18 The Technical Support function of the ISO provides specialized skills, which assist off-incident 19 support operations. These can vary from situation to situation. Common Technical Support 20 functions are: telecommunications, caching of supplies, transportation services, equipment 21 inspection, Aviation ramp services, Mobilization or Demobilization Center management, and 22 security. In many situations, full-time staffing of these support skills is unnecessary. If the 23 situation requires more attention, it may become a full-time responsibility for the duration of the 24 incident(s). 25 26 Administrative Support 27 The Administrative Support function of the ISO provides administrative services for the host 28 agency, ISO, and incident(s). These can vary from situation to situation. Common 29 Administrative Support functions are: equipment, personnel timekeeping services, procurement 30 services such as a Buying Team, hiring of local ADs or casual employees, follow-up on local 31 compensation and claims actions, providing fiscal advice, and vendor payments. 32 An Incident Business Advisor (IBA1 or 2) may be ordered by the Agency Administrator to assist 33 with incident business. 34 35 MAC Group Coordinator 36 The MAC Group Coordinator should only be assigned when a MAC Group is activated. The 37 MAC Group Coordinator serves as a facilitator to multi-agency decision making. The position 38 provides expertise in obtaining and summarizing multi-agency information to affect collective 39 decisions at the MAC Group level and implementing agencies’ priorities. 40 Responsibilities: 41 • Ensures MAC Group decisions are communicated and implemented through established 42 dispatch ordering channels. 43 • Arranges for and manages facilities and equipment necessary to support the MAC Group 44 function. 45 • Facilitates the MAC Group decision process by ensuring the analysis and display of 46 information that will assist the MAC Group or their representatives in keeping abreast of 47 the total situation. Provides the data necessary for astute priority setting, allocation of 48 resources, and other collective decisions. 49 80

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1 Complexity 2 An increase in complexity usually requires more involvement with management. Examples of 3 complex situations are: multiple problem fires, multiple agency involvement, or when 4 competition for resources is high. MAC Groups may be activated in the most complex situations 5 or directed by a Preparedness Level. They provide direction to off-incident coordination and 6 support. (See Chapter 30) Basic actions of a MAC Group are priority setting, allocating 7 resources, and issuing coordinated situation assessments to the media. MAC Groups occur at all 8 levels of the organization. 9 10 Communications to and from the incident(s) are accomplished through the host agency’s 11 dispatch unit, using established dispatch channels. This includes ICS-209s, supplemental 12 intelligence worksheets, situation assessments, analysis, prognosis, and fire behavior/weather 13 information. Agency Administrator will communicate policy and specific directions directly to 14 the Incident Commander(s) and Public Affairs will contact the Incident Information Officer(s) 15 for media information and/or news releases. Redundant contacts are to be avoided. 16 17 Example Organizations 18 ISOs are implemented to address the increased business volume and to supplement established 19 organizations. Staff positions in an ISO are to be based on need rather than a preconceived 20 organizational chart. (See ISO Charts, Chapter 30) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

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Can be found on-line at http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/mobguide/CHAPTER40.pdf or http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/mobguide/index.html

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GACCs (Geographic Area Coordination Centers) Fire Directory – Quick Reference

National Interagency Coordination Center Telephone: (208) 387-5400 Fax: (208) 387-5663 Fax: (208) 387-5414 Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nifc.gov/news/nicc.html

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center Telephone: (907) 356-5680 Fax: (907) 356-5678 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://fire.ak.blm.gov/

Eastern Area Coordination Center Telephone: (414)-944-3811 Fax: (414)-944-3838 Intel Fax: (414) 944-3839 Email: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/eacc/

Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center Telephone: (801) 531-5320 Fax: (801) 531-5321 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/egbc/index.htm

Northern California Coordination Center Telephone: (530) 226-2800 Fax: (530) 226-2808 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/index.htm

Northern Rockies Coordination Center Telephone: (406) 329-4880 Fax: (406) 329-4891 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/nrcc/index.htm

Northwest Area Coordination Center Telephone: (503) 808-2720 Fax: (503) 808-2750 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nwccweb.us/

Rocky Mountain Coordination Center Telephone: (303) 445-4300 Fax: (303) 445-4319 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/

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Southern Area Coordination Center Telephone: (678) 320-3000 Fax: (678) 320-3036 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/

Southern California Coordination Center Telephone: (951) 276-6721 Fax: (951) 782-4900 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/index.htm

Southwest Area Coordination Center Telephone: (505) 842-3473 Fax: (505) 842-3801 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/index.htm

Western Great Basin Coordination Center Telephone: (775) 861-6455 Fax: (775) 861-6459 DMS: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nv.blm.gov/wgcbcc

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Index

Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Forest Service (FS)

Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)

National Park Service (NPS)

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Canada

Federal Emergency Management (FEMA)

United States Military

U.S. Agency for International Development – Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

National Association of State Foresters

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Fire Directory – Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs)

National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center

Eastern Area Coordination Center

Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center

Northern California Coordination Center

Northern Rockies Coordination Center

Northwest Area Coordination Center

Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center

Southern Area Coordination Center

Southern California Coordination Center

Southwest Area Coordination Center

Western Great Basin Coordination Center

National Interagency Support Caches

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Fire Directory – National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400 National Interagency Coordination Center FLIGHT FOLLOWING: 1-800-994-6312 3833 S. Development Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5663 or 387-5414 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

STINGLEY-RUSSELL, Susie Boise, ID 208 387-5662 Center Manager

WAMACK, Chuck " " 387-5418 Assistant Center Manager

FLETCHER, Bill " " 387-5656 Assistant Center Manager

LEONARD, Charlie " " 387-5093 Intelligence Coordinator

VACANT " " Emergency Operations Coordinator

HENDREN, Dave " " 387-5657 Emergency Operations Coordinator

SIMONTACCHI, Jarrod " " 387-5654 Emergency Operations Coordinator

SQUIRES, Rick " " 387-5655 Emergency Operations Coordinator

DELGADO, Ed " " 387-5451 Fire Weather Program Manager

DECKER, Coleen " " 387-5449 Fire Weather Assistant Program Manager

SULLENS, Jeremy " " 387-5439 Fire Analyst

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Fire Directory – Alaska Interagency Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 356-5680 Alaska Interagency Coordination Center FLIGHT FOLLOWING: 1-800-237-3646 1541 Gaffney Road NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 356-5680 P.O. Box 35005 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 356-5678 Ft. Wainwright, Alaska 99703 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

CROWE, Ray Ft. Wainwright, AK 907 356-5677 Center Manager

HICKEY, Lauren " " 356-5680 Assistant Center Manager, BLM

THEISEN, Darla " " 356-5682 Logistics Coordinator, State of Alaska

GREGG, Jon " " 356-5670 Tactical Resources Coordinator

BRANSON, Gabriella " " 356-5671 Intelligence Coordinator

HUMPHREY, Jennifer " " 356-5681 Aircraft Coordinator

BURNS, Anne " " 356-5687 Equipment Coordinator

LANE, Mindy " " 356-5684 Overhead/Crew Coordinator

ALDEN, Sharon " " 356-5691 Fire Weather Program Meteorologist

STRADER, Heidi " " 356-5691 Fire Weather Program Meteorologist

ZIEL, Robert “ “ 356-5673 Fire Behavior Analyst

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Fire Directory – Eastern Area Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (414)-944-3811 Eastern Area Coordination Center TOLL FREE: 626 East Wisconsin Ave, Ste. 500 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 944-3811 Milwaukee, WI 53202 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (414)-944-3838

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

McINTYRE-KELLY, Laura Milwaukee, WI 414 944-3811 Center Manager

JABLONSKI, Beth " " " Deputy Center Manager

VIERS, Tom " " " Aviation Coordinator

NEYLON, Brendan " " " Logistics Coordinator

SILVERSTONE, James " " " Intelligence Coordinator

MARIEN, Steve St. Paul, MN 651 293-8446 Fire Weather Program Manager

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Fire Directory – Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (801) 531-5320 Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center TOLL FREE: (800) 844-5497 5500 W. Amelia Earhart, #270 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (801) 556-0647 (on Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 call) FACSIMILE NUMBER: (801) 531-5321

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

GLINSKI, Ruta Salt Lake City, UT 801 531-5320 Center Manager

DINGMAN, Gina " " " Assistant Center Manager

STRINGER, Kara " " " Intelligence Coordinator

STEELE, Rupert " " " Logistics Coordinator

LONG, George " " " Logistics Coordinator

BARABOCHKINE, Jana " " " Logistics Coordinator

WHALEN, Kim " " " Logistics Coordinator

LAW, Shelby " " " Predictive Services Meteorologist

VACANT " " " Predictive Services Meteorologist

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Fire Directory – Northern California Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (530) 226-2801 Operations, Northern California TOLL FREE: Geographic Area Coordination Center NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (530) 226-2800 6101 Airport Road FACSIMILE NUMBER: (530) 226-2742 Redding, California 96002 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

VACANT Redding, CA 530 226-2812 Center Manager

WILLEY, Marva " " 226-2835 Emergency Operations Coordinator

HOOD, Ken " " 226-2831 Department of Interior Coordinator

FORNI, Laurie " " 226-2801 Mobilization Coordinator

GETHEN, Susan " " " Aviation Coordinator

SMYTH, Lisa " " " Logistics Coordinator

CONE, Deneen " " " Logistics Coordinator

VACANT " " " Logistics Coordinator

JOHNSON, Cathy " " " Logistics Coordinator

VACANT " " " Logistics Coordinator

VACANT " " 226-2811 Intelligence Coordinator

SNOOK, John " " 226-2730 Fire Weather Program Manager/Predictive Services

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Fire Directory – Northern Rockies Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 329-4880 TOLL FREE: Northern Rockies Coordination Center NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 329-4880 Aerial Fire Depot FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 329-4891 5765 W. Broadway Cache: (406) 329-4962 Missoula, Montana 59808-9361 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

PIPKIN, Kathy Missoula, MT 406 329-4709 Center Manager

HEINTZ, Judy " " 329-4708 Assistant Center Manager

VACANT " " 329-4996 DNRC Direct Protection Coordinator

THOMAS, Kim " " 329-4883 Logistics Coordinator – Aircraft

POLUTNIK, Julie " " 329-4885 Intelligence Coordinator

GILMAN, Bob " " 329-4961 Northern Rockies Operations Specialist

VACANT " " 329-4703 Predictive Services Meteorologist

HENRY, Brian " " 329-4875 Predictive Services Meteorologist

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Fire Directory – Northwest Area Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 808-2720 Northwest Area Coordination Center TOLL FREE: 150 SW Harrison St, Ste. 400 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 808-2720 Portland, Oregon 97201 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 808-2750

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

O’BRIEN, Dan Portland, OR 503 808-2732 Center Manager

PIERCE, Ted " " 808-2722 Emergency Operations Manager

MAY, Kathi " " 808-2724 Asst. Emergency Operations Manager

DAVIS, Dolly " " 808-2725 Asst. Emergency Operations Manager

TAYLOR, Susan " " 808-2726 Asst. Emergency Operations Manager

HINTZ, Mike " " 808-2730 Logistics Coordinator

GASCON, Mike " " 808-2735 Computer Specialist

LOOMIS, Jason " " 808-2733 Fire Analyst

SALTENBERGER, John " " 808-2737 Fire Weather Program Manager

MARSHA, Terry " " 808-2756 Fire Weather Meteorologist

HIRSCHFIELD, Isaiah " " 808-2734 Intelligence Officer

HANEY, Barbara " " 808-2741 GIS Specialist

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Fire Directory – Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 445-4300 Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center TOLL FREE: 1-800-494-2073 2850 Youngfield Street NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 445-4300 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 445-4319

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

VACANT Lakewood, CO 303 445-4302 Center Manager

BARTTER, Glenn " " 445-4301 Assistant Center Manager

JUHOLA, Rob " " 445-4304 Assistant Coordinator

PEREA, Marco " " 445-4303 Intelligence Coordinator

BOZARTH, Debbie " " 445-4330 Aircraft Dispatcher

BALDAUF, Amy " " 445-4300 Logistics Coordinator

VACANT " " 445-4300 Logistics Coordinator

MALCOLM, Brooke " " 445-4306 Admin/Clerical & RMCG Business Manager

MATHEWSON, Tim " " 445-4309 Fire Weather Meteorologist, Program Manager

MANN, Russ " " 445-4308 Meteorologist

VACANT " " 445-4322 Information Officer

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Fire Directory – Southern Area Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (678) 320-3000 Southern Area Coordination Center TOLL FREE: 1-800-959-9181 1200 Ashwood Parkway, Suite 230 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (678) 320-3000 Atlanta, Georgia 30338 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (678) 320-3036

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

OLSEN, Kai Atlanta, GA 678 320-3001 Center Manager

ROBINSON, Tracy " " 320-3002 Assistant Area Coordinator

BOUCHER, Pat " " 320-3003 Assistant Area Coordinator

BRICE, Jeff " " 320-3004 Assistant Area Coordinator

MILLER, Calvin " " 320-3005 Operations Coordinator - Aviation

BUCHANAN, Tami " " 320-3007 Intelligence Coordinator

INGRAM, Denver " " 320-3008 Fire Weather Program Manager

SCASNY, Kevin " " 320-3009 Fire Weather Meteorologist

CARTER, Danie " " 320-3016 Program Assistant

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Fire Directory – Southern California Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (951) 276-6721 Southern California Coordination Center TOLL FREE: (800) 995-3473 2524 Mulberry Street NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (951) 276-6725 Riverside, California 92501 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (951) 782-4900

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MASON, Beth 320-6104 Riverside, CA 951 Mobilization Coordinator 276-6721

VACANT 321-1879 " " Aircraft Coordinator 276-6721

PATTERSON, Brandell " " 276-6721 Logistics Coordinator

DUNN, Michael " " " Logistics Coordinator

CAMPBELL, John " " " Logistics Coordinator

RICHARDS, Barbara " " " Logistics Coordinator

MALAS, Manny " " " Logistics Coordinator

MATARAZZI, Les " " 320-6145 Department of Interior Coordinator

KUFTA, Karen " " 320-6146 Training Officer

GREENWOOD, Pam - - - Assistant Director, Southern California FAM

BELL, Bob " " 320-6103 Emergency Operations Coordinator

RISHER, Bruce " " 320-6107 Intelligence Officer

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Fire Directory – Southwest Area Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 842-3473 Southwest Area Coordination Center TOLL FREE: (888) 440-4333 333 Broadway SE NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 842-3473 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 842-3801

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

JAYCOX, Kenan Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3473 Center Manager

VACANT " " " Asst. Center Manager

DIAZ, Tony " " " Area Coordinator

MOORE, Nancy " " " Area Coordinator

BEDONIE, Frank " " " Area Coordinator

OWCZARZAK, Kimberly " " " Aviation Dispatcher

ELLINGTON, Jay " " " Intelligence Coordinator

MAXWELL, Chuck " " " Fire Weather Program Manager

NADEN, Rich " " " Fire Weather Meteorologist

ZABINSKI, Mary " " " Fire Information Coordinator

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Fire Directory – Western Great Basin Coordination Center

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (775) 861-6455 Western Great Basin Coordination Center TOLL FREE: 1-800-633-6097 1340 Financial Blvd. NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (775) 861-6455 P. O. Box 12000 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (775) 861-6459 Reno, Nevada 89520 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

CURRY, Dave Reno, NV 775 861-6455 Center Manager

VACANT “ “ “ Assistant Center Manager

DOMINGUES, Frank “ “ “ Aircraft Coordinator

SALISBERRY, Scott “ “ “ Logistics Coordinator

SPENCER, Ted “ “ “ Logistics Coordinator

COSTELLO, Jess " “ “ Intelligence Coordinator

MCGUIRE, Gina “ “ “ Predictive Services Meteorologist

ST. CLAIR, Nelda “ “ 225-4117 GBCG Fire Operations Specialist

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Fire Directory – National Interagency Support Caches

UNIT: National Interagency Support Caches

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

329-4949 Northern Rockies Area Cache (NRK) Missoula Montana 406 Fax 329-4962 202-4940 Rocky Mountain Area Cache (RMK) Lakewood, CO 303 Fax 202-4965 777-5631 Southwest Area Prescott Cache (PFK) Prescott, AZ 928 Fax 777-5608 538-5611 Southwest Area Silver City Cache (SFK) Silver City, NM 505 Fax 388-5672 226-2850 Northern California Area Cache (NCK) Redding, CA 530 Fax 226-2854 930-3207 Southern California Area Cache (LSK) Ontario, CA 909 Fax 947-6391 387-5104 Great Basin Area Cache (GBK) Boise, ID 208 Fax 387-5573 504-7234 Northwest Area Cache (NWK) Redmond, OR 541 Fax 504-7240 878-7430 Southern Area Cache (SAK) London, KY 606 Fax 864-9559 327-4579 Eastern Area Cache (NEK) Grand Rapids, MN 218 Fax 327-4581 356-5742 Alaska Area Cache (AKK) Fort Wainwright, AK 907 Fax 356-5754

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Fire Directory – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Washington DC Office of Fire and Aviation Management

National Office of Fire and Aviation Management (NIFC)

Alaska Fire Service

Arizona State Office

California State Office

Colorado State Office

Idaho State Office

Montana State Office

Nevada State Office

New Mexico State Office

Oregon/Washington State Office

Utah State Office

Wyoming State Office

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Fire Directory – BLM – Washington DC Office of Fire and Aviation Management

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202) 208-5440 BLM Washington Office of Fire & Aviation 1849 C Street NW, MIB, Room 5070 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-800-386-8355 Washington, DC 20240 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 289-3812

ELECTRONIC MAIL: FirstInitialLastName @blm.gov

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

FREELAND, Joe (A) " 202 208-4147 Senior Fire Advisor

BRUEGGMAN, Louis " 202 208-3672 Program Analyst

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Fire Directory – BLM – National Office of Fire and Aviation Management (NIFC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5446 BLM National Office of Fire & Aviation (FA- TOLL FREE: 100) NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5446 3833 S. Development Avenue FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5376 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 ELECTRONIC MAIL: FirstInitialLastName @blm.gov

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MURPHY, Timothy Boise, ID 208 387-5447 Assistant Director

HEDRICK, Howard " " 387-5153 Deputy Assistant Director

GLENN, John " " 387-5060 Group Manager, Fire Operations

VACANT " " 387-5448 Aviation Program Manager

CONRY, Meagan " " 387-5065 Group Manager, Support Services

VACANT " " 387-5458 Chief, External Affairs

CHIVERS, Debbie " " 387-5454 EEO Manager

BEEBE, Grant " " 387-5161 Budget and Evaluation Chief

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Fire Directory – BLM – Alaska Fire Service

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 356-5600 BLM – Alaska Fire Service TOLL FREE: 1-800-258-7706 P. O. Box 35005 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 356-5670 Ft. Wainwright, Alaska 99703-0005 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 356-5517

ELECTRONIC MAIL: FirstInitialLastName @blm.gov

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SLAUGHTER, Kent Ft. Wainwright, AK 907 356-5505 Acting Manager, Alaska Fire Service

DEFRIES, Tami " " 356-5506 Associate Manager

HARRIS, Bo " " 356-5702 Chief, Logistics Operations

WHITMER, Dave " " 356-5642 Chief, Fire Operations

CROWE, Ray " " 356-5677 AICC Center Manager

BAUMGARTNER, Gary " " 356-5523 State Aviation Manager

FRONTERHOUSE, Bev " " 356-5591 Chief, Business & Technology

DOLLARD, Jake " " 356-5875 Fire Management Officer, Military Zone

THEISEN, Steve " " 356-5558 Fire Management Officer, Upper Yukon Zone

BUTTERI, Mike " " 356-5574 Fire Management Officer, Tanana Zone

DOWNS, Doug " " 356-5626 Fire Management Officer, Galena Zone

VACANT " " 267-1451 Fire Management Officer, Southern Zone

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Fire Directory– BLM – Arizona State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 602-417-9200 BLM – Arizona State Office TOLL FREE: One North Central Avenue, Suite 800 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 602-513-9276 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (602) 417-9554

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

CASTILLO, Kelly Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9550 State Fire Management Officer

Mueller, Fritz W " " 417-9307 Assistant State Fire Management Officer

GARCIA, Dolores " " 417-9241 Mitigation Specialist

BROWN, Jeff " " 417-9310 Fire Budget/Business

MARQUEZ, Rance " " 417-9305 Fuels Management Specialist

MATHIS, Darren " " 417-9308 State Aviation Manager

GLYNN, Vanessa " " 417-9683 GIS Specialist

VACANT " " 417-9511 Staff Assistant

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Fire Directory– BLM – California State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (916) 978-4430 California State Office (CSO) TOLL FREE: 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1623 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (916) 978-4631 Sacramento, California 95825-0451 FACSIMILE NUMBER:

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BANNISTER, Paul Sacramento, CA 916 978-4433 Branch Chief

MAROUK, Sam " " 978-4437 Deputy Branch Chief, Operations

BLAKENSHIP, Denise " " 978-4431 Deputy Branch Chief, Fuels and Planning

NEWMAN, James " " 978-4635 State Fire Planner

CARLSON, Ann Marie " " 978-4446 Fire Program Analyst

GOGNA, Nate " " 640-1080 BLM-National Apprenticeship Coordinator

VACANT " " 978-4436 State Aviation Manager

HAMMETT, Jared " " 978-4442 State Fire Ecologist/ Trespass Coordinator

HOOD, Ken Redding, CA 530 226-2831 Northern Operations Interior Coordinator

MATARAZZI, Les Riverside, CA 951 320-6145 Southern Operations Interior Coordinator

LEACH, Steve Redding, CA 530 226-2730 Meteorologist, ONC

PORTLOCK, Penny Sacramento, CA 916 978-4432 Staff Assistant

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Fire Directory – BLM – Colorado State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 239-3807 BLM – Colorado State Office TOLL FREE: 2850 Youngfield Street NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 445-4300 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 239-3811

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

RICHARDSON, ToddFire Management Officer Lakewood, CO 303 239-3693

ACHZIGER, Brian " " 239-3687 Deputy State Fire Management Officer

VACANT " " 239-3879 Fuels Operations Specialist

POIRIER, Gwenan " " 239-3689 Fire Planning Specialist

HAMMOND, Clark " " 239-3809 State Aviation Manager

ESPY, Leigh " " 239-3801 Deputy State Director – Resources

FAY, Gillian " " 239-3958 Program Analyst

MATHEWSON, Tim " " 445-4309 Meteorologist

PEREA, Marco " " 445-4303 Intelligence Coordinator

BANG, Kim Grand Junction, CO 970 257-4802 Fire Training Specialist/GATR

LAFLIN, Natasha Lakewood, CO 303 239-3810 Administrative Assistant

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Fire Directory – BLM – Idaho State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 373-3873 BLM – Idaho State Office TOLL FREE: 1387 South Vinnell Way NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 373-4080 Boise, Idaho 83709-1657 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 373-3850

ELECTRONIC MAIL: FirstInitialLastName @blm.gov

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MORCOM, Michael Boise, ID 208 373-3851 State Fire Management Officer

SHAW, Steve " " 373-3855 Assistant State Fire Management Officer

BANKS, Steven " " 373-3853 State Aviation Manager

SALO, Carol " " 373-3852 Fire Business Specialist

BURKHARDT, Glen " " 373-4047 State Fuels Specialist

KNAUTH, Kevin " " 373-3856 Fire Management Specialist (Planning)

HENRY, Susanna " " 373-3873 Fire Program Assistant

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Fire Directory – BLM – Montana State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 896-2917 BLM – Montana State Office TOLL FREE: 1-888-BLM-FIRE (256-3473) (MT-925) NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 896-2900 1299 Rimtop Drive FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 896-2954 Billings, Montana 59105 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First Initial_LastName (first seven letters) @blm.gov

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SCHMID, Ken Billings, MT 406 896-2919 State Fire Management Officer

FRANSTED, Eric " " 896-2914 Assistant State Fire Management Officer

FLESCH, Bob " " 896-2912 State Aviation Manager

MICHAUD, Karen " " 896-2911 Fuels Specialist

DANNENBERG, Mike " " 896-2913 Fire Education/Mitigation Specialist

PAVELIS, Joli " " 896-2915 Business Lead

ELLINGSWORTH, Rebecca " " 896-2963 GIS Lead

VACANT " " 896-2872 Billings Fire Cache (BKF) Manager

TORRES, Gabriella " " 896-2817 Fire Staff Assistant

GILMAN, Bob Missoula, MT 406 329-4961 Northern Rockies Operations

HEINTZ, Judy " " 329-4708 NRCC Assistant Center Manager

HENRY, Bryan " " 329-4875 NRCC Meteorologist

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Fire Directory – BLM – Nevada State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (775) 861-6757 BLM – Nevada State Office TOLL FREE: NV BLM Duty Officer 1340 Financial Blvd. NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (775) 861-6455 Reno, Nevada 89520 WGBCC FACSIMILE NUMBER: (775) 861-6668

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

NEVADA BLM DUTY OFFICER Reno, NV 775 861-6757

McKNIGHT, Rex " " 861-6670 State Fire Management Officer

PETERSEN, Paul " 861-6507 Deputy SFMO Fire Operations "

ARNOLD, Danny " 861-6535 State Aviation Manager "

GREGORY, Sandy " 861-6514 Fuels Management Specialist "

BOOMER, Michael " 861-6523 Fire Planning "

DEBERG, Brenda " 861-6574 Incident Business Specialist "

SAVOIE, Cindy " 861-6521 Training & Qualifications Specialist "

ACOSTA, Bianca " 861-6450 Staff Assistant "

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Fire Directory – BLM – New Mexico State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: None BLM – New Mexico State Office TOLL FREE: c/o Fire and Aviation Management NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 842-3473 301 Dinosaur Trail (SWCC) Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 954-294 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MADRID, Hector Santa Fe, NM 505 954-2186 State Fire Management Officer

JAYCOX, Kenan Albuquerque, NM " 842-3473 SWCC Center Manager

SELKIRK, John Santa Fe, NM " 954-2192 Fire Management Specialist/State Aviation Manager

BOTT, Dave " " 954-2187 Fire Operations Specialist

BYE, Lisa " " 954-2191 Fuels Management Specialist

MILLER, Shana " " 954-2193 Fire Business Specialist

VACANT " " 954-2189 Mitigation/Education Specialist

STANDISH, Claudia 476-4332 " " Smoke Desk Smoke Management Specialist (NM AQB) 476-4330

LUEVANO, Charley " " 954-2190 Training Specialist

HARNESS, Scott Albuquerque, NM " 761-8912 Lead Radio Tech

SANDOVAL, Al Santa Fe, NM " 954-2188 Fire GIS Specialist

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Fire Directory – BLM – Oregon/Washington State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 808-2720 BLM – Oregon/Washington State Office (NWCC) P. O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 808-2720 1220 SW Third Ave.Portland, Oregon 97204 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 808-6799 (NWCC) ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE FEDRIZZI, Jeff Portland, OR 503 808-6461 State Fire Management Officer SCOPA, Bobbie " " 808-6518 Assistant Director, Operations BLANKENSHIP, Denise “ “ 808-2145 Resource Integrations Lead CHITWOOD, CiCi “ “ 808-2466 Business Section Lead KLEINER, Kurt " " 808-6593 State Aviation Manager KRISH, Joe " " 808-6559 Operations Specialist GROVER, LuAnn “ “ 808-2333 Cooperative Fire Specialist LARGAESPADA, Tony “ “ 808-2328 Contract Operations Specialist STEWART, Julie “ “ 808-6728 Airspace Program Manager GOODELL, Craig " " 808-6595 Fire Ecologist MRUZIK, Leanne " " 808-6592 Fuels Management Specialist GALES, Shelby " " 808-6236 Safety Specialist

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Fire Directory – BLM – Utah State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (801)-539-4091 BLM – Utah State Office TOLL FREE: 440 W. 200 S., Suite 500 (84101) NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (801) 550-9856 P. O. Box 45155 (801)-597-9392 Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (801) 539-4198

ELECTRONIC MAIL: : FirstInitialLastName @blm.gov [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BELGER, Rick Salt Lake City, UT 801 539-4091 State Fire Management Officer

DELANEY, Chris " " 539-4277 Assistant Fire Management Officer

AUSGOTHARP, Cherie " " 539-4130 Fire Program Specialist (Training & Admin)

HAMILL, Deb " " 539-4131 Management Program Analyst/Budget

DINGMAN, Cameron " " 539-4241 State Aviation Manager

WASHA, Brad " " 539-4246 Fuels Management Specialist

O’HANLON, Heather " " 539-4028 Mitigation & Education Program Lead

STRATE, Steve " " 539-4205 State Telecom Manager

SHEFFEY, Jack " " 539- 4213 GIS Specialist

WASHINGTON, Dan " " 539-4151 Smoke Management

SISNEROS, Jeremy " " 539-4064 ES&R Coordinator

BRUSE, Rachelle " " 539-4226 Program Management Analyst/Fire Trespass

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Fire Directory – BLM – Wyoming State Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 1-800-295-9953 BLM – Wyoming State Office TOLL FREE: 5353 Yellowstone Road NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-800-295-9954 P. O. Box 1828 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (307) 775-6098 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

775-6100 COWAN, Kyle Cheyenne, WY 307 C: 631- Fire Management Officer 9347 775-6086 HOHN, Paul " " C: 253- Assistant State Fire Management Officer Operations 8576 FOSTER, Angie " " 775-6443 State Fuels Program 775-6237 BALDWIN, Jason " " C: 630- Aviation Manager 0070 POIRIER, Gwenan Denver, CO " 239-3689 Fire Planner (Shared WY&CO)

KING, Sherrill Rock Spring, WY 307 352-0320 Fire Management Specialist-Mitigation Education

KEATING, Molly Cheyenne, WY 307 775-6054 Fire Business Program Analyst BANG, Kim Training Specialist/ Geographic Area Training Grand Junction, CO 970 257-4802 Representative

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Fire Directory – Forest Service (FS)

Washington DC A&FM Office

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Region 6

Region 8

Region 9

Region 10

Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry

FS Emergency Support Function # 4

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Fire Directory – FS – Washington DC FAM Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202 205-1483 or US Forest Service (202) 205-0891 Fire & Aviation Management TOLL FREE: State and Private Forestry NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1400 Independence Avenue SW FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 205-1401 Mail Stop 1107 Washington, DC 20250-0003

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

HARBOUR, Tom Washington, DC 202 205-1483 Director

BAIRD, Robert " " 205-0888 Deputy Director

OLSEN, Dan " " 205-1410 Deputy Director

GAGE, Steve Boise, ID 208 387-5605 Assistant Director, Wildland Fire Operations

REINHARDT, Elizabeth " 202 205-1501 Assistant Director, Fuels & Fire Ecology

VACANT " " 205-1503 Assistant Director Partnerships & National Fire Plan

BERTSCH, Ron " " 205-1664 Assistant Director, Planning & Budget

HINAMAN, Art " " 205-1505 Assistant Director, Aviation

WATERBURY, Bill " " 387-5614 Assistant Director, Risk Management

SUTTON, Larry " " 387-5970 Wildland Fire Ground Safety Specialist

VACANT " " 387-5607 National Aviation Safety & Training Manager

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Fire Directory – FS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5100 USFS – National Interagency Fire Center TOLL FREE: 3833 S. Development Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 Boise, Idaho 83705 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5398

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

GAGE, Steve Boise, ID 208 387-5605 Director

CHRISTENSEN, Kim " " 387-5949 Deputy Director

WATERBURY, Bill " " 387-5614 Risk Management Director

VACANT “ “ 387-5608 Administrative Manager

COMMUNICATIONS DUTY OFFICER " " 387-5644

Mike Tuominen (Acting) " " 387-5485 Communications Manager/IR

VACANT " " 387-5279 Contracting Officer/Director ISB

ANDERSON, Leslie Missoula, MT 406 329-1043 Equipment/Chemicals Branch Chief

HANKS, Ron Boise, ID 208 387-5607 Aviation Operations Branch Chief

NATIONAL INFO SYSTEMS GROUP " 800 253-5559 (Help Desk)

JONES, Jennifer " 208 387-5437 Public Information Officer/External Affairs

FISHER, Sarah " " 387-5944 Incident Business Program Manager

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 1

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 329-3401 FS – Region 1 TOLL FREE: P. O. Box 7669 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 329-4880 Missoula, Montana 59807 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 329-3132

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

KOPPENOL, Patricia Missoula, MT 406 329-3402 Director, Fire &Aviation and

MORRIS, Greg " " 329-3296 Deputy Director

GILMAN, Bob " " 329-4961 Fire Operations

ZACHERY, Steve " " 329-3422 Regional Safety Officer

DOHERTY, Margaret " " 329-4918 Regional Aviation Officer

BOYD, Gary " " 329-3235 Regional Aviation Safety Manager

HOYT, Stu " " 329-3266 Fuels/Wildland Fire Specialist

SCOFIELD, Cathy " " 329-3409 Cooperative Fire Management

ORTMAN, Kitty " " 329-3404 Executive Assistant

NIMLOS, Tracey " " 329-3331 Incident Business Management Specialist

FRITSEN, Mike " " 329-4942 R-1 Smokejumper Base Manager

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 2

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 445-4300 FS – Region 2 TOLL FREE: Rocky Mountain Regional Office NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 445-4300 740 Simms Street FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 275-5754 Golden, CO 80401 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

THOMPSON, Willie R. Director, Safety Fire & Aviation Management Golden, CO 303 275-5736 (SFAM) OTT, William " " 275-5749 Deputy Director, Safety, Fire and Aviation Mgmt.

VACANT " " 275-5791 Assistant Director Fire Operations

GREER, Shane " " 275-5336 Assistant Director Risk Mgmt.

SUGG, Scott " " 275-5115 Fire Operations Specialist

LA FARR, Sandra " " 275-5740 Assistant Director Regional Aviation Officer

HAMILTON, J. KENT " " 275-5711 Regional Aviation Safety Manager

VACANT " " 275-5307 Asst. Director Fuels and Fire Ecology

LAWSON, Jim " " 275-5756 Helicopter Operations Specialist

VACANT " " 275-5748 Asst. Director COOP Fire

CHENEY, Flint " " 275-5791 Assistant Director-Strategic Planning

WILMORE, Brenda Eagle, CO 970 328-5891 Regional Fire Use Specialist

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 3

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 842-3473 FS – Region 3 TOLL FREE: USDA FS R-3 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 842-3473 333 Broadway Blvd., S.E. FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 842-3806 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

VAN BRUGGEN, Bill Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3206 Director, Fire & Aviation Management

VACANT 842-3350 " " Deputy Director, Fire & Aviation Manager

NIETO, Richard " " 842-3418 Assistant Director, Operations

IRWIN, Emily " " 842-3281 Assistant Director, Fuels

DAMSGAARD, Kristine " " 842-3359 Regional Aviation Officer

ANZALONE, Jami " " 842-3351 Aviation Safety Manager

BRUDEVOLD BLACK, Ginger " " 842-3352 Assistant Director, Fire Planning/Budget/Coop Fire

ZAMORA, Billy " " 842-3388 Incident Business Advisor

VILLARD, James Alamogordo, NM 575 434-7332 Training

LIVINGSTON, Bequi Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3412 Safety

LORETTO, Colleen 842-3460 " " Staff Assistant

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 4

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (801) 531-5320 FS – Region 4 TOLL FREE: 324 25th Street NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (801) 531-5320 Ogden, Utah 84401 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (801) 625-5594

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

STEWART, Sue Ogden, UT 801 625-5507 Director, Fire & Aviation Management

LUND, Beth " " 625-5513 Deputy Director, Operations

VACANT " " 625-5511 Deputy Director, Aviation

MIGNANO, Mitch " " 625-5510 Aviation Safety Manager

HOLDSAMBECK, Steve " " 721-7258 Fire Operations Safety Officer

KNIELING, Barbara " " 625-5508 Fire Planning and Budget

EVANS, Lee Ann " " 625-5565 Incident Business Specialist

WALKER, Loren " " 625-5245 Coop Fire Specialist/Prevention/ESF4

BIGGS, Tenna " " 625-5403 Fire Training Specialist/Workforce

NYMAN, Mesia " " 625-5505 Fuels Specialist/WFDSS Manager

VACANT " " 625-5264 Fire Operations Specialist

CAMPBELL, Brent " " 620-1882 Helicopter Operations Specialist

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 5

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 530-226-2801 (ONCC) FS – Region 5 TOLL FREE: USDA Forest Service NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Pacific Southwest Region FACSIMILE NUMBER: (707) 562-9048 (Vallejo) 1323 Club Drive (916) 640-1090 (McClellan) Vallejo, California 94592

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MILLAR, Joe Vallejo, CA 707 562-8925 Director, Fire & Aviation Management

THOMPSON, Willie " " 562-8927 Deputy Director

POWER, Jeff McClellan, CA 916 640-1031 Regional Aviation Officer

GRIFFITH, Rob Assistant Director, Fuels Management, Fire Vallejo, CA 707 562-8695 Ecology, Air Quality, Fire Prevention

MAHONEY, Trudie " " 562-9184 Assistant Director, Cooperative Fire

BIEHL, Gary " " 562-8966 Assistant Director, Strategic Planning ALLENBRICK, Sharon Assistant Director, Workforce Development and McClellan, CA 916 640-1052 Fire Training

SALDANA, Yolanda " " 640-1038 Aviation Safety Officer

VACANT " " 640-1050 Ground Safety Officer

THOMAS, Yolie Vallejo, CA 707 562-8835 Incident Business Program Specialist

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 6

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 808-2720 FS – Region 6 (NWCC) P. O. Box 3623 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 808-2720 1220 SW Third Ave FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 808-2586 (R6) Portland, Oregon 97204 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

808-2143 SUMMER, David 503 Portland, OR 703-4334C Director, Forest Service R6

SCOPA, Bobbie 503 808-6518 " Assistant Director, Operations C327-9255

BLANKENSHIP, Denise 808-2145 “ “ Resource Integrations Lead

CHITWOOD, CiCi 503 808-2466 " Business Section Lead C708-5139 503 SCHOOLCRAFT, Aaron 808-2359 " 202 Assistant Director, Aviation C302-4518

KLEINER, Kurt 503 808-6593 " State Aviation Manager 971 C338-3091 541 STERLING, Gary 504-7263 " 971 Aviation Safety Specialist C227-0732

GALES, Shelby 503 808-6236 " Fire Safety Specialist 503 C828-8156

RAWLINGS, Steve 503 808-2314 " Fire Operations Specialist 509 C675-1835

KRISH, Joe 503 808-6559 " Fire Operations Specialist C307-4353

BEAMS, Renee 541 504-7342 " Training Specialist

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 8

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (404) 347-1615 FS – Region 8 TOLL FREE: 1720 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 710N NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (678) 320-3000 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (SACC) FACSIMILE NUMBER: (404) 347-2836

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] *except

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

RAVAL, Shardul Atlanta, GA 404 347-3464 Director

VACANT " Assistant Director, National Fire Plan

WEAVER, Stephen " " 347-2726 Assistant Director, Fire & Emergency Operations

VACANT Lawrenceville, GA 770 237-0119 Assistant Director, Regional Aviation Officer

TRUITT, Jim Atlanta, GA 404 347-2992 Regional Aviation Safety Manager

FINLEY, Jack Lawrenceville, GA 770 237-0119 Helicopter Operations Specialist

SHEA, Dan Atlanta, GA 404 347-3463 Regional Fire Planner

CROSS, Clint " " 347-3192 Regional Fuels Specialist

GARTEN, Barry Roanoke, VA 540 265-5130 Fuels/Decision Support

JERZYKOWSKI, Charles Atlanta, GA 404 347-7626 Regional COOP Fire Program Manager

BRITT, Jan " " 347-2954 Training Program Manager

SMITH, Rachel " 404 347-2034 Emergency Operations Specialist/ESF4

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 9

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (414) 297-3600 FS – Region 9 TOLL FREE: 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (414)-944-3811 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (414) 297-3963

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BOCHE, Mark Milwaukee, WI 414 297-1280 Director, Fire & Aviation Management

VACANT " " 297-3345 Deputy Director, Fire & Aviation Management

KURTH, Tom " " 297-3682 Fire & Emergency Operations

VACANT " " 297-3744 Regional Aviation Officer

HOUGH, Nick " - - Regional Aviation Safety Manager

SERENA, David Ely, MN 218 365-4831 Aviation Maintenance Inspector

EDGE, Jim Milwaukee, WI 414 297-3977 Helicopter Operations Specialist

PENAS, Ilene " " 297-1068 Fire Training Specialist

VACANT " " 297-1412 Fire Planner / Budget

GALLAGHER, Terry " " 297-1812 Fuels Operation Specialist

VACANT " - - Ground Safety

VACANT " - - Incident Business Management

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Fire Directory – FS – Region 10

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 743-9458 FS - Region 10 TOLL FREE: State and Private Forestry NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 230-4106 161 East 1st Ave, Door 8 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 743-9479 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

POLICHIO, Peggy A. Portland, OR 503 808-2340 Director – State & Private Forestry

SUMMER, David " " 808-2143 Director – Fire, Fuels & Aviation

LEHNHAUSEN, Gary Anchorage, AK 907 743-9458 Regional Fire & Fuels Program Manager

VACANT Fairbanks, AK - - Regional Fire Logistics Coordinator 586-7555 BINGHAM, Boyce Juneau, AK " or Aviation Officer 723-7270 586-8715 LOGAN, Dan " " or Aviation Safety Manager 723-9095 ABRAMS, Michael " " 586-8770 Aviation Maintenance

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Fire Directory – FS – Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (610) 557-4152 FS – Northeastern Area S&PF TOLL FREE: 11 Campus Boulevard, Suite 200 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (610) 742-7593 Newtown Square, PA 19073-3294 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (610) 557-4154

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MARTIN, Owen Newtown Square, PA 610 557-4180 Director, Fire Management

HARTLOVE, Bob " " 557-4161 Fire and Emergency Operations

GABLIKS, Maris " " 557-4108 State Fire Assistance, Prog. Mgr., Prescribed Fire

VACANT " " 557-4144 FEPP & VFA Manager

BROOKS, Maureen " " 557-4146 Fire Planner, WUI/Prevention Specialist

ZIMMERMAN, Dan " " 557-4147 Area Aviation Officer/Area Aviation Safety Officer

DILLON, Matt " " 557-4143 Training Officer

WILLIAMS, Sandra Warren, PA 814 728-6159 Emergency Preparedness Specialist

FURMAN, James Eglin Air Force Base, FL 850 882-8399 Forest Service Liaison – U.S. Air Force

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Fire Directory – FS Emergency Support Function # 4

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202)-205-1500 FS - ESF# 4 National Coordinator (202)-205-1132 Dale Dague, Branch Chief TOLL FREE: Gordon Sachs, Alternate NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 434-220-8050 - VICC U. S. Forest Service FACSIMILE NUMBER: 202-205-1272 201 14th St., SW; Yates Bldg.; 2SW Washington, DC 20250 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected], Alternate: [email protected] First Initial Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

Regional Coordinator, USFS Northern Region SCOFIELD, Cathy, Assistant Director for Coop Missoula, MT 406 329-3409 Cooperative Fire and Fire Prevention. Regional Coordinator, USFS Rocky Mtn Region Willie Thompson, Regional Fire Director Lakewood, CO 303 275-5736 (ACTING) Regional Coordinator, USFS Southwest Region BRUDEVOLD-BLACK, Ginger, Planning, Budget, Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3352 & Cooperative Fire Programs Regional Coordinator, USFS Great Basin Region WALKER, Loren, Cooperative Fire/Fire Prevention Ogden, UT 435 781-5151 Specialist Regional Coordinator, USFS Pacific SW Region MAHONEY, Trudie, Asst. Director, Cooperative Vallejo, CA 707 562-9184 Fire Regional Coordinator, USFS Pacific NW Region Portland, OR 503 808-2929 ULMER, Linda, CRB Coordinator Regional Coordinator, USFS Southern Region SMITH, Rachel, Fire and Emergency Operations Atlanta, GA 404 347-2034 Specialist. Regional Coordinator, USFS Eastern Region KURTH, Tom, Fire and Emergency Operations Milwaukee, WI 414 297-3682 Specialist Area Coordinator, USFS Northeast Area HARTLOVE, Bob, Fire and Emergency Operations Newtown Square, PA 610 557-4161 Specialist Regional Coordinator, USFS Alaska Region Anchorage, Alaska 907 743-9458 LEHNHAUSEN, Gary, Cooperative Fire Specialist

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Fire Directory – Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Region 6

Region 7

Region 8

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Fire Directory – FWS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400 US Fish and Wildlife Service TOLL FREE: National Interagency Fire Center NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 3833 S. Development Avenue FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5668 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SEGAR, John Boise, ID 208 387-5976 Chief, Fire Management Branch

EATON, Bob " " 387-5583 Deputy Chief, Fire Management Branch

WILCOX, Chris " " 387-5599 Fire Operations Program Leader

MASON, Ted " " 387-5831 Fire Safety Specialist

CONN, Kevin " " 387-5505 Fire Preparedness Specialist

VAN HEMELRYCK, Kim " " 387-5957 Fuels Management Specialist

PEREZ, Kathy Albuquerque, NM 505 248-6812 Budget and Planning Coordinator

FARRELL, Billie " " 387-5536 Administrative Officer/Incident Business Specialist

GLEASON, Karen Miranda " " 387-5891 Communication Coordinator

WETZEL, Fred Washington, DC 703 358-2340 National Fire Plan Coordinator

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 1

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 736-4750 FWS – Region 1 TOLL FREE: 911 NE 11th Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 231-6863 (Type: Omnifax) ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

ENSLEY, Pam Portland, OR 503 231-6174 Regional Fire Management Coordinator

FAY, Brett " " 872-2756 Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator

GALES, Brian " " 231-6769 Fire Operations

SIDLES, Cyndi " " 231-6234 Fire Ecologist

STOAKES, Cynthia ” " 736-4750 Fire Clerk

SALTENBERGER, John “ “ 808-2737 Fire Weather Program Manager

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 2

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 248-6474 FWS – Region 2 TOLL FREE: Refuges/Fire NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: P. O. Box 1306 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 248-6460 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

DEROSEAR, Loren Albuquerque, NM 505 248-6848 Regional Fire Management Coordinator

KAIB, Mark " " 248-6819 Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator

VACANT " " 248-6474 Fire Operations Specialist

WILSON, Butch " " 248-6820 Prescribed Fire Specialist

WHITEAKER, Ryan " 575 373-9254 Fire Planner

GROMATZKY, Kari " 505 248-7463 Geospatial Specialist

BLAKE, Mary " " 248-6484 Administrative Officer

MAXWELL, Charles " " 842-3419 Meteorologist

GODFREY, Ralph Wichita Mountains, OK 580 429-2116 Fire Ecologist

CUNNINGHAM, Nancy Albuquerque, NM 505 248-6823 Administrative Assistant

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 3

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (320)273-2247 FWS – Region 3 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 5600 American Blvd West, Suite 990 Bloomington , MN 55437 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (320) 273-2231

ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

DEARBORN, Dan Odessa, MN 320 273-2247 Chief, Branch of Fire Management

LANGFORD, Russ Bloomington, MN 612 713-5257 West Zone Fire Management Officer, Minnesota BERGER, Cliff South Zone Fire Management Officer Mendon, IL 217 242-7767 (IA, IL, IN, MO, OH, WI) NURSE, Steve Interagency Fire Management Officer Gladstone, MI 906 428-5822 Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Hiawatha NF SZYMANIAK, Jerry Grand Rapids, MN 218 327-4568 Regional Fire Planner/GIS

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 4

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (404) 679-7190 US Fish & Wildlife Service, Southeast Region TOLL FREE: 1875 Century Blvd., Suite 420 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Atlanta, Georgia 30345 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (404) 679-7272

ELECTRONIC MAIL:

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

KUBIAK, Pete Atlanta, GA 404 679-7244 Regional Fire Management Coordinator

CARVER, Vince " " 679-7244 Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator

O'CONNOR, Josh " " 679-4192 Regional Fuels Management Specialist

VACANT " " Fire Management Specialist

PLANTE, Burt 473-1131 Manteo, NC 252 District 1 Fire Management Officer x 232

WOOD, Rob Savannah, GA 843 784-9911 District 2 Fire Management Officer

TITUS, Greg Tallahassee, FL 850 925-5661 District 4 Fire Management Officer

PEARSON, Pat Titusville, FL 321 861-0667 District 5 Fire Management Officer

PALMER, Cass Naples, FL 239 657-5476 District 6 Fire Management Officer

WILDER, Tony 497-5780 Gautier, MS 228 District 7 Fire Management Officer x 22

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 5

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (413) 253-8589 FWS – Region 5 300 Westgate Center Drive NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Hadley, MA 01035 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (413) 253-8768

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

STRATTON, Glen Hadley, MA 413 253-8589 Regional Fire Coordinator

HUBNER, Steve 986-3409 Suffolk, VA 757 Regional Fuels Coordinator Ext. 104

VOLLICK, Rick Hadley, MA 413 253-8529 Emergency Management Coordinator

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 6

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 236-8110 FWS – Region 6 TOLL FREE: Mail: P. O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 720-244-8826 Denver, Colorado 80225 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 236-4792

Delivery: 134 Union Blvd. ELECTRONIC MAIL: Lakewood, Co. 80228 First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

VACANT Lakewood, CO 303 236-8125 Regional Fire Management Coordinator

CARTER, David " " 236-8110 Acting Regional Fire Management Coordinator

STERRY, Richard " " 236-8124 Regional Fire Planner BEETCH, Neal Regional Fuels/National Fire Plan Programs " " 445-4367 Coordinator DEL GROSSO, Shane 352-5894 Huron, SD 605 Regional Fire Management Specialist Ext. 16

KAMEN, Amy Lakewood, CO 303 236-4305 Fire Budget Analyst

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 7

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 602-3601 FWS – Region 7 TOLL FREE: 1011 E. Tudor Road MS238 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Anchorage, Alaska 99503 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 786-3905

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

ALEXANDER, Doug 602-3601 - 907 Regional Fire Management Coordinator Mobile

PASSEK, Jan - " 786-3654 Regional Fire Management Specialist

REED, Brad - " 786-3985 Regional Fire Management Specialist

CLARK, Maureen 632-3645 - " Regional Fire Information Specialist Mobile

BUTTERI, Peter Fairbanks, AK " 456-0361 FMO – Arctic/ Yukon Flats/Kanuti/Tetlin NWRs

BULOCK, Kristi McGrath, AK " 524-3251 FMO – Innoko, Yukon Delta, Togiak NWRs

NEWBOULD, Doug Soldotna, AK " 260-2844 FMO – Kenai/Kodiak NWRs

PRATT, Ben Galena, AK " 656-1231 FMO – Koyukuk/Nowitna/Selawik NWRs

STEEN, Debbie Anchorage, AK " 786-3665 Chief, Visitor Services & Fire Management

HASKETT, Geoffrey " " 786-3542 Regional Director

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Fire Directory – FWS – Region 8

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (916) 414-6464 FWS - REGION 8 TOLL FREE: 2800 Cottage Way, W-2606 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Sacramento, CA 95825 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (916) 414-6486

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

GIBSON, Glenn Sacramento, CA 916 414-6508 Regional Fire Management Officer

WADE, Jessica " " 978-6181 Assistant Regional FMO - Operations

HADLEY, Richard " " 414-6483 Assistant Regional FMO - Planning

ROBERTS, James Jamul, CA 619 468-9245 Regional Fire Ecologist

MORRILL, Miriam Willows, CA 530 934-2801 Regional Fire Outreach and Partnerships Coord.

GOHEEN, David Tule Lake, CA 530 667-8304 Klamath Zone FMO

SHIPPELHOUTE, Dale Willows, CA 530 934-2801 North Central Valley Fire Zone FMO

KELLY, Peter Los Banos, CA 209 826-3508 South Central Valley / Bay Area Fire Zone FMO

RICKARD, Lee Jamul, CA 619 713-2201 Southern California Fire Zone FMO

RASH, Tim Fallon, CA 775 423-5128 Nevada Fire Zone FMO

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Fire Directory – National Park Service (NPS)

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Alaska Region

Northeast Region

Midwest Region

National Capital Region

Intermountain Region

Southeast Region

Pacific West Region

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Fire Directory – NPS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400 NPS – National Interagency Fire Center TOLL FREE: 3833 S. Development Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5250

ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

NICHOLS, Tom Boise, ID 208 387-5216 Chief, Division of Fire and Aviation

KAAGE, Bill " " 387-5225 Fire Director; Branch Chief, Wildland Fire

KOONTZ, Mark " " 387-5090 Fire Operations

SCHWAB, Rich Washington, DC 202 513-7129 BAER Coordinator

SCOTT, Jeff Boise, ID 208 387-5210 Program/Budget Manager/Business Management

BAHR, Dick " " 387-5217 Fire Science/Ecology

SHULTZ, Jim " " 387-5215 Training/Quals

D’AMICO, Roberta " " 387-5239 Branch Chief, Communication

WILLIAMS, Sheila " " 387-5203 Administrative Officer

TORRES, Erik " " 387-5213 Branch Chief, Information Technology

ROLLENS, Jon " " 387-5227 Branch Chief, Aviation Management

SPENCER, Hal " " 387-5245 Branch Chief, Structural Fire

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Fire Directory – NPS – Alaska Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 644-3409 NPS – Alaska Region TOLL FREE: 240 W. 5th Avenue, Room 114 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 683-9555 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 644-3809

ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

WARTHIN, Dan Anchorage, AK 907 644-3409 Regional Fire Management Officer

DEANE, Shannon " " 644-3412 Regional Fire Program Assistant

SULLIVAN, James Fairbanks, AK " 455-0651 Fire Management Officer – Eastern Area

WEDDLE, Larry Denali Park, AK " 683-9548 Fire Management Officer – Western Area

MITCHELL, Keith " " 683-9549 Assistant Fire Management Officer – Western Area

ANDERSON, Paul (Acting) Anchorage, AK " 644-3419 Aviation Coordinator

WARTHIN, Morgan " " 644-3418 Communication, Education, and Prevention

BARNES, Jennifer Fairbanks, AK " 455-0652 Fire Ecologist

SORBEL, Brian Anchorage, AK " 644-3413 Fire GIS Specialist

ALDEN, Sharon ([email protected]) Fairbanks, AK " 356-5691 Fire Weather Program Manager

STRADER, Heidi ([email protected]) " " 356-5691 Fire Weather Program Manager

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Fire Directory – NPS – Northeast Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (215) 597-7140 NPS – Northeast Region Philadelphia Regional Office (NER), NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (540) 999-3422 200 Chestnut St., Third Floor FACSIMILE NUMBER: (215) 597-0351 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MUSITANO, Mark Philadelphia, PA 215 597-4865 Regional Fire Management Officer

VACANT " " Fire Operations Specialist

STEWART, Barbara Charlottesville, VA 434 220-9065 Fire Communication Specialist

MAZZEO, Joe Boston, MA 617 223-5221 Structural Fire Management Officer

VACANT Philadelphia, PA 215 Fire Budget Analyst

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Fire Directory – NPS – Midwest Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (402) 661-1756 NPS – Midwest Region TOLL FREE: 601 Riverfront Drive NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Omaha, Nebraska 68102 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (402) 661-1983

ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MCMAHILL, Jim Omaha, NE 402 661-1754 Regional Fire & Aviation Officer

NIEMI, Dave " " 661-1762 Wildland Fire Management Specialist

BEACHAM, Scott " " 661-1768 Fuels Management Specialist

HEDREN, Connie " " 661-1756 Fire Program Management Assistant

JOHNSON, J. Michael " " 661-1760 Fire Communication & Education Specialist

MANCUSO, Paul " " 661-1758 Fuels Management Specialist

WIENK, Cody " " 661-1770 Fire Ecologist

SMITH, Janelle " " 661-1764 Budget Analyst

HANSEN, Kathie New Franken, WI 920 866-1767 Fire GIS Specialist

MARIEN, Steve St. Paul, MN 651 293-8446 Fire Meteorologist

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Fire Directory – NPS – National Capital Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (301) 432-6945 NPS – National Capital Region TOLL FREE: P. O. Box 158 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (301) 714-2235 302 E. Main Street FACSIMILE NUMBER: (301) 432-8621 Sharpsburg, MD 21782 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BOUCHER, Don Washington, DC 202 619-7039 Regional Fire and Emergency Manager

SEABRIGHT, Jeffrey Sharpsburg, MD 301 432-6945 Regional Fire Management Officer

CLANCY, Barbara " " 432-6548 Fire Program Management Assistant

KENYON, William Hagerstown, MD " 714-2223 Communications Center Supervisor

CASTILLO, Raul Washington, DC 202 619-7168 Structural Fire Specialist

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Fire Directory – NPS – Intermountain Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 969-2951 NPS – Intermountain Region TOLL FREE: 12795 W. Alameda Parkway (zip 80228) NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 720-381-2481 P. O. Box 25287 (zip 80225) FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 969-2037 Denver, Colorado ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

DAVIN, Michael Denver, CO 303 969-2951 Regional Fire Management Officer

KANE, Kelly " " 969-2449 Deputy FMO, Denver

WOFFINDEN, Brent Santa Fe, NM 505 988-6018 Deputy FMO, Santa Fe

DUHNKRACK, Jesse Denver, CO 303 969-2678 Fire Planning Specialist

SORENSON, Steve " " 969-2657 Regional Aviation Manager

HICKERSON, Jeff Santa Fe, NM 505 988-6094 Regional Fuels Specialist – Santa Fe

BUNDSHUH, Andy Denver, CO 303 969-2124 Regional Fuels Specialist - Denver

TURNER, Linda " " 969-2948 Fire Budget Analyst

WIENK, Cody Omaha, NE 402 661-1770 Fire Ecologist

FRANK, Christine Denver, CO 303 969-2971 Fire Program Management Assistant JOLLY, Pam NRCC Dispatcher – Wildland Fire Module Missoula, MT 406 329-4884 Coordinator MANN, Russ Denver, CO 303 445-4308 Meteorologist, RMACC

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Fire Directory – NPS – Southeast Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (404) 507-5624 NPS – Southeast Region NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (678) 320-3000 National Park Service (SACC) Atlanta Federal Center/1924 Building FACSIMILE NUMBER: (404) 562-3200 100 Alabama Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

LARRY, Samuel Atlanta, GA 404 507-5624 Regional Fire Management Officer

ADAMS, Willie " " 507-5629 Wildland Fire Specialist

BRICE, Jeff “ 678 320-3004 Asst. Area Coord (SACC)

ROGERS, Keith “ “ 507-5742 Emergency Services Coordinator

GALLAGHER, Meg “ “ 507-5643 Eastern Regional Aviation Manager

INGRAM, Denver " 678 320-3008 Meteorologist (SACC)

WARD, Michael " 404 507-5841 Prescribed Fire Specialist

MALLARD, Sandra " " 507-5627 Budget Analyst

STRUHAR, Liz " " 507-5642 Fire Planner

VACANT - - - Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator NOBLE, Caroline 893-4153 Tallahassee, FL 850 Fire Ecologist Ext. 267 IVEY, Doug Chattanooga, TN 423 892-6861 Air Center Manager & Assistant

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Fire Directory – NPS – Pacific West Region

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (415) 623-2210 NPS – Pacific West Region TOLL FREE: 333 Bush Street, Suite 500 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (530) 226-2800 San Francisco, CA 94104-2828 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (415) 623-2383

ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BECKMAN, Sid San Francisco, CA 415 623-2210 Regional Fire Management Officer

NEILL, Christie San Francisco, CA 415 623-2217 Deputy Regional FMO, Operations Placerville, CA 530 621-5263

VACANT 795-1381 Hathaway Pines, CA 209 Deputy Regional FMO, Fuels ext. 232

WILLS, Robin San Francisco, CA 415 623-2216 Fire Ecologist

YOSHIDA, Berkeley Hawaii 808 985-6100 Budget Analyst

SITZ, Shad Redmond, OR 541 504-4496 Regional Aviation Manager

SIEFKIN, Nelson San Francisco, CA 415 623-2213 Fire Archeologist & BAER/BAR

RAJU, Ruby San Francisco, CA 415 623-2211 Fire Program Assistant

JOHNSON, Matthew Placerville, CA 530 295-5614 Fire Management Specialist – Training & FPA

JOHNSON, Tod Seattle, WA 206 220-4029 Fire Management Specialist - Fuels

CONOVER, Corky Three Rivers, CA 559 565-3129 Fuels Specialist

GRUPE, Mark San Francisco, CA 415 623-2212 Fire GIS

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Fire Directory – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Central Office, National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Great Plains Regional Office

Southwest Regional Office

Southern Plains Regional Office

Rocky Mountain Regional Office

Eastern Regional Office

Alaska Regional Office

Midwest Regional Office

Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office

Navajo Regional Office

Western Regional Office

Northwest Regional Office

Pacific Regional Office

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Fire Directory – BIA – Central Office, National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5575 BIA Central Office – National Interagency TOLL FREE: Fire Center NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5660 3833 S. Development Avenue FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5581 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

CARLILE, Lyle Boise, ID 208 387-5575 BIA Wildland Fire Director

ROBERTS, Robert (Bob) " " 387-5620 BIA Deputy Wildland Fire Director

JACKSON, James (Mark) " " 387-5041 Fire/Fuels Management Specialist

BRADSHAW, Scott " " 387-5373 National Fire Planner

KERLEY, Joel " " 387-5371 Aviation Operations Specialist

ROMERO, Dalan " " 387-5372 Fire Management Operations

BROYLES, Esther (Gini) " " 387-5696 Administrative Officer

BEITIA, Tony " " 387-5177 Safety

HOTINGER, Myron “ “ 387-5246 BAER Coordinator

AMICARELLA, Mike Broomfield, CO 303 888-1505 Acting Regional Aviation Manager

UNDERWOOD, Dave Albuquerque, NM 505 563-3376 Regional Aviation Manager

MARTINEZ, Darryl " " 563-3369 Tri-Regional BAER Coordinator

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Fire Directory – BIA – Great Plains Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (605) 226-7621 BIA – Great Plains Regional Office TOLL FREE: Federal Building NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 115 Fourth Avenue SE FACSIMILE NUMBER: (605) 226-7358 MC-301 Aberdeen, South Dakota 54701 ELECTRONIC MAIL:

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

HALL, Dave Aberdeen, S.D. 605 226-7621 Regional Fire Management Officer

MARTIN, David " " " Assistant Regional Fire Management Officer

THOMPSON, Avery " " " Regional Fuels Specialist

VACANT " " " East River Zone FMO

BROWNING, Mark " " " Natural Resource Specialist/Fire

HAMLEY, Peter (Jim) Belcourt, ND 701 477-0472 Fire Prevention Specialist

ROTHLEUTNER, Melody Rapid City, SD 605 393-8017 BIA Dispatcher, Great Plains Center

MOYER, Jeff Billings, MT 406 247-7949 GPA/RMA Fire Prevention/Mitigation

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Fire Directory – BIA – Southwest Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 563-3385 BIA – Southwest Regional Office NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 366-7677 1001 Indian School Road Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 563-3052

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

QUAM, Andrew Albuquerque, NM 505 563-3373 Acting Regional Forester (Vacant)

PINO, Calvin E. " " 563-3385 Regional Fire Management Officer

TEWA, Duane " " 563-3370 Assistant Fire Management Officer

LUEDTKE, Hal " " 563-3303 Fire Ecologist

VAN BONIN, Fred " " 563-3381 GIS Forester

JARAMILLO, Kenny " " 563-3375 SW Prevention Specialist

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Fire Directory – BIA – Southern Plains Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (405) 247-1654 BIA – Southern Plains Regional Office or (405) 247-1587 P. O. Box 368 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (405) 933-0574 Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005 or (405) 933-2081 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (405) 247-9707 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SAHMAUNT, Mark E. Anadarko, OK 405 247-1587 Forester/Fire Management Officer

ROBERTSON, Rod " " 247-1654 Fire Control Officer – SW Zone

REED, Jack Watonga, OK 580 623-5101 Fire Control Officer – NW Zone

MARTIN, Craig Anadarko, OK 405 247-1663 Prevention Specialist

CLARK, Larry Shawnee, OK " 2730317 Prevention Specialist

Lillie, Nathan Anadarko, OK " 247-1609 GIS/NEPA

Morgan, Robert " " 247-1590 Natural Resources Officer

Anderson, Dave " " 247-1532 Environmental Specialist

LITTLE CHIEF, Jocelyn " " 247-1527 Contract Specialist

WORTHINGTON, John " " 247-1565 Archeologist

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Fire Directory – BIA – Rocky Mountain Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 896-2900 BIA – Rocky Mountain Regional Office TOLL FREE: 316 N. 26th Street NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 896-2900 Billings, Montana 59101-1362 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 247-7921

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

CAIN, Caleb 247-7949 Billings, MT 406 Regional Forester Ext.358

LAPLANT, Robert 247-7949 " " Forester, Fire Management Officer Ext.365

WEAVER, Kevin 247-7949 " " Assistant Fire Management Officer Ext. 232

HEPPNER, Steve 247-7949 " " Fuels Specialist Ext. 362

MIRAMONTEZ, Rob 247-7949 " " Assistant Fuel Specialist Ext. 359

WEATHERWAX, Shelia Great Falls, MT " 731-5307 Dispatcher – Great Falls Dispatch Center

WALKS, David Billings, MT " 896-2900 Dispatcher – Billings Dispatch Center

VACANT Cody, WY 307 578-5740 Dispatcher – Cody Dispatch Center

WHITEMAN, Barbara Missoula, MT " 329-4889 Dispatcher – Northern Rockies Coordination Center

BOATRIGHT, Amanda 247-7949 Billings, MT " Budget Analyst Ext.238

RICHARDSON, Emma 247-7949 " " Staff Support Assistant Ext.357

RICHARDSON, Owen 896-2875 " " Assistant Fire Cache Manager 896-2870

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Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (615) 564-6700 Opt 1 BIA – Eastern Regional Office Daytime Only 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Nashville, Tennessee 87214 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (615) 564-6571

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

KERBOW, Reese Nashville, TN 615 564-6782 Fire Management Officer

KERBOW, Reese (Acting) " " 564-6782 Fuels Specialist

MAHLER, Larry " " 564-6613 Forester

RUTH, Andrew " " 564-6780 Fire Ecologist

MENEELY, Scott " " 564-6760 Regional Forester

THOMAS, Sarah " " 564-6790 Administrative Assistant

VACHA, Patrick “ 615 564-6810 Physical Security & Comp Specialist

McGhee, Chester “ “ 564-6830 Regional Environmental Scientist/NEPA

BENNETT, Jeremy Shawano, WI 715 526-7075 Regional WUI and Prevention Specialist

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Fire Directory – BIA – Alaska Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 586-7404 BIA – Alaska Regional Office TOLL FREE: 1-800-645-8397 P. O. Box 25520 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Juneau, Alaska 99802 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 586-7120

ELECTRONIC MAIL: Steve Heppner: [email protected] Larry Adams: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

HART, Raymond Juneau, AK 907 586-7404 Fire Management Officer

KAHKLEN, Keith " " 586-7618 Natural Resources Manager

KOSNIK, Kristine " " 586-7149 GIS Coordinator

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Fire Directory – BIA – Midwest Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (612)-713-4400 BIA – Midwest Regional Office TOLL FREE: Norman Pointe II NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (218)-327-4558 5600 West American Blvd, Suite 500 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (612) 713-4401 Bloomington, MN 55347 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

REMUS, Tom Grand Rapids, MN 218 327-4793 Regional Fire Management Officer

CASSELLIUS, Martin Bloomington, , MN 612 725-4523 Regional Fuels Specialist

BASINA, Cristine " " 725-4525 Forestry & Fire Administrative Officer

BENNETT, Jeremy " " 725-4526 Regional Prevention Forester

VACANT Regional GIS Forester " " 725-4524

VACANT " " - Regional Forester

KURTZ, Bill " " 725-4527 NEPA/ARCH Fire

POOLER, Paul Bemidji, MN 218 327-4583 Regional Fire Ecologist

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Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (918) 781-4642 BIA – Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office TOLL FREE: 3100 West Peak Boulevard NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (918) 685-0354 Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (918) 781-4644

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

GOHRING, Brent Muskogee, OK 918 781-4642 Division Chief

BLACKBEAR, Forrest " " " Regional Forester

GIPSON, Simeon " " " Supervisory Forestry Technician, Fire

CROOCH, Bobbi " " " Program Analyst

PEAK, Brad " " " Natural Resources Specialist

SANKEY, Sheldon " " " Forestry Technician, Fuels

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Fire Directory – BIA – Navajo Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (928) 729-2307 BIA – Navajo Regional Office NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (928) 729-2307 BIA – Fire and Aviation FACSIMILE NUMBER: (928) 729-5029 P. O. Box 1060 MC N443 Gallup, New Mexico 87305 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

GLENMORE, Dale Ft. Defiance, AZ 928 729-7392 Fire Management Officer

BENALLIE, Johnson " " 729-7391 Fire Operations Specialist

WILLETTO, Patrick " " 729-7379 Lead Dispatcher

BARNEY, Jefferson " " 729-7386 Dispatcher

SMITH, Tanya M. " " 729-7236 Dispatcher

BEGAY, Dannell " " 729-7380 Air Operations Supervisor

SMITH, Van " " 729-7382 Navajo IHC Supervisor (Acting)

CHICHARELLO, Dominick " " 729-7385 Natural Resource Specialist (NEPA)

WILSON, Darryl K. " " 729-7232 Fuels Technician

LYNCH, Natalie " " 729-7368 Assistant Air Operations Supervisor

LYNCH, Emilda " " 729-7370 Engine Module Supervisor

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Fire Directory – BIA – Western Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (602) 379-6798 BIA – Western Regional Office TOLL FREE: 2600 N. Central Avenue, Suite 400 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (602) 363-1168 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (602) 379-6826

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BEN, Leon Jr. 379-6798 Phoenix, AZ 602 Regional Fire Management Officer x 1241

NOSIE, Carlos Jr. " " " Assistant Regional Fire Management Officer x1243

PHILBIN, John " " " Regional Forester x1240

BURNETTE, Keith " " " Regional Prescribed Fire/Fuels Specialist x1239

POWSKEY, Richard " " " Natural Resource Specialist (NEPA) x1238

JOHNSON, Richard " " " Fire Ecologist (BIA Pacific and Western Regions) x1236

COOCHWYTEWA, Carletta " " " Fiscal Assistant x1247

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Fire Directory – BIA – Northwest Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 231-6759 BIA – Northwest Regional Office TOLL FREE: 911 NE 11th Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 866-0017 Portland, Oregon 97232-4169 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 231-6774 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SPEAKS, Stan Portland, OR 503 231-6702 Regional Director

SHAW, Bodie " " 231-6705 Deputy Regional Director

SEBASTIAN, Dale " " 231-6802 Regional Forester

WINNIE, Cory " " 231-6759 Regional Protection Forester/FMO

SZULC, John " " 231-6797 Assistant Fire Management Officer

DIAZ, Len " " 231-6806 WUI Specialist

BRUNSON, Ed " " 231-2175 Fuels Specialist

KELLY, Kim " " 231-2115 Inter-Regional Fire Ecologist

COLHOFF, James " " 231-6800 Budget Analyst

ATKINS, Laura " " 231-2273 Monitoring Technician

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Fire Directory – BIA – Pacific Regional Office

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (916) 978-6065 BIA – Pacific Regional Office TOLL FREE: 2800 Cottage Way NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (916) 718-8106 or Sacramento, California 95825 (916) 718-8648 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (916) 978-6081 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] Recker: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

RECKER, Ron Sacramento, CA 916 978-6065 Regional Fire Management Officer

JONES, Yvonne " " 978-6066 Assistant Regional Fire Management Officer

VACANT " " 978-6061 Regional Forester

SIMMONS, Joshua " " 978-6177 Regional Fuels Specialist

MERJIL, Jose " " 978-6117 Fire Management Specialist

NANAMKIN, Jim " " 978-6148 Regional Prevention Specialist

HOLGUIN, Soledad " " 978-6020 Prevention Specialist

WHITE, Anjulie " " 978-6146 Administrative Assistant

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Fire Directory – Canada

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC)

Northwest

Yukon

Saskatchewan

Government of Canada and Parks of Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

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Fire Directory – Canada – Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC)

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 1-204-784-2030 Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre TOLL FREE: 1749 Ellice Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Winnipeg, Manitoba FACSIMILE NUMBER: 1-204-956-2398 R3H 1A6 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

CONNORS, Kim Winnipeg, Manitoba 204 784-2030 Director

POULIN, Serge " " " Operations Manager

BOKOVAY, Dave " " " Aviation Manager

MOUSSEAU, Marc " " " Equipment Manager

BON, Dick " " " Training Manager

LUCKING, Melissa " " " Executive Assistant

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Fire Directory – Canada – Northwest Territories

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (867) 872-7710 Canadian Northwest Territories TOLL FREE: (877) 698-3473 Forest Management Division NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (867) 872-7710 Department of Environment and Natural Resources FACSIMILE NUMBER: (867) 872-2077 Box 7 Ft. Smith, NT X0E 0P0 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

MAWDSLEY, William Ft. Smith, NT 867 872-7700 Director, Forest Management

OLSEN, Richard " " " Manager, Fire Operations

NIXON, Larry " " " A/Manager, Fire Sciences

SINCLAIR, Duane " " " Manager, Aviation Operations

GRAVEL, Mike “ “ “ Manager, Forest Management Services

DUTY OFFICER " " 872-7710

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Fire Directory – Canada – Yukon

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (867) 667-3128 Yukon Territorial Government TOLL FREE: Protective Services Branch NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (867) 667-3128 Wildland Fire Management Division FACSIMILE NUMBER: (867) 667-3148 P. O. Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

ETCHES, Mike Whitehorse, Yukon 867 456-3904 Director, Wildland Fire Management

YUKON DUTY OFFICER " " 667-3128 Seasonal: April 1st – September 30th

SPARKS, Mike " " 456-3964 Manager, Wildfire Operations

HARRIS, Lorne " " 456-3215 Manager, Aviation, Telecommunications & Safety

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Fire Directory – Canada – Saskatchewan

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (306) 953-3430 Government of Saskatchewan TOLL FREE: Saskatchewan Environment NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (306) 953-3430 Wildfire Management Branch FACSIMILE NUMBER: (306) 953-2530 P. O. Box 3003, Hwy. #2 North Prince Albert, Saskatchewan S6V 6G1 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

ROBERTS, Steven Prince Albert, SK 306 953-2206 Executive Director, Wildfire Management

LEE, Curtis " " 953-3429 Director, Wildfire Operations

WASYLENCHUK, Scott " " 953-2883 Manager, Provincial Fire Centre

JESSOP, Daryl " " 953-3472 Director, Wildfire Support

RENAUD, Denis La Ronge, SK " 425-4586 Director, Aviation Operations

DUTY OFFICER Prince Albert, SK " 953-3430

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Fire Directory – Canada – Government of Canada and Parks of Canada

UNIT: Parks Canada Fire Management FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (877) 723-4737 Government of Canada- Environment Canada TOLL FREE: Parks Canada Agency NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (877) 723-4737 National Parks Directorate FACSIMILE NUMBER: (819) 997-3380 25 Eddy Street, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

VACANT Senior National Fire Management Officer Gatineau, Quebec 819 994-2912 National Fire Centre – National Office MACDONALD, Dean National Fire Management Officer " " 994-2846 National Fire Centre – National Office RATNAYAKE, Lakmal Fire Technician – Parks Fire Information System " " 934-4712 National Fire Centre – National Office

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Fire Directory – Canada – Alberta

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (780) 415-6460 Government of Alberta TOLL FREE: Sustainable Resource Development NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (780) 913-2344 Wildfire Management Branch FACSIMILE NUMBER: (780) 422-7230 10th Floor, 9920-108 Street Edmonton, AB ELECTRONIC MAIL: T5K 2M4 [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BOYD, Hugh Edmonton, Alberta 780 427-7811 Executive Director – Wildfire Management Branch

BREWER, John " " 427-7925 Director – Wildfire Operations

MCGUINTY, Chris " " 422-4438 Manager – Wildfire Operations

SPILA, Quentin " " 422-4506 Manager – Aviation and Geomatics

VACANT " " - Coordinator – Wildfire Operations

WOG, Brian " " 415-9955 Coordinator - Helitack Program

MAZURIK, Bob Peace River, Alberta " 624-6538 Provincial Wildfire Behaviour Specialist

GROSSE, Trina Edmonton, Alberta " 427-7419 Supervisor - Wildfire Operations Support

VACANT " " 644-5518 Coordinator - Provincial Airtanker Program

CHRISTIE, Mathew " " 644-5524 Provincial Rotor Wing Specialist

PROVINCIAL DUTY OFFICER " " 415-6460

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Fire Directory – Canada – British Columbia

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (250) 312-3040 Government of British Columbia TOLL FREE: Wildfire Management Branch NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (250) 376-6777 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource FACSIMILE NUMBER Operations 3080 Airport Drive ELECTRONIC MAIL: Kamloops, BC V2B 7X2 [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SIMPSON, Brian [email protected] Victoria, BC 250 387-6368 Executive Director Castlegar, BC " 365-4012

MEIER, Ian [email protected] Smithers,BC " 847-6641 Director

YOUNG, Bruce [email protected] Kamloops.BC 312=3002 Manager, Fire Operations "

GILLICH, Leo [email protected] Kamloops, BC " Superintendent, Fire Preparedness and Operations 312-3005

BENSON, Mike [email protected] Kamloops, BC " 312-3009 Superintendent, Air Tankers

Provincial Wildfire Coordination Officer Kamloops PWCC " 312-3040 (Duty Officer) 24 hour number " 376-6777

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Fire Directory – Canada – Manitoba

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (204) 945-5252 Government of Manitoba TOLL FREE: Headquarter Operations NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (204) 945-5252 Box 44, 200 Saulteaux Crescent FACSIMILE NUMBER: (204) 945-7782 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3W3 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

McTAVISH, Blair Winnipeg, Manitoba 204 945-6647 Director, Headquarters Operations

DUTY OFFICER " " 945-5252

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Fire Directory – Canada – New Brunswick

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (506) 453-33350 Government of New Brunswick Duty Officer Cell Phone: (506) 461-3915 Department of Natural Resources NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (506) 453-3335 Hugh John Fleming Forestry Centre FACSIMILE NUMBER: (506) 453-2412 1350 Regent Street Fredericton, New Brunswick E3C 2G6 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

JARVIS, Les Fredericton, NB 506 444-4166 Manager, Forest Fire Management

MCKINNON, Sandy “ “ 453-6901 Supervisor of Fire Centre Operations

BETTS, Jeffrey “ “ 453-2804 Fire Center Officer

TULLE, Stephen Miramichi, NB “ 778-6672 Training Coordinator

CHAISSON, Gilles “ “ 778-6672 Air Operations Manager

FLINN, John Fredericton, NB “ 453-8007 Equipment Specialist

BEAULIEU, Charles “ “ 453-8650 Fire Prevention

" 453-3335 DUTY OFFICER "

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Fire Directory – Canada – Nova Scotia

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (902) 758-7230 Province of Nova Scotia TOLL FREE: 1-800-565-2224 Forest Protection Division NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (902) 758-7230 Department of Natural Resources FACSIMILE NUMBER: (902) 758-3210 P. O. Box 130 Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia B0N 2H0 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

FANNING, Walter Shubenacadie, NS 902 758-7236 Director,, Forest Protection

RUDDERHAM, Jim " " 758-7070 Supervisor, Wildfire Management

DUTY OFFICER " " 758-7230

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Fire Directory – Canada – Ontario

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (705) 945-5751 Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services TOLL FREE: Ministry of Natural Resources NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (705) 945-5751 70 Foster Drive, Suite 400 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (705) 945-5785 Sault St. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V5 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

TITHECOTT, Al Director, Aviation, Forest Fire & Emergency Sault St. Marie, Ontario 705 945-5937 Services Branch McALPINE, Rob " " 945-5770 A/General Manager, Response & Operations

DUTY OFFICER " " 945-5751

Emergency Response Clerk " " 945-5795

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Fire Directory – Canada – Newfoundland Labrador

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (709) 637-2328 Newfoundland and Labrador Forest Service (709) 637-2653 Department of Natural Resources P. O. Box 2006, NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (709) 637-2328 Fortis Building FACSIMILE NUMBER: (709) 637-2403 Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 6J8 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

YOUNG, Eric M. Corner Brook, NL 709 637-2349 Director, Forest Engineering & Industry Services

EARLE, Eric " " 637-2416 Supervisor, Fire Management & Coordination

DUTY OFFICER " " 637-2328

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Fire Directory – Canada – Prince Edward Island

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (902) 368-4800 Prince Edward Island TOLL FREE: Department of Environment Energy & Forestry NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (902) 314-7100 or P. O. Box 2000 (902) 314-1926 or use pager Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (902) 368-4713 FIRE PAGER: (902) 892-2323 ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

VACANT Charlottetown, PEI 902 368-6730 Manager, Provincial Forest & Forest Fire Protection GAUTHIER, Terry Fire Equipment Supervisor; Provincial Forest " " 368-4804 Senior Technician, Central Forestry District

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Fire Directory – Canada – Quebec

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (418) 871-3341 SOPFEU TOLL FREE: 1-800-463-FEUX (3339) Société de protection des forêts contre le feu NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (418) 571-3310 715, 7e rue de l’Aéroport FACSIMILE NUMBER: (418) 874-2629 Québec (Québec) G2G 2S7 CANADA ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

NORMAND, Daniel 871-3341 Québec,Québec 418 Directeur du CPL (ext 5420)

871-3304 DUTY OFFICER " " (ext 5425)

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Fire Directory – Others

FEMA – USFA - Federal Emergency Management Agency – US Fire Administration

United States Department of Defense

International – U.S. Agency for International Development /Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington DC

National Association of State Foresters (NASF)

Fire and Aviation Management Directorate

Emergency Support Function #4 – Support Agencies

Office of Aviation Services

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Fire Directory – FEMA-USFA – Federal Emergency Management Agency – US Fire Administration

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (301) 447-1359 FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration TOLL FREE: 16825 South Seton Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-800-238-3358 Emmitsburg, Maryland 21717 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5398

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

FUGATE, W. Craig Washington, DC 202 646-3900 FEMA Administrator

MITCHELL, Ernest Jr. Washington, DC 202 646-2899 U.S. Fire Administrator

GAINES, Glenn Emmitsburg, MD 301 447-1018 Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator

FURR, Alexandra " " 447-1353 Director, National Fire Programs Division

ZIEBART, Rick " " 447-1821 Chief, Emergency Response Support Branch

BIDABURU, Aitor Boise, ID 208 387-5698 Fire Program Specialist, ESRB, NIFC Liaison

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Fire Directory – United States Department of Defense

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: United States Department of Defense TOLL FREE: US NORTHERN COMMAND NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (719) 556-1659

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (719) 554-2369/2368

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

NIFC Department of Defense Liaison Officer 208 387-5815 Boise, ID MAJ Mark Vangemert 210 601-3535

NIFC Defense Coordinating Officer 425 487-4790 FEMA Region X Bothell, WA 210 247-3907 COL Steven Schenk, US Army North NIFC Defense Coordinating Officer 425 487-4475 FEMA Region X " 210 247-8925 LTC Matthew France, US Army North NIFC Defense Coordinating Officer 425 487-4757 " FEMA Region X 210 247-8922

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Fire Directory – International – U.S. Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202) 273-4729 U.S. Agency for International TOLL FREE: Development/Office of Foreign Disaster NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: Assistance (USAID/OFDA) FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 273-4750 U.S. Forest Service or (202) 216-3706 Office of International Programs ELECTRONIC MAIL: 1099 14th Street, NW, Suite 5500W [email protected] Washington, DC 20005-3402

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

SAVOLAINE, Stephanie Fritz (FS) 273-4729 Assistant Director Washington, DC 202 712-0004 Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP) 258-9631 KNOBEL, Christopher (FS) 202 712-0746 " Disaster Management Specialist (DASP) 208 830-6608

LEONARDO, Christine (FS) 273-4752 " 202 Disaster Management Specialist (DASP) 712-1128

FLEMING, James (USAID) 202 712-4098 " OFDA Assistant Director, Operations 703 981-1729

HORNE, Todd (USAID) 202 712-0234 " OFDA Team Leader, Logistics 571 278-5876

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Fire Directory – Office of Wildland Fire, Washington DC

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202) 606-3144 DOI Office of Wildland Fire TOLL FREE: 1-877-246-1373 (OS-OWF) NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (202) 208-4108 1849 C Street, NW FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 606-3150 Washington, DC 20240 Mailstop 2660-MIB ELECTRONIC MAIL: First_Last [email protected]

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

DOUGLAS, Jim Washington, DC 202 606-3053 Director

VACANT 202 513-0753 Deputy Director "

BLOMS, Rod " " 334-1562 Wildland Fire Operations

MAZZIER, Vince Washington, DC 202 513-0753 Emergency Management Coordinator

CHRISTIANSEN, Erik " " 334-1559 Fuels Coordinator

MAUNEY, Louis " " 606-0518 Budget Officer

SCHMITZ, Denise Boise, ID 208 334-1554 Budget Analyst

SHETLER, Shari " " 334-1552 Senior Advisor

BASTIAN, Henry Washington, DC 202 606-3206 LANDFIRE Lead/Fire Ecologist

SLOAN, Jenna " " 606-5858 Strategic Planner

TEENSMA, Peter " " 208-0727 Fire Science Coordinator

WHITNEY, Jeff " 208 860-3885 Executive Director, FPA

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UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 867-0908 National Association of State Foresters TOLL FREE: 3833 S. Development Avenue NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 867-0908 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5376

ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]

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SMITH, Dan Boise, ID 208 387-5653 Fire Director

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Fire Directory-Office of Aviation Services

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 433-5000 Office of Aviation Services TOLL FREE: 300 E. Mallard Dr. Ste. 200 NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-888-464-7427 Boise, ID 83706-3991 FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 433-5007

ELECTRONIC MAIL:

--- IF NO ANSWER ON ABOVE FIRE NUMBERS, CALL IN ORDER LISTED BELOW ---

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

BATHRICK, Mark Boise, ID 208 433-5001 Associate Director

GETCHELL, Ralph " " 433-5077 Chief, Div. of Tech Services

VACANT " " 433-5090 Chief, Branch of Training

KOECKERITZ, Brad " " 433-5091 Training Specialist

ROTHWELL, Kirk " " 433-5092 Training Specialist

JOHNSTON, Vicki " " 334-9314 Flight Coord Center Western Regional Office

JOHNSON, Harlan " " 433-5025 Chief, Branch of Acquisition

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Fire Directory – Emergency Support Function # 4 - Support Agencies

UNIT: FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: See Below Emergency Support Function # 4 Supporting Agencies NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: See Below

FACSIMILE NUMBER: See Below

AREA OFFICE NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE CODE PHONE

USFS Operations Center Boise, ID 208 387-5400 National Interagency Coordination Center

U.S. Forest Service “ “ 387-5662 STINGLEY-RUSSEL, Susie Department of Interior MAZZIER, Vince " " 513-0753 Office of Wildfire U.S. Fire Administration CARNEGIS, John Emmetsburg, MD 301 447-1588 Emergency Response Support Branch Bureau of Land Management, Fire Weather Boise, ID 208 387-5451 DELGADO, Edward.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington, DC 202 646-1387 IRWIN, Bill

Environmental Protection Agency " " 564-1977 SCHUMANN, Jean

U.S. Coast Guard " " 646-2409 MOORE, CDR Brian

U.S. Department of State " " 776-8603 TAYLOR, Troy

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1 CHAPTER 60 2 OVERHEAD/CREWS 3 4 National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) Positions 5 Overhead Positions Listed in the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) 6 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1. 7 This document is located at: http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/docs/pms310-1.pdf 8 9 Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) Position Codes 10 The Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) is an information management 11 system that tracks training and certifications for Wildland Firefighters. For a complete list of all 12 IQCS recognized Position Codes, refer to the Position Codes link at the following web site: 13 http://iqcs.nwcg.gov/ 14 15 Crews and Wildland Fire Modules 16 17 Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crews 18 For a complete list of all Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crews, refer to the following web site: 19 http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/people/hotshots/IHC_index.html 20 21 Minimum Crew Standards for National Mobilization 22 For a detailed description of minimum crew standards see Interagency Standards for Fire and 23 Aviation Operations, Chapter 13, Firefighter Training and Qualifications at: 24 http://www.nifc.gov/PUBLICATIONS/redbook/2013/Chapter13.pdf 25 Or 26 Wildland Fire and Aviation Program Management and Operations Guide, Chapter 7, Crews 27 http://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xnifc/documents/text/idc013067.pdf 28 29 Interagency Wildland Fire Modules 30 31 For minimum module standards for national mobilization, see Interagency Standards for Fire and 32 Aviation Operations, Chapter 13, Firefighter Training and Qualifications, Wildland Fire Modules 33 at: http://www.nifc.gov/PUBLICATIONS/redbook/2014/Chapter13.pdf 34 Or 35 PMS – 430 Interagency Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations – Chapter 7. 36 at: http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pms430/PMS430-1.pdf 37 38 As an interagency resource, the Wildland Fire Modules are available nationally throughout the 39 fire season. Standard WFM configuration includes; one (1) module leader and six (6) to nine (9) 40 module crewmembers. 41 42 If requested, WFMs can be configured and mobilized with less than the standard WFM 43 configuration, but only after agreement between the requesting and sending units. Any 44 negotiated configurations must be identified within the original request. 45 46 Wildland Fire Module Mobilization 47 Geographic Areas will mobilize local Interagency Wildland Fire Modules internally. There are 48 local unit agreements to share Wildland Fire Modules between bordering units in different 49 Geographic Areas. 189

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1 The Wildland Fire Module Leader will contact the ordering unit to discuss incident/project 2 requirements. 3 4 Smokejumper Numbers 5 There are 445 smokejumpers at the following locations: 6 7 BLM Alaska (Fairbanks) 64 8 BLM Great Basin (Boise) 74 9 FS Region 1 (Missoula) 67 10 (Grangeville) 30 11 (West Yellowstone) 30 12 FS Region 4 (McCall) 70 13 FS Region 5 (Redding) 40 14 FS Region 6 (N. Cascade) 30 15 (Redmond) 40 16 TOTAL 445 17 Daily availability is updated throughout the fire season and is posted at the following website: 18 http://www.nifc.gov/smokejumper/reports/smjrpt.php 19 20 Smokejumper Gear, Weights, and Volume 21 WEIGHT VOLUME 22 Jump gear 50 lbs. 4.5 cu ft. 23 Travel Bag 45 lbs. 4.0 cu ft. 24 Main parachute 22 lbs. 1.5 cu ft. 25 Reserve parachute 12 lbs. 1.0 cu ft. 26 27 Pilots – Lead Plane, Aerial Supervision Module and Smokejumper 28 For a complete list of Lead Plane, Aerial Supervision Module and Smokejumper pilot 29 qualifications, refer to the following web site: 30 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/aviation/Lead_Planes.pdf 31 32 Rappeller Numbers 33 There are 275 Rappellers at the following locations: 34 35 FS Region 1 (Gallatin, MT) 15 36 FS Region 4 (Boise, ID) 15 37 (New Meadows, ID) 30 38 (Salmon, ID) 42 39 FS Region 5 (Fort Jones, CA) 21 40 (Prather, CA) 15 41 FS Region 6 (Enterprise, OR) 19 42 (Grants Pass, OR) 19 43 (John Day, OR) 28 44 (Prineville, OR) 22 45 (La Grande, OR) 19 46 (Wenatchee, WA) 30 47 48 49 190

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1 Rappeller and Helicopter Manager Gear, Weights, and Volume 2 3 WEIGHT VOLUME 4 Travel bag and line gear 65 lbs. 2.0 cu ft 5 Specialized equipment 30 lbs. 1.0 cu ft 6 Helicopter Manager’s specialized 30 lbs. 1.0 cu ft 7 Equipment (policy documents) 8 9 Non-Standard Overhead Groups 10 When ordered as a non-standard overhead group, “module, fuels” or “module, suppression,” 11 individuals requested must reside within one geographic area. At the discretion of the host 12 Geographic Area center manager, modules may be comprised of individuals from multiple host 13 units within the Geographic Area. 14 15 Units may name request individual overhead positions from various geographic areas following 16 standard ordering procedures for overhead requests and upon arrival, create modules locally 17 based on mobilization needs and priorities. 18 19 Communications Coordinator (COMC) 20 Duties and Responsibilities: 21 • Manage the allocation of communications resources at the Geographic Area level. This 22 includes communications equipment, personnel, and associated supplies. The COMC 23 provides support to the assigned Geographic Area and reports daily to the NIFC 24 Communications Duty Officer (CDO). The COMC will not be assigned to specific 25 incidents or to an Area Command Team. Situations may occur when communications 26 coordination is required between multiple Geographic Areas. Under these circumstances, 27 a COMC may be assigned to a NICC Resource Order to provide overall coordination and 28 support to COMCs assigned to the affected Geographic Areas. 29 • Manage the frequency resources for all incidents under assigned jurisdiction. This 30 includes all frequencies for ground tactical, command, logistics, and air operations. 31 32 NOTE: During complex or multiple fire situations, the COMC will request additional qualified 33 personnel to be assigned as field COMCs. Any situation involving complex air operations will 34 require that the COMC request a Frequency Coordinator (FQCO) specifically for air operations. 35 • Maintains an accurate inventory of all communications equipment assigned to incidents 36 under their control. 37 • Keep current on the availability of communications resources for future Geographic Area 38 and National requirements. The COMC should be current with procedures needed to 39 obtain such resources. 40 • Provide problem-solving recommendations and advice on communications issues to the 41 respective Geographic Area Coordinators, the Area Command Teams, and/or to Incident 42 Management Teams within a complex or single incident. National, as well as Geographic 43 Area priorities will be considered when making recommendations and/or providing 44 advice. 45 • Assist incidents with communication system design and in obtaining specialized 46 communications equipment. 47 48 49 191

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1 Flight Manager 2 A Flight Manager will be designated for point-to-point flights transporting personnel. The Flight 3 Manager is a government employee that is responsible for coordinating, managing, and 4 supervising flight operations. The Flight Manager is not required to be on board for most flights. 5 For those flights that have multiple legs or are complex in nature, a Flight Manager should attend 6 the entire flight. The Flight Manager will meet the qualification standard for the level of mission 7 assigned as set forth in the Interagency Aviation Training Guide (IAT).The Flight Manager is 8 supervised by the Sending Unit dispatcher until the destination is reached. The Flight Manager 9 duties are: 10 • Brief the traveling personnel providing an overview of travel purpose and final 11 destination, route of travel, intermediate stops, if applicable, and estimated time(s) of 12 arrival (ETAs). 13 • Ensure the passenger manifest is accurate and contains the correct names and weights of 14 the passengers. Note: The pilot is ultimately responsible for ensuring correct weights, 15 balance and power computations. The Flight Manager will provide one copy of the 16 manifest to the pilot-in-command and ensure that additional copies are available for the 17 receiving unit and the sending dispatcher. 18 • Ensure proper Resource Tracking procedures are met. The NICC Flight Following 19 telephone number is 1-800-994-6312. 20 • Ensure passenger aircraft safety briefing is conducted. 21 • Maintain a current list of telephone numbers for the sending and receiving units. The 22 Flight Manager will contact the sending unit dispatch when the flight plan has deviated 23 more than 30 minutes from the original flight plan. 24 • Have all personnel within the weight limitations, assembled, and ready to board in the 25 designated staging area. 26 • Ensure the pilot and aircraft are currently authorized for the intended mission and the 27 pilot-in-command can verify the aircraft is within weight and balance limitations. 28 • Responsible for signing the Daily Flight Report – Invoices (Form 6500-122 or AMD-23) 29 for all flights (except for domestic air carriers, airlines, and NIFC contract aircraft). 30 • For Canadian travel, the Flight Manager will ensure proper documentation is included, as 31 outlined in the Canadian/United States Operating Agreement. 32 33 National Incident Management Teams 34 Teams will be ordered by type using an Overhead Group request in ROSS. 35 36 Type 1 IMTs 37 There are four (4) National Incident Management Organization Teams (NIMO). 38 There are sixteen (16) Type 1 IMTs. The Type 1 IMTs are dispersed as follows: 39 40 Northern Rockies 2 California 4 41 Rocky Basin 3 Northwest 2 42 Southwest 2 Alaska 1 43 Southern 2 44 45 IMT Configurations 46 IMTs ordered through NICC will be requested as either a long or a short team configuration. 47 Any variation from the standard configuration is at the discretion of the requesting unit. The 48 Deputy Incident Commander position is not mandatory. The Incident Commander positions on 49 IMTs may only be filled by current agency employees. It is recommended that the following 192

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1 positions also be filled by current agency employees: Finance/Admin. Section Chief Type 1 or 2 2, Procurement Unit Leader, Comp/Claims Unit Leader, and Compensation-for-Injury Specialist. 3 4 NIMO / Type 1 / Type 2 Short Team Configuration (Total of 9 positions) 5 6 ICT1 / ICT2 Incident Commander Type 1 / Type 2 7 SOF1 / SOF2 Safety Officer Type 1 / Type 2 8 PIO1 / PIO2 Public Information Officer Type 1 / Type 2 9 OSC1 / OSC2 Operations Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 (2 each) 10 AOBD Air Operations Branch Director 11 PSC1 / PSC2 Planning Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 12 LSC1 / LSC2 Logistics Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 13 FSC1 / FSC2 Finance/Admin Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 14 15 NIMO / Type 1 / Type 2 Long Team Configuration (Total of 26 positions) 16 17 DIVS Division/Group Supervisor (4 each) 18 ASGS Air Support Group Supervisor 19 ATGS Air Tactical Group Supervisor 20 SITL Situation Unit Leader 21 RESL Resources Unit Leader (2 each) 22 FBAN Fire Behavior Analyst 23 COML Communications Unit Leader 24 SPUL Supply Unit Leader 25 FACL Facilities Unit Leader 26 GSUL Ground Support Unit Leader 27 TIME Time Unit Leader 28 COMP Comp/Claims Unit Leader 29 PROC Procurement Unit Leader 30 31 Due to the nature of incidents that NIMO teams will be assigned to, team configuration may be 32 negotiated by NMAC, the NIMO Coordinator, NIMO Incident Commander, and the requesting 33 unit, up to the maximum number of positions. To increase personnel capacity and capability, 34 trainees, apprentices, and/or technical specialists may be ordered for any or all positions. 35 36 In addition to the 26 positions identified on the long team configuration, IMTs may have a 37 maximum of seventeen (17) positions to be negotiated and concurred on by the Incident 38 Commander and the Agency Administrator from the requesting unit. As well, they may bring an 39 additional six (6) trainee positions and six (6) S420/520 command and general staff mentees. 40 These positions are identified by the IMTs and not by receiving unit. Unless notified otherwise, 41 these trainees will be mobilized for incidents on Federal lands. 42 43 Type 1 IMT Rotation Process 44 • Type 1 IMTs remain on-call for a maximum of seven (7) days. 45 • At the time (clock hour and day of the week) a Type 1 IMT from national rotation is 46 requested, the next eligible Type 1 IMT in rotation will be notified and placed in two (2) 47 hour call status and will remain in call status for the next seven (7) days. The next two 48 (2) Type 1 IMTs in national rotation will also be notified of the schedule change. 49 Geographic Areas unable to provide a Type 1 IMT when ordered for a national 193

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1 assignment will be listed as unavailable on the national rotation list and will not be 2 considered until the designated slot rotates into position again. 3 • Geographic Areas with more than one (1) Type 1 IMT may decide which “eligible” team 4 responds to a National call. Geographic Areas must pass if no “eligible” Type 1 IMT can 5 meet the two-hour call. 6 • Type 1 IMTs will be considered unavailable for a National assignment if the primary 7 Incident Commander is unavailable or it is necessary to have more than two (2) 8 substitutes to fill Command/General Staff positions. The Deputy Incident Commander 9 may be allowed to take the team with Geographic Area Multi-Coordinating Group 10 (GMAC) approval. Any deviation to the aforementioned availability and substitution 11 principle must have GMAC and NMAC approval. An IMT that is not available for a 12 National assignment will be listed as unavailable on the national rotation list. 13 • Within Round 1 of the national rotation, once a Type 1 IMT has been committed to an 14 incident, either internally or nationally, it will remain ineligible for a National assignment 15 until all Type 1 IMTs have had an assignment. Once all Type 1 IMTs have had an 16 assignment within Round 1, the national rotation will begin Round 2, following the same 17 procedures that applied in Round 1. 18 19 A committed Type 1 IMT that is reassigned to additional incidents prior to being demobilized to 20 home unit will be counted as a single assignment within the round that the team was mobilized. 21 22 • Type 1 IMTs that are mobilized but do not actually receive an incident or staging 23 assignment within 48 hours will remain eligible for National assignments in the current 24 round of the National rotation. 25 • All assignments, internal or national, count as experience. 26 • Once a Type 1 IMT, mobilized from the National rotation is staged by NICC, that team 27 will be prioritized and assigned when a Geographic Area requires a replacement team. 28 Once a team has been staged by a Geographic Area, the team will be prioritized and 29 assigned to any new incident within that Area, or when a replacement team is needed 30 within the Area. If NICC receives another Type 1 IMT request, the first eligible Type 1 31 IMT in National rotation will be ordered. 32 • The Geographic Area will coordinate with NICC before reassigning an out-of-area Type 33 1 IMT to another incident. 34 • Geographic Areas with only one (1) Type 1 IMT may stand the team down for rest after 35 coordination with NICC. 36 • The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) retains the authority to 37 manage all team assignments as necessary to achieve team experience objectives, ensure 38 proficiency, manage fatigue, or for other reasons. 39 • Teams mobilized in the previous calendar year and whose assignment extends into the 40 new calendar year will not be shown as assigned in the new calendar year. 41 • When situations warrant, rationale is required by NMAC for assignment of Area 42 Command, National Type 1 and 2 Incident Management Teams and NIMO Teams prior 43 to mobilization. This includes internal assignments. 44 45 The National rotation and current assignment history for the Type 1 IMTs is maintained 46 throughout the calendar year at web site: 47 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/imt_rotate.pdf 48 49 194

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1 NIMO Incident Management Team Type of Assignments 2 The following criteria will be considered in determining appropriate assignments for NIMO: 3 4 • Wildland Fire - NIMO Teams may be ordered for managing wildland fire. 5 This is not limited to Type 1 or 2 wildfires, but may also be appropriate for 6 multiple Type 3 fires for developing personnel capability as mentors, trainers, 7 and evaluators. 8 o Trigger Points 9 . Multiple ignitions within a GACC 10 . Agency Administrator requesting additional support 11 . Fire is Type 2 complexity with potential for Type 1 (NIMO 12 Team is assigned and Type 2 IMT remains integrated and in 13 support and/or obtains Type 1 training and experience) 14 • Long Duration Incidents - A NIMO Team may be assigned to fires that are 15 expected to last for several weeks or as the “second” team in to bring incidents 16 to their conclusion. 17 o Trigger Points 18 . Incident is projected to last more than 14 days 19 . Agency Administrator’s request for additional support 20 . Cost containment, WFSA/WFIP, Complexity Analysis, etc., 21 indicates need for a non-traditional approach in managing the 22 incident. 23 • Mission Specific Assignments 24 . National / Geographic Area Operations Support 25 . International Assignments 26 . All Hazard 27 . Fuels Management 28 29 National Area Command Teams 30 There are four (4) National Area Command Teams. All requests for Area Command Teams will 31 be placed through established ordering channels to NICC. 32 33 National Area Command Team Configuration 34 National Area Command Teams are comprised of six (6) positions: four (4) specific and two (2) 35 trainees identified by the Area Commander. The Area Commander position may only be filled 36 by a current agency employee. 37 38 ACDR Area Commander 39 ACPC Assistant Area Commander, Planning 40 ACLC Assistant Area Commander, Logistics 41 ACAC Area Command Aviation Coordinator 42 Area Command trainees (2 each) 43 44 National Area Command Team Rotation Process 45 • National Area Command Teams remain on-call for a maximum of fourteen (14) days. 46 • At the time (clock hour and day of the week) an Area Command Team from National 47 rotation is requested, the next eligible Area Command Team in rotation will be notified 48 and placed in two (2) hour call status and will remain in call status for the next 14 days. 49 The next two (2) National Area Command Teams in National rotation will also be 195

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1 notified of the schedule change. An Area Command Team that is not available when 2 ordered by NICC will not be considered until the designated slot rotates into position 3 again. 4 • Teams that receive an assignment will be out of the National rotation until all Area 5 Command Teams have had an assignment. 6 7 The national rotation and current assignment history for the Area Command Teams is maintained 8 throughout the calendar year at web site: 9 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/area_rotate.pdf. 10 11 Incident Support Teams 12 13 Teams will be ordered using an Overhead Group request in ROSS, with the exception of 14 Aviation Safety Assistance Teams. 15 16 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYTs) 17 There are twelve (13) National Interagency Buying Teams. The teams are dispersed as follows. 18 19 Northern Rockies 1 20 Rocky Basin 2 21 Eastern 2 22 Southwest 2 23 California 2 24 Northwest 1 25 Southern 2 26 Alaska 1 27 28 BUYT Configuration 29 National Interagency BUYTs are comprised of a leader and six team members. One of the six 30 members may be assigned as an assistant or deputy leader. In addition to the seven-member 31 team, personnel from the incident host agency or alternate buying team members may be added 32 as needed, to supplement the primary team. One (1) member of the team must be a Contracting 33 Officer. 34 35 National Interagency BUYTs will consist of the following positions: 36 • Two (2) qualified procurement personnel. 37 • Four (4) personnel support positions. 38 • One (1) procurement or leader trainee. 39 40 BUYTs Rotation Process 41 • BUYTs will remain on-call for a maximum fourteen (14) days. 42 • At the time (clock hour and day of week) a BUYT from the BUYT Rotation list is 43 requested, the next eligible BUYT in rotation will be notified and will remain in call 44 status for the next fourteen (14) day period. The next two (2 BUYTs in rotation will also 45 be notified of the schedule change. Geographic Areas unable to provide a BUYT when 46 ordered for a National assignment will be listed as unavailable on the BUYT Rotation 47 and will not be considered until the designated Geographic Area slot rotates into position 48 again.

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1 • Geographic Areas with more than one (1) BUYT may decide which “eligible” team 2 responds to a National call. Geographic Areas must pass if no “eligible” BUYT can meet 3 the 24-hour call. 4 • BUYTs will be considered unavailable for a National assignment if more than two (2) 5 procurement or support positions are to be filled with a substitute. 6 • The National Interagency Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) retains the 7 authority to adjust the BUYT Rotation list when necessary to achieve team experience 8 objectives or for other reasons. 9 The National rotation and current assignment history can be found at the following web site: 10 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/buy_rotate.pdf. 11 12 Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) 13 There are three (3) National Park Service Administrative Payment Teams. 14 15 Administrative Payment Teams Configuration 16 National Park Service APTs consist of the following positions: 17 • One (1) Team Leader. 18 • One (1) Contracting Officer. 19 • Two (2) Administrative Assistants. 20 Actual team composition will be determined by the team leader and the ordering unit’s 21 administrative staff. 22 23 National Administrative Payment Team Schedule Process 24 • Administrative Payment Teams will remain on-call for a maximum fourteen (14) days. 25 • The schedule will change on alternate Tuesdays, at 2400 Mountain Time. 26 27 Team 1: 28 1/8/2014 – 1/21/2014 29 2/19/2014 – 3/4/2014 30 4/2/2014 – 4/15/2014 31 5/14/2014 – 5/27/2014 32 6/25/2014 – 7/8/2014 33 8/6/2014 – 8/19/2014 34 9/17/2014 – 9/30/2014 35 10/29/2014 – 11/11/2014 36 12/10/2014 – 12/23/2014 37 Team 2: 38 1/22/2014 – 2/4/2014 39 3/5/2014 – 3/18/2014 40 4/16/2014 – 4/29/2014 41 5/28/2014 – 6/10/2014 42 7/9/2014 – 7/22/2014 43 8/20/2014 – 9/2/2014 44 10/1/2014 – 10/14/2014 45 11/12/2014 – 11/25/2014 46 12/24/2014 – 1/6/2014 47 Team 3: 48 2/5/2014 – 2/18/2014 49 3/19/2014 – 4/1/2014 50 4/30/2014 – 5/13/2014 51 6/11/2014 – 6/24/2014 197

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1 7/23/2014 – 8/5/2014 2 9/3/2014 – 9/16/2014 3 10/15/2014 – 10/28/2014 4 11/26/2014 – 12/9/2014 5 6 Team 1: Rose Pollard TX-LAP SWCC, Albuquerque, NM 7 8 Team 2: Debra Ledford SC-KMP SACC, Atlanta, GA 9 10 Team 3: Connie Dworak NE-MWP RMCC, Denver, CO 11 12 Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) 13 BAER team mobilization decisions are based on incident complexity and values to be protected. 14 Less complex incidents will use local, regional, interagency, and contracted ad hoc BAER teams 15 and resources. Bureaus coordinators maintain rosters of BAER personnel for less complex 16 incidents. 17 18 The Department of the Interior (DOI) maintains one National BAER Team to assist field units 19 plan for complex post-fire emergency stabilization. The National BAER Team is scalable in long 20 and short configurations. It may be ordered as command and general staff, or ordered as 21 individual resources. The full National BAER Team is dispatched to more difficult incidents 22 involving extreme risks to human life and critical Federal assets. Potential floods, mud and 23 debris flows, watershed/municipal water supplies, urban interface, and complex and multiple 24 jurisdictions are the dispatch prioritization criteria issues factored into the mobilization decision. 25 Less complex incidents will use local, regional, interagency, and contracted ad hoc BAER teams. 26 Bureaus coordinators maintain rosters of BAER personnel for less complex incidents. 27 28 DOI National Burned Area Emergency Response Team Configuration 29 The initial callout of the full DOI National BAER Team will consist of no more than 13 30 positions: 31  One (1) BAER Team Leader 32  One (1) Deputy BAER Team Leader 33  One (1) BAER Environmental Specialist 34  One (1) BAER Documentation Specialist 35  Two (2) BAER Geographic Information Specialist (GIS) 36  One (1) BAER Hydrologist 37  One (1) BAER Soil Scientist 38  One (1) BAER Geologist 39  One (1) BAER Biologist 40  One (1) BAER Forester 41  One (1) BAER Cultural Resource Specialist 42  One (1) BAER Botanist 43 44 DOI Burned Area Emergency Response Team Mobilization Process 45 The ordering unit must make contact with their agency Regional/State BAER Coordinator before 46 placing an order for the National BAER team. 47

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1 During National Preparedness Levels 1-3, the ordering unit's agency administrator will 2 coordinate any potential full National BAER Team assignment with the concurrence of the 3 agency National BAER Coordinator and National Interagency BAER Team Leader, after making 4 contact with their agency regional/state BAER coordinator. 5 During National Preparedness Levels 4-5, full national BAER Team assignments will be 6 coordinated through the National BAER Coordinators with the concurrence of the National 7 Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC), after making contact with their agency 8 regional/state BAER coordinator. 9 10 NICC will notify the National BAER Coordinator-in-charge for any National BAER Team call- 11 out (in order of contact): 12 13 Myron Hotinger (National Coordinator) BIA 208-989-4355 14 Lou Ballard (National Coordinator) FWS 208-387-5584 15 Rich Schwab (National Coordinator) NPS 208-830-4791 16 Dave Repass (National Coordinator) BLM 202-912-7224 17 Erv Gasser (National BAER Team Leader) NPS 206-220-4263 18 19 National Fire Prevention Education Teams (NFPETs) 20 Requests for National Fire Prevention and Education Teams will be placed through established 21 ordering channels using an Overhead Group Request. The NFPET Geographic Area 22 Coordinators listed below will work with Geographic Area Coordination Centers to fill team 23 orders. (See Chapter 20 for full description of Team’s use and purpose) 24 25 NFPET Configuration 26 The minimum team mobilization will be one (1) Team Leader and two (2) team members, 27 consisting of the following positions: 28 29 • PETL – Fire Prevention Education Team Leader 30 • PETM – Fire Prevention Education Team Member 31 PIO2 – Public Information Officer Type 2 or, 32 33 Additional positions that can be utilized include: 34 35 • PETL (T) – Fire Prevention Education Team Leader, Trainee 36 • PETM (T) – Fire Prevention Education Team Member, Trainee 37 • PREV – Fire Prevention Technician 38 • PIOF – Public Information Officer 39 • THSP – Public Affairs (agency employee only) 40 • INVF – Wildland Fire Investigator 41 42 Actual team composition will be determined by the team leader and the ordering unit on a case- 43 by-case basis dependent upon the needs of the assignment. 44 45 46 47 48 49 199

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1 NFPET Coordinators Geographic Area Geographic Area Coordinator Alternate Great Basin Loren Walker – (801)-625-5245 Tyre G. Holfeltz or (801)-690-6352 State of Utah [email protected] Office: 801-538-7487 Cell: 801-230-1052 Eastern Maureen Brooks – (610) 557-4146 [email protected] Northern Rockies Cathy Scofield – (406) 329-3409 Mike Dannenberg (MT-BID) Cell phone: 406-370-0000 (406) 896-2913 [email protected] Northwest Lauren Maloney – (503) 808 –6587 or (503)-329-3068 [email protected] California Dan Tune - (559) 877-2218 x 3281 Cell phone: (559) 760-5409 Rocky Mountain Sheryl Page – (719) 553-1638 Linda Hecker or (303)-809-9860 303-275-5056 [email protected] Southern Charles (Kelly) Jerzykowski - (404) Gwen Beavans – (864) 427- 347- 7626 9858 Cell phone: (404) 909-1471 Cell phone: (404)-561-2643 [email protected] Southwest Fred Hernandez – (505) 842-3804 Cell phone: (575) 313-9044 [email protected]

National VACANT Gwen Beavans (864) 427-9858 Cell phone: (404) 561-2643 [email protected] 2 3 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) 4 FASTs assist agency administrators during periods of high fire activity by assessing policy, 5 rules, regulations, and management oversight relating to operational issues. 6 7 FAST Configuration 8 FASTs include a Team Leader, who is either an Agency Administrator or Fire Program Lead 9 with previous experience as a FAST member; a Safety and Health Manager; and other members 10 with a mix of skills from Fire and Aviation Management. 11 12 FAST Mobilization Process 13 FASTs are requested through established ordering channels to the GACCs, for reviews at the 14 local, State/Regional or Geographic Area level. If a more comprehensive review is required, a 15 National FAST can be ordered through NICC. FASTs are ordered using an Overhead Group 16 request. 17 18

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1 2 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) 3 ASATs assist and review helicopter and/or fixed wing operations on wildland fires. During high 4 levels of aviation activity, it is advisable to request an ASAT. 5 6 ASAT Configuration 7 The following configuration, or a similar combination of positions based upon the needs of the 8 ordering unit, will be used when ordering an ASAT. 9 • THSP – Aviation Safety Manager 10 • THSP – Operations Specialist (helicopter and/or fixed wing) 11 • THSP – Pilot Inspector 12 • THSP – Maintenance Inspector (optional) 13 • THSP – Avionics Maintenance Inspector (optional) 14 15 ASAT Mobilization Process 16 ASAT members are requested through established ordering channels to the GACC. 17 18 Serious Accident Investigation Team (SAIT) 19 SAITs investigate serious wildland fire accidents. Serious wildland fire accidents are defined in 20 the Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations, Chapter 18. Team members 21 ordered through established channels will be mobilized as THSPs. Normal configuration is as 22 follows: 23 • THSP – Team Leader 24 • THSP – Chief Investigator 25 • THSP – Advisor/Safety Manager 26 • THSP – Interagency Representative 27 • THSP – Subject Matter Expert (experienced in specialized occupation) 28 • PIO – Public Information Officer 29 30 31

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1 CHAPTER 70 2 EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES 3 4 National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 5 For a complete listing of NIRSC telecommunications components, refer to the National Incident 6 Radio Support Cache User’s Guide, NFES 000968, or the NWCG Fire Supplies and Equipment 7 Catalog, Part 1, NFES 000362 (http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/catalog.htm). 8 9 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities 10 For a complete listing of the Schedule of Items and contract specifications for the National 11 Mobile Food Service Contract and National Mobile Shower Facilities Contract, refer to the 12 current National Contract Mobile Food Services publication, NFES 001276, and the National 13 Contract Mobile Shower Facilities publication, NFES 002729. This information can also be 14 found at the following web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/ 15 16 Fire/Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS-NFES 005869/PRAWS-NFES 17 005870) 18 Approximately 50 IRAWS and 15 PRAWS are cached at the Remote Sensing Fire Weather 19 Support Unit for response to wildland fires and other projects requiring environmental 20 monitoring. For specific use and description, refer to the NWCG Fire Supplies and Equipment 21 Catalog, Part 1, NFES 005869 and 005870. The availability of equipment and associated 22 technician support depends on a variety of factors. Prior phone coordination with the National 23 Interagency Fire Center Remote Weather/Fire Weather Support Unit (RSFWSU) at (208) 387- 24 5726 is recommended. 25 26 Engines and Water Tenders 27 The table below lists the NWCG type minimum requirements for engines and water tenders. 28 Please use these types when requesting engines and water tenders. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 203

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Engine Types Engine Type Structure Wildland Requirements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tank minimum capacity (gal) 300 300 500 750 400 150 50 Pump minimum flow (gpm) 1000 500 150 50 50 50 10 @ rated pressure (psi) 150 150 250 100 100 100 100 Hose 2½” 1200 1000 - - - - - 1½” 500 500 1000 300 300 300 - 1” - - 500 300 300 300 200 Ladders per NFPA 1901 Yes Yes - - - - - Master stream 500 gpm min. Yes ------Pump and roll - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maximum GVWR (lbs) - - - - 26,000 19,500 14,000 Personnel (min) 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 Water Tender Types Water Tender Type Support Tactical Requirements S1 S2 S3 T1 T2 Tank capacity (gal) 4000 2500 1000 2000 1000 Pump minimum flow (gpm) 300 200 200 250 250 @ rated pressure (psi) 50 50 50 150 150 Max. refill time (minutes) 30 20 15 - - Pump and roll - - - Yes Yes Personnel (min) 1 1 1 2 2

1 1. All types shall meet federal, state and agency requirements for motor vehicle safety standards, including all gross 2 vehicle weight ratings when fully loaded. 3 2. Type 3 engines and tactical water tenders shall be equipped with a foam proportioner system. 4 3. All water tenders and engine types 3 through 6 shall be able to prime and pump water from a 10 foot lift. 5 4. Personnel shall meet the qualification requirements of NWCG Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 6 310-1. 7 8 Common Additional Needs – Request as Needed 9 - All Wheel Drive (includes four wheel drive) 10 - High pressure pump (250 psi at one half flow of Type) 11 - Foam Proportioner 12 - Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) with minimum 40 cfm Compressor 13 - Additional Personnel 14

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1 CHAPTER 80 2 AIRCRAFT 3 Infrared Aircraft 4 Infrared Aircraft are National Interagency Resources. 5 6 Infrared Aircraft – Forest Service 7 8 Flight Rate 9 Aircraft Per Hour 10 N144Z – Cessna Citation $ 1710 11 N149Z – King Air 200 $ 1100 12 13 Rates are subject to change. For further information, contact the FS Region 4 Aviation 14 Operations Office. 15 16 PERFORMANCE 17 18 N144Z Cessna Citation 19 -- Block speed – 370 kts. 20 -- IR Scanner speed – 240 kts 21 -- Fuel – Jet. 22 -- Endurance for infrared missions (2 Pilots, 1 Technician) 3.0 Hours (with 23 reserves 24 -- Maximum take-off weight – 14,800 lbs 25 -- Runway – Hard surface, minimum 4,000 feet @ sea level 26 -- Passenger configuration – 6 passengers + baggage. 27 28 N149Z King Air 200 (Cargo Door) 29 -- Block speed – 240 kts. 30 -- IR Scanner speed – 220 kts 31 -- Fuel – Jet 32 -- Endurance for infrared missions (2 Pilots, 1 Technician) 4 Hours (with reserves 33 -- Maximum take-off weight – 12,500 lbs. 34 -- Runway – Hard surface, minimum 4,000 feet @ sea level 35 -- Passenger configuration – 6-8 passengers + baggage 36 -- Cargo configuration – 2,000 lbs. (2 Pilot), 2 + 30 hour endurance (with reserves). 37 38 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping and Detection 39 • Capabilities and Limitations: 40 o Infrared Scanners: 41 . Infrared energy can penetrate smoke and haze, but is limited by clouds and fog. 42 Infrared energy follows a line-of-sight path. 43 . For best results, imagery should be taken between the hours of 2200-0200 and 44 between one (1) hour after sunset and one (1) hour before sunrise. Imagery 45 flights can be made at other times, but expect degradation in image quality. Fire 46 detection is unaffected by time of day. 47 48 49 205

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1 o Infrared Aircraft: 2 . All USDA Forest Service infrared aircraft deliver imagery via FTP site transfer. 3 The address for the site is: ftp://ftp.nifc.gov. Login username and passwords are 4 provided by the National Infrared Coordinator. 5 . Aircraft normally require a 5,000 foot, hard-surfaced, lighted runway. A 28-volt, 6 1,000 amp ground power unit (GPU) should be provided for aircraft starting. 7 8 Tactical Aircraft 9 Lead Planes/Aerial Supervision Aircraft – FS 10 For a complete list of all Lead Planes/Aerial Supervision Aircraft, refer to the following web site: 11 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/aviation/Lead_Planes.pdf 12 13 Air Tactical Avionics Typing 14 Required Equipment Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Aeronautical VHF-AM radio transceivers 2 each 2 each 2 each 2 each Aeronautical VHF-FM radio transceivers 2 each 1 each 1 each N/A Transponder & altitude encoder Yes Yes Yes Yes Panel Mounted or Aviation Handheld GPS 1 each 1 each 1 each 1 each TAS (BLM) Yes N/A N/A N/A Separate audio control systems for pilot and Yes Yes N/A N/A ATGS An audio control system N/A N/A Yes Yes Audio/mic jacks with PTT capability in the rear seat connected to the co-pilot/ATGS's audio Yes Yes N/A N/A control system An intercommunication System Yes Yes Yes Yes

AUX-FM provisions Note 1 Note 1 N/A N/A

AFF Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 - aeronautical VHF-FM antennas N/A N/A N/A Yes An accessory power source N/A N/A N/A Yes A portable Air Attack kit (Note 2) N/A N/A N/A Yes

15 Note 1: Type 1 and 2 aircraft must have either AUX-FM provisions or an additional aeronautical 16 VHF-FM radio transceiver. 17 Note 2: Air Attack kits may be agency or contractor furnished. 18 19 Smokejumper Aircraft 20 For a complete list of all Smokejumper Aircraft, refer to the following web site: 21 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Smokejumper_Aircraft.pdf 22 23 Federal Airtankers 24 The primary mission of federally contracted fixed-wing airtankers is initial attack operations. 25 26 The NICC will prioritize and allocate federal airtankers by positioning them in areas of 27 current or predicted high wildfire danger or activity. 206

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1 For a complete list of all federal airtankers, refer to the following web site: 2 http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/aviation/Federal_Contract_Air_Tanker_List.pdf 3 4

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APPENDIX

Acronym Guide

The following acronyms are used throughout the Nation Mobilization Guide:

AD Administratively Determined AFF Automated Flight Following AMRS All-Hazards Meteorological Response System APT Administrative Payment Team ARA Aircraft Rental Agreement ASAT Aviation Safety Assistance Team ASM1 Aerial Supervision Module ATD Actual Time of Departure BAER Burned Area Emergency Response BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs BLM Bureau of Land Management BNML Battalion Military Liaison BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement BUYT Buying Team CDO Communications Duty Officer COMC Communications Coordinator COML Incident Communication Unit Leader COP Chief-of-Party COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer Technical Representative CREP Crew Representative CRM Crew Resource Management CWN Call When Needed DASP Disaster Assistance Support Program DCO Defense Coordinating Officer DMS Dispatch Messaging System DOI Department of Interior EERA Emergency Equipment Rental Agreement EFTR Emergency Firefighter Time Report ESF Emergency Support Function EST Emergency Support Team ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ETD Estimated Time of Departure ETE Estimated Time Enroute FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAR Federal Aviation Regulations FAST Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Team FBO Fixed Base Operator FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FMO Fire Management Officer FOG Field Operations Guide FOR Fixed Operating Rate FRS Family Radio Service 209

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FS Forest Service FWS Fish and Wildlife Service GACC Geographic Area Coordination Center GMAC Geographic Multi-Agency Coordinating Group GPU Ground Power Unit GSA General Services Administration HMGB Helicopter Manager Single Resource HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive HUDC Host Unit Dispatch Center IA Initial Attack IARR Interagency Resource Representative IBA Incident Business Advisor ICS Incident Command System ICS 209 Incident Status Summary IHC Interagency Hotshot Crew IMET Incident Meteorologist IMSR Incident Management Situation Report IMT Incident Management Team IQCS Incident Qualification Certification System IR Infrared IRAWS Incident Remote Automatic Weather Station IRIN Infrared Interpreter ISO Incident Support Organization ISOG Interagency SEAT Operations Guide JFO Joint Field Office MAC Multi-Agency Coordinating Group MAFFS Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems MCAD Military Crew Advisor MOU Memorandum of Understanding NASF National Association of State Foresters NCO National Contracting Officer NFES National Fire Equipment System NFPET National Fire Prevention Education Team NICC National Interagency Coordination Center NIFC National Interagency Fire Center NIMO National Incident Management Organization Teams NIRSC National Incident Radio Support Cache NISCC National Interagency Supply Cache Coordinator NMAC National Multi-Agency Coordination Group NPS National Park Service NRCC National Response Coordination Center NRF National Response Framework NWCG National Wildfire Coordinating Group NWS National Weather Service OAS Office of Aviation Services OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PAX Passengers POE Point of Entry 210

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PPE Personal Protective Equipment PRAWS Project Remote Automatic Weather Station RAO Regional Aviation Officer RRCC Regional Response Coordination Center ROSS Resource Order Status System SEAT Single Engine Air Tanker STLM Strike Team Leader – Military TFR Temporary Flight Restriction THSP Technical Specialist USA United States of America USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFA United States Fire Administration UTF Unable to Fill VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range VLAT Very Large Airtanker WUI Wildland Urban Interface

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SUBJECT PAGE NO.

A Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) ...... 24, 197-198 Administrative Support (Incident Support Organization) ...... 80 Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM1) ...... 37, 190 Air Tactical and Reconnaissance Aircraft ...... 37 Air Tactical Avionics Typing ...... 206 Air Tankers ...... 38-40, 206-207 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping ...... 36, 205-206 Aircraft ...... 31-41, 205-207 Aircraft Flight Request/Schedule Form ...... 62-63 Airspace Conflicts ...... 41 Assignment, length of assignment, days off ...... 4-6 Assignment Extension Requirements Form ...... 75 Australia Support ...... 56 Automated Flight Following (AFF) Procedures ...... 34-36 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) ...... 26, 201 B Border Fires ...... 12 Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Teams ...... 25, 198-199 Buying Teams ...... 24, 196-197 C Cache Ordering Procedures ...... 27 Canada Support ...... 23, 55 Communications Coordinator ...... 22, 191 Complexity (Incident Support Organization) ...... 81 Cost Coding ...... 13-17 Crews ...... 18-20, 189 D Demobilization ...... 3, 13, 17, 27, 29, 31, 32, 55 Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP) ...... 3, 56 Dispatch Forms ...... 57 E Engines Types ...... 203-204 Equipment/Supplies ...... 27-28 Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters ...... 38 Expanded Dispatch Organization (Incident Support Organization) ...... 79-80 F FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations...... 41 FAA Temporary Tower Request Form ...... 65 FAST (Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams) ...... 26, 200

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Index Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ...... 1, 3 Field Office Replenishment ...... 28 Flight Following Procedures ...... 32-36 Flight Manager ...... 192 Frequencies , AM, FM, VHF, and UHF ...... 41 Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories ...... 47 G Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) ...... 11 Geographic Area Preparedness Levels ...... 49 H Helicopter Module ...... 21, 37 Helicopters Call-When-Needed (CWN) ...... 21, 37 Hotshot Crews ...... 18, 189 Helicopter Rappellers ...... 22, 190 I Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form ...... 68-71 Incident Management Situation Report ...... 46 Incident Management Team Configuration ...... 192 Incident Management Teams ...... 23, 192-194 Incident Meteorologist (IMET) ...... 22-23 Incident Operations Driving ...... 6-7 Incident/Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS/PRAWS) ...... 30, 203 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) ...... 42-45 Incident Support Organization (ISO) ...... 79 Incident Support Organizations (ISO) Examples ...... 82-83 Infrared Aircraft ...... 36, 205 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form ...... 64 Initial Attack Definition ...... 7 Interagency Wildland Fire Modules ...... 20, 189 Interagency Situation Report ...... 45 International Operations...... 55-56 IQCS (Incident Qualification Certification System) Position Codes ...... 189 L Large Transport Aircraft ...... 37 Lead Planes ...... 36, 190 Length of Assignment ...... 5 Local and Geographic Drawdown Levels ...... 2 M MAC Group Coordinator (Incident Support Organization) ...... 80 Mexico Support ...... 56 Military ...... 54-55 Military Training Routes...... 40 Mission Statement ...... 1 Mobilization ...... 3, 7, 13, 17, 18, 27, 29, 31, 32, 54, 189 214

Mobile Food and Shower Service Request Form ...... 60 Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) ...... 39, 40 Monthly/Seasonal Fire Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook ...... 47 Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form ...... 72 Multi Agency Coordinating Group (MAC) Organization ...... 77-78 N Name Requests...... 18 National Area Command Team Configuration ...... 195 National Area Command Teams ...... 24, 195-196 National Association of State Foresters (NASF) ...... 1 National Contract Mobile Food Services ...... 30-31, 203 National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities ...... 30-31, 203 National Fire Preparedness Plan ...... 48-53 National Fire Prevention Education Teams ...... 25, 199-200 National Incident Management Organization Team (NIMO) ...... 24, 195 National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) ...... 28-29, 203 National Iteragency Incident Management System (NIIMS) ...... 189 National Multi Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) ...... 1, 54, 77-78 National Multi Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Coordinator ...... 80 National Ready Reserve ...... 2 National Resources ...... 8 National Response Framework ...... 3 National Type 1 Team Rotation Procedures ...... 193-194 National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook ...... 46-47 New Zealand Support ...... 56 NFES Items in Short Supply ...... 28 NIFC Directors’ Delegations ...... 77 Non-Incident Related Ordering ...... 13 Non-Standard Overhead Groups ...... 22, 191 Notification of Commitment of National Resources ...... 9 O Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) ...... 3, 56 Ordering Channels/Cost Coding ...... 11 Ordering Procedures ...... 12 Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations ...... 56 Overhead/Crews Mobilization and Demobilization ...... 17-19 P Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form ...... 61 Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations (PRAWS) ...... 30, 203 Predictive Services ...... 42 Preparedness Level Descriptions ...... 48-53 Preparedness/Detail Request Form ...... 67 Priorities ...... 1 R Radio Mobilization / Demobilization ...... 29-30 Rappeller and Helicopter Manager Gear, Weights, and Volume ...... 191 215

Index Rappellers ...... 22, 190 Resource Mobilization ...... 7 Resource Order Form ...... 58-59 S Serious Accident Investigation Teams (SAIT) ...... 26, 201 Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) ...... 40 Smokejumper Aircraft ...... 206 Smokejumper Gear, Weights, and Volume ...... 190 Smokejumpers...... 20-21, 190 Special Use Airspace ...... 40 Standard Cubes, Weight, and Gear Policy ...... 9 Supplies/Equipment ...... 27-28 T Technical Support (Incident Support Organization) ...... 80 Temporary Flight Restrictions ...... 40 Total Mobility ...... 1 U Unable to Fill (UTF) Procedure ...... 9 Unit Identifiers ...... 13 W Water Tenders Types ...... 203-204 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality ...... 48 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial Report Form ...... 73-74 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts ...... 9 Work/Rest Guidelines ...... 4

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