National Wildland Fire Organizations

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1 National Wildland Fire Organizations North American Invasive Species Workshop January 2010 Bill Kaage Fire Director, National Park Service National Wildfire Coordinating Group Chair

2 Interagency Wildland Fire Governance Structure Strategic Leadership and Oversight to Implement National Fire Plan and National Fire Policy Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) USDA Under Secretary and Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and the Environment USDA Chief, Forest Service (USDA/FS) DOI Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget DOI Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management Bureau Directors NPS, FWS, BLM, BIA, USGS DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency representative Elected officers of tribal, state, county and municipal governments or designated employees Coordinated Policy and Strategic Direction (Fire/Fuels/Aviation) State Agency & Tribal Heads National Association of State Foresters (NASF) & Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) Fire s State Land/Resource Mgmt. Organization Heads Tribal Leaders NASF Forest Fire Prot. : - State Representatives ITC Fire Sub-: - Tribal Representatives Federal Agency Heads Fire Executive Council (FEC) Bureau Directors, DOI Fire Agencies Chief, USDA/FS Deputy Asst. Secretary, DOI Business Mgmt & Wildland Fire Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Director, USDA/FS Fire & Aviation, Director, DOI Office of Wildland Fire Coordination Asst. Directors/equivalent: BLM, BIA, FWS, NPS Assoc. Director, DOI Aviation Mgmt. Directorate Deputy Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration Chair, NWCG (ex officio) Coordinated Policy and Program Implementation National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Fire Directors (NIFC): BLM, NPS, FWS, BIA, USFS Fire Director, NASF Chief, Nat l Fire Program, USFA Tribal Representative, Intertribal Timber Council National Leader, Forest Fire Systems Research

3 Specific Wildland Fire Organizations National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) National Multi Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

4 NIFC Established in 1965; became NIFC in 1993 National logistical and support center for wildland fire Federal, State, & Tribal coordination Provides leadership, expertise, people and equipment for fire management and emergency assistance Houses 8 agencies

5 Identifies national needs Sets priorities for resource allocation Members include: NMAC Fire Directors from each agency Representatives from the states Representatives from FEMA Technical specialists as needed

6 Geographic Areas

7 NWCG February 1976 first charter signed by Secretaries of Agriculture & the Interior. Purpose Coordinate programs of participating agencies Avoid wasteful duplication Provide a means to constructively work together

8 Goal NWCG Provide more effective execution of each agency s fire management program Provide a formalized system to agree on standards of training, equipment, qualifications, & other operational functions

9 NWCG Membership Fire Directors Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Forest Service Fire & Aviation Forest Service Research National Association of State Foresters Intertribal Timber Council Australia/New Zealand Forest Fire Management Group Associate Member

10 Interagency Guiding Principles Safety Cost Effectiveness Interagency Communication, Coordination & Cooperation Leadership Trust & Integrity Nimble & Responsive Respect Excellence

11 Wildland Fire Future Vision The nation s resources and communities are protected and enhanced through safe, comprehensive, and cohesive interagency wildland fire management

12 NWCG Executive Board Fire Director FWS Brian McManus DOI Fire Director NPS Bill Kaage Chair USDA Fire Director FS Karyn Wood DHS Chief, Emergency Response Branch FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration Hugh Wood Fire Director National Association of State Foresters Dan Smith Tribal Chair Representative Intertribal Timber Council Jim Erickson Fire Director BIA Lyle Carlile Fire Director BLM Tim Murphy FS Fire Research Mike Hilbruner (NIFC Representative) FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration Aitor Bidaburu Australia/New Zealand Forest Fire Management Group ADVISORS Ewan Waller NWCG Manager Bonnie Wood Coordinator Preparedness Branch Tim Blake EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Bonnie Bradshaw ASSOCIATE MEMBER Coordinator Policy, Planning & Management Branch Coordinator Equipment & Technology Branch Elaine Waterbury Paul Schlobohm

13 NWCG Organization NWCG Structure January 2010 National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Executive Board Bill Kaage (NPS), Chair Policy, Planning, & Management Branch Elaine Waterbury, Coordinator Equipment and Technology Branch Paul Schlobohm, Coordinator Preparedness Branch Tim Blake, Coordinator Fire Policy Dick Bahr (NPS) Interagency Fire Planning Tate Fischer (BLM) Fuels Management Tim Sexton (FS) Dave Mueller (BLM) Information Technology Shari Shetler (BLM) Equipment Technology Tory Henderson (FS) Incident Business Sarah Fisher (FS) NRF/NIMS Gordon Sachs (FS) Communication, Education, & Prevention John Owens (BLM) Smoke Pete Lahm (FS) WUI Mitigation Will May (IAFC) Fire Environment Kelly Martin (NPS) National Interagency Aviation Susie Bates (NPS) Risk Management Michelle Ryerson (BLM) Operations & Workforce Development Rosey Thomas (BLM) Organization Support (Possibilities) Organizational Management, Strategic Planning, Executive Secretary, Administrative Assistance, Communications, Budget, Contracting, Architecture, Knowledge Management, Project Coordination, Publications, Web Management, Writer/Editor Services, Product Management NWCG Structure 2009_10_20.pptx

14 National Wildland Fire Enterprise Business-driven Architecture Provides a business, data, application, & technology view of the wildland fire enterprise Catalogs information across agencies to improve efficiencies & eliminate redundancies

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