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NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER 

3833 South Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705 

TO: National Interagency Mobilization Guide Holders 

FROM: NIFC Multi-Agency Coordinating Group 

DATE: March 1, 2008 

SUBJECT: 2008 National Interagency Mobilization Guide 

Attached is the 2008 National Interagency Mobilization Guide. This Guide 

is written to reflect the interagency needs of the user and formatted to accept 

local inserts. 

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Deputy Assistant Director 

Fire and Aviation Directorate (NIFC) 

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Is/ Brian McManus 

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NPS Fire Director, NIFC 

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BIA Fire Director, NIFC 

Is/ Dan Smith 

NASF Fire Director 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 10 – OBJECTIVES, POLICY, AND SCOPE OF OPERATION 3 

11 Mission Statement 3 

 11.1 Total Mobility 3 

 11.2 Priorities 3 

12 Scope of Operation 5 

 12.1 General 5 

 12.1.1 National Response Framework (NRF) 5 

 12.1.2 Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) 5 

13 Mobilization/Demobilization 7 

 13.1 Work/Rest, Length of Assignment, and Days Off 7 

 13.2 Incident Operations Driving 10 

 13.3 Initial Attack Definition 11 

 13.4 Resource Mobilization 12 

 13.5 National Resources 13 

 13.6 Notification of Commitment of National Resource 14 

 13.7 Unable to Fill (UTF) Procedure 14 

 13.8 Standard Cubes, Weight, and Gear Policy for all Personnel (Excluding 

 Smokejumpers, Rappellers, and Helicopter Managers – Refer to Chapters 

 63.2 and 65) 14 

 13.9 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts 15 

CHAPTER 20 – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 19 

21 Ordering Channels/Cost Coding 19 

 21.1 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) 19 

 21.2 Ordering Procedures 20 

 21.2.1 Support to Border Fires 21 

 21.2.2 Mobilization and Demobilization Information 21 

 21.3 Non-Incident Related Ordering 21 

 21.4 Cost Coding 22 

 21.4.1 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 22 

 21.4.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 23 

 21.4.3 National Park Service (NPS) 24 

 21.4.4 Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 25 

 21.4.5 Forest Service (FS) 26 

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22 Overhead/Crews 27 

 22.1 Overhead Mobilization and Demobilization 27 

 22.2 Crews 28 

 22.3 Interagency Fire Use Modules 30 

 22.4 Smokejumpers 30 

 22.5 Helicopter Module 31 

 22.6 Communications Coordinator 32 

 22.7 Incident Meteorologist (IMET) 32 

 22.8 Cache Support Positions 33 

 22.9 National Incident Management Teams 34 

 22.9.1 Interagency Incident Management Teams (IMT) 34 

 22.9.2 National Area Command Team 35 

 22.9.3 Fire Use Management Teams (FUMT) 35 

 22.9.4 National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Team 35 

 22.9.5 National Incident Management Organization Teams (NIMO) 35 

 22.10 Incident Support Teams 35 

 22.10.1 National Interagency Buying Teams 35 

 22.10.2 Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) 36 

 22.10.3 Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team 37 

 22.10.4 Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Teams 37 

 22.10.5 National Fire Prevention and Education Teams 37 

 22.10.6 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) 38 

 22.10.7 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) 38 

23 Equipment/Supplies 41 

 23.1 Equipment/Supplies Mobilization 41 

 23.2 Equipment/Supplies Demobilization 41 

 23.3 National Interagency Support Cache Ordering Procedures 41 

 23.3.1 NFES Items in Short Supply 42 

 23.3.2 Field Office Replenishment During Fire Season 42 

 23.3.3 Field Office Replenishment Outside of Fire Season 42 

 23.3.4 Incident Replacement of NFES Items 42 

 23.3.5 Incident Replacement: Type 3 and Type 4 Incidents 43 

 23.3.6 Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and Supplies 43 

 23.4 National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 43 

 23.4.1 Radio Mobilization 44 

 23.4.2 Radio Demobilization 45 

 23.5 Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit (ATMU)) NFES #1836 45 

 23.6 Fire Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (FRAWS) NFES #5869 45 

 23.7 Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (PRAWS) NFES #5870 45 

 23.8 National Contract Mobile Food Services, and National Contract 

 Mobile Shower Facilities 46 

 National Contract Mobile Food Service Units 46 

 National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities Units 46 

 23.8.1 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities 

 Mobilization 46 

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 23.8.2 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities 

 Reassignments 47 

 23.8.3 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities 

 Demobilization 47 

 23.9 National Contract Mobile Commissary Services 47 

24 Aircraft 49 

 24.1 Aircraft Mobilization 49 

 24.2 Aircraft Demobilization 50 

 24.3 Flight Management Procedures 50 

 24.3.1 Automated Flight Following (AFF) Procedures 53 

 24.4 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping 56 

 24.5 Lead Planes 56 

 24.6 Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM1) 57 

 24.7 Air Tactical and Reconnaissance Aircraft 57 

 24.8 Large Transport Aircraft 57 

 24.9 Helicopters: Call-When-Needed (CWN) 58 

 24.9.1 Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters 58 

 24.10 Airtankers 59 

 24.10.1 Airtanker Use in Optional and Post Season Periods 59 

 24.10.2 Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) 60 

 24.10.3 Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) 62 

 24.11 Temporary Flight Restrictions, FAR 91.137 (TFR) 62 

 24.12 Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace 63 

 24.13 Airspace Conflicts 63 

 24.14 FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations 63 

 24.15 Dedicated Radio Frequencies 63 

 24.16 Interagency Interim Flight and Duty Limitations 64 

25 Predictive Services 67 

 25.1 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) 67 

 25.2 Interagency Situation Report 68 

 25.3 Incident Management Situation Report 69 

 25.4 7 Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook 70 

 25.5 National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook 70 

 25.6 GACC Monthly and Seasonal National Wildland Significant 

 Fire Potential Outlooks 70 

 25.7 Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories 71 

 25.8 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality 72 

26 National Fire Preparedness Plan 73 

 26.1 Why Preparedness Levels are Established 73 

 26.2 Geographic Area Preparedness Levels 73 

 26.3 Preparedness Level Descriptions 74 

 26.3.1 Preparedness Level 1 74 

 26.3.2 Preparedness Level 2 74 

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 26.3.3 Preparedness Level 3 74 

 26.3.4 Preparedness Level 4 76 

 26.3.5 Preparedness Level 5 78 

 26.3.6 Preparedness Level 5 to 4 80 

 26.3.7 Preparedness Level 4 to 3 80 

 26.3.8 Preparedness Level 3 to 2 80 

 26.4 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Decisions 80 

 26.5 Follow-Up Evaluation 81 

27 Mobilization Procedures for Military Assets and International Assignments83 

 27.1 Established Resource Ordering Process 83 

 27.2 Civilian Support 85 

 27.3 Demobilization Procedures 85 

 27.4 International Operations 85 

 27.4.1 Canada Support 85 

 27.4.2 Australia Support and New Zealand Support 85 

 27.4.3 Mexico Support 86 

 27.4.4 Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations 86 

28 Dispatch Forms 89 

 28.1 Resource Order Form 91 

 28.2 Food Service Request Form 93 

 28.3 Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form 95 

 28.4 Aircraft Flight Request/Schedule Form 97 

 28.5 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form 99 

 28.6 FAA Temporary Tower Request Form 101 

 28.7 Preparedness/Detail Request Form 103 

 28.8 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form 105 

 28.9 Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form 109 

 28.10 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial Report Form 111 

 28.11 Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements 

 Form 113 

 

CHAPTER 30 – ORGANIZATION 117 

31 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Organization 117 

 31.1 NIFC Directors’ Delegation 117 

32 Multi-Agency Coordinating Groups (MAC) Organization 119 

33 Incident Support Organization (ISO) 121 

 33.1 Expanded Dispatch Organization 122 

 33.2 Technical Support 122 

 33.3 Administrative Support 123 

 33.4 MAC Group Coordinator 123 

 33.5 Complexity 123 

 33.6 Example Organizations 124 

 33.7 Incident Support Organization, Example 125 

 33.8 Incident Support Organization, Example – Complex Incident 127 

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CHAPTER 40 – COOPERATION 131

41 International Agreements 131 

 41.1 Canada Support – Policy 131 

 41.2 Canada Support – Operational Guidelines 135 

 41.3 Australia Support – Policy 143 

 41.4 Australia Support – Operational Guidelines 149 

 41.5 New Zealand Support – Policy 159 

 41.6 New Zealand Support – Operational Guidelines 165 

 41.7 Mexico Support – Policy 175 

 41.8 Mexico Support – Operational Guidelines 183 

42 Interagency Agreements 189 

 42.1 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of 

 Defense and the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior 189 

 42.2 Interagency Agreement for the Provision of Temporary Support 

 During Wildland Firefighting Operations among the United States 

 Department of the Interior, the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, and the United States Department of Defense 195 

 42.3 Interagency Agreement for Fire Management between the Bureau of 

 Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, U.S. 

 Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior 

 and the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture 203 

 42.4 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States 

 Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the United States 

 Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of 

 Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and 

 Bureau of Reclamation (Law Enforcement) 209 

 42.5 International Emergency Assistance Response Process – Operating 

 Plan for USDA Forest Service 213 

 42.6 Bureau of Land Management, Assistant Directorate – Resource 

 Use & Protection, Office of Fire and Aviation Management, 

 International Program 217 

 42.7 Interagency Memorandum of Agreement between U.S. Department 

 of Agriculture – Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior – 

 Bureau of Land Management, and United States Army – Special 

 Operations Command 219 

43 Smokejumper Agreement 223 

 43.1 Interagency Agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior – 

 Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Department of Agriculture – 

 Forest Service, for the Joint Operation of Smokejumper Resources 223 

44 Modular Airborne Firefighting System Agreements 225 

 44.1 Agreement between North Carolina Department of Natural Resources 

 and Community Development, Division of Forest Resources, and Forest 

 Service – United States Department of Agriculture 225 

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 44.2 Agreement between California – Department of Forestry, the 

 National Guard, and USDA – Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region229

 44.3 Collection Agreement between Wyoming State Forestry Division 

 and the Forest Service – United States Department of Agriculture 233 

CHAPTER 50 – FIRE ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY 239 

 GACCs (Geographic Area Coordination Centers) Fire Directory – 

 Quick Reference 239 

 Index 241 

51 Fire Directory – Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) 243 

 51.1 Fire Directory – National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) 245 

 51.2 Fire Directory – Alaska Interagency Coordination Center 246 

 51.3 Fire Directory – Eastern Area Coordination Center 247 

 51.4 Fire Directory – Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center 248 

 51.5 Fire Directory – Northern California Coordination Center 249 

 51.6 Fire Directory – Northern Rockies Coordination Center 250 

 51.7 Fire Directory – Northwest Area Coordination Center 251 

 51.8 Fire Directory – Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center 252 

 51.9 Fire Directory – Southern Area Coordination Center 253 

 51.10 Fire Directory – Southern California Coordination Center 254 

 51.11 Fire Directory – Southwest Area Coordination Center 255 

 51.12 Fire Directory – Western Great Basin Coordination Center 256 

 51.13 Fire Directory – National Interagency Support Caches 257 

52 Fire Directory – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 259 

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

 Management 261 

 52.1.1 Fire Directory – BLM – National Office of Fire and Aviation 

 Management (NIFC) 262 

 52.2 Fire Directory – BLM – Alaska Fire Service 263 

 52.3 Fire Directory – BLM – Arizona State Office 264 

 52.4 Fire Directory – BLM – California State Office 265 

 52.5 Fire Directory – BLM – Colorado State Office 266 

 52.6 Fire Directory – BLM – Idaho State Office 267 

 52.7 Fire Directory – BLM – Montana State Office 268 

 52.8 Fire Directory – BLM – Nevada State Office 269 

 52.9 Fire Directory – BLM – New Mexico State Office 270 

 52.10 Fire Directory – BLM – Oregon/Washington State Office 271 

 52.11 Fire Directory – BLM – Utah State Office 272 

 52.12 Fire Directory – BLM – Wyoming State Office 273 

53 Fire Directory – Forest Service (FS) 275 

 53.1 Fire Directory – FS – Washington DC A&FM Office 277 

 53.2 Fire Directory – FS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 278 

 53.3 Fire Directory – FS – Region 1 279 

 53.4 Fire Directory – FS – Region 2 280 

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 53.5 Fire Directory – FS – Region 3 281 

 53.6 Fire Directory – FS – Region 4 282 

 53.7 Fire Directory – FS – Region 5 283 

 53.8 Fire Directory – FS – Region 6 284 

 53.9 Fire Directory – FS – Region 8 285 

 53.10 Fire Directory – FS – Region 9 286 

 53.11 Fire Directory – FS – Region 10 287 

 53.12 Fire Directory – FS – Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry 288 

 53.13 Fire Directory – FS – FS Emergency Support Function #4 289 

54 Fire Directory – Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 291 

 54.1 Fire Directory – FWS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 293 

 54.2 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 1 294 

 54.3 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 2 295 

 54.4 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 3 296 

 54.5 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 4 297 

 54.6 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 5 298 

 54.7 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 6 299 

 54.8 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 7 300 

55 Fire Directory – National Park Service (NPS) 301 

 55.1 Fire Directory – NPS – National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 303 

 55.2 Fire Directory – NPS – Alaska Region 304 

 55.3 Fire Directory – NPS – Northeast Region 305 

 55.4 Fire Directory – NPS – Midwest Region 306 

 55.5 Fire Directory – NPS – National Capital Region 307 

 55.6 Fire Directory – NPS – Intermountain Region 308 

 55.7 Fire Directory – NPS – Southeast Region 309 

 55.8 Fire Directory – NPS – Pacific West Region 310 

56 Fire Directory – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 311 

 56.1 Fire Directory – BIA – Central Office, National Interagency Fire 

 Center (NIFC) 313 

 56.2 Fire Directory – BIA – Great Plains Regional Office 314 

 56.3 Fire Directory – BIA – Southwest Regional Office 315 

 56.4 Fire Directory – BIA – Southern Plains Regional Office 316 

 56.5 Fire Directory – BIA – Rocky Mountain Regional Office 317 

 56.6 Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Regional Office 318 

 56.7 Fire Directory – BIA – Alaska Regional Office 319 

 56.8 Fire Directory – BIA – Midwest Regional Office 320 

 56.9 Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office 321 

 56.10 Fire Directory – BIA – Navajo Regional Office 322 

 56.11 Fire Directory – BIA – Western Regional Office 323 

 56.12 Fire Directory – BIA – Northwest Regional Office 324 

 56.13 Fire Directory – BIA – Pacific Regional Office 325 

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57 Fire Directory – Canada 327 

 57.1 Fire Directory – Canada – Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre 

 (CIFFC) 329 

 57.2 Fire Directory – Canada – Northwest 330 

 57.3 Fire Directory – Canada – Yukon 331 

 57.4 Fire Directory – Canada – Saskatchewan 332 

 57.5 Fire Directory – Canada – Government of Canada and Parks of Canada333 

 57.6 Fire Directory – Canada – Alberta 334 

 57.7 Fire Directory – Canada – British Columbia 335 

 57.8 Fire Directory – Canada – Manitoba 336 

 57.9 Fire Directory – Canada – New Brunswick 337 

 57.10 Fire Directory – Canada – Nova Scotia 338 

 57.11 Fire Directory – Canada – Ontario 339 

 57.12 Fire Directory – Canada – Newfoundland 340 

 57.13 Fire Directory – Canada – Prince Edward Island 341 

 57.14 Fire Directory – Canada – Quebec 342 

58 Fire Directory – Others 343 

 58.1 Fire Directory – FEMA – Federal Emergency Management 

 Administration 345 

 58.2 Fire Directory – U.S. Military 346 

 58.3 Fire Directory – International – U.S. Agency for International 

 Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance 347 

 58.4 Fire Directory – Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington DC348 

 58.5 Fire Directory – National Association of State Foresters (NASF) 349 

 58.6 Fire Directory – Emergency Support Function #4 – Support Agencies 350 

CHAPTER 60 - OVERHEAD/CREWS 353

61 National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) Positions 353 

 61.1 Overhead Positions Listed in the National Interagency Incident 

 Management System (NIIMS) Wildland and Prescribed Fire 

 Qualification System Guide, PMS 310-1, January 2006, NFES 1414 353 

 61.2 Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) Position Codes353 

62 Crews and Fire Use Modules 355 

 62.1 Type 1 Interagency Crews 355 

 62.2 Minimum Crew Standards for National Mobilization 355 

 62.3 Interagency Fire Use Modules 356 

 62.3.1 Interagency Fire Use Modules Configuration 356 

 62.3.2 Interagency Fire Use Module Mobilization 356 

 62.4 Smokejumpers 356 

 62.4.1 Numbers 356 

 62.4.2 Smokejumper Gear, Weights, and Volume 357 

 62.5 Pilots – Lead Plane and Smokejumper 357 

 62.6 Rappeller and Helicopter Manager Gear, Weights, and Volume 357 

 62.7 Communications Coordinator (COMC) 357 

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 62.8 Flight Manager 358 

63 National Incident Management Teams 361 

 63.1 Type 1 IMTs 361 

 63.1.1 IMT Configurations 361 

 63.1.2 NIMO Incident Management Team Type of Assignments 362 

 63.1.3 NIMO Teams Rotation Process 363 

 63.1.4 Type 1 IMT Rotation Process 363 

 63.2 National Area Command Teams 365 

 63.2.1 National Area Command Team Configuration 365 

 63.2.2 National Area Command Team Rotation Process 365 

 63.3 Fire Use Management Teams (FUMTs) 366 

 63.3.1 FUMTs Configuration 366 

 63.3.2 FUMT Rotation Process 366 

 63.4 National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Team 368 

 63.4.1 National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Teams 

 Mobilization Process 368 

64 Incident Support Teams 369 

 64.1 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYTs) 369 

 64.1.1 BUYT Configuration 369 

 64.1.2 BUYTs Rotation Process 369 

 64.2 Administrative Payment Teams 370 

 64.2.1 Administrative Payment Teams Configuration 370 

 64.2.2 National Administrative Payment Team Schedule Process 370 

 64.3 Burned Area Emergency Response Team 372 

 64.3.1 DOI National Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response Team 

Configuration 372 

 64.3.2 DOI National Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response Team 

Mobilization Process 372 

 64.4 National Fire Prevention Education Teams (NFPETs) 373 

 64.4.1 NFPET Configuration 373

 64.4.2 NFPET Coordinators 373 

 64.4.3 NFPET Schedule Process 374 

 64.5 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) 375 

 64.5.1 FAST Configuration 375 

 64.5.2 FAST Mobilization Process 375 

 64.6 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) 375 

 64.6.1 ASAT Configuration 375 

 64.6.2 ASAT Mobilization Process 376 

CHAPTER 70 – EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES 379 

71 National Interagency Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 379 

72 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile 

Shower Facilities 381 

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73 National Contract Mobile Commissary Services 383 

74 Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit (ATMU) (NFES #1836) 385 

75 Fire/Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (FRAWS – NFES #5869 

PRAWS – NFES #5870) 387 

76 Engines and Water Tenders 389 

CHAPTER 80 – AIRCRAFT 393 

81 Infrared Aircraft and Contract Large Transport Aircraft 393 

 81.1 Infrared Aircraft – Forest Service 393 

 81.1.1 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping and Detection 395 

 81.2 NIFC Large Transport Contract Aircraft 395 

82 Tactical Aircraft 395 

 82.1 Lead Planes/Aerial Supervision Aircraft – FS 395 

 82.2 Air Tactical Avionics Typing 395 

 82.3 Smokejumper Aircraft 395 

83 Federal Airtankers 397 

84 Helicopters – Exclusive Use 399 

 84.1 Type 2 Exclusive Use Helicopters 399 

 84.2 Type 1 Exclusive Use Helicopters, Standard/Limited Category 399 

APPENDIX 403 

 Appendix 1 – Acronym Guide 403 

INDEX 409 

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11 Mission Statement 

The principal mission of the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) at the 

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) is the cost effective and timely coordination of 

land management agency successful emergency response for wildland fire. As a partner 

in the National Response Framework (NRF) and as interagency cooperators, we will also 

meet the requirements of all-hazard incidents as directed by the NRF or Presidential and 

Secretarial direction. This is accomplished through planning, situation monitoring, and 

expediting resource orders between the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Areas, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) States, National Association of State Foresters (NASF), Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS) Regions, Forest Service (FS) Regions, National Park Service 

(NPS) Regions, National Weather Service (NWS) Regions, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) Regions through the United States Fire Administration 

(USFA) and other cooperating agencies. 

The National Interagency Mobilization Guide identifies standard procedures which guide 

the operations of multi-agency logistical support activity throughout the coordination 

system. This Guide is intended to facilitate interagency dispatch coordination, ensuring 

the timeliest and cost effective incident support services available are provided. It is 

designed to accommodate amendments as needed and will be retained as current material 

until amended. Local Mobilization Guides should be used to supplement the National 

Interagency Mobilization Guide. Geographic Areas will provide NICC two (2) copies of 

their Mobilization Guide and will provide amendments as issued. 

11.1 Total Mobility 

Positioning and utilizing resources to meet existing and anticipated incident, 

preparedness, severity, and wildland and prescribed fire needs regardless of 

geographic location or agency affiliation. 

11.2 Priorities 

When competition for wildland fire resources occurs among Geographic Areas, 

the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) at NIFC will establish 

national priorities and develop drawdown plans. 

When requested, Geographic Areas will establish priorities for their incidents and 

wildland fires and report them to NICC. 

 

The single overriding suppression priority is the protection of human life – both, 

that of our firefighters and of the public. 

In setting national priorities and developing drawdown plans, the following 

criteria should be considered: 

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 A. Maintaining initial action capability. 

B. Protecting communities and community infrastructure, 

other property and improvements, and natural and cultural 

resources. 

C. Limiting costs without compromising safety. 

D. Meeting agency suppression objectives. 

E. Support to National Response Framework (NRF) taskings. 

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12 Scope of Operation 

12.1 General 

12.1.1 National Response Framework (NRF) 

The National Response Framework (NRF) provides a comprehensive, 

national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident management across a 

spectrum of activities including prevention, preparedness, response and 

recovery. This Plan identifies the Forest Service as the Primary and 

Coordinating agency for implementing the Emergency Support Function 

(ESF) #4, Firefighting and identifies Department of Interior as the 

Primary Agency, long with USDA, for implementing ESF #11, 

Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Forest Service and Department 

of Interior also have Support Agency responsibilities under all 15 

Emergency Support Functions. 

Activities will be accomplished utilizing established dispatch 

coordination concepts. 

The affected Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) will 

coordinate ordering points with Regional Response Coordination Centers 

(RRCC) and Joint Field Offices (JFO). As necessary, it will pass on to 

NICC at Boise, Idaho for national response and logistical support when 

Geographic Area resources are fully committed. In the event of national 

level shortages or unavailability, the National Response Coordination 

Centers (NRCC) through the ESF #4 Desk in Washington, DC will 

pursue resolution of such shortages. Requests that originate from the 

NRCC will be processed through the Virginia Interagency Coordination 

Center (VICC) in Charlottesville, Virginia. 

Situation and damage assessment information will be transmitted through 

established fire suppression intelligence channels. 

In most cases, federal agencies, when requested to support the NRF, will 

provide base eight salaries for permanent employees. FEMA will 

reimburse overtime, travel, and per diem costs for all employees. Base 

eight salaries will be reimbursed for temporary, Administratively 

Determined, (AD) and State employees mobilized to assist. 

12.1.2 Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) 

Requests for support from foreign countries other than those countries 

with which the Departments of Agriculture and Interior have agreements 

(Canada and Mexico) and arrangements (Australia and New Zealand) will 

come to NIFC from the Forest Service International Programs’ Disaster 

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Assistance Support Program (DASP) through the U.S. Agency for 

International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance 

(OFDA). OFDA has the responsibility to coordinate the U.S. 

Government’s response to international disasters. See Chapter 42.5, 

International Emergency Assistance Response Process, Operating Plan 

for USDA Forest Service. 

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13 Mobilization/Demobilization 

NICC will coordinate the movement of all resources across Geographic Area dispatch 

boundaries not covered by local operating plans or other direction found in this Guide. 

When it is reasonable to expect containment prior to the next operational period, dispatch 

centers at the local level should coordinate directly if the resources are used for initial 

attack on adjacent jurisdictions. If it becomes evident the incident will not be contained 

during the first operational period, resources mobilized will be ordered through 

established ordering channels. 

Resource mobilization and reassignments between Northern California Operations and 

Southern California Operations, and between the Western Great Basin and Eastern Great 

Basin do not require resource orders through NICC. 

Units responding to NICC requests are responsible for ensuring the resources dispatched 

meet the criteria specified in this Guide and/or the National Wildfire Coordinating Group 

(NWCG) Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1, April 2006). 

13.1 Work/Rest, Length of Assignment, and Days Off 

In order to provide for safe, efficient, and effective support to wildland fire 

operations, the following policy on work/rest, length of assignments, and incident 

driving operations is established. This policy applies to ALL firefighters, 

overhead, dispatchers, and support personnel. 

To maintain safe and productive incident activities, incident management 

personnel must appropriately manage work and rest periods, assignment duration, 

and shift length for personnel, including casuals (ADs), contracted crews, and 

Emergency Equipment Rental Agreement (EERA) resources. 

To assist in mitigating fatigue, days off are allowed during and after assignments. 

If necessary to reduce fatigue, the Type 1 or 2 Incident Commander or Agency 

Administrator (incident host or home unit) may provide time off supplementary 

to mandatory days off requirements. For Type 3 – 5 incidents, paid days off 

should be rare exceptions. However, if necessary, the Agency Administrator 

(incident host or home unit) may authorize day(s) off with pay. 

The Incident Commander or Agency Administrator authority to grant a day off 

with pay lies within 5 U.S.C. 6104, 5 CFR 610. 301-306, and 56 Comp. Gen. 

Decision 393 (1977). 

A. Work/Rest Guidelines 

Work/Rest Guidelines should be met on all incidents. 

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Plan for and ensure that all personnel are provided a minimum 2:1 work 

to rest ratio (for every 2 hours of work or travel, provide 1 hour of sleep 

and/or rest). 

Work shifts that exceed 16 hours and/or consecutive days that do not 

meet the 2:1 work/rest ratio should be the exception, and no work shift 

should exceed 24 hours. However, in situations where this does occur 

(for example, initial attack), incident management personnel will resume 

2:1 work/rest ratio as quickly as possible. 

The Incident Commander or Agency Administrator must justify work 

shifts that exceed 16 hours and those that do not meet 2:1 work/rest ratio. 

Justification will be documented in the daily incident records. 

Documentation shall include mitigation measures used to reduce fatigue. 

The Time Officer’s/Unit Leader’s approval of the Emergency Firefighter 

Time Report (EFTR), (OF-288), or other agency pay document certifies 

that the required documentation is on file, and no further documentation 

is required for pay purposes. 

The Work/Rest Guidelines do not apply to aircraft pilots assigned to an 

incident. Pilots must abide by applicable Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) guidelines or agency policy, if more restrictive. 

B. Length of Assignment 

1. Assignment Definition 

An assignment is defined as the time period (days) between the 

first full operational period at the first incident or reporting 

location on the original resource order and commencement of 

return travel to the home unit. 

2. Length of Assignment 

Standard assignment length is 14 days, exclusive of travel from 

and to home unit, with possible extensions identified below. 

Time spent in staging and preposition status counts toward 

the 14 day limit, regardless of pay status, for all personnel, 

including Incident Management Teams. 

3. Days Off 

After completion of a 14 day assignment and return to the home 

unit, two (2) mandatory days off will be provided (2 after 14) 

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(State regulations may preclude authorizing this for State 

employees). Days off must occur on the calendar days 

immediately following the return travel in order to be charged to 

the incident (5 U.S.C. 6104, 5 CFR 610. 301-306, and 56 Comp. 

Gen. Decision 393 (1977)). If the next day(s) upon return from an 

incident is/are a regular work day(s), a paid day(s) off will be 

authorized. 

Pay entitlement, including administrative leave, for a paid day(s) 

off cannot be authorized on the individual’s regular day(s) off at 

their home unit. Agencies will apply holiday pay regulations, as 

appropriate. A paid day off is recorded on home unit time records 

according to agency requirements. 

Casuals (ADs) and contract resources are not entitled to paid 

day(s) off upon release from the incident or at their point of 

hire. 

Home unit Agency Administrators may authorize additional 

day(s) off with compensation to further mitigate fatigue. If 

authorized, home unit program funds will be used. 

All length of assignment rules apply to aviation resources, 

including aircraft pilots, notwithstanding the FAA and agency day 

off regulations. 

4. Assignment Extension 

Prior to assigning incident personnel to back-to-back assignments, 

their health, readiness, and capability must be considered. The 

health and safety of incident personnel and resources will not be 

compromised under any circumstances. Personnel should 

anticipate the possibility of an extension when taking an 

assignment to Alaska. 

Assignments may be extended when: 

a. Life and property are imminently threatened, 

b. Suppression objectives are close to being met, or 

c. Replacement resources are unavailable or have 

not yet arrived. 

Upon completion of the standard 14 day assignment, an extension 

of up to an additional 14 days may be allowed (for a total of up to 

30 days, inclusive of mandatory days off and exclusive of travel). 

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Regardless of extension duration, two (2) mandatory days off will 

be provided prior to the 22nd day of the assignment. 

Contracts and Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements 

(EERAs) should be reviewed for appropriate pay requirements 

and length of assignment. If the contract or EERAs do not 

address this, the Incident Finance/Administration Section Chief or 

the procurement official should be consulted as to whether 

compensation for a day off is appropriate. 

Single Resource/Kind Extensions 

The Section Chief or Incident Commander will identify the need 

for assignment extension and will obtain the affected resource’s 

concurrence. The Section Chief and affected resource will 

acquire and document the home unit supervisor’s approval. 

The Incident Commander approves the extension. If a convened 

Geographic or National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group 

(GMAC/NMAC) directs, the Incident Commander approves only 

after GMAC/NMAC concurrence. 

If the potential exists for reassignment to another incident during 

the extension, the home unit supervisor and affected resource will 

be advised and must concur prior to reassignment. 

Incident Management Team Extensions 

Incident Management Team extensions are to be negotiated 

between the incident Agency Administrator, the Incident 

Commander, and the GMAC/NMAC (if directed). 

A copy of the documentation should be attached to timesheets. 

The Assignment Extension Form can be found in Chapter 

28.11 

Upon release from the assignment, regardless of extension 

duration, two (2) mandatory days off will be provided 

immediately following the return to the home unit and chargeable 

to the incident. (See above for compensation and days off 

guidelines.) 

13.2 Incident Operations Driving 

These standards address driving by personnel actively engaged in wildland fire or 

all-hazard response activities, including driving while assigned to a specific 

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incident or during initial attack fire response (includes time required to control the 

fire and travel to a rest location). In the absence of more restrictive agency 

policy, these guidelines will be followed during mobilization and demobilization 

as well. Individual agency driving policies shall be consulted for all other nonincident driving. 

A. Agency resources assigned to an incident or engaged in initial 

attack fire response will adhere to the current agency work/rest policy for 

determining length of duty day. 

B. No driver will drive more than ten (10) hours (behind the wheel) 

within any duty day. Multiple drivers in a single vehicle may drive up to 

the duty day limitation, provided no driver exceeds the individual driving 

(behind the wheel) time limitation of ten (10) hours. 

C. A driver shall drive only if they have had at least eight (8) 

consecutive hours off duty before beginning a shift. 

Exception: Exception to the minimum off-duty hour requirement is 

allowed when essential to: 

1. Accomplish immediate and critical suppression 

objectives, or 

2. Address immediate and critical firefighter or public safety 

issues. 

D. As stated in the current agency work/rest policy, documentation of 

mitigation measures used to reduce fatigue is required for drivers who 

exceed sixteen (16) hour work shifts. This is required regardless of 

whether the driver was still compliant with the ten (10) hour individual 

(behind the wheel) driving time limitations. 

13.3 Initial Attack Definition 

Initial Attack (IA) is a planned response to a wildfire, given the wildfire’s 

potential fire behavior. The objective of initial attack is to stop the spread of the 

wildfire and suppress it at least cost. An aggressive suppression action that is 

consistent with firefighter and public safety. 

An initial attack wildfire is generally contained by resources initially dispatched, 

without significant augmentation of reinforcements, within two hours after initial 

attack, and full control is expected within the first burning period. 

Dispatch centers are to inform all resources of the name of the assigned Incident 

Commander and all other pertinent information. All changes in Incident 

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Command leadership will be announced to assigned and incoming resources 

during initial and extended attack incidents. This information should also be 

relayed to Fire Management staff. 

Initial attack involving the commitment of resources across recognized dispatch 

boundaries must comply with the following guidelines: 

A. Resources dispatched are identified in formalized Agreements, 

Operating Plans, or Memoranda of Understanding and are located on/or 

adjacent to mutual jurisdictional wildland fire management boundaries. 

B. GACCs may order initial attack airtankers, lead planes, and Aerial 

Supervision Modules (ASM1) from neighboring GACCs, as defined in 

Geographic Area Mobilization Guides. 

C. At the time it becomes evident the incident will not be contained 

during the first operational period, resources involved will be formally 

ordered through established ordering channels. 

13.4 Resource Mobilization 

To ensure safe and efficient mobilization of resources to incidents resources 

are requested and mobilized using the Resource Order and Status System 

(ROSS). Standard interagency mobilization processes are identified within the 

Interagency Standards for the ROSS Operations Guide (ISROG) located at the 

following website: (http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive/ISROG.pdf). NICC 

will not process requests for resources “after the fact.” i.e. requests for 

resources which have mobilized to an incident prior to receiving a resource 

order request.

The Food Service Request Form (see chapter 28.2), the Infrared Aircraft Scanner 

Request Form (see chapter 28.5), and the Preparedness/Detail Request Form (see 

chapter 28.7) are the approved forms that, when associated with a ROSS request, 

satisfy documentation required of resource mobilization. 

Prior to incident mobilization, all resources will be requested, by a standard 

resource categorization and identified with a unique request number through 

established dispatch channels. 

A. The standard categorization system is: 

 A = Aircraft 

 O = Overhead 

 C = Crews 

 E = Equipment 

 S = Supplies 

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B. Responsible agency management fiscal codes must be included on 

each approved form. (See Chapter 21.4 – Cost Coding.). 

C. A two letter (alpha) identifier for the state in which the responsible 

agency is located, followed by a three or four character (alpha and/or 

numeric) for the responsible agency, and a unique order or incident 

number containing a maximum of six (6) characters (alpha and/or 

numeric) will make up the incident/project order number. 

D. Resources assigned to incidents will be identified by a two (2) 

letter (alpha) identifier for the State in which the resource is based, 

followed by a three (3) or four (4) character (alpha and/or numeric) for 

the sending agency. 

(See http://www.nifc.blm.gov/nsdu/unit_id/Publish.html for list.)

13.5 National Resources 

National Resources are those which have national utilization, high demand, 

limited availability, and unique status reporting requirements identified by NICC. 

They are: 

A. National Interagency Management Teams (Type 1 & NIMO) 

B. National Area Command Team 

C. National Buying Team 

D. National Interagency Fire Use Management Team 

E. Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crew 

F. Smokejumper 

G. National Contract Airtanker 

H. National Contract Lead Plane 

I. National Aerial Supervision Module 

J. Modular Airborne Firefighting System 

K. National Contract Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopter 

L. Smokejumper Aircraft 

M. National Contract Infrared Aircraft 

N. Large Transport Aircraft 

O. National Incident Radio Support Cache Communication 

P. National Contract Mobile Food Services Unit 

Q. Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit 

R. National Interagency Support Cache (NISC) System 

S. NFES Managed Items 

T. Fire Remote Automatic Weather Station 

U. National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities 

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13.6 Notification of Commitment of National Resources 

When requested, GACCs will notify NICC and adjoining GACCs of the 

commitment of National Resources within their Area. Notification of national 

resource commitment will be obtained via ROSS notification and/or via phone 

call within fifteen (15) minutes of commitment when National Resources: 

A. Are committed internally to an incident or are no longer available 

for dispatch, 

B. Are available again, 

C. Have location changes, or 

D. At the time 50% of the Smokejumpers at home bases are 

dispatched or committed. 

13.7 Unable to Fill (UTF) Procedure 

A 48 hour “Unable To Fill” (UTF) policy exists nationally. NICC will return 

requests to the ordering GACC with a “UTF” no more than 48 hours after receipt, 

unless notified the order can be filled. NICC will not accept or process any 

request previously UTF’d unless a new request number is assigned. 

13.8 Standard Cubes, Weight, and Gear Policy for all Personnel 

(Excluding Smokejumpers, Rappellers, and Helicopter Managers – Refer to 

Chapters 63.2 and 65) 

All personnel dispatched off their unit must conform to the following limitations: 

A. One frameless, soft pack, not to exceed 45 pounds. 

B. Web gear or briefcase (not both), not to exceed 20 pounds. 

C. Maximum allowable crew weight, including equipment, is 5,100 

pounds. 

D. All personnel baggage weights must be displayed separately from 

individual weights on flight manifests. 

E. Pre-identified Type 1 Incident Management Team members are 

authorized additional weight, not to exceed 300 pounds, for equipment 

per team. The Incident Commander must designate, in advance, which 

team members are authorized additional weight and make this a matter of 

record. 

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13.9 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts 

Geographic Area Coordinating Groups will provide direction and guidance, 

which will ensure wildland fire weather forecasts are communicated in a timely 

manner to firefighters on all wildland fires. 

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CHAPTER 20 

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21 Ordering Channels/Cost Coding 

All agencies have designated ordering procedures for incident and wildland fire support 

and services. These established ordering channels provide for: rapid movement of 

requests, agency review, efficient utilization of resources, and cost effectiveness. 

21.1 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) 

The GACCs act as focal points for internal and external requests not filled at the 

local level. GACCs are located in the following Areas: 

EASTERN – St. Paul, Minnesota: 

Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, 

New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 

SOUTHERN – Atlanta, Georgia: 

Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, East Texas (plus Texas 

State Forest Service in West Texas), Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands. 

SOUTHWEST – Albuquerque, New Mexico: 

Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas (west of the 100th

Meridian). 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN – Lakewood, Colorado: 

Colorado, Kansas, Eastern Wyoming, Nebraska, and South 

Dakota. 

NORTHERN ROCKIES – Missoula, Montana: 

Montana, North Dakota, Northern Idaho, and Yellowstone 

National Park, Wyoming. 

ALASKA – Fort Wainwright, Alaska: 

Alaska. 

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NORTHWEST – Portland, Oregon: 

Oregon and Washington. 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATIONS – Redding, California: 

Northern California and Hawaii. 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATIONS – Riverside, California: 

Southern California and USA Pacific Islands. 

EASTERN GREAT BASIN – Salt Lake City, Utah: 

Southern Idaho, Western Wyoming, Utah, and a portion of 

Arizona north of the Colorado River. 

WESTERN GREAT BASIN – Reno, Nevada: 

Nevada. 

21.2 Ordering Procedures 

Resource order requests will be processed using the Resource Ordering and 

Status System (ROSS). Resource order requests as the result of an incident, 

preparedness, severity, and wildland and prescribed fire will follow the 

established ordering channel displayed below. 

At the point in this flow when an order can be filled, reverse the process to insure 

proper notification back to the incident or requesting office. Local agency 

dispatch offices should use mutual aid agreements with cooperators whenever 

possible.

INCIDENT 

DISPATCH CENTER 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA COORDINATION CENTER 

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA COORDINATION CENTER 

DISPATCH CENTER 

SENDING AGENCY

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21.2.1 Support to Border Fires 

Border fires are defined as a wildfire that has crossed the boundary from 

one (1) Geographic Area into another or where the fire is expected to 

cross the boundary within two (2) burning periods. 

Whereas both Geographic Areas have a vested interest and authority to 

provide resource support to the incident, they may order directly from 

each other in support of the incident. The following protocols apply: 

A. A single ordering point will be designated to ensure proper 

assignment and demobilization of resources. The incident will 

remain with the originating unit for situation reporting and 

prioritization. 

B. The dispatch organization designated as the single ordering 

point may place orders to either GACC using established ordering 

channels, however only the GACC of the originating unit 

expanded dispatch is authorized to place orders with NICC. 

C. Prior to initiating border fire support operations, 

concurrence and agreement must occur between the two GACCs 

and NICC. In order to maintain effective coordination and ensure 

that the appropriate resources are mobilized, daily conference 

calls will be conducted between both GACCs and the expanded 

dispatch organization for the duration of the incident. 

21.2.2 Mobilization and Demobilization Information 

Travel information for resources will be transmitted by using the ROSS 

Travel function. Each travel segment will identify mode of travel, 

carriers name with flight numbers, departure and arrival locations with 

estimated departure time and estimated arrival time (ETD/ETA) using the 

local time and time zone. 

21.3 Non-Incident Related Ordering 

Resource acquisition not related to an incident, preparedness, severity, and 

wildland or prescribed fire may also follow these ordering procedures. The use of 

appropriate cost coding procedures is required. Procedures for National 

Interagency Support Cache ordering are located within Chapter 23.3. 

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21.4 Cost Coding 

Interagency Fire and Severity Activities

The five (5) Federal agencies with Wildland Fire Management funds (BLM, BIA, 

NPS, FWS, and USFS) have an Interagency Agreement for Fire Management 

which provides a basis for cooperation on all aspects of wildland fire activities. 

Included in this agreement is the direction to NOT bill for services rendered for 

emergency fire suppression, including severity activities. 

All fire suppression orders are to have an interagency FireCode assigned by the 

ordering office. The BLM, FWS, NPS and BIA will use a four (4) digit 

interagency FireCode to track and compile costs for all severity activities; the 

ordering office must include the word “severity” within the resource order 

incident name. (Information on the interagency FireCode can be found at: 

https://www.firecode.gov/help/User_Guide.pdf) 

All fire suppression orders are to have a four (4) digit interagency FireCode 

assigned by the ordering office. Interagency dispatch procedures have been 

established to incorporate assigning one FireCode per fire for use by all federal 

wildland fire agencies. 

Orders processed through NICC must have at least one of the following federal 

agency cost codes assigned by the ordering office. Financial codes should be 

consistent with the Incident Type. 

21.4.1 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

The BLM wildland fire management cost coding is dived into ten (10) 

activities: 

 1. Wildland Fire Preparedness 2810 

 2. Fire Deferred Maintenance & Capital Improvement 2813 

 3. Suppression Operations 2821 

 4. Emergency Stabilization 2822 

 5. Hazardous Fuels Reduction 2823 

 6. Wildland Urban Interface 2824 

 7. Fire Program Reimbursement 2830 

 8. Rural Fire Assistance 2860 

 9. Burned Area Rehabilitation 2881 

10. Joint Fire Science Program 2891 

The use of 2813, 2821, 2822, 2823, 2824, 2830, and 2881 requires a 

project code. 

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The Fire and Aviation Directorate will use FireCode to assign project 

numbers for BLM severity activities. When the BLM assists other DOI 

agencies, the FireCode severity number provided by the requesting DOI 

agency will be used. 

The Fire and Aviation Directorate will use the interagency FireCode 

system to assign one code annually for all severity assistance provided to 

the Forest Service by BLM. 

As with all BLM fire operations activities (suppression, rehabilitation and 

fuels), a project number is required regardless of the subactivity code 

being used. The standard fund coding guidelines used for suppression, 

rehabilitation, and fuels activities apply. Also, note that the standard 

severity coding procedure of converting from the severity number to a fire 

number applies when dispatched to a specific fire. All fire severity 

numbers have been assigned under program 2821 HT. 

21.4.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

The BIA wildland fire management funding has six (8) activities. Each 

activity has sub-activities with their respective cost code structures: 

1. Wildland Fire Preparedness 

Preparedness 92120 92120 P 

Interagency Fair Share 9213 92130 R 

National Programs 92140 92140 R 

2. Construction & Deferred Maintenance 92800 92800 R 

3. Self Governance 92900 92900 R 

4. Emergency Suppression 

Suppression 92310 92310 R 

Emergency Stabilization 92320 92320 R 

Severity 92350 92350 R 

5. Hazardous Fuels Reduction-Non-WUI 

Hazardous Fuels Reduction- 92630 92630 R 

 Fire Use 

6. Burned Area Rehabilitation 92B00 92B00 R 

7. Rural Fire Assistance 92R00 92R00 R 

Training 92R10 92R10 R 

Equipment 92R20 92R20 R 

Prevention Activities 92R30 92R30 R 

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8. Wildland Urban Interface 92W00 92W00 R 

The sub-activity, Fire – Construction & Deferred Maintenance (92800R), 

requires approval by the BIA Fire Management Office at NIFC. The job 

code is mandatory as it tracks costs for approved projects. All subactivities, with the exception of Suppression (92310R), require funding 

approval by the BIA Fire Management Office at NIFC. These are noted 

above with an “R” after the program code. The sub-activity, Severity 

(92350R) will be considered on an interagency basis. 

The interagency FireCode will be used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

for tracking and compiling costs for wildland fire suppression and for 

severity activities. 

21.4.3 National Park Service (NPS) 

The NPS wildland fire management cost coding is divided into seven (7) 

activities and twenty-five (25) sub-activities: 

1. Wildland Fire Preparedness 8500 

Readiness P11 

Facilities, Construction, and Maintenance P12 

Research and Technology P13 

Fire Plans P14 

2. Fire Suppression Operations 8530 

Suppression E11 

Fire Use E12 

Emergency Stabilization E13 

3. Burned Area Rehabilitation 8540 

Burned Area Rehabilitation B11 

Burned Area Monitoring B14 

4. Hazardous Fuels Reduction – Non-WUI 8550 

Fuels Management H11 

Hazardous Fuels Projects – Prescribed Fire H12 

Hazardous Fuels Compliance H13 

Fire Effects H14 

Hazardous Fuels Projects – Mechanical H22 

Hazardous Fuels Projects – Other H32 

5. Wildland Urban Interface - WUI 

 8560 

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Wildland Urban Interface Management W11 

Wildland Urban Interface Projects – 

 Prescribed Fire W12 

Wildland Urban Interface Compliance W13 

Wildland Urban Interface Monitoring W14 

Wildland Urban Interface Community Assistance W15 

Wildland Urban Interface Project – Mechanical W22 

Wildland Urban Interface Projects – Other W32 

6. Rural Fire Assistance 8570 

Rural Fire Assistance R11 

7. Fire Protection Assistance 8520 

National Income Account F11 

Expenditure Account – Preparedness F12 

Expenditure Account – Operations F13 

The interagency FireCode will be used by the National Park Service for 

tracking and compiling costs for wildland fire suppression and for 

severity activities. 

21.4.4 Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 

The FWS wildland fire management cost coding is divided into seven (7) 

activities: 

1. Wildland Fire Preparedness 9131 

2. Suppression Operations 9141 

3. Emergency Stabilization 9142 

4. Burned Area Rehabilitation 9262 

5. Hazardous Fuels Reduction Operations 9263 

6. Wildland Urban Interface Projects 9264 

7. Rural Fire Assistance 9265 

All cost codes require a five-digit organization code, five (5) numbers 

starting with the Region (1-9), then the sub-activity, and finally the 

interagency FireCode or project number. The interagency FireCode will 

be used with the 9141 sub-activity. The use of 9262, 9263, 9264, and 

9265 sub-activities requires a project number. 

The interagency FireCode will be used by the Fish and Wildlife Service 

for tracking and compiling costs for wildland fire suppression and for 

severity activities. 

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21.4.5 Forest Service (FS) 

The FS wildland fire management cost coding falls under five (5) 

activities. The interagency FireCode Program will be used to generate a 

four (4) character code that will be used to track and compile costs. 

1. “P” codes represent wildland fires. 

2. “G” codes represent wildland fire use for resource benefits. 

3. “T” codes represent prescribed fires. 

4. “S” codes represent severity requests. Each Region/Forest 

will have two S-codes for severity. One code for 

Washington Office (National) approved severity and a 

second code for Regional Office approved severity. 

Region/Unit overrides will be used. 

S (region number) 1111-Short duration severity, approved 

at the Regional level. Each Region/Forest should use their 

own override. 

S (region number) 9999-Longer duration, approved at the 

National level. Each Region/Forest should use their own 

override. 

Four (4) national standard codes have been established to track 

interagency severity assists: 

S70001-FS resource used on BIA fire 

S70002-FS resource used on BLM fire 

S70003-FS resource used on FWS fire 

S70004-FS resource used on NPS fire 

 5. “F” codes indicate FEMA supported incidents. An “F” 

code will be assigned by the Forest Service Regional Office that is 

within the affected FEMA Region. All units providing support 

will use the “F” code assigned for all charges by the ordering 

office. Under the National Response Framework (NRF), overtime, 

travel, and per diem are reimbursable. Base salary costs are not 

reimbursed in most cases. (See Chapter 12.1.1) 

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22 Overhead/Crews 

Personnel must be requested by the description found in the Fireline Handbook, NWCG 

Handbook 3, PMS 410-1, NFES 0065 (March 2004) and in the National Interagency 

Incident Management System (NIIMS) Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide, PMS 

310-1, NFES 1414 (April 2006). All requests will be in one of these categories: 

C = Crews by type 

O = Overhead by position title 

IA = Initial Attack Rappelers and Smokejumpers 

22.1 Overhead Mobilization and Demobilization 

Units filling requests for personnel are responsible for ensuring all performance 

criteria are met. Requests will be processed as "fully qualified" unless "Trainee 

Acceptable" is selected as an inclusion in ROSS. The sending unit must designate 

a Flight Manager when two (2) or more personnel travel together to the same 

incident via non-commercial air transport. Refer to Chapter 62.8 for Flight 

Manager responsibilities. 

NICC will not accept requests for clerical, driver, or laborer positions. It is not 

cost effective to hire and transport such personnel when they are normally 

available from local sources. 

If a request requires individuals to be self sufficient for the duration of the 

assignment, they must be able to procure food, lodging, and local transportation. 

Name requests for suppression or all-hazard incidents should be rare and are 

appropriate only for highly specialized positions or to meet specific agency 

objectives (for example, name requests between state agencies). The ordering 

unit must confirm availability for the individual being requested prior to placing 

the request. 

Severity requests often involve strategic movement of resources from areas with

lower fire potential. In these cases, name requests may be appropriate and 

 are typically directed by agency managers. 

Name requests charged to budgeted/programmed, non-suppression funds are 

acceptable and will be processed without delay. 

All name requests not filled by the sending unit will be returned to the requesting 

unit by NICC as UTF. 

Unless specified “agency only”, ADs and private contractors will be accepted for 

suppression and severity orders. 

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During demobilization of resources, emphasis will be placed on having personnel 

home no later than 2200 hours local time. Occasionally, the availability of large 

transport aircraft will dictate timeframes during demobilization. 

 

22.2 Crews 

Crews will be ordered by a standard type. Four (4) types exist for National or 

interagency assignments. They are; Type 1, Type 2, Type 2 with IA (initial 

attack) capability, and Type 3. Refer to Chapter 62.2 for minimum crew 

standards for national mobilization. 

NIFC Forest Service has contracted nationally for T-2IA crews (National Contract 

Resources, or NCR). National Contract Resources (NCR) are hosted by local 

units (Host Unit Coordination Centers, or HUCC) which are contractually 

required to utilize dispatch priorities when mobilizing crews, as outlined in 

section C.7 of the 2007 National Type-2IA Firefighter Crew Contract. See the 

following web-site for further details: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/crews/crews.htm

Type 1 Crews: 

Crews that meet minimum standards identified within the Fireline 

Handbook, NWCG Handbook 3, PMS 410-1, NFES 0065 (March 2004). 

Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC) are a Type 1 crew that exceeds the Type 

1 Standards as required by the National IHC Operations Guide (revised 

2004). Interagency Hotshot Crews require appropriate Federal or State 

agency sponsorship and a recommendation by their respective Geographic 

Area Coordinating Group for inclusion into the National Interagency 

Mobilization Guide. NICC will maintain availability status of Type 1 

Crews, but will not recognize internal Geographic Area rotations of these 

crews. 

Type 1 Crews attempting to transport chain saws on other than NIFC 

contract jets should be prepared to ship their chain saws via an alternative 

method should loading be refused. Type 1 Crews normally come 

equipped with hand tools. There may be occasions when Type 1 Crews 

transported by air do not arrive with hand tools. If tools are needed, they 

should be ordered separately as supply items. 

When Type 1 Crews are transported by aircraft, the receiving unit should 

be prepared to provide the following: 

A. Crew transportation. 

B. Vehicle to transport saws, fuel, and hand tools separate 

from crew transportation. 

C. Fire equipment (minimum two (2) cases of fuses). 

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D. Chain saws (four (4) kits). 

E. Saw fuel (ten (10) gallons, unmixed). 

F. Bar oil (five (5) gallons). 

Type 2, Type 2 IA and Type 3 Crews: 

Crews that meet minimum standards identified within the Fireline 

Handbook, NWCG Handbook 3, PMS 410-1, NFES 0065 (March 2004). 

Type 2 Crews will be ordered as Type 2 or Type 2 IA. In addition to the 

Type 2 minimum standards, Type 2 IA Crews can be broken up into 

squads and have three (3) qualified sawyers. 

Type 2, Type 2IA and Type 3 Crews ordered through NICC DO NOT

come with chain saws or hand tools when transported by air. If chain 

saws or hand tools are needed, they should be ordered separately as supply 

items. Crews on the National T2IA contract are self sufficient. 

Units sending Type 2, Type 2 IA, and Type 3 crews will determine the 

ratio of crews to Crew Representatives (CREP) needed for a given 

assignment. Depending on the assignment, ratios of 1:1 to 1:4 may be 

appropriate. These responsibilities can be met by an Interagency Resource 

Representative (IARR) as well. A CREP assigned to Type 2, Type 2 IA, 

and Type 3 crews will remain with the crew from the initial dispatch until 

the crew is released to home unit. CREPs are not required for agency 

regular crews. 

Standard crew size is twenty (20) people maximum and eighteen (18) people 

minimum (including Crew Boss, Crew Representative, and trainees). 

All equipment will be inspected and weighed at time of mobilization to ensure 

adherence to safe transportation procedures. 

All crew personnel mobilized and demobilized outside the local unit through 

NICC will be identified on a crew manifest form. Crew supervisors or will 

maintain a minimum of four (4) accurate copies of this form at all times. Crew 

weights will be manifested separate from personal gear and equipment weights. 

The crew supervisor or CREP will ensure compliance with weight limitations. 

See Chapter 13.8 for standard weight and gear policy. 

Anytime a Geographic Area or State has committed four (4) or more crews, an 

Interagency Resource Representative (IARR) can be sent by the sending unit or 

the receiving unit can request them. For each IARR sent, it is the responsibility of 

the sending GACC to mobilize, demobilize, and ensure proper notification is 

made to the receiving GACC. An IARR mobilized to incident assignments away 

from their home unit should have the ability to be fiscally self-sufficient. If the 

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IARR is not self-sufficient, the receiving unit must be notified in advance so they 

can be prepared to support them. 

22.3 Interagency Fire Use Modules 

Orders for Interagency Fire Use Modules will be placed through established 

ordering channels in ROSS using an Overhead Group Request (Module, Fire Use) 

and configured according to Chapter 62.3.1. 

Interagency Fire Use Modules provide skilled and mobile personnel for 

prescribed fire management and Wildland Fire Use (WFU) in the areas of 

planning, fire behavior monitoring, ignition, and holding. Secondary priorities 

follow in the order below: 

 

A. Support burn unit preparation. 

B. Support mechanical hazardous fuel reduction projects. 

C. Assist with fire effects plot work. 

22.4 Smokejumpers 

Smokejumpers primary mission is initial attack. While most effective at providing 

rapid initial response, smokejumpers are well equipped to respond to extended 

attack incidents and short-term critical need missions on large fires. 

Smokejumpers are normally configured by planeload, with each load ranging 

from 2 to 20 smokejumpers depending on aircraft type and smokejumper 

availability. Smokejumpers may be configured as crews (hand crew, engine crew, 

or helitack crew), as wildland fire use modules, or as single-resource overhead for 

Incident Command System positions. Concurrence with NICC must be obtained 

prior to configuring smokejumpers as crews or modules for extended attack 

operations. 

NICC must be notified when a Geographic Area has internally committed or 

mobilized 50% of their smokejumpers. Geographic Areas will inform NICC prior 

to the establishment of smokejumper spike bases. 

When requesting a booster load or when pre-positioning individual smokejumpers 

they will be ordered by individual Overhead requests. Requests may specify a 

desired delivery system (round or square parachutes). If needed, the requesting 

base may specify that a spotter be included among the booster load. 

Smokejumper aircraft must be ordered separately if needed. 

The following are included as standard items for each reinforcement 

smokejumper: 

A. Two (2) main parachutes (BLM or FS). 

B. Rigging kit (for booster load). 

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C. Smokejumper gear. 

D. Firefighting gear. 

Any additional requirements or equipment should be requested at the time of 

ordering. When smokejumpers are needed jump-ready for initial attack with 

aircraft, they are to be requested in ROSS as “Load, Smokejumper, Initial Attack” 

on an Aircraft request. Specifying the delivery system is not permitted. The 

sending unit will fill the request with a roster in ROSS or by forwarding a 

manifest form, with name and agency identification, through the established 

ordering channels. Any intent to retain Smokejumpers which have not been 

utilized as an IA load will be negotiated between the sending GACC and NICC. 

Smokejumpers held as boosters after release from the first IA assignment will be 

placed on an Overhead order using individual “O” requests. Smokejumpers 

recovered and mobilized to another assignment, internally or across Geographic 

Area boundaries, will also be placed on an Overhead order. 

Aircraft delivering Initial Attack smokejumpers will return to the sending base or 

a designated airport before the end of the pilot’s daily flight or duty limitations. 

Any intent or necessity to retain the aircraft will be negotiated between NICC and 

the sending GACC. If the aircraft is retained past the first operational period, it 

will be placed on an Aircraft request through established ordering channels. 

22.5 Helicopter Module 

Call-When-Needed (CWN) helicopters will be managed by a qualified Helicopter 

Manager (HELM) and qualified Helicopter Crew Members (HECM); when 

combined they function as a helicopter module. 

 TYPE 

 HELICOPTER

FAA STANDARD / 

TRANSPORT 

CATEGORY

FAA Standard 

Category Temporarily 

Designated for 

Limited Use

FAA Standard Category 

Permanently Designated for 

Limited Use* or FAA 

Restricted Category

 1 

Manager plus Four (4) 

Helicopter Crewmembers Manager only Manager only 

 2 

Manager plus Three (3) 

Helicopter Crewmembers Manager only Manager only 

 3 

Manager plus Two (2) 

Helicopter Crewmembers Manager only Manager only 

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. 

 

Units requesting helicopter modules for Call-When-Needed helicopters will do so 

using an Overhead (O) support request for each position. Helicopter module 

requests should be coordinated with anticipated helicopter delivery time and 

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location. Ordering a helicopter module for a CWN helicopter is not automatic. 

Ordering units should attempt to fill helicopter module positions internally first. 

If the intended use is for initial attack, the HELM request must specify that a 

fitness level of arduous is required. Any other qualification requirements (ICT4, 

etc.) must also be specified. 

If helicopter personnel/modules are required to arrive with special needed items 

(flight helmets, radios, etc.), it must be specified at the time of request. 

22.6 Communications Coordinator (COMC) 

A Communications Coordinator must be assigned when a second 4390 Starter 

System is assigned to any incident within a one hundred (100) mile radius of the 

first assigned 4390 Starter System. 

It is important that this position be ordered as early as possible to alleviate the 

possibility of frequency conflicts during multi-incident situations. See Chapter 

62.7 for additional information. 

22.7 Incident Meteorologist (IMET) 

Whenever a Geographic Area mobilizes a Type 1 Interagency Incident 

Management Team, the Geographic Area will provide an IMET who will be 

assigned to the incident. Certain situations could develop where an IMET is not 

needed for each incident, such as when two (2) or more incidents are in close 

proximity to each other. In these cases, one (1) or more IMETs could be shared 

by the incidents. Incident Commanders must ensure sufficient weather 

information is available to ensure safety and minimize the risk to incident 

personnel. 

IMET status will be maintained by the respective Geographic Area in ROSS. 

Status will include updated contact information, the home jet port, individual 

qualifications, and current availability. 

When an IMET is needed for an incident, the request will be placed with the local 

National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office within the local fire weather 

district in which the incident is located. 

If the IMET request is not filled by the NWS Forecast Office or if the National 

Preparedness Level is at 4 or higher, the request will be placed up to the GACC. 

The GACC will contact the NWS National Fire Weather Operations Coordinator 

(NFWOC) (Larry Van Bussum or acting) in Boise, Idaho by calling the NWS 

Incident Response Division at 877-323-IMET (4638). 

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The NFWOC will then identify the name and location of the available IMET to 

fill the ordering incidents IMET request. If the available IMET is located within 

the Geographic Area where the incident is located, the IMET will be ordered by 

name request and internally mobilized using established procedures. If the 

available IMET is located in another Geographic Area, the IMET request will be 

placed to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) as a name request 

using established procedures. NICC will place the IMET request to the 

appropriate Geographic Area to be filled. 

When the NWS cannot provide transportation, the sending dispatch office is 

responsible for arranging and providing mobilization needed for the IMET and 

any required equipment to the incident. The incident or incidents host agency is 

responsible for arranging and providing demobilization needed for the release of 

the IMET and required equipment back to the home unit. 

The IMET is a single resource covered under a reimbursable agreement between 

the Wildland Fire Agencies and the Department of Commerce, NOAA-NWS. 

Standard NWS equipment that is essential to on-site meteorological support is 

mobilized with each IMET, no additional resource order requests are necessary. 

Standard NWS equipment does not require additional ordering by the incident. 

Basic standard NWS equipment includes: 

A. Laptop computer 

B. Printer 

C. Mobile satellite setup and setup tools 

D. Cellular telephone 

E. All terrain rental vehicle 

F. Miscellaneous office supply 

Reimbursement of costs associated with utilization of Standard NWS equipment 

such as cell phone usage charges and satellite communication charges is 

authorized under section V., part B item 4 of the Interagency Agreement for 

Meteorological and Other Technical Services. Damages, failure, and daily wear 

incurred to standard equipment during an assignment are also eligible for 

reimbursement. 

During an assignment, an IMET may place a resource order for a NWS 

Atmospheric Theodolilte Meteorological Unit (ATMU). All associated items 

(helium, setup tools and related supplies) are provided under the ATMU resource 

order request, no additional resource order requests are necessary. Costs 

associated with an ATMU are reimbursable. 

22.8 Cache Support Positions 

These positions are available to assist fire caches during periods of high activity 

or when shortages of locally trained personnel hinder cache operations.

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22.9 National Incident Management Teams 

22.9.1 Interagency Incident Management Teams (IMT) 

Incident Management Teams will be ordered by type (Type 1, Type 2 and 

NIMO). National Type 1 IMTs and NIMO will be mobilized according to 

the National call-out procedures from the National rotation managed by 

NICC. Geographic Area Type 2 IMTs will be mobilized according to 

Geographic Area policy, with the following exception: Geographic Area 

Type 2 IMTs that have been ordered through NICC for staging within a 

Geographic Area will be prioritized and assigned to any new Federal Type 

2 incident within that Area, or when a replacement team is needed within 

that Area. 

. 

IMTs will be requested through established ordering channels configured 

as identified in Chapter 63.1.1. Incident Commanders shall make 

notification to the receiving Geographic Area through established ordering 

channels of any position shortages, or when their team configuration 

differs from the standard configuration. 

The primary mission of IMTs is wildfire incident management. IMTs may 

respond to all-hazard incidents under the following guidelines: 

A. Planned events should be managed internally by the 

respective agency. 

B. The planned length of assignment should not exceed 

fourteen (14) days without negotiated approval from the sending 

Geographic Area and NICC. 

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mobilization under 

the National Response Framework will be accomplished according to the 

National call-out procedures identified in Chapter 63.1. For additional 

information on the National Response Framework, see Chapter 12.1.1. 

A. The standard length of assignment of fourteen (14) days 

may be extended up to thirty (30) days after negotiated approval 

between the Incident Commander and FEMA. 

B. Base hours for Federal employees, in most cases, are not 

reimbursed by FEMA. Overtime, premium pay, and travel 

expenses may be paid by FEMA. 

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22.9.2 National Area Command Team 

National Area Command Teams will be mobilized according to the 

National call-out procedures from the National Area Command Team 

rotation managed by NICC. Orders for National Area Command Teams 

will be placed through established ordering channels using an Overhead 

Group Request to NICC, configured as identified in Chapter 63.2.1. 

22.9.3 Fire Use Management Team (FUMT) 

Fire Use Management Teams will be mobilized according to the National 

call-out procedures from the FUMTs Rotation managed by NICC. Orders 

for FUMTs will be placed through established ordering channels using an 

Overhead Group Request, configured as identified in Chapter 63.3.1. 

 

The primary mission of the FUMTs is to provide land managers with 

skilled and mobile personnel to assist with the management of Wildland 

Fire Use (WFU) and prescribed fires. Each FUMT offers the full range of 

appropriate management responses to wildland fire occurrence and large 

complex prescribed fire applications. 

22.9.4 National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Team 

Orders for National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Teams 

will be placed through established ordering channels in ROSS using an 

Overhead Group Request to NICC configured as identified in Chapter 

63.4.1. 

The primary mission of this team is to manage planned and unplanned 

non-wildland fire incidents on an interagency basis. 

22.9.5 National Incident Management Organization Teams (NIMO)

Orders for National Incident Management Organization Teams will be 

placed through established ordering channels using an Overhead Group 

Request and configured as identified in Chapter 63.1.1. 

The primary mission of NIMO Teams is to manage wildland fires and/or 

fire use incidents. 

22.10 Incident Support Teams 

22.10.1 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYT) 

National Interagency Buying Teams will be mobilized according to the 

National call-out procedures from the National Interagency BUYT 

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Rotation managed by NICC. Orders for BUYTs will be placed through 

established ordering channels using an Overhead Group Request and 

configured as identified in Chapter 64.1.1. 

The primary mission of a BUYT is to support the local administrative staff 

with incident acquisition. In addition, the BUYT Leader has the 

responsibility for coordinating property accountability with the Supply 

Unit Leader. Responsibilities and coordination of BUYTs can be found in 

the Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook, Chapter 20, 

Section 20.04, and in Chapter 40, Section 43. 

BUYTs should not be utilized as defacto payment teams. Incident host 

agencies should order an Administrative Payment Team if the situation 

warrants. 

BUYTs are ordered by the incident host agency and report to the agency 

administrator or designated position, and work with the local 

administrative staff to support the incident acquisition effort. Geographic 

Areas will internally mobilize their National Buying Teams, local 

Geographic Area buying teams, or ad-hoc buying teams before requesting 

a National Interagency Buying Team from NICC. National BUYTs are 

mobilized according to National Call-Out Procedures; (See Chapter 60, 

Section 64.1.2) 

22.10.2 Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) 

The National Park Service provides Administrative Payment Teams for 

incident support. The purpose of the APT is to expedite payment of 

financial obligations incurred as a result of an emergency incident and 

relieve the local administrative unit of additional work generated by the 

incident. After receiving written delegation of authority from the agency 

administrator, the team is responsible for payment of all financial 

obligations incurred during the incident. 

Requests for APTs will be placed through established ordering channels 

using an Overhead Group Request to NICC, configured according to 

Chapter 64.2.1. APTs will be mobilized according to the National call-out 

procedures from the APTs Rotation managed by NICC. 

APTs can make a full range of vendor payments. The following should be 

considered before requesting an APT: 

A. Is the incident expected to last for more than fourteen (14) 

days? 

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B. The incident host agency is unable to process the payments 

during and after the incident due to regular workload demands. 

C. The community near the incident is providing support and 

cannot replenish stock without financial hardship and must be 

reimbursed fairly quickly. 

22.10.3 Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) 

Burned Area Emergency Response is an integral part of wildfire incidents. 

All wildland fire management agencies are responsible for taking 

immediate and effective post wildfire site and resource stabilization 

actions designed to protect life and property and prevent further natural 

and cultural resource degradation while ensuring all environmental and 

legal mandates are met. 

BAER team personnel meet training and PPE standards necessary to make 

non-escorted IC approved fireline visits. Orders for BAER teams will be 

placed through established ordering channels in ROSS using an Overhead 

Group Request and configured according to Chapter 64.3. 

22.10.4 Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Teams 

Stress debriefing personnel and teams are usually provided internally or 

through locally contracted services. The National Park Service has two 

(2) Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Teams available for interagency 

use. Requests will be placed through established ordering channels using 

individual overhead requests. 

22.10.5 National Fire Prevention and Education Teams (NFPET) 

Requests for National Fire Prevention and Education Teams will be placed 

through established ordering channels in ROSS using an Overhead Group 

Request to NICC and configured according to Chapter 64.4.1. 

National Fire Prevention Education Teams provide skilled and mobile 

personnel for fire prevention and education activities. They can be 

ordered to support a variety of situations affecting a large or small area. 

Teams are effective with the reduction of unwanted human-caused 

wildland ignitions, when wildland fire severity conditions are imminent, 

when unusually high fire occurrence is anticipated due to human activity, 

weather conditions, or hazardous fuels, and when an above normal 

incidence of human caused fires exists. NFPETs are designed to 

supplement local prevention and education program efforts on a short term 

basis. Working with local agencies and resources, NFPETs are equipped 

to complete on-site prevention assessments and plans, initiate the 

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implementation of the plans, and begin immediate public outreach and 

information dissemination. See Chapter 64.4 for additional information. 

22.10.6 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) 

Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams assist Agency Administrators 

during periods of high fire activity by assessing policy, rules, regulations, 

and management oversight relating to operational issues. They can also 

provide the following: 

A. Guidance to ensure fire and aviation programs are 

conducted safely. 

B. Review compliance with Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) abatement plans, reports, reviews, and 

evaluations. 

C. Review compliance with Interagency Standards for Fire 

and Aviation Operations. 

Wildland FASTs can be requested to conduct reviews at the local, state, 

and regional level. If a more comprehensive review is required, a National 

FAST can be ordered through established ordering channels to NICC 

using an Overhead Group request and configured according to Chapter 

64.5.1. 

 

Wildland FASTs will be chartered by their respective Geographic Area 

Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (GMAC), with a delegation of 

authority, and report back to the GMAC. 

The team’s report includes an executive summary, purpose, objectives, 

methods and procedures, findings, recommendations, follow-up actions 

(immediate, long-term, and national issues), and a letter delegating 

authority for the review. As follow-up, the team will gather and review all 

reports prior to the end of the calendar year to ensure identified corrective 

actions have been taken. FAST reports should be submitted to the 

Geographic Area, with a copy to the Federal Fire and Aviation Safety 

Team (FFAST) within thirty (30) days. 

22.10.7 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) 

Aviation Safety Assistance Teams enhance safe, efficient, and effective 

aviation operations. An ASAT provides assistance to unit and aviation 

managers, flight crews, and incident management teams for increasing, 

ongoing or declining incident aviation activity. 

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If an ASAT cannot be filled internally, the request may be placed with 

NICC through established ordering channels using individual overhead 

requests configured according to Chapter 64.6.1. 

ASATs receive an assignment briefing with management concerns and/or 

issues identified in a letter delegating authority, which establishes the roles 

of the team and its expectations. The teams will provide daily feedback to 

the person(s) identified in the delegation of authority. Teams will conduct 

an exit briefing and will provide a written report prior to demobilization. 

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23 Equipment/Supplies 

All Equipment and Supply Orders will follow established ordering procedures (Type1, 2, 

3 incidents), except for the redistribution of supplies within the National Fire Equipment 

System (NFES). Redistribution of excess supply items will be coordinated by the 

designated NFES Cache Manager(s). Cache orders will be filled to meet timeframes 

specified, using the most economical service. All NFES cache items are shipped ready 

for fireline use. 

23.1 Equipment/Supplies Mobilization 

All Equipment requests will be processed using ROSS. 

Examples of Equipment resources are: 

A. National Contract Mobile Food Services (Caterers). 

B. National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities. 

C. Rolling Stock – engines, water tenders, dozers, etc. 

D. Telecommunications items (NIRSC systems and kits) 

Supplies will be requested on a Supply Order. Supplies are identified as materials 

or goods not defined in any other resource or service category. 

Examples of Supplies resources are: 

A. NFES items (other than NIRSC systems and kits). 

B. Mobile Cache Vans. 

C. Local Purchase. 

23.2 Equipment/Supplies Demobilization 

Equipment and accountable supply release information must be promptly relayed 

using ROSS. 

23.3 National Interagency Support Cache Ordering Procedures 

A. Orders from caches to supplier (including GSA – General Services 

Administration) for procurement of non-consumable supplies (i.e., 

pumps, saws, generators, high cost reusable items) in support of incidents 

must be coordinated through the NFES Representative at NIFC. 

B. Other large replacement supply orders will be coordinated by the 

NFES Representative at NIFC to avoid overstocking the system. 

C. Orders for cache restock and incident support will be placed 

directly between National Interagency Support Caches until the National 

Interagency Supply Cache Coordinator (NISCC) position is activated at 

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NICC. The NISCC is normally activated at PL4 but can be activated at 

lower planning levels due to significant circumstances. 

D. When the NISCC is activated at NICC, all cache restock and 

incident support orders from National Interagency Support Caches will be 

placed with NICC. Based on national priorities, the NISCC will forward 

requests to the appropriate National Interagency Support Cache(s) for 

processing. The Resource Order Form will be used when ordering 

supplies through the NISCC at NICC. Travel information will be relayed 

using the Shipping Status Form. 

23.3.1 NFES Items in Short Supply 

A. NICC, in cooperation with NFES, will advise all incident 

support agencies of those items in high demand and limited 

quantities and distribute this information through the NFES 

Managed Items List. 

B. Identified items on the NFES Managed Items List will be 

requested through established ordering channels and will be 

coordinated through the NFES Representative at NIFC. 

23.3.2 Field Office Replenishment During Fire Season 

Agencies will place orders to their servicing National Interagency Support 

Cache. Replenishment orders must be the result of fire management 

activities and must be accompanied with the appropriate cost code. 

23.3.3 Field Office Replenishment Outside of Fire Season 

Whenever possible, field offices must order directly from GSA for those 

items stocked in the Federal Supply System. 

All other items will be ordered directly from suppliers unless individual 

agency instructions prevail. 

23.3.4 Incident Replacement of NFES Items 

Prior to release from an incident, personnel may request replacement of 

equipment and supplies that were lost, consumed, or worn out during the 

incident. 

IMTs will approve all requests for replacement of equipment and 

supplies. If the requested equipment and supplies are not available at the 

incident, the Supply Unit Leader may forward requests to their servicing 

cache through established ordering channels. Replacement items will be 

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shipped to the Supply Unit at the incident. If there is insufficient time for 

the Supply Unit to obtain replacement requests before demobilization of 

the resource, an Incident Replacement Requisition (NFES #1300) will be 

completed and forwarded to the servicing cache, who will then forward it 

to the requesting unit’s servicing cache for processing. Replacement 

items will be filled and shipped to the requestor’s home unit. 

23.3.5 Local Unit Incident Replacement: Type 3 and Type 4 

 Incidents 

The hosting units’ Agency Administrator or authorized representative 

must approve all replacement requests. Follow procedures for incident 

replacement, Chapter 23.3.4. 

23.3.6 Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and 

Supplies 

Transfer of equipment and supplies between incidents, including those 

operating under Area Command authority, may occur only with proper 

documentation so accountability is maintained. Transfer of 

communications equipment creates safety concerns by increasing the risk 

of frequency conflict and the possibility of damaged equipment or 

equipment not tuned being utilized. This may only be done with approval 

of the NIRSC Communications Duty Officer (CDO). 

23.4 National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 

NIRSC is a National Resource composed of multi-channel radio systems and kits 

available for complex incident communications. The priority use of NIRSC radio 

systems and kits is for active incidents. All radio systems and kits must be 

returned to NIRSC as soon as the incident has demobilized. A National 

Communications Duty Officer (CDO) is available at NIRSC throughout the year. 

Geographic Area Frequency Managers, Communication Coordinators (COMC), 

and Incident Communication Unit Leaders (COML) will coordinate with NICC, 

the Geographic Area, and the NIRSC CDO on all telecommunication issues. 

NIRSC stocks NFES #4390 Starter Systems, which will provide the 

Command/Tactical, Air Operations, and Logistical communications requirements 

of a single incident. Individual kits are available to supplement Starter Systems 

or to provide support for smaller incidents. 

NIRSC radios are synthesized and contain both FS and DOI frequencies. FS and 

DOI frequencies are not “cleared” nationally. Other agencies use these 

frequencies and, in some cases, in very critical and sensitive areas. All 

frequencies must be approved for the areas where they will be used. Any of the 

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national frequencies (FS or DOI) are not to be used without prior coordination 

with the NIRSC CDO. 

NIRSC issues dedicated FM frequencies in conjunction with communication 

equipment assigned to incidents. NIRSC will order additional FM frequencies 

from DOI and FS – WO as conditions warrant. Government users may not use 

Family Radio Service (FRS) for communications in any planned or ongoing 

incident. 

23.4.1 Radio Mobilization 

Requests for NIRSC radio systems and kits will be placed with NICC 

through established ordering channels. To insure proper frequency 

coordination, the ordering office must include the Latitude and 

Longitude of the incident on the resource order. Radios will be used 

as received without modification. Defective radio equipment will be 

immediately returned to NIRSC for maintenance. To maintain quality 

and quantity for the field, each Starter System or kit will be returned to 

NIRSC for rehabilitation immediately after each assignment. The 

incident or unit charged with custody of the radio equipment is 

responsible for a complete inventory of that equipment upon return from 

the incident. 

Each Geographic Area may order up to four (4) Starter Systems for 

preposition during their established fire season. The NIRSC CDO must 

be contacted at 208-387-5644 when an order for a Starter System is 

received for an incident. The CDO will identify which prepositioned 

Starter System will be assigned to the incident. A replacement Starter 

System may be requested after commitment of a prepositioned Starter 

System. 

Typically, Starter Systems should remain intact. However, individual kits 

may be utilized for smaller incidents that do not require the entire Starter 

System. GACCs will notify NICC of the commitment of individual kits 

from a Starter System and will reorder kits needed to complete the 

prepositioned Starter System. Any kit committed or assigned to an 

incident that was originally prepositioned to a Geographic Area must 

follow the same transfer process as outlined above. 

Prepositioned radio systems and kits will be returned to NIRSC as soon as 

the need has diminished or annually for preventative maintenance. 

Prepositioning NIRSC radio systems and kits longer than six (6) months 

requires NIRSC approval. 

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23.4.2 Radio Demobilization 

NIRSC radio systems and kits should be inventoried, sealed, and returned 

promptly to NIRSC/NIFC. Do not stockpile kits. Spare seals are 

supplied in each box. Incidents are responsible for ensuring all radio 

systems or kits are returned or accounted for on a Property Loss 

Statement. 

23.5 Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit (ATMU) NFES #1836 

 ATMUs will be mobilized only upon request from the Incident Meteorologist 

(IMET). Mobilizations of ATMUs are not automatic. Geographic Areas unable 

to fill ATMU requests internally will place requests with NICC. NICC 

coordinates filling the request with the National Weather Service (NWS) in 

Boise, ID by calling the NWS Incident Response Division at 1-877-323-IMET 

(4638). 

ATMUs are National Resources. At National Preparedness Levels 4 and 5, all 

requests for ATMUs will be placed with NICC through established ordering 

channels. 

23.6 Fire Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (FRAWS) NFES #5869 

Requests for FRAWs will be placed with NICC through established ordering 

channels. Any necessary FRAWS technicians, vehicles, or air transportation 

required for mobilization and demobilization will be coordinated through NIFC. 

Upon release from the incident, the FRAWS will be returned to NIFC. 

If the requesting unit has agency qualified personnel to install and maintain the 

FRAWS units, then this information must be documented in the special needs 

portion of ROSS. Technicians will not be dispatched from NIFC when a request 

has such documentation. 

23.7 Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (PRAWS) NFES #5870 

Requests for PRAWs will be placed with NICC through established ordering 

channels. PRAWS will be configured for the specific project prior to the 

mobilization. The requesting agency must contact the NIFC Remote Sensing Fire 

Weather Support Office at (208) 387-5726 prior to ordering to determine the 

PRAWS configuration. Any necessary PRAWS technicians, vehicles, or air 

transportation required for mobilization and demobilization will be coordinated 

through NIFC. Upon release from the project, the PRAWS will be returned to 

NIFC. 

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23.8 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract 

Mobile Shower Facilities 

National Contract Mobile Food Service Units 

When the use of a National Mobile Food Service Unit is needed for Federal 

wildland fire suppression activities in the western United States and Alaska (food 

boxes only for AK), the Federal Government is obligated to purchase such 

quantities as may be needed from the National Mobile Food Service 

Contractor(s), any time, (1) the number of people to be fed is at or above 150 

persons per meal and (2) the headcount is estimated to remain at those numbers or 

greater for at least seventy-two (72) hours from when the headcount first reaches 

150 per meal, provided they can meet the incident’s needs and required time 

frames. National Contract Mobile Food Service Contractors will be given the 

opportunity to provide three (3) meals per day unless other arrangements are 

mutually agreed to with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). When the 

use of mobile food service is needed for other types of activities, the Federal 

Government may use the National Contract Mobile Food Service Contractor(s) at 

its option and the contractor may elect to accept or not accept the order. For 

additional contract information, refer to the National Mobile Food Services 

Contract publication or on the web at: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/food/food.htm. 

National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities Units 

Any time contract mobile shower services are needed for Federal wildland fire 

incidents in the western United States, the Federal Government is obligated to 

purchase services from the National Mobile Shower Facilities Contractor(s), 

provided that the contractor can reasonably meet the incident’s needs and required 

time frames. When the use of a Mobile Shower Facility is needed for other types 

of incidents, the Federal Government may use a National Contract Shower 

Facilities Contractor at its option, and the contractor may elect to perform or not 

perform the work. For additional contract information, refer to the National 

Mobile Shower Facilities Contract publication or on the web at: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/shower/shower.htm. 

23.8.1 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities 

Mobilization 

All National Contract and CWN (Call When Needed) Mobile Food 

Service Units and Mobile Shower Facility Units in the lower 48 States are 

ordered through and mobilized by NICC through established ordering 

channels. The National Contract Mobile Food Service Unit located in 

Alaska (food boxes only) is ordered through and mobilized by the Cache 

Manager at the Alaska Fire Service Warehouse in Fairbanks, Alaska. 

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A. Mobile Food Service Unit requests require a completed 

Food Service Request Form at the time of request. (See Chapter 

28.2.) 

B. Shower Facilities requests require the approximate number 

of personnel to service, estimated duration, and date and time the

showering is to begin. 

If an incident has a need for additional mobile food service units or 

shower facilities units, the request will be placed with NICC through 

established ordering channels. NICC will determine and assign the 

appropriate units to all Federal wildland fire incidents. 

When necessary, as determined by the incident, a Contracting Officer’s 

Technical Representative (COTR) may be ordered through the 

appropriate Geographic Area. If the Geographic Area is unable to 

provide a COTR, the order will be placed through NICC. Once the unit is 

operating smoothly, the COTR may be demobilized from the incident 

through the appropriate dispatch channels. 

23.8.2 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower 

Facilities Reassignments 

All requests to reassign National Contract Mobile Food Services or 

Shower Facilities units will be placed with NICC through established 

ordering channels. All reassignments of National Contract Mobile Food 

Services and Shower Facilities units will be communicated to the vendor 

by NICC. 

23.8.3 National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower 

Facilities Demobilization 

All release information will be entered into ROSS within fifteen (15) 

minutes of demobilization. Contractors may take twenty-four (24) hours 

to rest and replenish supplies within the local area after release. After 24 

hours, contractors must return to the unit’s designated dispatch point. 

23.9 National Contract Mobile Commissary Services 

National contract for mobile commissary services are not available for 

2008. 

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24 Aircraft 

NICC is the sole source for large transport aircraft holding Federal Aviation Regulations 

(FAR) Part 121 Certificates and for Type 1 and 2 Call-When-Needed (CWN) 

Helicopters. (See Chapters 24.8 or 24.9) 

Cooperator aircraft (State contracted, State owned, State managed National Guard 

aircraft, county, city, or other) may be used on federal fires under the following 

conditions: 

A. The pilot has been approved in writing for the aircraft and the mission by 

either the FS or the DOI’s Aviation Management Directorate (AMD). 

B. The aircraft has been approved in writing for the mission by either the FS 

or AMD. 

C. There exists a written MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), 

Interagency Agreement, or other document that authorizes this use and 

payment for this use. 

D. The cooperator aircraft will be operated within any limits on its use 

established in the written approval. 

E. The cooperator aircraft will be used only in situations where federal 

aircraft are not reasonably available. 

F. The cooperator aircraft will be released when federal aircraft become 

reasonably available. 

G. Use of cooperator-owned aircraft prior to exhausting contracted resources 

must involve a “significant and imminent threat to life or property.” 

24.1 Aircraft Mobilization 

When a Geographic Area has depleted local and available aircraft resources, 

request(s) will be placed with NICC. Aircraft assigned will become the receiving 

Area’s resource until released. The following terminology will be used when 

requesting aircraft through NICC: 

A. Knots (kts) will be the standard term used to reference airspeed. 

B. VORs (Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range) will be 

used to reference direction. 

C. Latitude and longitude must be provided in degrees and minutes. 

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D. Aircraft registration numbers will be used when referencing 

helicopters, lead planes, and air attack aircraft. Airtankers will be 

referenced by the airtanker number; e.g., T-00. 

The following selection factors will be used when ordering aircraft: 

A. Airtankers: Loaded or empty (two (2) hour maximum flight when 

loaded, except for the P3A airtanker). 

B. Timeliness. 

C. Cost effectiveness. 

D. Performance specifications for density/high altitude operations. 

E. Appropriately carded. 

F. Special applications such as special-use flights, tundra pads, float, 

etc. 

24.2 Aircraft Demobilization 

Flight Following will be performed on all Government or exclusive use contract 

aircraft being demobilized. NICC will release charter and CWN aircraft to the 

vendor without flight following provided no Government personnel or cargo is on 

board. All aircraft release information will be entered in to ROSS. 

24.3 Flight Management Procedures 

Types of flights: 

1. Point-to-Point. Point-to-point flights originate at one developed 

airport or permanent helibase, with a direct flight to another developed 

airport or permanent helibase. These types of flights are often referred to 

as "administrative" flights. These flights require point-to-point approved 

pilots and aircraft. A point-to-point flight is conducted higher than 500 

feet above ground level (AGL) except for take off and landing. 

2. Mission Flights. Mission flights are those flights that do not meet the 

definition of a point-to-point flight. These types of flights are often 

referred to as “tactical” flights. A mission flight requires work to be 

performed in the air (such as retardant or water delivery, reconnaissance, 

smokejumper delivery, sketch mapping), or through a combination of 

ground and aerial work (such as delivery of personnel and/or cargo from a 

helibase to an unimproved landing site, rappelling, cargo let-down, or wild 

horse herding). The pilot and aircraft must be agency approved (carded) 

for the mission being performed.

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Flight Plans and Flight Following. Agency flight plans are the responsibility of 

the originating dispatch office and documented on a Flight Request/Flight 

Schedule or an Aircraft Resource order for mission flights. Flight following is the 

responsibility of the originating dispatch office and will remain so until 

transferred through a documented, positive handoff. The flight following dispatch 

office shall be continually staffed while an aircraft is airborne. Confirmation of an 

aircraft’s arrival at a specified destination is required to ensure that a flight has 

been completed safely. It is the pilot’s responsibility to close out a flight plan. If 

an aircraft is overdue, it is the receiving dispatcher’s responsibility to initiate 

aircraft search and rescue actions. Flights following problems are documented 

through the SAFECOM system. 

1. FAA Flight Plans and Flight Following. All flights conducted under 

FAA Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) are automatically provided FAA flight 

following. Administrative flights conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) 

flight plans require the pilot to file a flight plan with the appropriate FAA 

facility. The pilot must request FAA flight following. Air Traffic Control 

(ATC) may or may not provide it. It is the pilot’s responsibility to confirm 

with dispatch which type of FAA flight plan will be used. The pilot shall close 

out the flight plan with the FAA once the flight is completed. FAA flight 

plans and flight following are generally used for point-to-point flights and the 

pilot or flight manager will contact dispatch with an estimated time of 

departure, estimated time en route and close out with dispatch once the 

aircraft is on the ground to accomplish resource tracking. 

2. Agency Flight Plans and Flight Following. For mission flights, there are 

two types of Agency flight following: Automated Flight Following (AFF), 

and Radio Check-in. AFF is the preferred method of agency flight 

following. If the aircraft and flight following office have AFF capability, it 

shall be utilized. Periodic radio transmissions are acceptable when utilizing 

AFF. See AFF procedures section, for more detailed information. Radio 

Check-in / Check-out flight following requires verbal communication via 

radio every 15 minutes. The dispatcher will log the aircraft call sign, latitude, 

longitude and heading. Agency flight following is used for all mission flights. 

Helicopters conducting Mission Flights shall check-in prior to and 

immediately after each takeoff/landing per IHOG 4.II.E.2. 

For point-to-point flights, AFF flight following may be used as well. The pilot 

or flight manager will, as a minimum, contact dispatch prior to the flight with an 

estimated time of departure, estimated time en route, souls and fuel on board and 

will close out with dispatch once the aircraft is on the ground. 

NICC will Resource Track all aircraft crossing Geographic Area boundaries, 

which have been ordered through NICC, on: 

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A. Aircraft Orders. 

B. Flight Requests. 

C. IA Smokejumper Orders. 

Notification of the commitment of National Resources applies to non-tactical 

flights. 

SENDING UNIT – The Sending Unit is the dispatch unit which sends the aircraft 

from the vendor or Government aviation unit. 

RECEIVING UNIT – The Receiving Unit is the dispatch unit which is receiving 

the resource. 

A. Responsibilities of the Sending Unit: 

1. Obtain actual time of departure (ATD) and estimated time 

of arrival (ETA) from the initial departure airport from 

pilot/vendor. 

2. Relay the ATD, ETA, and method of Flight Following 

(agency or FAA) to the Sending Unit’s GACC via established 

ordering channels. 

3. Notify the GACC of any route changes, and of any delay or 

advances of a flight plan exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 

4. Assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize 

agency aircraft search/rescue guides, as appropriate. 

5. On any flight requiring stops en route to a destination, 

instruct the Pilot-In-Command or Flight Manager to contact NICC 

at (800) 994-6312. Aircraft support vehicles should contact NICC 

at fuel stops. 

(Flight Manager Responsibilities are located in 62.8) 

B. Responsibilities of Sending GACC: 

1. Sending GACC will relay the flight itinerary to NICC via 

email or fax. 

2. Notify NICC of any route changes, and of any delay or 

advances of a flight plan exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 

3. Assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize 

agency aircraft search and rescue guides, as appropriate. 

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C. Responsibilities of NICC: 

1. Relay flight itinerary to the receiving GACC by email or 

fax. 

2. Notify receiving GACC of any route changes, and of any 

delay or advances of a flight plan exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 

3. Resource track tactical aircraft to specified destinations. 

4. Monitor flight plans for additional utilization. 

D. Responsibilities of Receiving GACC: 

1. Relay flight itinerary to the Receiving Unit by email or fax. 

2. Notify Receiving Unit of known delays/advances of a flight 

plan exceeding thirty (30) minutes. 

3. Confirm arrival of all tactical aircraft to NICC by 

telephone; notify NICC of any aircraft overdue by more than 

thirty (30) minutes. 

4. Assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. Utilize 

agency aircraft search and rescue guides, as appropriate. 

E. Responsibilities of Receiving Unit: 

1. Confirm arrival of all tactical aircraft by telephone to 

Receiving GACC. 

2. Notify Receiving GACC of any delays of a flight plan 

exceeding thirty (30) minutes; notify Receiving GACC of any 

aircraft overdue by more than thirty (30) minutes. 

3. Initiate/assist with search procedures for overdue aircraft. 

Utilize agency aircraft search and rescue guides, as appropriate. 

24.3.1 Automated Flight Following (AFF) Requirements and 

Procedures 

AFF reduces the requirement to “check in” via radio every 15 minutes, 

and provides the dispatcher with a wide range of information on the 

flight, airspace, and other data that may be pertinent to the flight. This 

reduces pilot workload, clears congested radio frequencies, and provides 

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the dispatcher with much greater detail and accuracy on aircraft location 

and flight history. 

A. Requirements to Utilize AFF: 

 1. Automated flight following does NOT reduce or eliminate 

the requirement for aircraft on mission flights to have FM radio 

capability, and for the aircraft to be monitoring appropriate radio 

frequencies during the flight. 

2. Procedures for flight requests, ordering aircraft, requirement 

for a Flight Manager, etc., are the same as radio check-in 

procedures. 

3. The aircraft must be equipped with the necessary hardware 

(transmitter and antenna). 

4. The dispatch office responsible for the flight following must 

have a computer connected to the Internet immediately available 

to them in the dispatch office. Dispatch office(s) responsible for 

flight following shall be staffed for the duration of the flight. 

5. Training: The flight following dispatcher must have a 

working knowledge of the automated flight following program 

(Webtracker) and must have a current username and password 

for the automated flight following system. 

B. Procedures for Utilizing AFF: 

1. When an aircraft is ordered, or a user requests flight following 

from a dispatch office, and the above listed requirements are met 

automated flight following shall be utilized. 

2. The dispatch office will log on to the automated flight following 

web site, verify that the aircraft icon is visible on the screen, and 

be able to quickly monitor this page at any time during the flight. 

3. The dispatch office will provide the pilot with FM frequencies 

and tones that will be monitored for the duration of the flight. 

4. The pilot will relay the flight itinerary, ETD, ETA and fuel on 

board to the dispatch center. 

5. When aircraft is initially airborne, and outside of sterile cockpit 

environment, the pilot will contact the dispatch office via radio 

stating “Nxxxx off (airport or helibase name), ATD, SOB, FOB 

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and ETE on AFF”. Dispatch office shall respond “Nxxxx, 

(dispatch call sign) AFF.” This is required to positively verify that 

both the aircraft and the dispatch office are utilizing AFF, radios 

are operational, and that the dispatcher can “see” the aircraft on the 

computer screen. If there is a problem at this point, change to radio 

15-minute check-in procedures until the problem is resolved. 

If radio contact cannot be established the pilot will abort the 

mission and return to the airport/helibase. 

6. If there is a deviation from the planned and briefed flight route, 

the pilot will contact the dispatch office via radio with the changed 

information. 

7. The dispatch office will keep the AFF system running on a 

computer for the entire flight and will set a 15-minute timer and 

monitor the computer at a minimum and document, for the 

duration of the flight. 

8. If the aircraft icon turns RED, it means the signal has been lost. 

Immediately attempt contact with the aircraft via radio and follow 

normal lost communication, missing aircraft, or downed aircraft 

procedures as appropriate. If radio contact is made after a lost 

signal, flight may continue utilizing 15-minute radio check-ins for 

flight following. (During tactical operations below 500’ a periodic 

red indication is normal and does not necessitate an ‘immediate’ 

contact especially if flight following has been established with the 

incident. This should be addressed during the pre-flight briefing.) 

9. When the aircraft has completed the flight and landed, the pilot 

or flight manager (passenger, observer, Flight Manager, ATGS, 

etc.) shall contact the dispatch office via radio or telephone 

informing them that they are on the ground. 

10. If the flight will cross “traditional dispatch boundaries,” the 

originating dispatch office must coordinate with affected units, and 

establish if the aircraft will be flight followed for the duration of 

the flight from the originating office or handed off when the border 

is crossed. Either option is acceptable but must be communicated 

and understood between dispatch offices and pilots/flight 

managers. 

Additional information about AFF can be found at: 

https://www.aff.gov/

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24.4 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping 

Infrared equipment and aircraft are National Resources. All requests for infrared 

flights will be placed with NICC through established ordering channels. All 

requests for infrared services or other types of IR technology will be on an 

Aircraft Order. Requests for infrared flights will be made at the National Infrared 

Operations (NIROPS) website at: http://nirops.fs.fed.us/rcr/scanner/index.php. 

User accounts can be requested by contacting NIROPS directly. If the website is 

unavailable, a faxed Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form (See Chapter 28.5) 

will be submitted for each request. A qualified Infrared Interpreter (IRIN) must 

be confirmed or in place at the time of the infrared flight. 

NICC may assign these resources to a Geographic Area during lower 

Preparedness Levels. When assigned to a Geographic Area, the GACC will 

provide a qualified IR Coordinator and provide for Flight Following of assigned 

aircraft. NICC will flight follow between Geographic Areas. 

NICC will maintain the flight scheduling and priority setting for infrared aircraft 

when competition exists. 

Flight crews, when assigned to a Geographic Area, will coordinate with the using 

agency’s IR Liaison and IR Coordinator. The IR Coordinator will keep informed 

of mission priorities, flight times, etc. 

Users of Infrared Services should be familiar with the contents of the Infrared 

(IR) Thermal Mapping Operations Manual, available from the Infrared 

Operations Specialist at NIFC, (208) 387-5647. 

The objectives of the Infrared Program are: 

A. Primary: Provide infrared support and services to all agencies 

engaged in wildland fire activities. 

B. Secondary: Provide infrared support for other resource projects as 

priorities, time, and capabilities allow. 

24.5 Lead Planes 

Lead Planes are National Resources. Areas administering these aircraft will make 

them available for wildland fire assignments when ordered by NICC, if not 

currently committed to fires. Requests for lead planes may be filled with an 

ASM1. (See Chapter 24.6) 

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24.6 Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM1) 

The ASM1 is a fixed wing platform that utilizes two (2) crew members to perform 

the functions of traditional air attack and low-level lead operations. The ASM1 

requires both crew members to be trained to work as a team, utilizing Crew 

Resource Management (CRM) skills and techniques to enhance safety, efficiency, 

and effectiveness. ASM1s are National Resources. Areas administering these 

aircraft will make them available for wildland fire assignments when ordered by 

NICC. 

24.7 Air Tactical and Reconnaissance Aircraft 

Air attack and reconnaissance aircraft are on Aircraft Rental Agreements (ARAs) 

and Exclusive Use Contracts solicited and inspected by the AMD and other 

federal agencies. They are available for interagency use and will be requested 

through established ordering channels. The ordering office may request the 

aircraft with specific avionics equipment. (See Chapter 82.2) 

24.8 Large Transport Aircraft 

Large transport aircraft are National Resources and will be requested through 

NICC. 

A. Scheduling 

Large transport aircraft arranged by NICC are requested on a per mission 

basis. Flight Following ATD/ETE will be relayed by the NICC Aircraft 

Desk for each flight leg. 

B. Requests for Large Transport 

When requesting a large transport aircraft, the following information is 

required: 

1. Number of passengers and/or cargo weight per destination, 

and combined total weight for the flight. 

2. Pick-up point at jetport and time passengers and/or cargo 

are available to load. NICC requires 48 hour lead time to plan 

and schedule aircraft. 

3. Pick-up point at the jetport is the Fixed Base Operator 

(FBO) or gate at the airport terminal where the aircraft will park. 

4. Passengers must be weighed and manifested prior to 

boarding the aircraft. 

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5. Government or contractor support available at each airport, 

including contact person and telephone number. 

6. All personnel listed on the manifest and flight crew 

members should be provided at least one sack lunch. 

24.9 Helicopters: Call-When-Needed (CWN) 

A. Type 3 and 4 helicopters are solicited and inspected by the AMD 

and FS Regional Aviation Officers. 

B. Type 1 and 2 helicopters are solicited and inspected by NIFC. 

With the exception of Alaska, all Type 1 and 2 helicopters will be 

dispatched by NICC. 

There are two (2) categories of helicopters: 

1. Limited: No passenger transport, lift only. See 

Interagency Helicopter Operations Guide, NFES 1885 for 

additional information.

2. Standard: Passenger and cargo hauling. 

C. Helicopter Modules 

When processing requests for helicopters, NICC will inform the 

requesting GACC of the contract type of the assigned resource: Exclusive 

Use or CWN. Exclusive Use Contract helicopters are mobilized complete 

with an assigned module. If the request is filled with a CWN helicopter, 

the requesting Area must provide a module or order a module through 

NICC. A helicopter manager must be confirmed before NICC assigns a 

CWN helicopter, with the exception of Alaska, due to the extended 

mobilization time of the aircraft from the Lower 48 to Alaska. CWN 

helicopter managers and/or modules will meet with their assigned 

helicopter off-site from the incident prior to performing work. A specific 

meeting place should be identified on the Resource Order, such as a Fixed 

Base Operator (FBO) or other easily located site. For information 

regarding mobilization of helicopter modules, see Chapter 22.5. 

D. GACCs will obtain approval from NICC prior to reassigning Type 

1 or 2 Helicopters to another incident. 

24.9.1 Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters 

A. All FS Exclusive Use Type 1 and 2 Helicopters are 

contracted by NIFC. 

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B. All FS Exclusive Use Type 3 and 4 Helicopters are 

contracted by FS Regional Offices. 

C. All Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters for DOI Agencies 

are solicited, inspected, and contracted by AMD. 

D. Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters are dispatched locally 

by the Administrative Unit. 

Periodically, Forest Service Type 1 and Type 2 Exclusive Use Helicopters not within 

their Mandatory Availability Period (MAP) are hired under their Exclusive Use Contract 

for optional use periods for incidents or projects. A modification to the Exclusive Use 

Contract is required for the duration of the incident assignment. The Exclusive Use 

Contract designates the COR and the Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager. If, the 

designated FS Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager is not immediately available, the 

requesting Geographic Area will assign an available Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager 

to the helicopter until the designated Exclusive Use Helicopter Manager arrives at the 

incident. The designated Helicopter Manager will then manage the helicopter thereafter. 

The COR will be notified that the Exclusive Use Helicopter is being dispatched. 

24.10 Airtankers 

Airtankers are National Resources. Geographic Areas administering these 

aircraft will make them available for wildland fire assignments when ordered by 

NICC. There are four (4) types of airtankers: 

Type Capacity (Minimum)

 1 3,000 gallons 

 2 1,800 to 2,999 gallons 

 3 800 to 1,799 gallons 

 4 Up to 799 gallons 

24.10.1 Airtanker Use In Optional and Post Season Periods 

Post Season and Optional Use airtanker activations are processed 

by the Contracting Officer (CO), through the Designated 

Administrative Contracting Officers (ACO). 

 The following chart indicates the different contract periods 

Optional

Use 

Mandatory 

Availability 

(MAP) 

30 Day 

Post-Season 

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The following process is used to activate airtankers during the Post 

Season and Optional Use periods: 

1. The requesting GACC will place request(s) for 

airtankers with NICC. 

2. NICC will notify the CO or designated 

representative of request(s). 

3. The CO or designated representative and NICC will 

determine the availability of airtankers and will 

notify the national airtanker inspector(s), if needed. 

The CO or designated representative will notify the 

ACO of the contract item to be activated. 

4. NICC will notify the GACC of the airtanker 

activation. 

5. NICC will request the airtanker from the 

appropriate vendor. 

24.10.2 Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) 

A. Objectives 

MAFFS provides emergency capability to supplement 

commercial Airtankers on wildland fires. 

B. Policy 

MAFFS are National Resources and are used as a reinforcement 

measure when contract Airtankers are committed or not readily 

available. MAFFS will be made available to assist foreign 

governments when requested through the Department of State or 

other diplomatic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 

C. Responsibility 

Geographic Areas are responsible for ascertaining all suitable 

commercial Airtankers. All Airtankers must be assigned to 

wildland fires or committed to initial attack before placing a 

request for a MAFFS Mission to NIFC. For additional 

information, see the MAFFS Operating Plan. 

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D. NIFC Responsibility 

NIFC is responsible for ascertaining that all suitable commercial 

contract Airtankers nationally are committed to wildland fires, 

initial attack, or cannot meet timeframes of requesting units. 

When this occurs, the Duty Coordinator will notify the FS 

Director, NIFC. The FS Director, NIFC, or in his/her absence, the 

FS National Aviation Officer or Fire & Aviation Management, 

Washington Office, or their Acting is responsible for initiating a 

MAFFS Mission. Once approval is given, the NICC Manager 

activates the request through proper DOD channels. 

After the initial contact has been made, the NICC Aircraft 

Dispatcher will process the request. The Governors of California, 

Wyoming, and North Carolina may activate the appropriate Air 

National Guard Unit having MAFFS equipment and qualified 

crews for State-controlled fires. Approval for use of MAFFS 

equipment must be obtained from the FS Director, NIFC, prior to 

this activation. 

 When MAFFS are activated by a governor, the FS Regional 

Office for that State will assign an accounting code for the 

incident.

E. Ordering Criteria 

1. FS domestic requests will be placed through 

established ordering channels to NICC. 

2. NICC will, place a Request for Assistance (RFA) to 

the NIFC Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO). The DCO 

places the RFA concurrently with the US Northern 

Command and the Joint Directorate of Military Support 

for approvals. 

3. The requesting Geographic Area needs to order the 

following support: 

a. 1 each MAFFS Liaison Officer (MLO aka 

MAFF) and 1 each MLO trainee 

b. 1 each MAFFS Base Station Radio Kit (no 

NFES number assigned) 

c. 1 each NIICD FAA Certified Avionics 

Technician (THSP) 

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d. 1 each Assistant MAFFS Liaison Officer. 

e. 1 each MAFFS Airtanker Base Manager 

(MABM) and 1 each MABM trainee 

f. Logistics, Finance, and Information 

personnel 

4. MAFFS Operations must also include a MAFFs 

qualified Lead Plane. 

The Receiving Unit must be prepared to provide 

administrative support (procurement, motel rooms, 

phones, office space, clerical and timekeeping support, 

transportation) to accommodate as many as 55 people per 

two (2) aircraft. Refer to the current MAFFS Operating 

Plan for specifics. 

24.10.3 Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) 

Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs) are under an On-Call or an Exclusive 

Use Contract are solicited and inspected by AMD and other federal 

agencies. The SEAT module includes a support vehicle with batch 

mixing capability for wet and dry retardant. They are available for 

interagency use and will be requested through established ordering 

channels. If the ordering office cannot provide a SEAT Manager for a 

SEAT, the SEAT Manager will be requested on an Overhead order. For 

additional information, see the Interagency SEAT Operations Guide 

(ISOG), NFES 1844. 

24.11 Temporary Flight Restrictions, FAR 91.137 (TFR) 

Temporary airspace restrictions will be established when incident related 

Aviation activities present potential conflict with other Aviation activities. The 

FAA requires that latitude/longitude information for TFRs (Temporary Flight 

Restrictions) must be provided in degrees, minutes, and seconds, including 

reference to north latitude and west longitude. If seconds’ information is not 

available, add two (2) zeros to the description. Do not use spaces, commas, or 

other symbols in the description. Example: ddmmssN/dddmmssW or 

450700N/1175005W. The corner points should be listed in a clockwise sequence 

around the requested TFR to avoid “bow tie” depictions. The Interagency 

Airspace Coordination Guide describes further how flight restrictions are 

requested and implemented. 

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24.12 Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace 

Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace presenting conflicts with 

incident related Aviation activities will be identified by local units. The source 

for this information is AP-1B, Flight Information Publication, “Military Training 

Routes” and the AP/1A FLIP, “Special Use Airspace.” Each office should 

maintain a current edition of these documents. Special Use Airspace information 

should be organized for easy and rapid utilization; i.e., displayed on dispatching 

maps, with conversions for legal description to latitude/longitude prepared. 

Further direction may be obtained in the Interagency Airspace Coordination 

Guide. 

24.13 Airspace Conflicts 

Consult the Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide. 

24.14 FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations 

The FAA may be requested to provide air traffic control support (consisting of 

two (2) FAA Air Traffic Controllers) when Air Operations in support of an 

incident becomes complex or unsafe at uncontrolled airports. FAA Temporary 

Control Towers are ordered on an Aircraft Order. It is advisable for GACCs to 

make agreements with local FAA Regions. A lead time of eight (8) hours is 

desirable when ordering. If the FAA cannot supply radios, the incident 

COML will order radios as an Equipment Request through established 

ordering channels.

The FAA has requested additional information be provided when requesting FAA 

Temporary Control Towers. (See FAA Temporary Tower Request Form, Chapter 

28.6.) This form, in addition to the Checklist Form in Chapter 11 of the 

Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide, must accompany FAA Temporary 

Control Tower requests. 

24.15 Dedicated Radio Frequencies 

FM, VHF, and UHF Frequencies: 

NIRSC issues dedicated FM frequencies in conjunction with communication 

equipment assigned to incidents. NIRSC will order additional FM frequencies 

from DOI and FS, Washington Office, as conditions warrant. To insure proper 

frequency coordination, the ordering office must include the Latitude and 

Longitude of the incident on the resource order.

AM Frequencies: 

At the start of each season, NIRSC will order AM frequencies from the FAA for 

all Geographic Areas. Additional AM frequencies will be ordered by NIRSC as 

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conditions warrant. The NIRSC National Communications Duty Officer (CDO) 

is the only point of contact for ordering AM frequencies from the FAA. 

Incident requests for the use of dedicated Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground 

frequencies will be made through established ordering channels to NICC and are 

filled by the NIRSC CDO. The CDO coordinates all National Cache FS and DOI 

frequencies as well as any additional frequencies released by other agencies for 

wildland fire support. Aviation frequencies are to be ordered on an Aircraft order 

as an “A” request. 

All Air Tanker bases will monitor 123.975 VHF AM for aircraft contact. This 

frequency is for air traffic control and is not to be used for tactical or Flight 

Following purposes. 

24.16 Interagency Interim Flight and Duty Limitations 

A. Phase 1 – Standard Flight and Duty Limitations (Abbreviated 

Summary) 

1. Fourteen (14) hour maximum duty day. 

2. Eight (8) hours maximum daily flight time for mission 

flights. 

3. Ten (10) hours for point-to-point, with a two (2) pilot crew. 

4. Maximum cumulative flight hours of thirty-six (36) hours, 

up to forty-two (42) hours in six (6) days. 

5. Minimum of ten (10) hours uninterrupted time off (rest) 

between duty periods. 

This does not diminish the authority or obligation of any individual COR 

(Contracting Officer Representative) or Aviation Manager to impose 

shorter duty days or additional days off at any time for any flight crew 

members for fatigue at their discretion, as is currently provided for in 

agency direction and contract specifications. 

B. Interim Flight and Duty Limitations Implementation 

During extended periods of a high level of flight activity or maximum 14-

hour days, fatigue factors must be taken into consideration by Fire and 

Aviation Managers. Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 Duty Limitations will be 

implemented for specific Geographic Area’s Aviation resources. The 

minimum scope of operation should be by Geographic Area, i.e., 

Northwest, Great Basin, etc. 

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Implementation decisions will be made on a coordinated, interagency 

basis, involving the GACC, NICC, NMAC, and National Aviation 

Representatives at NIFC. 

Official notification of implementation should be made by the FS 

Regional Aviation Officer (RAO) and DOI Aviation Managers through 

the GACC and, for broader scope implementations, by National Aviation 

Management through NIFC. 

C. Interim Flight and Duty Limitations 

1. Phase 2 – Interim Duty Limitations 

When Phase 2 is activated, pilots shall adhere to the flight and 

day-off limitations prescribed in Phase 1 and the duty limitations 

defined under Phase 2. 

a. Each flight crew member shall be given an 

additional day off each fourteen (14) day period. Crews 

on a twelve (12) and two (2) schedule shall have three (3) 

consecutive days off (11 and 3). Flight crews on six (6) 

and one (1) schedules shall work an alternating weekly 

schedule of five (5) days on, two (2) days off, then six (6) 

days on and one (1) day off. 

b. Aircraft fixed daily rates and special rates, when 

applicable, shall continue to accrue during the extra day 

off. Contractors may provide additional approved crews 

to maximize utilization of their aircraft. All costs 

associated with providing the additional crew will be at 

the contractor’s expense, unless the additional crew is 

requested by the Government. 

2. Phase 3 – Interim Duty Limitations 

When Phase 3 is activated, pilots shall adhere to the flight 

limitations of Phase 1 (standard), the additional day off of Phase 2, 

and the limitations defined under Phase 3. 

a. Flight crew members shall have a minimum of 

twelve (12) consecutive hours of uninterrupted rest (off 

duty) during each duty day cycle. The standard duty day 

shall be no longer than twelve (12) hours, except a crew 

duty day extension shall not exceed a cumulative fourteen 

(14) hour duty day. The next flight crew rest period shall 

then be adjusted to equal the extended duty day, i.e., 

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thirteen (13) hour duty day, thirteen (13) hours rest; 

fourteen (14) hour duty day, fourteen (14) hours rest. 

Extended duty day applies only to completion of a 

mission. In no case may standby be extended beyond the 

twelve (12) hour duty day. 

b. Double crews (two (2) complete flight crews 

assigned to an aircraft), augmented flight crews (an 

additional pilot-in-command assigned to an aircraft), and 

aircraft crews that work a rotating schedule, i.e., two (2) 

days on, one (1) day off, seven (7) days on, seven (7) days 

off, or twelve (12) days on, twelve (12) days off, may be 

exempted from Phase 2 Limitations upon verification that 

their scheduling and duty cycles meet or exceed the 

provisions of Paragraph a. of Phase 2 and Phase 1 

Limitations. 

c. Exemptions of Phase 3 provisions may be requested 

through the local Aviation Manager or COR, but must be 

approved by the FS RAO or DOI Area Aviation Manager. 

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25 Predictive Services 

The GACC Predictive Services units are responsible for preparing and submitting data 

and reports to NICC regarding current and projected information on wildland fire, 

weather, fuels, fire danger, and resource status. This information is used by NICC to 

prepare and distribute the Incident Management Situation Report, National Wildland Fire 

Outlook, and other reports and products. 

The Predictive Services Handbook provides guidance and direction to the National 

Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) and the Geographic Area Coordination Centers 

(GACC). This handbook details: 

• Program management and organization 

• Roles and responsibilities 

• Products and services 

• Communication, training, and support requirements 

This document is to be the standard by which the Predictive Services program operates. 

The Predictive Services Handbook can be viewed or downloaded at: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive/NPSG/npsg_pdf/PSHandbook_Web.pdf

25.1 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) 

The Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) submitted to the GACC is used to report 

large wildfires, Wildland Fire Use (WFU) events, and any other significant events 

on lands under federal protection or federal ownership. Lands administered by 

states and other federal cooperators may also report in this manner. 

The ICS-209 form is a Fire and Aviation Management Web (FAMWEB) 

application known as the 209 Program. The ICS-209 is submitted by the agency 

that has protection responsibility for the incident regardless of who administers 

the land. If the protection agency is non-federal and chooses not to meet federal 

reporting standards, then the federal agency which has administrative jurisdiction 

will submit the ICS-209. Geographic Area Coordination Centers will ensure that 

their dispatch centers have submitted complete and accurate ICS-209 reports at 

the times specified in their Mobilization Guide. (See Chapter 20, Section 28.8 for 

the ICS-209 Form.) Specific instructions for entering ICS-209 information using 

the 209 Program are located in the User’s Guide at: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/planning/nist/209.htm. The ICS-209 Program is located 

at: http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/. 

A. Wildfires 

The National Interagency Coordination Center classifies large fires as 100 

acres or larger in timber fuel types, 300 acres or larger in grass or brush 

fuel types, or when a Type 1 or 2 IMT is assigned. An ICS-209 will be 

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submitted daily until the incident is contained. Refer to GACC 

Mobilization Guide or agency policy for reporting requirements once 

containment is achieved. 

B. Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Events and Wildfires in Confinement 

Strategy 

An ICS-209 will be submitted to the GACC for WFU fires and for 

wildfires where confine/contain or monitor is the strategy employed as 

the appropriate management response, when the event exceeds 100 acres 

in timber fuel types, or 300 acres in grass or brush fuel types. Subsequent 

reports are required whenever a WFU, confine/contain or monitor fire 

reaches 1,000 acres in size and every time the fire doubles in size 

thereafter, unless significant activity occurs (e.g. resource commitment or 

resource loss) or as determined by the GACC Mobilization Guide. An 

ICS-209 shall be submitted when a WFU fire moves from Stage I to Stage 

II as defined in the Wildland Fire Implementation Plan (WFIP). 

C. Other Incidents 

An ICS-209 will be submitted for other significant events in which a 

significant commitment of wildland fire resources has occurred or when a 

Type 1 or 2 Interagency Incident Management Team has been assigned. 

D. Complex Reporting 

Incidents within a complex should be aggregated and included on one (1) 

ICS-209. A complex is two (2) or more individual incidents located in 

the same general proximity, which are assigned to a single Incident 

Commander or unified command. Individual incidents within the 

complex, including acreage, should be listed in the Remarks Section. 

25.2 Interagency Situation Report 

Daily: At National Preparedness Level 2 and above, whenever significant 

wildland fire activity occurs, or when the following condition is met: 

A. All fires that meet large fire criteria (see 25.1), including WFUs, 

prescribed fires, and when an incident or event experiences significant 

commitment of wildland fire resources. 

The Interagency Situation Report is a (FAMWEB) application known as the Sit 

Report Program. GACCs will ensure that all of their dispatch centers have 

submitted completed Situation Reports as outlined above, and as outlined in each 

GACC’s Mobilization Guide. The reporting period for this report is 0001 to 2400. 

NICC will retrieve the reports from FAMWEB by 0200 MDT. Fires and acres 

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shall be reported by ownership. Reporting is required for all prescribed fire 

activity year-round according to the schedule listed above. The Interagency 

Situation Report application is divided into seven (7) sections: 

A. Daily Fire Statistics 

B. Resource Information 

C. Planned Prescribed Fires 

D. Remarks 

E. Year-to-Date Statistics 

F. ICS-209 Entry 

G. Incident Priority 

The Sit Report Program shares certain incident information with the 209 Program 

for summaries and reports. Specific reporting requirements and program 

instructions are located in the Sit Report User’s Guide located at: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/planning/nist/sit.htm. 

The Sit Report Program is located at http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/

25.3 Incident Management Situation Report 

Daily: At National Preparedness Level 2 and above, or when significant 

 activity occurs. 

 

Weekly: At National Preparedness Level 1. 

The Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR) is prepared by NICC 

Predictive Services from information and data derived from the Interagency 

Situation Report and 209 Program through the FAMWEB reporting system. 

A brief national weather/fire potential outlook will be prepared by a NICC 

meteorologist for inclusion in the Predictive Services Discussion section of the 

IMSR. 

Large fires are typically reported in the IMSR until the incident is contained. 

Wildland Fire Use events and wildfires in confinement strategy will initially be 

reported in the IMSR when the event exceeds 100 acres in timber fuel types or 

300 acres in grass or brush fuel types. Confine/contain and WFU events will be 

reported again in the IMSR when they reach 1,000 acres in size, double in size 

thereafter, or when significant activity occurs (such as resource commitment or 

resource loss). Large, long term fires will be reported in the IMSR until activity 

diminishes, and thereafter when significant activity occurs until the incident is 

contained as outlined above for confine/contain fires. 

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25.4 7 Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook 

Daily: 7 Day Significant Fire Potential is posted daily to the GACC web site by 

1100 MT during significant wildland fire potential and/or fire activity. 

This product contains projected fire weather, fire potential and resource 

information. The national 7 day significant fire potential map can be found at: 

http://199.141.1.21/predictive/index.html 

25.5 National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook 

Monthly: issued the first business day of the month. 

The National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook is prepared and 

distributed by NICC on the first business day of each month. This report consists 

of a national monthly map (delineating areas of below-normal, normal, and 

above-normal significant fire potential), as well as a seasonal map covering 

months 2-4 that is a trend off of the monthly map (delineating areas of persisting, 

increasing to, or decreasing from above normal significant fire potential). A brief 

synopsis of the current and predicted national situation is included in the report. 

National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlooks will utilize information 

from individual GACC Predictive Services units, as well as other sources of 

climate, weather, and fire danger data. This product is updated and produced each 

month of the year as a collaborative effort by all personnel in the NICC Predictive 

Service unit. 

25.6 GACC Monthly and Seasonal Wildland Significant Fire Potential 

Outlooks

GACC monthly and seasonal outlooks are optional, but strongly encouraged as 

they provide greater depth of detail than the national outlook issued by NICC. 

GACC monthly or seasonal outlook products will adhere to the following 

protocols: 

a. GACC and NICC outlooks are required to align. 

b. GACC websites are required to link to either Geographic Area or 

national outlooks. 

c. GACCs are strongly encouraged to provide draft forecast maps as well 

as narrative highlights of monthly and seasonal significant fire potential on 

a monthly basis to NICC. 

d. GACC monthly and seasonal outlooks will be issued and posted to their 

websites on the first business day of each month. The monthly maps will 

delineate areas of below-normal, normal, and above-normal significant 

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fire potential. Seasonal map covering months 2-4 will trend off the 

monthly map and delineate areas of persisting, increasing to, or decreasing 

from above normal significant fire potential. A discussion of fuel 

conditions, climate outlooks and other pertinent information will be 

included in the outlooks. 

25.7 Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories 

Predictive Services and Coordination staff at all levels should be involved with 

the issuance of any fuels/fire behavior advisories covering a large percentage of 

their Geographic Area(s) so they can carefully consider both the content and 

intended audience of the messages. When a situation arises that warrants an 

advisory message: 

1. Determine area of extent 

a. If local area only (single agency unit or county) – Local area 

should issue advisory or safety message (Use of Standard 

Template strongly recommended). No other GACC action needed. 

b. If geographic in scope (multiple units, counties, or significant 

portion of geographic area): 

i. Involve and coordinate with Predictive Services unit 

staff to get their input/feedback 

ii. Discuss message on 09:30 Coordinators call to 

determine if other GACCs are facing same issue. 

iii. Review & tailor message for content, accuracy, 

suitability and distribution (Predictive Services staffs at 

Geographic and/or National levels, as appropriate, will 

coordinate to ensure message is appropriate for entire area 

of concern). 

2. Post advisory according to protocols listed below. 

Posting Protocols

1. Use Standard Template (available from NICC). 

2. Post Fuels/Fire Behavior Advisories on the Fuels/Fire Danger 

Web page. 

3. Once advisories are finalized, send a copy and the URL link to 

NICC. Include detailed description of area affected. 

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4. NICC will post to a national map and archive messages. 

5. It is recommended that URLs and email messages posted or sent 

out by the GACCs informing users about the advisory contain a 

link to the NICC Fuels/Fire Behavior web page and national map 

(this will inform users about other fuels/fire behavior advisories 

that are posted across the country). 

a. GACC web pages may include “thumbnails” of national 

map. 

6. GACCs will determine when the advisory message is no longer 

valid and contact NICC to remove the advisory link off the 

webpage and map. 

25.8 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality 

Entrapment: A situation where personnel are unexpectedly caught in a fire 

behavior-related, life-threatening position, where planned escape routes or safety 

zones are absent, inadequate, or have been compromised. An entrapment may or 

may not include deployment of a fire shelter for its intended purpose. This 

situation may or may not result in injury. They include “near misses.” 

In the event that a wildland fire entrapment or fatality occurs, it should be 

reported immediately to NICC. A Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial 

Report should be completed and mailed to NICC electronically or by fax machine 

within twenty-four (24) hours. Submit this report even if some data is missing. 

(See Chapter 20, Section 28.10.) Form is located at the following web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/coord_forms.htm. Subsequent to the Initial 

Report, the investigation and review shall be conducted following agency specific 

policies and NWCG Guidelines. 

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26 National Fire Preparedness Plan 

National Preparedness Levels are established by the NMAC at NIFC throughout the 

calendar year. Preparedness Levels are dictated by burning conditions, fire activity, and 

resource availability. Resource availability is the Area of most concern. Situations and 

activities described within the Preparedness Levels consider wildland fires and prescribed 

fires. At any preparedness level, NMAC may request that proposed new Wildland Fire 

Use (WFU) or prescribed fire (Rx) applications be curtailed to meet national resource 

needs for emergency operations. 

26.1 Why Preparedness Levels are Established 

The purpose of established Preparedness Levels is: 

A. To identify the level of wildland fire activity, severity, and 

resource commitment nationally. 

B. To identify actions to be taken by NIFC and Geographic Areas to 

ensure an appropriate level of preparedness/readiness for the existing and 

potential situation. 

C. To guide and direct Geographic Area Fire Management activities 

when essential to ensure national preparedness or in response to the 

National situation. 

The NICC Coordinator will monitor the national wildland fire activity and 

Geographic Area Preparedness Levels and will recommend to the NMAC a 

National Preparedness Level. Response and support to non-fire incidents 

requiring a significant commitment of resources may also affect National 

Preparedness Levels. National Preparedness Levels will be responsive to the 

Homeland Security Advisory System. 

National Preparedness Levels are determined from the ground up and may 

influence resource allocations within Geographic Areas not experiencing 

significant activity to ensure sufficient resources are available for the national 

situation. 

26.2 Geographic Area Preparedness Levels 

Geographic Area Preparedness Plans should be prepared in accordance with 

Agency Directives. Copies of Geographic Area Plans should be forwarded to 

NICC. 

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26.3 Preparedness Level Descriptions 

26.3.1 Preparedness Level 1 

Description: Minimal large fire activity nationally. National Response 

Framework (NRF). Most Geographic Areas have low to moderate fire 

danger. There is little or no commitment of National Resources. 

A. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Agency/Geographic Areas will determine appropriate actions. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

26.3.2 Preparedness Level 2 

Description: Several Geographic Areas are experiencing high to extreme 

fire danger. Wildland fire activity is increasing, and support to the NRF 

and/or large fires are occurring in one (1) or more Geographic Areas. 

Minimal mobilization of resources from other Geographic Areas is 

occurring. There is moderate commitment of National Resources with the 

potential to mobilize additional resources from other Geographic Areas. 

. 

A. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Agency/Geographic Areas will determine appropriate actions. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

B. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Daily morning briefings conducted for the NIFC Directorate. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

C. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Monitor Geographic Area wildland and prescribed fire status, 

resource commitments, and preparedness levels. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator, Geographic Area Coordinators. 

26.3.3 Preparedness Level 3 

 Description: Two (2) or more Geographic Areas are experiencing 

 wildland or prescribed fire activities or support to the NRF requiring a 

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major commitment of National Resources. Additional resources are being ordered and 

mobilized through NICC. Type 1 and 2 IMTs are committed in two (2) or more 

Geographic Areas and crew commitment nationally is at 50%. 

 

A. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Agency/Geographic Areas monitor WFU, prescribed fire 

activities, and suppression requirements to maximize efficient 

resource utilization for identified priorities. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

B. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Ensure agency fire qualified personnel are available for fire 

assignments. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

C. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Daily morning briefings conducted for the NIFC Directorate. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

D. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Coordinate the prepositioning of National Resources, as 

appropriate. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

E. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Consider requesting Severity Funds to strengthen fire 

preparedness capability (scarce National Resources). 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

F. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Assess resource availability from Canada. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC. 

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G. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Monitor critical Fire Cache Supply Inventories and provide 

appropriate direction to Geographic Areas. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC. 

H. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Geographic Areas provide NICC with timely intelligence on 

existing and emerging situations. 

Responsibility: 

Geographic Area Coordinators. 

I. Management Direction/Consideration: 

AMD and FS Aviation inspect all Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopters. 

Responsibility: 

National Aviation Officer, FS, and Director, AMD. 

J. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Advise the military of the need for a Defense Coordinating 

Officer (DCO) to be assigned to NIFC. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

K. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Evaluate the need to activate the National Interagency Support 

Cache Coordinator at NICC. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator and National Interagency Support 

Cache Managers. 

26.3.4 Preparedness Level 4 

 Description: Three (3) or more Geographic Areas are experiencing 

incidents requiring Type 1 and 2 IMTs. Competition exists for resources 

between Geographic Areas. Nationally, 60% of Type 1 and 2 IMTs and 

crews are committed. 

A. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Establish MAC Group at NIFC and conduct MAC Group 

Meetings daily. 

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Responsibility: 

NMAC. 

B. Management Direction/Consideration: 

WFU and prescribed fire application can be continued or be 

initiated if the proposed action is approved by an agency at the 

Regional or State Office level. This approval must be based on an 

assessment of risk, impacts of the proposed actions on Area 

resources and activities, and include feedback from the GMAC. 

The GMAC provides information or perspectives to agencies 

wishing to proceed with or implement a WFU or prescribed fire 

application. The final decision to implement resides with the 

implementing agency. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators and Regional and State Offices. 

C. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Establish IR Coordinator position at NICC, as appropriate. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

D. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Allocate/preposition National Resources. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC. 

E. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Train additional emergency firefighters as may be appropriate. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

F. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Coordinate “off-site” training of emergency firefighters with 

Geographic Areas. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC Coordinator. 

G. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Encourage: (1) Assignment of Communications Frequency 

Managers and Aviation Specialists to all complex multiple 

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incidents; and (2) Activation of MAC Group as may be 

appropriate. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

H. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Geographic Areas provide NICC with fire priorities and other 

pertinent information at [0300 and 1700 daily]. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators within Geographic Areas. 

I. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Implement Military Training Plan. Assemble Training Cadre for 

training military. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC Coordinator. 

J. Management Direction/Consideration: 

AMD and FS Aviation contract, award, and inspect additional 

CWN Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopters. 

Responsibility: 

National Aviation Officer, FS 

K. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Activate the National Interagency Aviation Coordinator position. 

Responsibility: 

National Agency Aviation Offices – FS, BLM, and AMD. 

L. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Activate the National Interagency Support Cache Coordinator 

position at NICC. 

Responsibility: 

NICC Coordinator. 

26.3.5 Preparedness Level 5 

 Description: Geographic Areas are experiencing major incidents which 

 have the potential to exhaust all agency fire resources. Eighty percent 

(80%) of Type 1 and Type 2 IMTs and crews are committed, as well as 

the majority of other National Resources. 

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A. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Continue with National Preparedness Level 4 activities. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC Coordinator. 

B. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Request Canadian Liaison for the NMAC. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC Coordinator 

C. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Access the need for International assistance. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC 

D. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Add Coordinator position at NICC to coordinate military 

mobilizations. 

Responsibility: 

NMAC Coordinator. 

E. Management Direction/Consideration: 

WFU and Rx applications can be initiated or continued if the 

proposed action is approved by an agency at the Regional or State 

Office level and local resources are available to carry out the 

application without additional outside resource needs. This 

approval must be based on an assessment of risk, impacts of the 

proposed actions on Area resources and activities, and include 

feedback from the GMAC. The GMAC provides information or 

perspectives to agencies wishing to proceed with or implement a 

WFU or Rx application. For WFU or Rx applications to be 

initiated or continued that requires additional support of resources 

from outside the local unit or require resource ordering of an IMT 

or FUMT, a National MAC representative must assess risk and 

impacts of the proposed action and present to NMAC for review 

prior to proceeding. The final decision to implement resides with 

the implementing agency. 

Responsibility: 

Agency Administrators, Regional and State Office Fire 

Staff, NIFC Staff, and NMAC. 

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F. Management Direction/Consideration: 

Prepare Geographic Area evaluation/assessment of current and 

projected fire situation when requested by the NMAC. 

Responsibility: 

GMACs. 

G. Management Direction/Consideration: 

When requested by the NMAC, make available and incorporate 

project equipment into the NFES Fire Cache System. 

Responsibility: 

GMACs. 

26.3.6 Preparedness Level 5 to 4 

Description: Competition for resources has significantly decreased. No 

critical fire weather events are forecasted for the next twenty-four (24) 

hours, and moderating weather conditions are forecasted for the next three 

(3) to five (5) days. 

26.3.7 Preparedness Level 4 to 3 

Description: Significant demobilization is occurring. Crews are being 

released daily and sent to home units. Fifty percent (50%) of total crew 

capability is available for new fires. All ground DoD resources have been 

released. Moderating conditions are forecasted for the next twenty-four 

(24) hours, and higher humidity and lower temperatures are forecasted for 

the major fire areas.

26.3.8 Preparedness Level 3 to 2 

Description: The majority of large fires are contained. Initial attack 

resources are again available. Geographic Area Crew availability is at or 

above the 50% level. There is no competition for resources between 

Geographic Areas. Large fire areas are expected to receive precipitation, 

with associated higher humidity and lower temperatures. 

26.4 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Decisions 

All NMAC Decisions affecting Geographic Areas and/or providing management 

guidance will be documented on the NICC web page, located at the following 

web site: http://www.nifc.gov/news/nmac2/index.html. Additional information 

may be required from Geographic Areas and Coordinating Groups in order to 

effectively develop strategy. 

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26.5 Follow-Up Evaluation 

The NMAC Coordinator will document decisions and their results and will report 

to the NMAC during subsequent meetings.

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27 Mobilization Procedures for Military Assets and International Assignments 

It is advisable that units and field level users intending to order and utilize military 

resources obtain copies of the Military Use Handbook, NFES #2175. The short term use 

of trained DoD assets should be considered until civilian or wildland fire agency 

resources become available to replace DoD assets. For long term use/assignments, the 

following process will be followed: 

27.1 Established Resource Ordering Process 

The established resource ordering process will be utilized, including standard 

resource order format. 

A. NICC will determine if all available civilian resources are 

committed. 

B. The Resource Order will be passed back to the Geographic Area 

indicating that military assets are the only available resources and 

estimated time frames for delivery. 

C. The Resource Order will be passed back from the Geographic Area 

to the ordering unit dispatch center, indicating military assets are the only 

available resources and estimated timeframes for delivery. 

D. The Resource Order will be passed back from the ordering unit 

dispatch center to the incident indicating military assets are the only 

available resource and estimate timeframes for delivery. It may be 

necessary for the unit dispatcher to redeploy civilian crews to insure 

military units are kept intact by deploying a minimum of one (1) battalion 

to the same incident. 

E. The incident must reorder the military assets on a Resource Order 

in the following manner: 

1. Crews: Will be ordered by battalion (25 crews). Each 

battalion will have one (1) “C” request number. Each battalion 

will initially be deployed to the same incident. 

2. Each Resource Order for crews will be accompanied by 

“O” requests for: 

a) One (1) Battalion Military Liaison (BNML). 

b) One (1) Deputy BNML. 

c) Four (4) Strike Team Leaders – Military (STLM). 

d) Twenty-eight (28) Military Crew Advisors (MCAD) 

(Minimum Crew Boss qualified). 

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Overhead personnel will remain committed throughout the 

assignment (30–33 days). 

3. Aviation: Aviation support will be ordered by required 

missions. It should be noted that military Aviation resources, 

when compared to civilian resources, are restricted in mission 

capability. 

Each group of missions will have its own “A” request number. 

Each Resource Order will specify the following information: 

a. Pounds of external cargo per day. 

b. Number of passengers (PAX) per day. 

c. Hours of water bucket missions per day. 

d. Pounds of internal cargo per day. 

e. Estimation of aircraft needed. 

f. Aviation communication needs. 

4. Helicopter Modules/Managers 

a. Refer to Military Use Handbook, NFES 2175, July 

2006, Chapter 70.4.1. 

5. Vehicles: Vehicles will be ordered by required missions. 

Each group of missions will have its own “E” request 

number. 

Each Resource Order will specify the following information: 

a. Number of passengers per day. 

b. Pounds of cargo per day. 

F. The Resource Order will then be passed from the incident through 

established ordering channels to NICC. NICC will certify no civilian 

assets are available, and then forward the Resource Order to the 

appropriate Continental United States Military Headquarters. 

G. NICC will provide the following items: 

1. Air transportation, if needed, from installation to the jetport 

closest to the incident. 

2. Five (5) kits of programmable handheld radios, which will 

be mobilized with the battalion. 

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H. The incident, on a separate request number, must order enough 

support equipment, caterers, showers, transportation, and hand tools to 

equip the military (500-600 firefighters and support personnel). The 

incident will need to supply diesel fuel for ground vehicles, and fuel for 

Aviation assets. All firefighting personnel will come equipped with PPE. 

27.2 Civilian Support 

All other civilian support requested specifically by the military at the incident will 

follow the established ordering procedures. 

27.3 Demobilization Procedures 

Procedures will be reversed. However, a lead time of seventy-two (72) hours will 

be needed to release military firefighters. NICC will release assets to the military 

and normally provide air transport from the nearest airport. The incident should 

be prepared to provide ground transportation to the airport. All tools, PPE, and 

other firefighting issued equipment need to be collected at the incident prior to 

demobilization.

 27.4 International Operations 

27.4.1 Canada Support 

Mobilizations involving the United States of America (USA) and Canada 

are governed and directed by the diplomatic note, Reciprocal Forest Fire 

Fighting Arrangement Operational Guidelines, and by local initial attack 

agreements. 

Requests to Canadian agencies will normally be made after USA 

resources are depleted, shortages are projected, or reasonable timeframes 

cannot be met. All requests for use of Canadian Resources must be 

ordered through NICC, except for local mutual aid that does not include 

provisions for any reimbursement. The USA may request airtankers from 

Canada only after all available contract, add-on, and MAFFS aircraft have 

been mobilized. The USA may request helicopters from Canada after all 

available contract and CWN helicopters have been mobilized. 

27.4.2 Australia and New Zealand Support 

Mobilizations involving the United States, Australia, and New Zealand 

are coordinated through NICC, and are defined in the Wildfire 

Arrangements between the Department of the Interior and Department of 

Agriculture of the United States and the Australian and New Zealand 

Participating Agencies and in the Annual Operating Plan for these 

Arrangements. Request to Australian and New Zealand Participating 

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Agencies will normally be made after USA resources are depleted, 

shortages are projected, or reasonable timeframes cannot be met. 

27.4.3 Mexico Support 

Mobilizations involving the United States and Mexico for fires within ten 

(10) miles either side of the U.S. – Mexico border are defined in the 

Wildfire Protection Agreement between the Department of the Interior 

and the Department of Agriculture of the United States and the Secretariat 

of Environment, Natural Resources, and Fisheries of the United Mexican 

States for the Common Border. 

Mobilizing USA resources for suppression assistance within Mexico 

beyond the ten (10) mile zone must be approved and coordinated by 

NICC, be authorized for reimbursement by the U.S. Agency for 

International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and 

be received by NICC through a request from the U.S. Forest Service’s 

Disaster Assistance Support Program. (See Chapter 10, Section 12.1.2.) 

27.4.4 Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations 

Large scale mobilizations for reimbursable direct support to disasters 

(fires or all-hazard) in other nations are based on requests received 

through the Forest Service International Program’s Disaster Assistance 

Support Program (DASP). DASP responds to requests from the U.S. 

Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster 

Assistance (OFDA). OFDA works closely with U.S. Ambassadors in 

foreign countries, who must determine if an incident in a foreign country 

warrants U.S. involvement. If the Ambassador does feel the incident is 

beyond the capability of the affected government, the affected 

government has requested the assistance, and it is in the best interest of 

the U.S. Government to assist, the Ambassador can “declare” a disaster. 

That declaration is the activation mechanism for U.S. support. If that 

support would include resources available through the land management 

agencies, OFDA would go to DASP, who would place requests through 

NICC. 

Small scale requests for disaster assistance or technical assistance are 

coordinated directly by DASP through the home units of the requested 

individuals. 

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More information concerning the mission of OFDA and how it organizes 

and responds to international disasters can be found in OFDA’s Field 

Operations Guide for Disaster Assessment and Response (FOG). The 

FOG can be located at the following web site: 

http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/ofda. 

More information on DASP is located at: http://www.fs.fed.us/global. 

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28 Dispatch Forms 

28.1 Resource Order Form 

28.2 Food Service Request Form 

28.3 Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form 

28.4 Aircraft Flight Request/Schedule Form 

28.5 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form 

28.6 FAA Temporary Tower Request Form 

28.7 Preparedness/Detail Request Form 

28.8 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form 

28.9 Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form 

28.10 Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Form 

28.11 Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements Form 

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28.2 Food Service Request Form 

 FOOD SERVICE REQUEST FORM

Incident Name: Management/Fiscal Code: 

Resource Order No. Request No. Date: 

I. Requested Date, Time, Meal Types, and Number of Meals

1. Requested Date and Time for first meal, Date: Time: 

2. Estimated numbers for the first three meals 

 1st meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 

 2nd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 

 3rd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 

3. Fresh Food Boxes (Alaska Only): 

This Block for NICC / AICC Use Only.

Actual agreed upon Date/Time first meals are to be served: Date: Time: 

(Minimum guaranteed payment is based on these estimates, see Section G2.2): 

 1st meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 

 2nd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 

 3rd meal: [ ] Hot Breakfast [ ] Sack Lunches [ ] Dinner 

II. Location

 Reporting location: 

 Incident Contact person: 

 Contracting Officer's Technical Representative: 

 Food Unit Leader: 

III. Support Information for Contractors 

Nearest authorized potable water source: 

The benefiting unit is responsible for providing the following services: 

 1. Gray water removal 3. Department of Health notified (optional) 

 2. Potable water 

Incidents requesting additional potable water tenders, gray water tenders, handwash stations, or 

refrigerated units must assign new request No. for each additional resource ordered. 

IV. Estimated Incident Duration and Needs

 1. Anticipated Duration of Incident: 

 2. Anticipated Peak Number of Personnel at Incident: 

 3. Spike Camps? [ ] Yes [ ] No, Number: , No. of meals per camp per day: 

V. For Additional Information

 Contact: Telephone: 

 GACC: Telephone: _______

National Interagency Coordination Center – (208) 387-5400

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28.3 Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form 

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I PAGE ~ ~~~ri~ ~~16 PASSENGER AND CARGO MANIFEST NO. OF PASSENGERS 

USDA MP9400.S1B ON THIS PAGE OF 

ORDERING UNIT PROJECT NAME PROJECT NO 

NAME OF CARRIER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION & ID. NO. PILOT OR DRIVER 

CHIEF OF PARTY REPORT TO IF DELAYED_ CONTACT 

DEPARTURE INTERMEDIATE STOPS DESTINATION 

PLACE Em ETA PLACE Em ETA PLACE 

PASSENGER AND OR CARGO NAME M F PASSENGER CARGO DUTY ASGMT IF APPLICABLE HOME UNIT 

WEIGHT WEIGHT 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE DATE 

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Unijed States Change#: 6. Aircraft Info 

Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Land Management FAAN#: 

AIRCRAFT FLIGHT REQUEST/SCHEDULE 

1. Initial request information Cost-Accounting Management Billee Code Flight Schedule 

Code(s}: (OAS A/C only}: No. 

Initial Date/Time: j To/From: J Phone Number: Make/Model: 

Color: 

Check one: Point-to-Point Mission Flight Desired A/C Type: Helicopter Airplane 

Mission 

O bjective/Special Needs: Vendor. 

Phone No.: 

Pilot(s}: 

2. Passenger/Cargo Information - Indicate Chief of Party with an asterisk ( • ) 

Name/Type of Cargo LBS Project Dept Dest Return Name/Type of Cargo LBS Project Dept 

(last name, inHial) orCU Order/Request Arpt Arpt to (last name, initial) orCU Order/Request Arpt 

ft No. ft No. 

3. Flight Itinerary (For Mission. Type Flights, Provide Points of Departure/Arrival and Attach Map 

with Detailed Flig ht Route and Known Haza

DEPART WITH DEPART FROM Enroute ARRIVE AT DROP OFF Key Points 

Date No. Lbs Airport/ ETD ATD ETE Airport/ ETA ATA No. Lbs DroJ>-Off Points, Refueling Slops, Righi 

IPAX Place Place PAX Check-ins. Pickup Ponts 

+ + + + + + + + 

4. Flight Following: 5. Method of Resource Tracking: 7. Administrative 8. Review (if 

Type of Payment Docu

ment: 

FAA IFR Satellite Phone Radio _ Hazard Ana

: FAA VFR wl check-in every : To Scheduling Dispatcher@ - OAS-23 or OAS 2 _ Dispatch/Av

Minutes to _ FAA or _ Agency Prior to Takeoff _ Each Stop Enroute FS 6500-122 Other: 

_Agency VFT with check-in via - Arrival at Destination 

Other: - - radio every _ Minutes - To: @ Route Docu

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28.5 Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form 

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INFRARED AIRCRAFT SCANNER REQUEST 

Incident# & Project#: BLM#: A# 

Incident Name: DatefTime: 

Orderinq Unit: Telephone#: 

Loca l Dispatch: Telephone#: 

GACC: Telephone#: 

National IR Coord: Telephone#: _(208) 387-5381 

FAX# 

Cell# (208) 859-4475 

Reoional IR Coor: Telephone#: ( ) 

FAX#: ( ) 

Cell# ( ) 

IR Interpreter Ordered: l YES I L JNO Telephone# ( ) 

IR Interpreter Assigned: Cell# ( ) 

Location: Motel Motel# ( ) 

Office or ICP FAX# ( ) 

SITL Name and Location: Telephone#: ( ) 

Incident Elevation (AVG): Feet MSL I Approximate Size: Acres 

Weather Over The Incident: 

Deliverv Point: I Alt. Deliverv Pt: 

Delivery type: D Land Aircraft I D Air Drop I D Scanned file (give email address 

or ftp s.ite in box below) 

Delivery time: 

Delivery point weather: 

Rad1o Frequenc1es 

Local admin. Unit Tx: Mhz Tone: Rx: Mhz Tone: 

Alternative F req Tx: Mhz Tone: Rx: Mhz Tone: 

Air Tactical Group Supervisor Tx: Mhz Tone: Rx: Mhz Tone: 

(Degrees) (nautical miles) 

Mission Objective and Description: 

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR EACH MISSION 

M appmg Bl oc k NORTH 

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28.6 FAA Temporary Tower Request Form 

TEMPORARY TOWER REQUEST FORM 

(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 _________________ 

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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28.7 Preparedness/Detail Request Form 

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28.8 Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) Form 

Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) 

1: Date 2: Time 3: Initial | Update | Final 

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4: Incident Number 5: Incident Name

6: Incident 

Kind 

7: Start Date 

Time 

8: 

Cause

9: Incident 

Commander 

10: IMT 

Type 

11: StateUnit 

12: 

County 

13: Latitude and 

Longitude 

Lat: 

Long: 

Ownership:

14: Short Location Description (in reference to nearest 

town): 

Current Situation 

15: 

Size/Area 

Involved 

16: % 

Contained or 

MMA 

17: Expected 

Containment 

Date: 

Time: 

18: Line to 

Build 

19: 

Costs

to Date

20: Declared 

Controlled 

Date: 

Time: 

21: Injuries 

this 

Reporting 

Period: 

22: 

Injuries 

to Date: 

23: 

Fatalities 24: Structure Information

Type of Structure # 

Threatened

# 

Damaged

# 

Destroyed

Residence 

Commercial 

Property 

25: Threat to Human Life/Safety: 

Evacuation(s) in progress ---- 

No evacuation(s) imminent -- 

Potential future threat -------- 

No likely threat --------------- Outbuilding/Other 

26: Communities/Critical Infrastructure Threatened (in 12, 24, 48 and 72 hour time frames): 

12 hours: 

24 hours: 

48 hours: 

72 hours: 

27: Critical Resource Needs (kind & amount, in priority order): 

1. 

2. 

3. 

28: Major problems and concerns (control problems, social/political/economic concerns or 

impacts, etc.) Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan. 

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29: Resources threatened (kind(s) and value/significance): 

30: Current Weather Conditions 

Wind Speed: mph Temperature: 

Wind Direction: Relative Humidity: 

31: Resource benefits/objectives (for 

prescribed/wildland fire use only):

32: Fuels/Materials Involved: A drop down box with the 13 Fire Behavior Fuel Models has 

been added. The incident would select the predominant fuel model with the option to 

include additional fuels information in the text box. 

33: Today's observed fire behavior (leave blank for non-fire events): 

34: Significant events today (closures, evacuations, significant progress made, etc.): 

Outlook 

35: Estimated 

Control 

Date and Time: 

36: Projected Final 

Size: 37: Estimated Final 

Cost:

38: Tomorrow's Forecasted 

Weather 

Wind Speed: 

mph Temperature: 

Wind Direction: Relative 

Humidity: 

39: Actions planned for next operational period: 

40: Projected incident movement/spread during next operational period: 

41: For fire incidents, describe resistance to control in terms of: 

1. Growth Potential - 

2. Difficulty of Terrain - 

42: How likely is it that containment/control targets will be met, given the current resources 

and suppression/control strategy? 

43: Projected demobilization start date: 

44: Remarks: 

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45: Committed Resources 

CRW1 CRW2 HEL1 HEL2 HEL3 ENGS DOZR WTDR OVHD Agency 

SR ST SR ST SR SR SR SR ST SR ST SR SR 

Camp 

Crews 

Total 

Personnel

Total 

46: Cooperating and Assisting Agencies Not Listed Above: 

Approval Information 

47: Prepared by: 48: Approved by: 49: Sent to: By: 

Date: Time: 

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28.9 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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3. Fire-Related Information 

• Fuel mcxlel, ___ _ 

• Tempe~a~ure ___ RH ___ Wlnd ___ mph 

• Topography __________ _ 

Slop!, ___ % 

• Are stte at the time of the lnddenVacddent. ___ acres 

4. Entrapment Information 

• 1 nd dent management typ! at the time of the 1 nd denVacd dent: 

(circle one) 2 3 4 5 

• Urban/wildland Intermix? ............................... a Yes a No 

• cause of fire: a Natural o Incendiary a Acddental 

a Unknown 

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ha-.~b62n comprcrnls.i.<l. An en~102nt ma-j rx may n« lndude dipiO'Jment of a ftreShelter. ~: Engln? and OOZEr bumO'•eJSalso constltu02 enr4)10intS. 

• B~efdescrlptlon of the acddent. _____________________________ _ 

lnttap1nent Oeso1ptfon • Fire shelter was available, but not used . .. ... 0 Yes 0 No 

• Person trapped 0 With flre shelter 0 WthotK flre shelter Penonat Proltdl\~ Equlp~nent Us•d 

• Burns/smoke Injuries Incurred while Fire shelter ............... 0 ~s 0 No Gloves ..... 0 ~s 0 No 

In flre shelter ....................................................... 0 ~s 0 No 

• Burns/smoke Injuries 1 ncurred while Protettl\~ pants ....... 0 ~s 0 No Boots ....... 0 ~s 0 No 

esGLplng enrapment . .. ................................ 0 ~s 0 No Protettl\~ shiK ......... O ~s 0 No Goggles ... O ~s 0 No 

• Burns/smoke Injuries 1 ncurred while 

fighting flre .. .......................................................... 0 ~s 0 No 

Face/neck protealon 0 ~s 0 No Hardhat ... O ~s 0 No 

• Fire shelter performed satlsfaao~ly . .......... O~s ONo 

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28.11 Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements 

Form 

DOCUMENTATION OF LENGTH OF 

ASSIGNMENT EXTENSION REQUIREMENTS 

Documentation of any type of assignment extension should include the following: 

I. Resource Name: __________________________________________

 

Position/Type of Resource: __________________________________

II. Length of Extension: _______________________________________

III. Rationale for Extension (Circle all that apply): 

Life and property threatened. 

Suppression objective(s) are close to being met. 

Replacement Resources are not available (Unable to Fill) 

Other: ________________________________________ 

______________________________________________ 

IV. Recommendation 

Incident Supervisor (of resource to be extended), Title, and Signature 

____________________________________________________________ 

V. Approval Signatures / Date 

Resource (to be extended): ______________________________________ 

Incident/Area Commander: _____________________________________ 

Hosting GACC: ______________________________________________ 

Home Unit Supervisor: ________________________________________ 

Sending GACC: _____________________________________________ 

NICC (if National Resource):____________________________________ 

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31 National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Organization 

During National Preparedness Levels 4 and 5, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating 

Group (NMAC) is activated and twice daily briefings are conducted to establish national 

priorities and provide national leadership and direction to wildland fire activities. 

John 

Glenn 

BLM 

Lyle 

Carlile 

BIA 

Karyn 

Wood 

FS 

Mike 

Wallace 

NPS 

Brian 

McManus 

FWS 

Dan 

Smith 

NASF 

Mike 

Dougherty 

FEMA 

 

Kim Christensen 

NMAC Group Coordinator 

National Interagency 

Coordination Center 

31.1 NIFC Directors’ Delegations 

The FS, BLM, BIA, NPS, FWS, NASF, and FEMA Directors at NIFC have 

written delegated authority from their respective agency heads to: 

Represent their agency on all matters related to wildland fire operations. This 

includes membership on the NMAC, determining national priorities, and 

allocating/reallocating incident resources. 

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32 Multi-Agency Coordinating Groups (MAC) Organization 

Multi-Agency Coordinating Groups (MAC) at the National and Geographic Area level 

should be activated in accordance with Preparedness Levels found in the National or 

Geographic Area Mobilization Guides. As the number and complexity of wildland fires 

increase, involvement and/or impact on agencies increase, and competition for resources 

increase, it becomes necessary to expand the normal coordination system to ensure 

efficient use of critical and National Resources. There may be a need for Geographic 

Areas to activate their MAC Groups when the National Preparedness Level is at 5, 

enabling Geographic Area response to requests and direction from the NMAC. 

Responsibilities of the NMAC

A. Determine and set National priorities. 

B. Direct, control, allocate or reallocate resources among or between 

Geographic Areas to meet NMAC priorities. 

C. Provide policy modification and direction for procedures, standards, and 

methods. 

D. Coordinate information and situation assessments between agencies and 

publics. 

Responsibilities of GMACs

A. Determine and set Geographic Area priorities. 

B. Acquire, allocate, and reallocate resources. 

C. Issue coordinated Situation Assessment Statements. 

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33 Incident Support Organization (ISO) 

Agency Administrators are responsible for emergency operations. They provide general 

guidance and interact with the MAC Group. Typically, some or all of their 

responsibilities are delegated to personnel who can devote more complete attention to the 

situation. Often, the unit Fire Management Officer (FMO) has responsibility for the 

Incident Support Organization (ISO) and as a representative on the local MAC Group. 

Routine initial attack and other dispatch functions continue, but are separated from the 

ISO. Each office shall maintain a Dispatch Operating Plan, which will include 

authorities, roles, and responsibilities for Expanded Dispatch personnel, procedures for 

routine and emergency operations, the resource order process, job aids, and references for 

the integration of Buying Teams and sources of supply. 

The ISO works to provide logistical support to the host agency and the incident(s). The 

ISO is implemented to address the increased business volume and to supplement 

established organizations. Staffing positions in an ISO are to be based on need rather 

than a preconceived organizational chart. 

The ISO reports to the Agency Administrator and is composed of functional branches: 

Expanded Dispatch, Technical Support, and Administrative Support. The functional 

branches coordinate and cooperate to support the host agency and the incident(s). 

INCIDENT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

Emergency Operations 

Management 

Host Agency 

Dispatch Unit 

Incident Support 

Organization 

Expanded 

Dispatch Function 

Technical 

Support Function 

Administrative 

Support Function

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33.1 Expanded Dispatch Organization 

The Expanded Dispatch function of the ISO relieves the host agency’s dispatch 

unit by focusing exclusively on the large or complex incident(s). 

Expanded Dispatch Functional Areas 

A. Overhead 

B. Crews 

C. Aircraft, Logistical 

D. Equipment 

E. Supplies 

The volume of orders and complexity of the incident(s) determines staffing levels 

and the degree of expertise required of the Expanded Dispatch organization. In 

less complex situations, one (1) dispatcher can handle more than one (1) 

functional area. Additional personnel may also work within the Expanded 

Dispatch, such as data entry. 

The Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher is a facilitator accomplishing the 

direction provided by the Center Manager or Fire Management Officer, who has 

delegated authority from the Agency Administrator. Facilitation is accomplished 

by adequately staffing and supervising the operations of the Expanded Dispatch 

organization, maintaining positive and effective liaison with the host agency and 

incident management team(s), and assisting in clarifying the roles and 

responsibilities for the ISO and the host agency dispatch unit as needed. The 

individual filling this position must be a qualified Expanded Dispatch 

Supervisory Dispatcher and capable of performing all functions within the 

Expanded Dispatch organization. 

An Expanded Dispatch Coordinator is normally assigned in the most complex 

situations; ones where there are considerable external influences affecting the 

ISO, a local MAC Group is in place, or where span of control within the ISO 

and/or Expanded Dispatch becomes an issue. 

33.2 Technical Support 

The Technical Support function of the ISO provides specialized skills, which 

assist off-incident support operations. These can vary from situation to situation. 

Common Technical Support functions are: telecommunications, caching of 

supplies, transportation services, equipment inspection, Aviation ramp services, 

Mobilization or Demobilization Center management, and security. In many 

situations, full-time staffing of these support skills is unnecessary. If the situation 

requires more attention, it may become a full-time responsibility for the duration 

of the incident(s). 

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33.3 Administrative Support 

The Administrative Support function of the ISO provides administrative services 

for the host agency, ISO, and incident(s). These can vary from situation to 

situation. Common Administrative Support functions are: equipment, personnel 

timekeeping services, procurement services such as a Buying Team, hiring of 

local ADs or casual employees, follow-up on local compensation and claims 

actions, providing fiscal advice, and vendor payments. 

An Incident Business Advisor (IBA1 or 2) may be ordered by the Agency 

Administrator to assist with incident business. 

33.4 MAC Group Coordinator 

The MAC Group Coordinator should only be assigned when a MAC Group is 

activated. The MAC Group Coordinator serves as a facilitator to multi-agency 

decision making. The position provides expertise in obtaining and summarizing 

multi-agency information to affect collective decisions at the MAC Group level 

and implementing agencies’ priorities. 

Responsibilities: 

A. Ensures MAC Group decisions are communicated and 

implemented through established dispatch ordering channels. 

B. Arranges for and manages facilities and equipment necessary to 

support the MAC Group function. 

C. Facilitates the MAC Group decision process by ensuring the 

analysis and display of information that will assist the MAC Group or 

their representatives in keeping abreast of the total situation. Provides the 

data necessary for astute priority setting, allocation of resources, and 

other collective decisions. 

33.5 Complexity 

An increase in complexity usually requires more involvement with management. 

Examples of complex situations are: multiple problem fires, multiple agency 

involvement, or when competition for resources is high. MAC Groups may be 

activated in the most complex situations or directed by a Preparedness Level. 

They provide direction to off-incident coordination and support. (See Chapter 

32.) Basic actions of a MAC Group are priority setting, allocating resources, and 

issuing coordinated situation assessments to the media. MAC Groups occur at all 

levels of the organization. 

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Communications to and from the incident(s) are accomplished through the host 

agency’s dispatch unit, using established dispatch channels. This includes ICS209s, supplemental intelligence worksheets, situation assessments, analysis, 

prognosis, and fire behavior/weather information. Agency Administrator will 

communicate policy and specific directions directly to the Incident 

Commander(s) and Public Affairs will contact the Incident Information Officer(s) 

for media information and/or news releases. Redundant contacts are to be 

avoided. 

33.6 Example Organizations 

ISOs are implemented to address the increased business volume and to 

supplement established organizations. Staff positions in an ISO are to be based 

on need rather than a preconceived organizational chart. (See ISO Charts, 

Chapter 30, Sections 33.7 and 33.8.) 

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Agency Administrator 

Fire Management Officer Administrative Officer 

Public Affairs (Media) 

Timekeeping 

Center Manager 

Host Agency Dispatch 

Procurement 

(Buying Team) 

Hiring

Comp/Claims 

Payments 

Expanded Dispatch 

Supervisory Dispatcher 

Technical Support 

Initial Attack 

Intelligence 

Law Enforcement 

Tactical Aircraft 

Overhead

Equipment

Crews

Supplies

Logistical Aircraft 

Telecommunications

Caching of Supplies 

Transportation

Equipment Inspection

Air Support/Ramp

MOB/DEMOB Center

Security

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33.8 Incident Support Organization, Example – Complex Incident 

Complex Incident Support 

Agency #1 

Administrator 

Agency #2 

Administrator

Agency #3 

Administrator 

Public Affairs 

Center 

Manager 

Administrative 

Officer 

MAC Group 

Coordinator 

Timekeeper 

Procurement 

(Buying Team) 

Hiring 

Comp/Claims 

Payments 

Situations Unit 

Clerk 

Expanded Dispatch 

Coordinator 

Host Agency Dispatch 

Technical Support 

Expanded Dispatch - Supervisory Dispatcher 

Initial Attack 

Intelligence 

Tactical Aircraft 

Law Enforcement 

Overhead

Crews

Equipment 

Supplies 

Logistical Aircraft 

Telecommunications

Caching of Supplies 

Transportation 

Equipment Inspection 

Air Support/Ramp 

MOB/DEMOB Center

Security 

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41 International Agreements 

41.1 Canada Support – Policy 

Arrangement in the form of an Exchange of Notes between the Government of Canada and the 

Government of the United States of America. 

Dated May 7, 1982 

Excellency, 

I have the honor to refer to recent discussions between officials of our two Governments on the 

question of the provision of mutual assistance in fighting forest fires. 

I have the honor to propose the conclusion of an arrangement on this matter on the following 

lines: 

(a) On the part of Canada, the departments and/or agencies participating in this arrangement 

will be those listed in the Annex to this Note. On the part of the United States of 

America, the participating departments will be the Department of Agriculture and the 

Department of the Interior of the United States, acting for the following Federal 

Agencies: Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, and the Fish and Wildlife Service. 

(b) Participating Departments and agencies in Canada or the United States are authorized to 

request and to receive forest fire fighting assistance from participating departments or 

agencies in the other country. 

(c) Requests for fire fighting assistance may be made by written communication or through 

rapid communication methods between the parties. If the request is made by other than 

written communication, it shall be confirmed in writing as soon as practical after the 

request. 

 Written requests shall provide an itemization of services and/or facilities needed, 

together with an undertaking to make reimbursement in accordance with paragraphs (g) 

and (h). Each such request should be signed by an authorized official as designated in 

paragraph (e) below. 

(d) The responsible Government of the requesting party shall reimburse the responsible 

Government of the aiding party in accordance with paragraphs (g) and (h). It is 

understood that reimbursement shall be made within one hundred and twenty days or 

four months after the receipt by the requesting party of an itemized statement of such 

costs. 

(e) On the conclusion of this arrangement and by January 15 annually thereafter, the 

participating departments and agencies will exchange with each other the names of 

officials designated to request and/or provide services under this arrangement. In 

accordance with the cooperative nature of this arrangement, it shall be permissible and 

desirable for the parties to exchange recommendations and suggestions designed to 

render more effective operational procedures to be followed in requesting assistance and 

reimbursing expenses. 

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(f) Personnel and facilities of the aiding party made available to the requesting party shall at 

all times remain under the direct control and direction of the aiding party. The activities 

of the personnel and facilities of the aiding party should be coordinated by the requesting 

party with the activities of the personnel and facilities of the requesting party, in order to 

achieve the maximum possible effectiveness and efficiency. 

(g) Any party rendering aid pursuant to this arrangement shall be reimbursed by the 

responsible Government of the party receiving such aid for the cost of any damage to, 

loss of, or expense incurred in the operation of any facility answering a request for aid 

(except where such loss, damage, or expense is the result of negligence on the part of the 

operator or from deliberate acts of misuse) and for the cost of all materials, 

transportation, wages, salaries, and maintenance of employees and equipment incurred in 

connection with such request. 

(h) Any party rendering aid pursuant to this arrangement shall be reimbursed by the 

responsible Government of the party receiving such aid for the cost of payment of 

compensation and death benefits disbursed to injured employees and the dependents or 

representatives of deceased employees in the event such employees sustain injuries or 

are killed while rending aid pursuant to this arrangement, provided that such payments 

are made in the same manner and on the same terms as if the injury or death were 

sustained in the regular course of employment. 

(i) Participating Canadian and United States departments and agencies shall have the right 

to withdraw some or all of their personnel and/or facilities wherever they are needed for 

the maintenance of fire fighting at home. Notice of intent in this respect should be 

communicated to the requesting party. 

(j) Nothing in this arrangement shall be construed as obligating the parties to make 

expenditures or enter into obligations, contractual or otherwise, for the payment of 

money in excess of appropriations authorized by law and allocated for forest fire 

fighting. 

(k) Nothing in this arrangement shall be construed as affecting any existing cooperative 

forest fire fighting arrangements. 

(l) Except for costs set forth in paragraphs (g) and (h), no party to this arrangement or its 

officers or employees shall be liable to any of the other parties thereto or to their officers 

or employees on account of any act or omission in consequence of performance or 

intended performance of this arrangement. 

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the United States of America, I 

have the honor to propose that this Note, and your Excellency’s reply to that effect, shall 

constitute an arrangement between our two Governments on this matter, which will enter into 

force on the date of your reply, and shall remain in force until terminated by either Government 

on six month’s notice in writing to the other. 

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurance of my highest consideration. 

 Secretary of State for External Affairs 

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ANNEX 

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern 

 Development (Northern Affairs Program) 

 Department of the Environment 

 (Canadian Forestry Service and Parks Canada) 

Government of Alberta: Department of Energy and Natural Resources 

 Alberta Forest Service 

Government of British Columbia: British Columbia Forest Service 

Government of Manitoba: Department of Natural Resources 

Government of New Brunswick: Department of Natural Resources 

Government of Nova Scotia: Department of Lands and Forests 

Government of Ontario: Ministry of Natural Resources 

Government of Saskatchewan: Department of Tourism and Renewable Resources 

Government of Northwest Territories: Department of Renewable Resources 

Government of Prince Edward Island: Department of Ministry and Forestry 

Government of Newfoundland: Department of Forestry 

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41.2 Canada Support – Operational Guidelines 

CANADA/UNITED STATES RECIPROCAL 

FOREST FIRE FIGHTING ARRANGEMENT

OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

I. PURPOSE 

II. AUTHORITY 

III. GENERAL PROCEDURES 

A. REQUESTS 

Requests for Assistance from the USA 

Requests for Assistance from participating Canadian Agencies 

Authorized Canadian and United States Officials 

Border Agreements 

Customs & Immigration clearances 

Customs Declaration forms 

B. PERSONNEL 

Reimbursement for personnel 

Salaries, overtime, and hazard pay 

Costs of travel, per diem, and personal care 

Acceptable daily flat rate 

The flat rate will include 

Other approved expenditures 

Overhead personnel 

Presuppression activities 

Requirements of the position 

Change in assignment position 

Liaison 

National IARR 

Regional IARR 

Orientation 

Assignment duration 

Identification 

Interview Process with Immigration 

Prescription drugs 

Personal cargo weight 

Safety equipment 

Medical services 

Participation in the accident/incident investigation 

Death or long term compensation claims 

C. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 

Expendable 

Non-expendable and accountable 

Damaged beyond repair or not returned 

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Specialized equipment 

Customs authority prior to mobilization 

Transportation costs 

D. AIRCRAFT 

Reimbursement 

Direct flight costs 

Minimum contract guarantees 

Maintenance and/or damage 

Payment for Agency owned or Agency contracted aircraft 

Inspection prior to service 

Flight following 

NAFTA authorization 

E. RECALL 

F. BILLING AND PAYMENT 

Direct payment 

Invoices for goods and services 

Interest charges 

Billing 

Canadian invoices will be sent 

United States invoices will be sent 

G. SITUATION REPORTING 

Daily situation reports 

H. AUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS 

I. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 

Appendixes

I Diplomatic Notes 

II Designated Officials 

III Wildland Suppression Assistance Act 

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OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE

I. PURPOSE 

These operational guidelines are to facilitate mutual assistance in presuppression and wildland 

firefighting between Canada and the United States of America. These guidelines do not override 

or supersede any existing cooperative wildland firefighting arrangements such as border 

agreements in accordance with paragraph (k) of the Note. Local agencies sharing common 

international borders are encouraged to enter into “border agreements” to facilitate presuppression 

and initial attack on fires posing common threat. 

 

II. AUTHORITY 

The Canada/United States Reciprocal Forest Fire Fighting Arrangement, which was concluded by 

an exchange of Diplomatic Notes on May 7, 1982. (Appendix 1) and further defined in Public 

Law 101-11 (HR 829) (Appendix III). 

III. GENERAL PROCEDURES 

A. REQUESTS 

Requests for assistance will be channeled by the most expeditious means to the 

appropriate authorized official (Appendix II) in accordance with paragraph (c) 

of the Note. 

1. Requests for assistance from the USA will be made from the 

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), to the National 

Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) at the National Interagency 

Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho. 

2. Requests for assistance from participating Canadian agencies will be 

made from NIFC to CIFFC. 

3. CIFFC and NIFC will be responsible for providing the United States 

and Canadian officials with the names of the authorized Canadian and 

United States officials by January 15 each year in accordance with 

paragraph (e) of the Note. 

4. Assistance provided for mutual aid by initial attack forces, in 

accordance with Border Agreements, is not subject to the provisions 

of these Operational Guidelines unless reimbursement is required. 

5. To minimize delays at border crossings for Customs & Immigration 

clearances, CIFFC or NICC will supply to the Customs Point of 

Entry, along with all transport and arrival information, in the form 

specified, 24 hours prior to mobilization, containing but not limited to 

the following items: 

• Personnel: The Full Name, Citizenship, Date and 

Country of Birth, Home Base and Departure 

Point 

• Equipment: The Item, Quantity and Serial or 

Identification Numbers, Carrier and Bill of 

Lading Number, Country of Manufacturing. 

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• Aircraft: The Registration, Tail Number, Call Sign, 

Aircraft type, Flight Crew Information 

(same as personnel) and Vendor. 

6. Customs Declaration forms will be completed for presentation to 

Customs at Point of Entry (POE). 

B. PERSONNEL 

1. Reimbursement for personnel will be on the following basis: 

(a) All salaries, overtime, and hazard pay submitted for payment 

by the sending agency will be reimbursed by the receiving 

agency, in accordance with salary schedules and/or union 

contracts in existence with the lending agency. 

(b) The costs of travel, per diem, and personnel care costs shall in 

all cases be reimbursed by the receiving agency. Where 

lodging and meals are not provided by the receiving agency, 

expenses shall be reimbursed under the lending agency per 

diem regulations. 

2. An acceptable daily flat rate, established and documented prior to 

mobilization for overhead and crew personnel, may be used in lieu of 

“1. (a) & (b).” 

(a) The flat rate will include all salaries, adds to pay, overtime, 

hazard pay when the receiving agency provides lodging and 

meals. 

(b) The cost of travel, accommodations, vehicle rentals, 

communication equipment, and other approved expenditures 

supported by receipts shall be reimbursed when receiving 

agency cannot provide these services through their 

procurement methods. Meals will be reimburses under the 

lending agency per diem regulations when receiving agency 

cannot provide these services through their procurement 

methods. 

3. The parties of this Agreement may request overhead personnel with 

specialized expertise for fire assignments. 

4. When mutually agreeable, any party to this Agreement may 

participate in presuppression activities involving personnel or 

equipment exchanges. 

5. The requesting agency should send documentation outlining the major 

requirements of the position requested. Each agency assigning 

personnel to a resource order will certify that the personnel assigned 

will meet the requirements of the position ordered. 

 6. Any change in assignment position, from that which was originally 

 ordered, must be sanctioned by either the on site Agency 

 Representative or the lending agencies Designated Official. 

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7. When appropriate, the lending agency and receiving agency will 

provide for adequate liaison. The liaison from the lending agency will 

be responsible for the health, safety, welfare, and commissary needs 

of personnel represented. 

(a) When the level of wildfire dictates, the National Agency will 

request a Interagency Resource Representative (IARR) to sit at 

the respective National Interagency Centre to coordinate the 

involvement of their resources. 

(b) When the level of wildfire dictates, the national IARR with 

authority from the National Agency will request a Regional 

IARR to sit at the Regional Centre to coordinate the resources 

and Agency Representatives assigned to that region to the 

national IARR. 

8. Personnel assigned as part of a resource order will receive an adequate 

orientation session prior to deployment and should be debriefed prior 

to demobilization. 

9. Personnel will be prepared for a 19 day mobilization, including a 14 

day assignment duration. The assignment duration is defined as 

commencing the first full work day on assignment, including 

orientation and ending the date of release inclusive. 

10. All personnel shall carry two pieces of identification (one photo 

identification and one other piece of identification). NOTE: Any 

felony or criminal conviction may prohibit mobilization to the 

receiving country. 

11. If an individual is deemed inadmissible due to minor criminal/felony 

offences, the individual will be required to undergo an interview 

process with Immigration. All costs associated with the process will 

be born by the individual or the lending agency. 

12. Controlled substances (i.e., prescription drugs) must be accompanied 

by the prescription. 

13. Personal cargo weight shall be a total of 65 lbs. (29.5 kg), which 

includes a personal or deployment pack of 45 lbs. (20.4 kg) and a line 

pack of 20 lbs. (9.1 kg). Additional cargo must be identified and 

approved by the sending and receiving agency. 

14. The lending agency will provide all the safety equipment required to 

meet their regulations. Should additional equipment be required by 

the receiving agency, the receiving agency will supply at their 

expense. 

15. The requesting agency will insure that immediate medical services be 

afforded to any member of the incoming forces regardless of the 

nature of the requirement or the type of medical aid required. Costs 

for medical services will be covered by the requesting agency until the 

employee is returned to the fireline or sending agency. 

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16. In the event of an accident or incident involving the sending agency 

resources the sending agency will be invited to be part of the 

investigation team and participate in the investigation process. 

17. Death or long term compensation claims will be in accordance with 

paragraph (h) of the Diplomatic Note. 

C. EQUIPMENT 

1. Expendable equipment and supplies shall be considered purchased or 

delivery, and full replacement costs will be reimbursed by the 

receiving agency. Items should be considered expendable if they are 

not reusable or cannot be recycled. 

2. Non-expendable and accountable equipment and supplies will be 

credited to the receiving agency upon return to the lending agency. 

The cost of refurbishing is reimbursable by the receiving agency 

unless the sending agency agrees that the receiving agency will 

perform the work. 

3. In the event that any equipment or supplies are damaged beyond 

repair or not returned, they will either be replaced by the receiving 

agency with new equipment or supplies of the same quantity and to 

the lending agency’s standards, or full replacement cost will be 

reimbursed by the receiving agency. 

4. Some specialized equipment may be accompanied by trained 

technicians and/or operators to ensure safe and efficient set up and 

operation of equipment. 

5. It is recommended that all equipment be registered in the specified 

format with the respective lending agency’s customs authority prior to 

mobilization. 

6. All transportation costs will be reimbursed by the receiving agency. 

D. AIRCRAFT (This section applies to contract and government owned aircraft.) 

1. Reimbursement will be made on the following basis with the rate to 

be established and approved prior to mobilization: 

(a) All direct flight costs will be reimbursed by the receiving 

agency. 

(b) Minimum contract guarantees will be reimbursed by the 

receiving agency when the resource order is for aircraft 

services. Contract guarantees will not be assessed if the 

aircraft is used solely to transport personnel between countries. 

(c) Unless otherwise agreed upon between parties to this 

Agreement, maintenance and/or damage to the aircraft is the 

responsibility of the contractor, and/or owner, and is not 

reimbursable. Damage to an aircraft caused as a direct result 

of agency personnel actions are the receiving agency’s 

responsibility and are reimbursable. 

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(d) There will be no charge for days where the aircraft is 

unserviceable; may be prorated for part days. 

2. Agency owned or agency contracted aircraft mobilized will be paid 

under normal provisions and reimbursed by the receiving agency 

unless contracted directly. 

3. All aircraft will meet the receiving agency’s specifications for 

standards and pilot qualifications and will be inspected prior to being 

put into service. 

4. Flight following procedures and protocol will be defined prior to 

mobilization. 

5. Aircraft must have NAFTA authorization to conduct a specialty air 

service operation in the host country. 

E. RECALL 

The recall of resources from the receiving agency shall be in accordance with 

paragraph (i) of the Note and the lending agency will attempt to give 24 hours 

notice. 

F. BILLING AND PAYMENT 

1. The billing and payment provisions in paragraph (d) of the Note 

should provide for direct payment to the sending agency in 

accordance with Section III of this document. 

2. Invoices for goods and services, provided by Canada to the United 

States, and United States to Canada, will be paid for in United States 

Dollars. All invoices in Canadian Dollars will be converted to US 

funds using the exchange rate on the “close of business day” using the 

date of the billing invoice as the conversion date. 

3. All interest charges will be forgiven for over-due accounts on 

Government to Government invoices. 

4. Billing will include the following: 

(a) Cover letter with reference to specific resource number(s). 

(b) An original itemized invoice in accordance with paragraph (g) 

of the Note. 

(c) Backup documentation (summarized listing of personnel days 

and rates or salary, supplies, travel and equipment with dates, 

hours, and crew/equipment/aircraft type). 

5. Canadian invoices will be sent to the following address: 

National Interagency Fire Center 

USDA Forest Service 

c/o Administrative Officer 

3833 South Development Avenue 

Boise, ID 83705-5354 

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6. United States invoices will be sent to the Canadian agency that 

requested the resource. Individual agency addresses are listed in the 

Directory of Designated Official (Appendix II). 

G. SITUATION REPORTING 

CIFFC and NIFC will exchange daily situation reports throughout the period of 

the normal fire season. The report should include information about the: 

Number of Fires 

Resources Committed 

Weather 

Potential for Large Fire Occurrence 

Problem Fires 

H. AUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS 

These guidelines may be amended at any time with the concurrence of the 

participating agencies. 

I. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 

/s/ Tory Henderson /s/ Timothy Murphy 

A/Asst. Director, Wildand Fire Operations A/Director, Fire and Aviation 

US Forest Service – NIFC Bureau of Land Management - 

 NIFC 

/s/ Lyle Carlile /s/ Phil Street 

Fire Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs Fire Director 

BIA – NIFC Fish & Wildlife Service – NIFC 

/s/ Mike Wallace /s/ Don Artley 

Fire Director NASF Representative 

National Park Service – NIFC 

/s/ Dennis Brown 

Director, 

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre 

(on behalf of the participating Canadian Agencies) 

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41.3 Australia Support – Policy 

The following Arrangement with Australia constitutes a signed relationship with 

the following five states only: New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, 

Tasmania, and South Australia. 

WILDFIRE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND THE AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of 

America, on the one hand, and the Australian Participating Agencies, on the other hand 

(hereinafter referred to as the “Participants”); 

CONSIDERING that through an ongoing informal relationship, the Participants have had 

exchanges on firefighting issues since 1964; 

CONSIDERING the authorities given to the United States Secretary of the Interior and Secretary 

of Agriculture to enter into such arrangements by the Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act as 

Amended, U.S. Public Law 100-428, 42 USC, Section 1856m; 

CONSIDERING that in the summer of 2000, firefighters from Australia provided able assistance 

to the U.S. during its worst fire season in over 50 years, and; 

RECOGNIZING that it is desirable and in the public interest to formalize the provision of 

mutual assistance in fighting fires and to share information about suppression and management of 

fires; 

The Participants Have Reached the Following Understandings: 

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this Arrangement is to provide a framework for one Participant to request and 

receive Wildfire Suppression Resources from the other Participant and to encourage cooperation 

on other fire management activities. 

II. Definitions 

For the purposes of this Arrangement: 

1. “Australian Participating Agencies” means the State Governments, Statutory 

Corporations, and other corporate entities of Australia who have signed this 

Arrangement. 

2. “Receiving Participant” means the Participant receiving Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

3. “Sending Participant” means the Participant furnishing Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

4. “Wildfire” means any forest, range, or bush fire. 

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5. “Wildfire Suppression Resources” means personnel, supplies, equipment, and other 

resources required for presuppression and suppression activities. 

III. Understanding 

1. A Participant should immediately consider the request of the other Participant for 

Wildfire Suppression Resources, and to the fullest extent practicable, promptly approve 

such request. 

2. The Requesting Participant should reimburse the Sending Participant in accordance with 

Part IV. 

3. A Participant may obtain, as appropriate, the participation of its state, regional, local, 

private or tribal/aboriginal fire organizations in the implementation of this Arrangement, 

subject to its national or state laws and regulations. 

4. The Receiving Participant may organize, task, and direct the Sending Participant’s 

Wildfire Suppression Resources as necessary to meet the Receiving Participant’s fire 

suppression objectives effectively and efficiently. 

5. Activities contemplated under this Arrangement are subject to the availability of funds. 

6. The Sending Participant should have the right to withdraw some or all of its Wildfire 

Suppression Resources as necessary at the Sending Participant’s discretion. Notice of 

intent in this respect should be communicated to the Receiving Participant. 

7. The Sending Participant should provide all the safety equipment required to meet its 

regulations. Should additional equipment be required by the Receiving Participant, the 

Receiving Participant should supply it at the Receiving Participant’s expense. 

IV. Reimbursement 

1. Except for the costs set forth in Part V of this Arrangement, the Sending Participant 

should be reimbursed by the Receiving Participant for the costs incurred by the Sending 

Participant in furnishing Wildfire Suppression Resources for, or on behalf of the 

Receiving Participant. The costs may include the cost of premiums to purchase death 

and personal injury insurance for the employees of the Sending Participant, as more fully 

described in the Annual Operating Plan provided for in Part VII of this Arrangement. 

The specific costs and procedures for reimbursement should be set forth in the Annual 

Operating Plan, which should be a binding contract. 

V. Cross-Waiver of Claims and Assumption of Liability 

1. In the Annual Operating Plan, the Receiving and Sending Participants should include 

provisions by which each Participant and each component of that Participant intends to 

waive its claims against the other Participant and each component of that Participant for 

compensation for loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring as a consequence of 

the performance of activities undertaken pursuant to the Annual Operating Plan. 

2. The Annual Operating Plan should contain provisions whereby the Receiving Participant 

agrees to assume all liability for the tortuous acts or omissions of the Sending 

Participant’s personnel sent to provide wildfire assistance to the Receiving Participant. 

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VI. Entry of Personnel and Equipment 

1. The Participants intend to work together, with the involved agencies of their respective 

governments, to process appropriate legal documentation, within the applicable laws and 

regulations of both countries, and to otherwise facilitate entry to and exit from its 

territory of all personnel engaged in wildfire suppression pursuant to this Arrangement. 

2. Each Participant should undertake all reasonable steps and use its best efforts, within 

applicable laws and regulations of both countries, to facilitate the admission and exit of 

all supplies, equipment, aircraft, vehicles, specialized machinery, or other equipment 

whether owned or contracted, that are used or intended for use in wildfire suppression or 

transport of wildfire suppression equipment or personnel pursuant to this Arrangement 

without entry fees and without payment of any duties or taxes imposed by reason of 

importation. 

VII. Annual Operating Plan 

1. An Annual Operating Plan should be concluded and executed between the Participants 

as a binding contract. 

2. The Annual Operating Plan should: 

 a) Identify designated points of contact responsible for fire suppression; 

 b) Set forth specific criteria and procedures for approving requests for Wildfire 

 Suppression Resources; 

 c) Establish procedures for efficient and timely communication of relevant 

 information between designated points of contact; 

 d) Identify the necessary procedures and legal documentation that are to be 

 completed with agencies of the governments to allow entry into each country of 

 Wildfire Suppression Resources: 

 e) Specify the conditions, costs, and procedures for the reimbursement, as deemed 

 appropriate, of the Sending Participant for the furnishing of Wildfire 

 Suppression Resources; 

 f) Include terms consistent with Part V, a cross-waiver for compensation for loss, 

 damage, personal injury or death occurring in consequence of the performance 

 of this Arrangement or the Annual Operating Plan; 

 g) Establish equivalent standards for qualifications, including physical fitness, 

 training, and experience; 

 h) Provide for withdrawal rights of the Sending Participant; and 

 i) Provide for the Receiving Participant to assume all liability for the tortuous acts 

 or omissions of the Sending Participant’s personnel sent to provide wildfire 

 assistance to the Receiving Participant. 

3. The Participants should use their best endeavors to complete a review of the Annual 

Operating Plan by 15 May in each year. Until the review is completed, the last Annual 

Operating Plan should continue to apply. 

Status of Personnel 

1. Except as provided in Clause 3 of this part, any service performed in furtherance of this 

Arrangement by an employee of a Participant should constitute service performed on 

behalf of that Participant. 

2. Except as provided in Clause 3 of this part, the performance of a service under this 

Arrangement by any employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of one Participant 

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should in no case render such person an employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of 

the other Participant. 

3. For the purpose of tort liability, any employees, contractors, subcontractors, or agents of 

the Sending Participant sent to fight fires in a foreign country under this Arrangement 

are considered to be employees of the Receiving Participant. The only remedies for acts 

or omissions committed while fighting fires shall be that provided under the laws of the 

host country and those remedies shall be exclusive remedies for any claim arising out of 

fighting fires in a foreign country. Neither the Sending Participant nor any organization 

associated with the firefighter shall be subject to any tort action pertaining to or arising 

out of fighting fires. 

Other Areas of Cooperation 

1. This Arrangement constitutes a reaffirmation of the importance of engaging in 

cooperative fire management activities. This Arrangement is intended to encourage and 

strengthen other cooperative fire management activities, through the sharing among the 

Participants of personnel, fire management techniques, skills, and innovations. The 

objective of these activities is to improve the fire fighting capabilities and knowledge of 

each Participant, resulting in the provision of more effective fire fighting assistance to 

one another when necessary. Each Participant should bear all of its costs and expenses 

of participating in these other cooperative activities, unless otherwise mutually arranged. 

X. Provisions of Mutual Aid 

1. Through this Arrangement, the Participants may provide mutual aid in furnishing 

Wildfire Suppression Resources for lands and other properties for which the Participants 

normally provide Wildfire Suppression Resources. 

2. This Arrangement outlines potential exchanges of wildlife suppression resources 

between the Participants. The specific terms of an exchange, some of which are 

referenced in this arrangement, should be detailed in the Annual Operating Plan 

provided for in Part VII of this Arrangement. 

XI. Dispute Settlement 

1. Any differences that arise in the interpretation or application of the provisions of this 

Arrangement or any Annual Operating Plan concluded pursuant hereto should be 

resolved by the Participants by means of negotiations and consultations. 

General Provisions 

1. This Arrangement supersedes any previous arrangement or understanding between the 

parties. 

2. Activities under this Arrangement commence upon signature and continue until 15 May 

2010. After that date, this Arrangement continues from year to year until it is 

terminated. 

3. This Arrangement may only be modified by mutual written consent of the Participants. 

4. A Participant or Participating Agency may withdraw from this Arrangement at any time, 

providing reasonable written notice to the other Participants. Withdrawal from this 

Arrangement should not affect the implementation by the withdrawing Participant or 

Participating Agency of any fire suppression initiated prior to the provision of notice of 

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that Participant’s or Participating Agency’s withdrawal. Withdrawal of a Participant 

does not terminate this Arrangement as to the remaining Participants. 

5. This Arrangement may be terminated with reasonable written notice to the other 

participants: 

a) Upon the withdrawal from this Arrangement of both the Department of the 

Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America, or 

b) Upon the withdrawal of all of the Australian Participating Agencies, or 

c) With the mutual consent of all the Participants. 

6. The termination of this Arrangement should not affect the implementation of any fire 

suppression initiated prior to such termination. 

Signed in Australia and Washington, DC, in two originals, in the English language. 

/s/ Gale Norton /s/ Chloe Munro 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY 

INTERIOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 

 FOR THE STATE OF VICTORIA 

Date: 8/05/02 Date: 7/08/02 

/s/ Ann M. Veneman /s/ Bob Smith 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

AGRICULTURE OF THE STATE FORESTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES 

Date: 8/08/02 Date: 8/15/02 

/s/ Kieran McNamara 

ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND LAND 

MANAGEMENT FOR THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

Date: 8/16/02 

/s/ Jim Bacon 

PREMIER 

FOR THE STATE OF TASMANIA 

Date: 9/09/02 

/s/ Ian B. Millard 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FORESTRY 

CORPORATION FOR THE STATE 

OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 

Date: 8/08/02 

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41.4 Australia Support – Operational Guidelines 

ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN FOR THE 

WILDFIRE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 

Table of Contents

I. Purpose 

II. Contract 

III. Definitions 

IV. General Procedures 

A. Request for Wildfire Assistance 

B. Personnel 

C. Equipment and Supplies 

D. Recall 

E. Personal Injury, Death, and Public Liability Insurance Coverage 

F. Billing and Payment 

G. Situation Reporting 

H. Review, Amendment, and Termination 

I. Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

J. Counterparts 

V. Participating Agencies 

ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN

I. Purpose 

This Annual Operating Plan is prepared pursuant to Part VII of the United States and Australia 

Arrangement signed in 2002 that provides for wildfire suppression assistance and other fire 

management activities between Australia and the United States. 

II. Contract 

This Annual Operating Plan constitutes a binding contract between the parties made in 

consideration of the mutual obligations set out in it. The Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture of the United States of American enter into this contract under the 

Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act as Amended, U.S. Public Law 100-428, 42 USC, Section 

1856m. 

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III. Definitions 

For the purpose of this Annual Operating Plan: 

“Australian Participating Agencies” means the State Governments, Statutory 

Corporations, and other corporate entities of Australia who have signed this Annual 

Operating Plan. 

“Plan” means this Annual Operating Plan. 

“United States” means those agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the 

U.S. Department of Interior involved in wildfire suppression activities and responsible 

for receiving Australian Participating Agencies Wildfire Suppression Resources or 

sending U.S. Wildfire Suppression Resources to Australia. 

“Receiving Participant” means the Participant receiving Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

“Sending Participant” means the Participant furnishing Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

“Wildfire” means any forest, range, or bush fire. 

“Wildfire Suppression Resources” means personnel, supplies, equipment, and other 

resources required for pre-suppression and suppression activities. 

IV. General Procedures 

A. Request for Wildfire Assistance 

1. Requests for wildfire assistance from the United States will be made 

by the Chairman of the Forest Fire Management Group (FFMG) to 

the Manager, National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) at the 

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, USA. 

2. Requests for wildfire assistance from the Participating Agencies of 

Australia will be made by the Manager at NICC to the Chairman of 

the FFMG. Such requests will only occur when all U.S. civilian 

capabilities for the type of Wildfire Suppression Resources requested 

have been exhausted. 

3. For billing and reimbursement or other correspondence, the 

designated official for the United States will be the Manager, NICC, 

and for Australia, the designated official will be the Chairman of 

FFMG or his/her delegate. 

4. To minimize delays at points of entry for Customs and Immigration 

clearances, NICC or FFMG will, 24 hours prior to mobilization, 

supply to customs at the Point of Entry (POE) all transport and arrival 

information, in the forms specified, containing but not limited to the 

following details: 

Personnel: The full name, country of citizenship, date and 

country of birth, personal identification number (e.g., 

Social Security), passport number, home base, and 

departure point. 

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Equipment: The item, quantity and serial numbers, carrier and bill 

of lading number, and country of manufacture. 

5. Customs Declaration forms will be completed for presentation to 

customs at the POE. 

B. Personnel 

1. Reimbursement for personnel expenditures incurred while performing 

services under the Plan will be on the following basis: 

a) The United States sending wildfire suppression resources to 

Australia: 

(1) All United States salary costs to include overtime and 

relevant allowances submitted for payment will be 

reimbursed by the Australian Participating Agency in 

accordance with salary schedules in existence within 

the United States. 

(2) The costs of travel, lodging, meals, and other 

expenses normally approved by the United States will 

be reimbursed by the Australian Participating Agency 

when not provided by the Australian Participating 

Agency. 

(3) Travel costs (airline tickets and local transportation) 

may be billed separately to the Australian 

Participating Agency. 

(4) Upon the production of receipts, the cost of travel, 

lodging, meals, vehicle rentals, communication 

equipment, and other approved expenditures shall be 

reimbursed when the Australian Participating Agency 

cannot provide these services through their 

procurement methods. Lodging and meals will be 

reimbursed at the rate provided for in the United 

States travel regulations. 

(5) Australian Participating Agencies will pay for all 

immediate medical treatment and any associated costs 

resulting from an injury incurred in the course of 

firefighting duties whilst on assignment. 

b) Australian Participating Agencies sending wildfire suppression 

resources to the United States: 

(1) All Australian Participating Agency salary costs 

including overtime and any other relevant allowances 

submitted for payment by the Australian Participating 

Agencies will be reimbursed by the United States in 

accordance with salary schedules and/or union 

contracts in existence within the Australian 

Participating Agencies. 

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(2) At the time of the request for assistance, the 

Australian Participating Agencies may be reimbursed 

at a daily flat rate agreed to by the Australian 

Participating Agencies and the United States that is 

established and documented prior to the mobilization 

of wildfire suppression personnel by the Australian 

Participating Agencies. The daily rate is in lieu of 

itemized salary costs, overtime, and relevant 

allowances for wildfire suppression personnel of 

Australian Participating Agencies. 

(3) The costs of travel, lodging, meals, and other 

expenses normally covered by the Australian 

Participating Agencies will be reimbursed by the 

United States when not provided by the United States. 

(4) Travel costs (airline tickets and local transportation) 

may be billed separately to the United States. 

(5) Upon the production of receipts, the cost of travel, 

lodging, meals, vehicle rentals, communication 

equipment, and other approved expenditures shall be 

reimbursed when the United States cannot provide 

these services through their procurement methods. 

Lodging and meals will be reimbursed at the rate 

provided for in the Sending Participants travel 

regulations. 

(6) The United States pay for all immediate medical 

treatment and any associated costs resulting from an 

injury incurred in the course of firefighting duties 

whilst on assignment. 

2. The Receiving Participant will detail any specialized expertise 

required for fire suppression or fire management assignments. 

3. Prior to mobilization, the Participating Agencies either sending or 

receiving wildfire suppression resources will agree to equivalent 

standards, training, fitness levels, and experience required for each 

position included in a request. 

4. The United States National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) 

Qualifications Handbook (310-1) will be used as the basis for 

establishing equivalent qualifications. For any request for a position 

not included in the NWCG 310-1, the Receiving Participant will send 

documentation outlining the major requirements of the position 

requested. NOTE: Because of limitations of delegating authorities 

within the U.S. Government, the positions of Incident and Deputy 

Incident Commander, Area and Deputy Area Commander will not be 

filled by Australian Participating Agencies personnel under this 

Annual Operating Plan. 

5. All Participating Agencies under the Plan assigning wildfire 

suppression personnel to resource requests will certify that the 

personnel assigned will meet the requirements of the position ordered. 

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6. Sending Participant personnel will receive an adequate orientation 

session from their Participating Agency prior to deployment and 

another briefing from the Receiving Participant upon arrival. The 

latter will include a summary of the Receiving Participant’s operating 

guidelines. Prior to demobilization, the Receiving Participant will 

debrief Sending Participant personnel. 

7. The Sending Participant will provide all of the safety equipment 

required to meet its regulations. Should additional equipment be 

required by the Receiving Participant, the equipment will be supplied 

at the expense of the Receiving Participant. 

8. The Sending Participant and the Receiving Participant will provide 

for adequate liaison for the duration of the assistance. In making a 

request for wildfire suppression resources, the Receiving Participant 

will allow for the inclusion of a Team Leader, which the Sending 

Participant shall provide for the full duration of the period of 

assistance. The Team Leader supplied by the Sending Participant 

shall be responsible for: 

a) Operational liaison and coordination functions as required by 

the Receiving Participant; 

b) Health, safety, welfare, and commissary needs of Sending 

Participant’s personnel during non-operational periods of the 

deployment; and 

c) Liaison and public relations coordination functions for the 

Sending Participant. 

9. Length of deployment, rest, and rotation for personnel shall be 

identified prior to the commencement of the deployment to the 

Sending Participant. The Sending Participant shall adhere to rest, 

rotation, and length of deployment policies of the Receiving 

Participant (providing they do not conflict with the Sending 

Participant’s policies and procedures in which case the Sending 

Participant’s policies and procedures shall prevail). 

10. All Sending Participant personnel shall carry with them two examples 

of identification (at least one of which must be photographic 

identification). 

11. Any criminal conviction may prohibit mobilization to the Receiving 

Participant’s country. If an individual has been convicted of minor 

criminal offenses, the individual may, at the discretion of the 

Receiving Participant, be required to undergo an interview process 

with the Receiving Participant’s immigration office to determine 

whether the individual may be mobilized. All costs associated with 

the process will be borne by the individual or the Sending Participant. 

The Receiving Participant retains the right to refuse entry to any 

individual from the Sending Participant whom the Receiving 

Participant deems undesirable. 

Nothing in this clause derogates from any powers of the U.S. or 

Australian customs and immigration authorities to refuse entry by any 

person to either country under relevant legislation. 

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12. Prescription drugs must remain in their original labeled container or 

be accompanied by a prescription. 

13. Personal cargo weight for incident deployment shall be a total of 65 

lbs. (29.5 kg), which includes a personal or deployment pack of 45 

lbs. (20.4 kg) and a line pack of 20 lbs. (9.1 kg). Additional cargo 

must be identified and approved by the Sending Participant and the 

Receiving Participant. 

C. Equipment and Supplies 

1. Equipment provided to the Sending Participant by the Receiving 

Participant remains the property of the Receiving Participant. 

2. Where considered necessary by the Sending Participant, specialized 

equipment may be accompanied by trained technicians and/or 

operators to ensure safe and efficient set up and operation of the 

equipment. All salary costs including overtime and any other relevant 

allowances submitted for payment by the Sending Participant will be 

reimbursed by the Receiving Participant in accordance with salary 

schedules and/or union contracts in existence within the Sending 

Participating Agencies. 

3. It is recommended that all equipment be registered with the respective 

Sending Participant’s customs authority prior to mobilization. 

4. The cost of equipment refurbishing to the Sending Participant’s 

specification is reimbursable by the Receiving Participant unless the 

Sending Participant agrees that the Receiving Participant will perform 

the work. 

5. All transportation costs of equipment belonging to the Sending 

Participant will be reimbursed by the Receiving Participant. 

D. Recall 

The recall of resources from the Receiving Participant shall be made with a 

minimum of 24 hours notice. Recall will be in accordance with the procedures 

for requesting resources. 

E. Personal Injury, Death, and Public Liability Insurance Coverage 

1. a) All employees, contractors, sub-contractors, or agents of the 

Sending Participant sent to provide wildfire assistance to the 

Receiving Participant pursuant to the Plan are, for the 

purposes of tort liability only, considered to be employees 

and agents of the Receiving Participant. The only remedies 

for acts of omissions committed while fighting fires shall be 

those provided under the laws of the jurisdiction in which 

assistance is provided to the Receiving Participant and those 

remedies shall be exclusive remedies for any claim in tort 

arising out of fighting fires in a foreign country. Neither the 

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 Sending Participant nor any personnel sent by it to provide 

wildfire assistance to the Receiving Participant or any 

organization associated with such personnel shall be subject 

to any action in tort pertaining to or arising out of fighting 

fires. 

 b) The Receiving Participant agrees to assume any and all 

liability for the tortuous acts or omissions of personnel sent 

to provide wildfire assistance to the Receiving Participant 

pursuant to the Plan including liability for all loss and 

damage suffered by any person as a result of such acts or 

omissions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 

the Receiving Participant’s assumption of such liability 

extends to the payment of any damages or other amounts 

awarded, whether by a court or other person or body, to any 

person who has suffered or claims to have suffered loss and 

damage as a result of such acts or omissions, any amount 

paid or payable to such claimant in settlement of the claim, 

and all costs incurred in relation to the claim. 

 c) In the event that the Sending Participant or any personnel 

sent by it to provide wildfire assistance to the Receiving 

Participant are the subject of any claim by any person arising 

out of tortuous acts or omissions committed or alleged to 

have been committed by them in the course of providing 

such assistance, the Receiving Participant will undertake at 

its cost the defense of such claim on behalf of the Sending 

Participant or its personnel, provided always that the 

Receiving Participant retains the right to compromise or 

settle any such claim on behalf of the Sending Participant or 

its personnel as in its sole discretion the Receiving 

Participant sees it. 

2. Subject to Clause 1 of this Part, each Participant waives any claims 

against the other Participant and of each component of that Participant 

for compensation for loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring 

as a consequence of the performance of activities undertaken pursuant 

to the Plan. 

3. a) The U.S. Department of Interior and Agriculture, self-insure 

employees of the United States Government while on 

official work assignments and on official travel status. 

Therefore, employees of the U.S. Government will not 

require additional insurance coverage under the Plan for 

activities conducted on behalf of an Australian Participating 

Agency. 

 b) Prior to personnel of any Australian Participating Agency 

being deployed to the United States, Australian Participating 

Agencies will ensure that appropriate personal injury and 

death insurance coverage is in place for each of their 

personnel deployed in response to United State wildfire 

suppression resource requests. Additional personal injury 

and death insurance costs necessarily incurred by Australian 

Participating Agencies by reason of their deployment will be 

reimbursed by the United States. 

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F. Billing and Payment 

Billing procedures for emergency fire suppression assignments are as follows: 

1. The billing and payment requests should be submitted directly to the 

designated official of the Receiving Participant as identified in 

IV.A.3. 

2. Invoices for goods and services will be paid in the Receiving 

Participant’s currency. 

3. All interest charges will be forgiven for overdue accounts on 

Government-to-Government invoices provided payment is made 

within 6 months of the last date of the billing document being 

received by the Receiving Participant. 

4. Billing will include the following: 

a) Cover letter with reference to specific resource request 

information. 

b) An original itemized invoice. 

5. The Sending Participant will include backup documentation 

summarizing listing of salary, supplies, travel, and equipment with 

dates, hours, and crew, equipment, or aircraft type. This will not be 

required for flat rate billing as provided in IV.B.1. (b) (2), except for 

all travel, supplies, and equipment expenses incurred by the Sending 

Participant. 

G. Situation Reporting 

The NICC Manager and the FFMG Chairman of his delegate will exchange 

daily situation reports throughout the period of the deployment of Australian or 

U.S. Participating Agency personnel. The report should include information on 

activities undertaken by deployed personnel, fire situations, problems 

encountered, and achievements. Monitoring and evaluating the changing 

conditions associated with the emergency will be the responsibility of the 

Receiving Participant. 

H. Review, Amendment, and Termination 

1. The Plan shall be reviewed annually on or before 15 May by the 

Participating Agencies and updated and renewed as may be agreed 

between the Participating Agencies. 

2. Any Participating Agency may terminate its participation in the Plan 

upon the expiration of reasonable notice in writing given to each other 

Participating Agency, such notice to be not less than three months. 

I. Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

1. Subject to Clause 2 of this Part, the Plan shall be governed by the laws 

of the United States of America. 

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2. Where wildfire suppression assistance is provided to a Receiving 

Participant pursuant to the Plan, all matters concerning the interpretation or 

enforcement of the Plan, and all questions, disputes, or claims of whatever 

nature, arising out of or in relation to the provision of such assistance will be 

governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Receiving Participant 

receives such assistance. Each Participant submits to the non-exclusive 

jurisdiction of courts exercising jurisdiction in that place and waives any right 

it might have to claim that those courts are inconvenient forum. 

J. Counterparts 

The Plan may consist of a number of counterparts, each of which when 

executed shall be an original and all counterparts together shall constitute one 

and the same instrument. 

V. Participating Agencies 

FOR AUSTRALIA: 

/s/ Chloe Munro /s/ Bob Smith 

Secretary Chief Executive 

Department of Natural State Forests of New South Wales 

Resources and Environment for the State of New South Wales 

for the State of Victoria 

Date: 8/07/02 Date: 8/15/02 

/s/ Jim Bacon /s/ Kieran McNamara 

Premier Acting Executive Director 

for the State of Tasmania Department of Conservation 

 and Land Management 

Date: 9/09/02 for the State of Western Australia 

 Date: 8/16/02 

/s/ Ian B. Millard 

Chief Executive 

South Australian Forestry Corporation 

for the State of South Australia 

Date: 8/08/02 

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FOR THE UNITED STATES: 

/s/ Alice Forbes /s/ Larry Hamilton 

Assistant Director Director 

Wildland Fire Operations Office of Fire and Aviation 

US Forest Service – NIFC Bureau of Land Management – NIFC 

Date: 8/5/02 Date: 8/5/02 

 /s/ Sue Vap /s/ Jim Stires 

Fire Director Fire Director 

National Park Service – NIFC Bureau of Indian Affairs - NIFC 

Date: 8/05/02 Date: 8/05/02 

/s/ Roger Spaulding /s/ Victoria E. Majors 

Fire Director Administrative Officer 

Fish and Wildlife Service – NIFC US Forest Service – NIFC 

Date: 8/5/02 Date: 8/05/02 

/s/ Richard Harter 

Contracting Officer 

Office of Fire and Aviation 

Bureau of Land Management – NIFC 

Date: 8/05/02 

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41.5 New Zealand Support – Policy 

The following Arrangement with New Zealand constitutes a signed relationship 

that is inclusive of the entire country. This section also includes copies of the 

identical operating plans for Australia and New Zealand. 

WILDFIRE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND THE NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of 

America, on the one hand, and the New Zealand Participating Agencies, on the other hand 

(hereinafter referred to as the “Participants”); 

CONSIDERING that through an ongoing informal relationship, the Participants have had 

exchanges on firefighting issues since 1964; 

CONSIDERING the authorities given to the United States Secretary of the Interior and Secretary 

of Agriculture to enter into such arrangements by the Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act as 

Amended, U.S. Public Law 100-428, 42 USC, Section 1856m; 

CONSIDERING that in the summer of 2000, firefighters from New Zealand provided able 

assistance to the U.S. during its worst fire season in over 50 years, and; 

RECOGNIZING that it is desirable and in the public interest to formalize the provision of 

mutual assistance in fighting fires and to share information about suppression and management of 

fires; 

The Participants Have Reached the Following Understandings: 

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this Arrangement is to provide a framework for one Participant to request and 

receive Wildfire Suppression Resources from the other Participant and to encourage cooperation 

on other fire management activities. 

II. Definitions 

For the purposes of this Arrangement: 

1. “New Zealand Participating Agencies” means the State Governments, Statutory 

Corporations, and other corporate entities of New Zealand who have signed this 

Arrangement. 

2. “Receiving Participant” means the Participant receiving Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

3. “Sending Participant” means the Participant furnishing Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

4. “Wildfire” means any forest, range, or bush fire. 

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5. “Wildfire Suppression Resources” means personnel, supplies, equipment, and other 

resources required for presuppression and suppression activities. 

III. Understanding 

1. A Participant should immediately consider the request of the other Participant for 

Wildfire Suppression Resources, and to the fullest extent practicable, promptly approve 

such request. 

2. The Requesting Participant should reimburse the Sending Participant in accordance with 

Part IV. 

3. A Participant may obtain, as appropriate, the participation of its state, regional, local, 

private or tribal/aboriginal fire organizations in the implementation of this Arrangement, 

subject to its national or state laws and regulations. 

4. The Receiving Participant may organize, task, and direct the Sending Participant’s 

Wildfire Suppression Resources as necessary to meet the Receiving Participant’s fire 

suppression objectives effectively and efficiently. 

5. Activities contemplated under this Arrangement are subject to the availability of funds. 

6. The Sending Participant should have the right to withdraw some or all of its Wildfire 

Suppression Resources as necessary at the Sending Participant’s discretion. Notice of 

intent in this respect should be communicated to the Receiving Participant. 

7. The Sending Participant should provide all the safety equipment required to meet its 

regulations. Should additional equipment be required by the Receiving Participant, the 

Receiving Participant should supply it at the Receiving Participant’s expense. 

IV. Reimbursement 

1. Except for the costs set forth in Part V of this Arrangement, the Sending Participant 

should be reimbursed by the Receiving Participant for the costs incurred by the Sending 

Participant in furnishing Wildfire Suppression Resources for, or on behalf of the 

Receiving Participant. The costs may include the cost of premiums to purchase death 

and personal injury insurance for the employees of the Sending Participant, as more fully 

described in the Annual Operating Plan provided for in Part VII of this Arrangement. 

The specific costs and procedures for reimbursement should be set forth in the Annual 

Operating Plan, which should be a binding contract. 

V. Cross-Waiver of Claims and Assumption of Liability 

1. In the Annual Operating Plan, the Receiving and Sending Participants should include 

provisions by which each Participant and each component of that Participant intends to 

waive its claims against the other Participant and each component of that Participant for 

compensation for loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring as a consequence of 

the performance of activities undertaken pursuant to the Annual Operating Plan. 

2. The Annual Operating Plan should contain provisions whereby the Receiving Participant 

agrees to assume all liability for the tortuous acts or omissions of the Sending 

Participant’s personnel sent to provide wildfire assistance to the Receiving Participant. 

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VI. Entry of Personnel and Equipment 

1. The Participants intend to work together, with the involved agencies of their respective 

governments, to process appropriate legal documentation, within the applicable laws and 

regulations of both countries, and to otherwise facilitate entry to and exit from its 

territory of all personnel engaged in wildfire suppression pursuant to this Arrangement. 

2. Each Participant should undertake all reasonable steps and use its best efforts, within 

applicable laws and regulations of both countries, to facilitate the admission and exit of 

all supplies, equipment, aircraft, vehicles, specialized machinery, or other equipment 

whether owned or contracted, that are used or intended for use in wildfire suppression or 

transport of wildfire suppression equipment or personnel pursuant to this Arrangement 

without entry fees and without payment of any duties or taxes imposed by reason of 

importation. 

VII. Annual Operating Plan 

1. An Annual Operating Plan should be concluded and executed between the Participants 

as a binding contract. 

2. The Annual Operating Plan should: 

 a) Identify designated points of contact responsible for fire suppression; 

 b) Set forth specific criteria and procedures for approving requests for Wildfire 

 Suppression Resources; 

 c) Establish procedures for efficient and timely communication of relevant 

 information between designated points of contact; 

 d) Identify the necessary procedures and legal documentation that are to be 

 completed with agencies of the governments to allow entry into each country of 

 Wildfire Suppression Resources: 

 e) Specify the conditions, costs, and procedures for the reimbursement, as deemed 

 appropriate, of the Sending Participant for the furnishing of Wildfire 

 Suppression Resources; 

 f) Include terms consistent with Part V, a cross-waiver for compensation for loss, 

 damage, personal injury or death occurring in consequence of the performance 

 of this Arrangement or the Annual Operating Plan; 

 g) Establish equivalent standards for qualifications, including physical fitness, 

 training, and experience; 

 h) Provide for withdrawal rights of the Sending Participant; and 

 i) Provide for the Receiving Participant to assume all liability for the tortuous acts 

 or omissions of the Sending Participant’s personnel sent to provide wildfire 

 assistance to the Receiving Participant. 

3. The Participants should use their best endeavors to complete a review of the Annual 

Operating Plan by 15 May in each year. Until the review is completed, the last Annual 

Operating Plan should continue to apply. 

Status of Personnel 

1. Except as provided in Clause 3 of this part, any service performed in furtherance of this 

Arrangement by an employee of a Participant should constitute service performed on 

behalf of that Participant. 

2. Except as provided in Clause 3 of this part, the performance of a service under this 

Arrangement by any employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of one Participant 

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should in no case render such person an employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of 

the other Participant. 

3. For the purpose of tort liability, any employees, contractors, subcontractors, or agents of 

the Sending Participant sent to fight fires in a foreign country under this Arrangement 

are considered to be employees of the Receiving Participant. The only remedies for acts 

or omissions committed while fighting fires shall be that provided under the laws of the 

host country and those remedies shall be exclusive remedies for any claim arising out of 

fighting fires in a foreign country. Neither the Sending Participant nor any organization 

associated with the firefighter shall be subject to any tort action pertaining to or arising 

out of fighting fires. 

Other Areas of Cooperation 

1. This Arrangement constitutes a reaffirmation of the importance of engaging in 

cooperative fire management activities. This Arrangement is intended to encourage and 

strengthen other cooperative fire management activities, through the sharing among the 

Participants of personnel, fire management techniques, skills, and innovations. The 

objective of these activities is to improve the fire fighting capabilities and knowledge of 

each Participant, resulting in the provision of more effective fire fighting assistance to 

one another when necessary. Each Participant should bear all of its costs and expenses 

of participating in these other cooperative activities, unless otherwise mutually arranged. 

X. Provisions of Mutual Aid 

1. Through this Arrangement, the Participants may provide mutual aid in furnishing 

Wildfire Suppression Resources for lands and other properties for which the Participants 

normally provide Wildfire Suppression Resources. 

2. This Arrangement outlines potential exchanges of wildlife suppression resources 

between the Participants. The specific terms of an exchange, some of which are 

referenced in this arrangement, should be detailed in the Annual Operating Plan 

provided for in Part VII of this Arrangement. 

XI. Dispute Settlement 

1. Any differences that arise in the interpretation or application of the provisions of this 

Arrangement or any Annual Operating Plan concluded pursuant hereto should be 

resolved by the Participants by means of negotiations and consultations. 

General Provisions 

1. This Arrangement supersedes any previous arrangement or understanding between the 

parties. 

2. Activities under this Arrangement commence upon signature and continue until 15 May 

2010. After that date, this Arrangement continues from year to year until it is 

terminated. 

3. This Arrangement may only be modified by mutual written consent of the Participants. 

4. A Participant or Participating Agency may withdraw from this Arrangement at any time, 

providing reasonable written notice to the other Participants. Withdrawal from this 

Arrangement should not affect the implementation by the withdrawing Participant or 

Participating Agency of any fire suppression initiated prior to the provision of notice of 

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that Participant’s or Participating Agency’s withdrawal. Withdrawal of a Participant 

does not terminate this Arrangement as to the remaining Participants. 

5. This Arrangement may be terminated with reasonable written notice to the other 

participants: 

a) Upon the withdrawal from this Arrangement of both the Department of the 

Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America, or 

b) Upon the withdrawal of all of the New Zealand Participating Agencies, or 

c) With the mutual consent of all the Participants. 

6. The termination of this Arrangement should not affect the implementation of any fire 

suppression initiated prior to such termination. 

Signed in Australia and Washington, DC, in two originals, in the English language. 

/s/ Gale Norton /s/ SIGNATURE UNKNOWN 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NATIONAL RURAL FIRE AUTHORITY 

INTERIOR OF THE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF NEW ZEALAND 

Date: 8/05/02 Date: 8/20/02 

/s/ Ann M. Veneman 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Date: 8/08/02 

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41.6 New Zealand Support – Operational Guidelines 

ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN FOR THE 

WILDFIRE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 

Table of Contents

I. Purpose 

II. Contract 

III. Definitions 

IV. General Procedures 

A. Request for Wildfire Assistance 

B. Personnel 

C. Equipment and Supplies 

D. Recall 

E. Personal Injury, Death, and Public Liability Insurance Coverage 

F. Billing and Payment 

G. Situation Reporting 

H. Review, Amendment, and Termination 

I. Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

J. Counterparts 

V. Participating Agencies 

ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN

I. Purpose 

This Annual Operating Plan is prepared pursuant to Part VII of the United States and New 

Zealand Arrangement signed in 2002 that provides for wildfire suppression assistance and other 

fire management activities between New Zealand and the United States. 

II. Contract 

This Annual Operating Plan constitutes a binding contract between the parties made in 

consideration of the mutual obligations set out in it. The Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture of the United States of American enter into this contract under the 

Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act as Amended, U.S. Public Law 100-428, 42 USC, Section 

1856m. 

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III. Definitions 

For the purpose of this Annual Operating Plan: 

“New Zealand Participating Agencies” means the State Governments, Statutory 

Corporations, and other corporate entities of New Zealand who have signed this Annual 

Operating Plan. 

“Plan” means this Annual Operating Plan. 

“United States” means those agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the 

U.S. Department of Interior involved in wildfire suppression activities and responsible 

for receiving Australian Participating Agencies Wildfire Suppression Resources or 

sending U.S. Wildfire Suppression Resources to New Zealand. 

“Receiving Participant” means the Participant receiving Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

“Sending Participant” means the Participant furnishing Wildfire Suppression 

Resources. 

“Wildfire” means any forest, range, or bush fire. 

“Wildfire Suppression Resources” means personnel, supplies, equipment, and other 

resources required for pre-suppression and suppression activities. 

IV. General Procedures 

A. Request for Wildfire Assistance 

1. Requests for wildfire assistance from the United States will be made 

by the Chairman of the Forest Fire Management Group (FFMG) to 

the Manager, National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) at the 

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, USA. 

2. Requests for wildfire assistance from the Participating Agencies of 

New Zealand will be made by the Manager at NICC to the Chairman 

of the FFMG. Such requests will only occur when all U.S. civilian 

capabilities for the type of Wildfire Suppression Resources requested 

have been exhausted. 

3. For billing and reimbursement or other correspondence, the 

designated official for the United States will be the Manager, NICC, 

and for New Zealand, the designated official will be the Chairman of 

FFMG or his/her delegate. 

4. To minimize delays at points of entry for Customs and Immigration 

clearances, NICC or FFMG will, 24 hours prior to mobilization, 

supply to customs at the Point of Entry (POE) all transport and arrival 

information, in the forms specified, containing but not limited to the 

following details: 

Personnel: The full name, country of citizenship, date and 

country of birth, personal identification number (e.g., 

Social Security), passport number, home base, and 

departure point. 

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Equipment: The item, quantity and serial numbers, carrier and bill 

of lading number, and country of manufacture. 

5. Customs Declaration forms will be completed for presentation to 

customs at the POE. 

B. Personnel 

1. Reimbursement for personnel expenditures incurred while performing 

services under the Plan will be on the following basis: 

a) The United States sending wildfire suppression resources to 

New Zealand: 

(1) All United States salary costs to include overtime and 

relevant allowances submitted for payment will be 

reimbursed by the New Zealand Participating Agency 

in accordance with salary schedules in existence 

within the United States. 

(2) The costs of travel, lodging, meals, and other 

expenses normally approved by the United States will 

be reimbursed by the New Zealand Participating 

Agency when not provided by the Australian 

Participating Agency. 

(3) Travel costs (airline tickets and local transportation) 

may be billed separately to the New Zealand 

Participating Agency. 

(4) Upon the production of receipts, the cost of travel, 

lodging, meals, vehicle rentals, communication 

equipment, and other approved expenditures shall be 

reimbursed when the New Zealand Participating 

Agency cannot provide these services through their 

procurement methods. Lodging and meals will be 

reimbursed at the rate provided for in the United 

States travel regulations. 

(5) New Zealand Participating Agencies will pay for all 

immediate medical treatment and any associated costs 

resulting from an injury incurred in the course of 

firefighting duties whilst on assignment. 

b) New Zealand Participating Agencies sending wildfire 

suppression resources to the United States: 

(1) All New Zealand Participating Agency salary costs 

including overtime and any other relevant allowances 

submitted for payment by the New Zealand 

Participating Agencies will be reimbursed by the 

United States in accordance with salary schedules 

and/or union contracts in existence within the New 

Zealand Participating Agencies. 

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(2) At the time of the request for assistance, the New 

Zealand Participating Agencies may be reimbursed at 

a daily flat rate agreed to by the New Zealand 

Participating Agencies and the United States that is 

established and documented prior to the mobilization 

of wildfire suppression personnel by the New Zealand 

Participating Agencies. The daily rate is in lieu of 

itemized salary costs, overtime, and relevant 

allowances for wildfire suppression personnel of New 

Zealand Participating Agencies. 

(3) The costs of travel, lodging, meals, and other 

expenses normally covered by the New Zealand 

Participating Agencies will be reimbursed by the 

United States when not provided by the United States. 

(4) Travel costs (airline tickets and local transportation) 

may be billed separately to the United States. 

(5) Upon the production of receipts, the cost of travel, 

lodging, meals, vehicle rentals, communication 

equipment, and other approved expenditures shall be 

reimbursed when the United States cannot provide 

these services through their procurement methods. 

Lodging and meals will be reimbursed at the rate 

provided for in the Sending Participants travel 

regulations. 

(6) The United States pay for all immediate medical 

treatment and any associated costs resulting from an 

injury incurred in the course of firefighting duties 

whilst on assignment. 

2. The Receiving Participant will detail any specialized expertise 

required for fire suppression or fire management assignments. 

3. Prior to mobilization, the Participating Agencies either sending or 

receiving wildfire suppression resources will agree to equivalent 

standards, training, fitness levels, and experience required for each 

position included in a request. 

4. The United States National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) 

Qualifications Handbook (310-1) will be used as the basis for 

establishing equivalent qualifications. For any request for a position 

not included in the NWCG 310-1, the Receiving Participant will send 

documentation outlining the major requirements of the position 

requested. NOTE: Because of limitations of delegating authorities 

within the U.S. Government, the positions of Incident and Deputy 

Incident Commander, Area and Deputy Area Commander will not be 

filled by New Zealand Participating Agencies personnel under this 

Annual Operating Plan. 

5. All Participating Agencies under the Plan assigning wildfire 

suppression personnel to resource requests will certify that the 

personnel assigned will meet the requirements of the position ordered. 

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6. Sending Participant personnel will receive an adequate orientation 

session from their Participating Agency prior to deployment and 

another briefing from the Receiving Participant upon arrival. The 

latter will include a summary of the Receiving Participant’s operating 

guidelines. Prior to demobilization, the Receiving Participant will 

debrief Sending Participant personnel. 

7. The Sending Participant will provide all of the safety equipment 

required to meet its regulations. Should additional equipment be 

required by the Receiving Participant, the equipment will be supplied 

at the expense of the Receiving Participant. 

8. The Sending Participant and the Receiving Participant will provide 

for adequate liaison for the duration of the assistance. In making a 

request for wildfire suppression resources, the Receiving Participant 

will allow for the inclusion of a Team Leader, which the Sending 

Participant shall provide for the full duration of the period of 

assistance. The Team Leader supplied by the Sending Participant 

shall be responsible for: 

a) Operational liaison and coordination functions as required by 

the Receiving Participant; 

b) Health, safety, welfare, and commissary needs of Sending 

Participant’s personnel during non-operational periods of the 

deployment; and 

c) Liaison and public relations coordination functions for the 

Sending Participant. 

9. Length of deployment, rest, and rotation for personnel shall be 

identified prior to the commencement of the deployment to the 

Sending Participant. The Sending Participant shall adhere to rest, 

rotation, and length of deployment policies of the Receiving 

Participant (providing they do not conflict with the Sending 

Participant’s policies and procedures in which case the Sending 

Participant’s policies and procedures shall prevail). 

10. All Sending Participant personnel shall carry with them two examples 

of identification (at least one of which must be photographic 

identification). 

11. Any criminal conviction may prohibit mobilization to the Receiving 

Participant’s country. If an individual has been convicted of minor 

criminal offenses, the individual may, at the discretion of the 

Receiving Participant, be required to undergo an interview process 

with the Receiving Participant’s immigration office to determine 

whether the individual may be mobilized. All costs associated with 

the process will be borne by the individual or the Sending Participant. 

The Receiving Participant retains the right to refuse entry to any 

individual from the Sending Participant whom the Receiving 

Participant deems undesirable. 

Nothing in this clause derogates from any powers of the U.S. or 

Australian customs and immigration authorities to refuse entry by any 

person to either country under relevant legislation. 

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12. Prescription drugs must remain in their original labeled container or 

be accompanied by a prescription. 

13. Personal cargo weight for incident deployment shall be a total of 65 

lbs. (29.5 kg), which includes a personal or deployment pack of 45 

lbs. (20.4 kg) and a line pack of 20 lbs. (9.1 kg). Additional cargo 

must be identified and approved by the Sending Participant and the 

Receiving Participant. 

C. Equipment and Supplies 

1. Equipment provided to the Sending Participant by the Receiving 

Participant remains the property of the Receiving Participant. 

2. Where considered necessary by the Sending Participant, specialized 

equipment may be accompanied by trained technicians and/or 

operators to ensure safe and efficient set up and operation of the 

equipment. All salary costs including overtime and any other relevant 

allowances submitted for payment by the Sending Participant will be 

reimbursed by the Receiving Participant in accordance with salary 

schedules and/or union contracts in existence within the Sending 

Participating Agencies. 

3. It is recommended that all equipment be registered with the respective 

Sending Participant’s customs authority prior to mobilization. 

4. The cost of equipment refurbishing to the Sending Participant’s 

specification is reimbursable by the Receiving Participant unless the 

Sending Participant agrees that the Receiving Participant will perform 

the work. 

5. All transportation costs of equipment belonging to the Sending 

Participant will be reimbursed by the Receiving Participant. 

D. Recall 

The recall of resources from the Receiving Participant shall be made with a 

minimum of 24 hours notice. Recall will be in accordance with the procedures 

for requesting resources. 

E. Personal Injury, Death, and Public Liability Insurance Coverage 

1. a) All employees, contractors, sub-contractors, or agents of the 

Sending Participant sent to provide wildfire assistance to the 

Receiving Participant pursuant to the Plan are, for the 

purposes of tort liability only, considered to be employees 

and agents of the Receiving Participant. The only remedies 

for acts of omissions committed while fighting fires shall be 

those provided under the laws of the jurisdiction in which 

assistance is provided to the Receiving Participant and those 

remedies shall be exclusive remedies for any claim in tort 

arising out of fighting fires in a foreign country. Neither the 

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 Sending Participant nor any personnel sent by it to provide 

wildfire assistance to the Receiving Participant or any 

organization associated with such personnel shall be subject 

to any action in tort pertaining to or arising out of fighting 

fires. 

 b) The Receiving Participant agrees to assume any and all 

liability for the tortuous acts or omissions of personnel sent 

to provide wildfire assistance to the Receiving Participant 

pursuant to the Plan including liability for all loss and 

damage suffered by any person as a result of such acts or 

omissions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 

the Receiving Participant’s assumption of such liability 

extends to the payment of any damages or other amounts 

awarded, whether by a court or other person or body, to any 

person who has suffered or claims to have suffered loss and 

damage as a result of such acts or omissions, any amount 

paid or payable to such claimant in settlement of the claim, 

and all costs incurred in relation to the claim. 

 c) In the event that the Sending Participant or any personnel 

sent by it to provide wildfire assistance to the Receiving 

Participant are the subject of any claim by any person arising 

out of tortuous acts or omissions committed or alleged to 

have been committed by them in the course of providing 

such assistance, the Receiving Participant will undertake at 

its cost the defense of such claim on behalf of the Sending 

Participant or its personnel, provided always that the 

Receiving Participant retains the right to compromise or 

settle any such claim on behalf of the Sending Participant or 

its personnel as in its sole discretion the Receiving 

Participant sees it. 

2. Subject to Clause 1 of this Part, each Participant waives any claims 

against the other Participant and of each component of that Participant 

for compensation for loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring 

as a consequence of the performance of activities undertaken pursuant 

to the Plan. 

3. a) The U.S. Department of Interior and Agriculture, self-insure 

employees of the United States Government while on 

official work assignments and on official travel status. 

Therefore, employees of the U.S. Government will not 

require additional insurance coverage under the Plan for 

activities conducted on behalf of a New Zealand 

Participating Agency. 

 b) Prior to personnel of any New Zealand Participating Agency 

being deployed to the United States, New Zealand 

Participating Agencies will ensure that appropriate personal 

injury and death insurance coverage is in place for each of 

their personnel deployed in response to United State wildfire 

suppression resource requests. Additional personal injury 

and death insurance costs necessarily incurred by New 

Zealand Participating Agencies by reason of their 

deployment will be reimbursed by the United States. 

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 F. Billing and Payment 

Billing procedures for emergency fire suppression assignments are as follows: 

1. The billing and payment requests should be submitted directly to the 

designated official of the Receiving Participant as identified in 

IV.A.3. 

2. Invoices for goods and services will be paid in the Receiving 

Participant’s currency. 

3. All interest charges will be forgiven for overdue accounts on 

Government-to-Government invoices provided payment is made 

within 6 months of the last date of the billing document being 

received by the Receiving Participant. 

4. Billing will include the following: 

a) Cover letter with reference to specific resource request 

information. 

b) An original itemized invoice. 

5. The Sending Participant will include backup documentation 

summarizing listing of salary, supplies, travel, and equipment with 

dates, hours, and crew, equipment, or aircraft type. This will not be 

required for flat rate billing as provided in IV.B.1. (b) (2), except for 

all travel, supplies, and equipment expenses incurred by the Sending 

Participant. 

G. Situation Reporting 

The NICC Manager and the FFMG Chairman of his delegate will exchange 

daily situation reports throughout the period of the deployment of New Zealand 

or U.S. Participating Agency personnel. The report should include information 

on activities undertaken by deployed personnel, fire situations, problems 

encountered, and achievements. Monitoring and evaluating the changing 

conditions associated with the emergency will be the responsibility of the 

Receiving Participant. 

H. Review, Amendment, and Termination 

1. The Plan shall be reviewed annually on or before 15 May by the 

Participating Agencies and updated and renewed as may be agreed 

between the Participating Agencies. 

2. Any Participating Agency may terminate its participation in the Plan 

upon the expiration of reasonable notice in writing given to each other 

Participating Agency, such notice to be not less than three months. 

I. Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

1. Subject to Clause 2 of this Part, the Plan shall be governed by the laws 

of the United States of America. 

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2. Where wildfire suppression assistance is provided to a Receiving 

Participant pursuant to the Plan, all matters concerning the interpretation or 

enforcement of the Plan, and all questions, disputes, or claims of whatever 

nature, arising out of or in relation to the provision of such assistance will be 

governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Receiving Participant 

receives such assistance. Each Participant submits to the non-exclusive 

jurisdiction of courts exercising jurisdiction in that place and waives any right 

it might have to claim that those courts are inconvenient forum. 

J. Counterparts 

The Plan may consist of a number of counterparts, each of which when 

executed shall be an original and all counterparts together shall constitute one 

and the same instrument. 

V. Participating Agencies 

FOR NEW ZEALAND: 

/s/ Murray Dudfield 

National Rural Fire Officer 

For the Commonwealth of New Zealand 

Date: 8/06/02 

FOR THE UNITED STATES: 

/s/ Alice Forbes /s/ Larry Hamilton 

Assistant Director Director 

Wildland Fire Operations Office of Fire and Aviation 

US Forest Service – NIFC Bureau of Land Management – NIFC 

Date: 8/5/02 Date: 8/5/02 

/s/ Sue Vap /s/ Jim Stires 

Fire Director Fire Director 

National Park Service – NIFC Bureau of Indian Affairs - NIFC 

Date: 8/05/02 Date: 8/05/02 

/s/ Roger Spaulding /s/ Victoria E. Majors 

Fire Director Administrative Officer 

Fish and Wildlife Service – NIFC US Forest Service – NIFC 

Date: 8/5/02 Date: 8/05/02 

/s/ Richard Harter 

Contracting Officer 

Office of Fire and Aviation 

Bureau of Land Management – NIFC 

Date: 8/05/02 

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41.7 Mexico Support – Policy 

WILDFIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENT 

NATURAL RESOURCES, AND FISHERIES 

OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES FOR THE COMMON BORDER 

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior of the United States of America, on 

the one hand, and the Secretariat of Environment, National Resources, and Fisheries of the United 

Mexican States, on the other hand (hereinafter referred to as the Parties); 

CONSIDERING that many of the land areas along the approximately 3,200 kilometer (2,000 

miles) United States-Mexico border are located such that wildfires in one country may become a 

threat to the resources of the other country; and 

RECOGNIZING that it is desirable and in the public interest to provide for coordinated action 

between both countries to facilitate effective use of wildfire resources to suppress wildfires on 

both sides of the border; 

HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 

ARTICLE I 

Purpose 

The purpose of this Agreement is to enable wildfire protection resources originating in the 

territory of one country to cross the United States-Mexico border in order to suppress wildfires on 

the other side of the border within the zone of mutual assistance in appropriate circumstances. 

The purpose of this Agreement is further to give authority for Parties to cooperate on other fire 

management activities outside the zone of mutual assistance. 

ARTICLE II 

Definitions 

For the purpose of this Agreement: 

1. “Wildfire” means a fire that occurs in a “wildland” area, such as a range or forest, in 

which development is essentially non-existent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and 

similar transportation facilities, and structures, which if these exist, are widely scattered and are 

used primarily for recreation or agricultural purposes. 

2. “Wildfire protection resources” means personnel, supplies, equipment, aircraft, vehicles, 

vessels, radios and specialized machinery or other resources, whether owned or contracted, that 

are intended for wildfire suppression or the transport of wildfire suppression equipment or 

personnel. 

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3. “Zone of mutual assistance” means the area of up to 16 kilometers (10 miles) on each 

side of the United States-Mexico border. 

4. “Receiving Party” means the Party receiving wildfire protection resources. 

5. “Sending Party” means the party furnishing wildfire protection resources. 

ARTICLE III 

Obligations 

1. Each Party shall immediately consider the request of the other Party, whether a Receiving 

Party or a Sending Party, for cross-border movement of wildfire protection resources within the 

zone of mutual assistance, and, to the fullest extent practicable, promptly approve such request. 

2. The Parties shall ensure the Annual Operating Plans are generated in accordance with 

Article VII. 

3. Each Party may obtain, as appropriate, the participation of its state, regional, local, 

private, or tribal fire organizations in the implementation of this Agreement, subject to its national 

laws and regulations. 

ARTICLE IV 

Reimbursement 

Each Party shall assume all of its costs and expenses of furnishing wildland fire protection 

resources, including costs for lost or damaged wildfire protection resources, according to the 

performance of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. 

ARTICLE V 

Cross-Waiver of Claims 

1. Each Party hereby waives its claims against the other Party for compensation for loss, 

damage, personal injury, or death occurring as a consequence of the performance of this 

Agreement. 

2. Each Party shall, by contract or otherwise, extend the cross-waiver of liability set forth in 

Paragraph 1 above to any contractors or subcontractors or agents or any state, regional, local, 

private, or tribal fire organizations it may designate or assign to perform activities under this 

Agreement. 

3. The cross-waiver of liability set forth in Paragraph 1 above shall not apply to: 

a) Claims between a Party and its agencies, employees, contractors, subcontractors, 

or agents; 

b) Claims arising from willful misconduct; and 

c) Claims arising from criminal conduct. 

ARTICLE VI 

Entry of Personnel and Equipment 

The Parties are committed to work together, with the involved agencies of their respective 

governments, to process appropriate legal documentation, within the applicable laws and 

regulations of both countries, and to otherwise facilitate entry to and exit from its territory of all 

personnel engaged in wildfire protection pursuant to this Agreement. Also, each Party shall 

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undertake all reasonable steps and use its best efforts, within applicable laws and regulations of 

both countries, to facilitate the admission of all supplies, equipment, aircraft, vehicles, specialized 

machinery, or other equipment whether owned or contracted, that are used or intended for use in 

wildfire suppression or transport of wildfire suppression equipment or personnel pursuant to this 

Agreement without entry fees and without payment of any duties or taxes imposed by reason of 

importation. 

ARTICLE VII 

Annual Operating Plans 

1. Annual Operating Plans shall be concluded and executed between the Parties. 

2. Each Annual Operating Plan shall: 

a) Identify designated points of contact responsible for fire suppression within the 

applicable subregion within the zone of mutual assistance; 

b) Set forth specific criteria for approving requests for wildfire protection resources; 

c) Develop plans for mobilization of wildfire protection resources on each side of 

the United States-Mexico border; 

d) Establish procedures for efficient and timely communication of relevant 

information between designated points of contact: 

e) Provide for complete and timely reporting and recordkeeping of all wildfire 

suppression incidents occurring in the subregion within the zone of mutual 

assistance; 

f) Identify the necessary procedures and legal documentation, which are to be 

completed, with agencies of the governments, for the expeditious cross-border 

movement of wildfire protection resources; 

g) Specify the conditions and procedures for the reimbursement, as deemed 

appropriate, of the Sending Party for the furnishing of wildfire protection 

resources; and 

h) Include terms consistent with Article V, a cross-waiver for compensation for loss, 

damage, personal injury, or death occurring in consequence of the performance of 

this Agreement. 

3. The Parties may recommend the development of Operating Plans for other fire 

management activities outside the zone of mutual assistance, subject to the approval of 

their respective governments. 

4. The Parties shall maintain on file copies of all Annual Operating Plans. 

ARTICLE VIII 

Status of Personnel 

1. Any service performed in furtherance of this Agreement by an employee of a Party shall 

constitute service performed on behalf of that Party. 

2. The performance of a service under this Agreement by any employee, contractor, 

subcontractor, or agent of one Party shall in no case render such person an employee, 

contractor, subcontractor, or agent of the other Party. 

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ARTICLE IX 

Legal Considerations and Relationship to Other Agreements 

1. Activities under this Agreement shall be subject to the applicable laws, regulations, and 

policies of each Party and subject to the availability of funds. 

2. This Agreement is without prejudice to rights and obligations of the Parties under 

existing bilateral and multilateral agreements. 

ARTICLE X 

Dispute Settlement 

Any differences that arise in the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement 

or any Annual Operating Plan negotiated pursuant hereto shall be resolved by the Parties by 

means of negotiations and consultations. 

ARTICLE XI 

Final Provisions 

1. This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature by the Parties and shall remain in 

force for five years. 

2. This Agreement may only be amended or extended by mutual, written agreement of the 

Parties, and such agreement shall specify the date upon which such amendments shall 

take effect. 

3. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either Party upon six months written 

notice to the other Party. 

4. The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the implementation of any fire 

suppression effort being carried out under this Agreement at the time when it was in 

force. 

Signed in Mexico City, this fourth day of June, 1999, in three originals, in the English and 

Spanish languages, all texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SECRETARIATE OF ENVIRONMENT, 

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCES, AND FISHERIES OF 

 THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES 

/s/ Bruce Babbitt /s/ Julia Carabias Lillo 

Secretary Secretary 

FOR THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

/s/ Anne Kennedy 

Deputy Under Secretary for 

Environment and Natural Resources 

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Article XI is amended such that the Agreement is extended for an additional ten years, and said 

extension shall take effect on June 4, 2004. All other amendments shall take effect 

immediately. 

Approving signatures by respective agencies and an Amendment to this Agreement is located 

on the following page. 

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AMENDMENT TO THE WILDFIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENT, 

NATURAL RESOURCES, AND FISHERIES 

OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES 

FOR THE COMMON BORDER 

Pursuant to its Article XI, the Wildfire Protection Agreement between the Department of 

the Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America and the Secretariat 

of Environment, Natural Resources, and Fisheries of the United Mexican States for the Common 

Border, signed in Mexico City on June 4, 1999, is hereby amended in the following manner: 

 The title of the Agreement is amended to be The Wildfire Protection Agreement between 

the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America 

and the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources and the National Forestry Commission 

of the United Mexican States for the Common Border. 

 The Preamble is amended such that the “Parties” to the agreement are the Department of 

the Interior and the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America and the Secretariat 

of Environment and National Resources and the National Forestry Commission of the United 

Mexican States. 

 Article XI is amended such that the Agreement is extended for an additional ten years, 

and said extension shall take effect on June 4, 2004. All other amendments shall take effect 

immediately. 

 DONE at Washington, this twelfth day of November, 2003, in the English and Spanish 

languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENT 

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE 

 UNITED MEXICAN STATES 

/s/ Gale S. Norton /s/ Alberto Cardenas 

FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NATIONAL FORESTRY COMMISSION 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES 

FOREST SERVICE 

/s/ James R. Moseley /s/ Manuel Reed Segovia 

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41.8 Mexico Support – Operational Guidelines 

NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL OPERATING PLANS 

FOR THE WILDFIRE AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND 

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENT 

AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES 

FOR THE COMMON BORDER 

Table of Contents

I. Purpose 

II. Authority 

III. General Background 

A. Requests Inside Zone of Mutual Assistance 

B. Requests Outside Zone of Mutual Assistance 

C. Use of Non-Signatory Personnel 

IV. Specific Elements of Local Operating Plans 

A. Designated Points of Contact 

B. Request Criteria 

C. Mobilization 

D. Communications 

E. Reporting and Recordkeeping 

F. Reimbursement 

G. Cross-Waiver of Claims 

V. Administrative Procedures 

VI. Special Considerations for the Use of Aircraft 

VII. Authorization and Amendments 

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NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL OPERATING PLANS

I. PURPOSE 

These National Guidelines for Operating Plans provide a template for preparing Annual Local 

Operating Plans per Article VII, of the Wildfire Protection Agreement between the Department of 

the Interior, Department of Agriculture of the United States of America, and the Secretariat of 

Environment, Natural Resources, and Fisheries (SEMARNAP) of the United Mexican States for 

the Common Border (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement). 

The primary intent of this Agreement is to provide cross-border fire suppression support for 

wildfires in one country that may become a threat to the resources of the other country. 

NOTE: Since the original signing of this Agreement in 1999, SEMARNAP has become the 

Secretariat for Environment and National Resources (SEMARNAT). Fisheries is now a part of 

another secretariat within the Mexican Government. The implementing organization under 

SEMARNAT, for this Agreement, will be the National Forestry Commission of Mexico 

(CONAFOR). 

These National Guidelines for Local Operating Plans are designed to insure U.S. agencies 

responsible for wildfire management along the U.S./Mexican border and within the zone of 

mutual assistance (the area up to 10 miles or 16 kilometers either side of the international border) 

annually define procedures which describe the operational relationships with Mexican agencies 

responsible for wildfire management within the zone of mutual assistance. 

These guidelines are not intended to address other fire management activities which may be 

undertaken by U.S. agencies under Article I, Paragraph 2, or identified in Article VII, Paragraph 

3, of the Agreement. 

II. AUTHORITY 

The Agreement was concluded by an exchange of signatures on June 4, 1999, and by the 

exchange of signatures amending this Agreement on November 12, 2003. These National 

Guidelines for Local Operating Plans are prepared in accordance with Article VII of the 

Agreement. 

III. GENERAL BACKGROUND 

Local Operating Plans (LOPs) should first and foremost be based on procedures that insure safe 

operations for all firefighters and the public. 

LOPs will be prepared, pursuant to Article VI of the Agreement, in consultation with the local 

office of the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection. 

LOPs will be reviewed and approved by the Southwest Area Coordination Center, the Southern 

Area Coordination Center, and the Southern California Area Coordination Center as appropriate. 

These three Geographic Area Coordination Centers will in turn incorporate these LOPs into their 

Geographic Area Mobilization Guides. 

Upon completion of the LOPs, the Geographical Area Coordination Centers will share their plans 

with the appropriate Mexican officials. The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) 

will share all the LOPs with the CONAFOR national office. 

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A. Requests Inside Zone of Mutual Assistance 

Requests to cross into the Zone of Mutual Assistance within Mexico to suppress 

wildfires identified to be a threat to U.S. resources will be channeled to the appropriate 

authorized Mexican official for approval per LOPs. The request to enter Mexico will be 

communicated to CONAFOR through the procedures outlined above. 

Requests for assistance from CONAFOR for fires that CONAFOR has identified as 

potential threats to U.S. resources will follow similar procedures as outlined above. 

Requests from Mexico for assistance within the Zone of Mutual Assistance for fires 

which are not a threat to U.S. resources will be forwarded to authorized officials within 

the local zone or Geographic Area Coordination Center for a determination of the action 

to be taken on the request. 

When there is competition for fire fighting resources between wildfires within a zone or 

its Geographic Area, and for fire fighting resources within the Zone of Mutual 

Assistance inside Mexico, the Geographic Area Multi-Agency Coordinating Group will 

establish priorities. 

When there is competition for fire fighting resources between Geographic Areas and for 

fires within the Zone of Mutual Assistance, the National Multi-Agency Coordination 

Group (National MAC Group) at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) will 

establish geographic priorities. 

The standard criteria to be used in establishing priorities for any of the above 

circumstances are: 

1. Imminent threats to human life. 

2. Threats to U.S. property and resource values. 

3. Social/political and economic concerns. 

The following questions will help guide the Geographic Area and the National MAC 

Group’s decisions: 

1. Is the wildfire an immediate threat to lives within the Zone of Mutual 

Assistance? 

2. Is the wildfire an immediate threat to U.S. property and/or resources? 

3. Will the cross-border mobilization adversely affect the agencies 

ability to respond to a domestic incident/emergency? 

4. Will the wildfire assignment involve significant health and safety 

threats to U.S. personnel? 

5. Will large numbers of firefighting resources be requested for a long 

duration assignment? 

B. Requests Outside Zone of Mutual Assistance 

Requests from CONAFOR or a designated authority within Mexico, for the commitment 

of U.S. wildfire suppression resources outside the zone of mutual assistance will be 

forwarded from the local zone dispatch receiving the request through the Geographical 

Area Coordination Center (GACC) to the Manager of the National Interagency 

Coordination Center (NICC). The NICC Manager will notify the National MAC Group 

and the Forest Service’s Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP) of the request. 

DASP will notify the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign 

Disaster Assistance (OFDA). OFDA will coordinate the request with the U.S. Embassy 

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in Mexico City. The U.S. Embassy will work directly with the Mexican Government to 

determine if the use of U.S. wildfire suppression resources is warranted. If the U.S. 

Embassy authorizes consideration of the request, the National MAC Group will decide if 

there is sufficient fire fighting resources to meet the U.S. requirements as well as the 

Mexican request, using normal prioritization criteria as when there is competition for 

resources between geographic areas and within the Zone of Mutual Assistance inside 

Mexico. 

U.S. requirements for assistance from Mexico outside the Zone of Mutual Assistance 

will be forwarded to the NICC Manager at the National Interagency Fire Center. The 

NICC Manager will work with the National MAC Group to decide if such a request will 

be approved. If approved, the NICC Manager will coordinate the request for assistance 

through CONAFOR’s national office. 

C. Use of Non-Signatory Personnel 

The Agreement, for which these local operating plans are written, is between 

SEMARNAT/CONAFOR, a federal agency within Mexico, and the Departments of 

Agriculture and Interior. This Agreement is subject to federal laws and regulations and, 

therefore, State, local, or private wildfire suppression resources may not be used to 

implement this Agreement. This is due to the fact that master agreements between 

States and the Forest Service’s State and Private Forestry Office, are not valid for 

fighting fire outside the U.S. (See Agreement, Article III.2.) 

IV. SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF LOCAL OPERATING PLANS 

A. Designated Points of Contact 

LOPs will include appropriate points of contact along that portion of the Zone of Mutual 

Assistance that borders Mexico. Those points of contact should include, but are not 

limited to: 

1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

2. Equivalent Government of Mexico offices along the border. 

3. CONAFOR offices within Mexico. 

4. State, municipal, non-federal offices of involved agencies within 

 Mexico. 

B. Request Criteria 

LOPs will identify the specific criteria and procedures for receiving, evaluating, and 

approving requests for wildfire protection resources and for requesting resources from 

Mexico. These criteria and procedures must be consistent with III.A. and B. of these 

Guidelines. 

LOPs will identify what briefing material and which agencies will develop and be 

prepared to present adequate briefing sessions prior to deployment of personnel to fires 

within the Zone of Mutual Assistance in Mexico. LOPs will also identify a debriefing 

process prior to demobilization of personnel. 

LOPs will define how U.S. agencies assigning personnel to fires within the Zone of 

Mutual Assistance will certify that the personnel assigned to meet the requirements of 

the positions they are filling. 

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LOPs will state that all U.S. wildfire suppression personnel assigned to fires in Mexico 

within the Zone of Mutual Assistance will wear and carry standard fireline/aircraft 

personal protective equipment as directed by U.S. fireline safety standards and 

regulations. 

C. Mobilization 

LOPs will include mobilization procedures and timeframes for sending and receiving 

resources. The procedures will include the necessary requirements and legal 

documentation which must be completed by agencies of both governments in order to 

expedite cross-border movement of people, equipment, supplies, and aircraft. 

D. Communications 

LOPs will include communications procedures for air to air, air to ground, and ground to 

ground for all agencies and resources involved in supporting cross-border activities. 

These procedures will involve, but not limited to, the offices and agencies listed in IV.A. 

E. Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Any cross-border deployment of resources within the Zone of Mutual Assistance must 

be reported as an incident using the normal reporting formats and procedures. The 

Chief-of-Party for the deployment resources should submit information equivalent to an 

ICS-209 to the dispatching office. The Zone Office will then submit the information 

through the normal coordination system reporting channels. Local zone dispatches will 

also exchange this information with CONAFOR or authorized counterparts in Mexico 

during periods of resource exchanges. 

After incident actions are complete, local zone dispatches will exchange fire reports with 

the appropriate CONAFOR or authorized office for actions taken within the Zone of 

Mutual Assistance. 

F. Reimbursement 

Unless otherwise identified in LOPs, the conditions and procedures for reimbursement 

will follow Article IV of the Agreement. 

G. Cross-Waiver of Claims 

LOPs must have cross-waiver terms consistent with Article V of the Agreement. 

V. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 

LOPs should be reviewed yearly and updated as needed. LOPs should be on file at the local /zone 

coordination center and the Geographic Area Coordination Center. 

The signatories for the LOPs should be those Federal agencies of the Department of the Interior 

and the Department of Agriculture with direct wildfire management authority or support 

responsibilities along that portion of the border covered by the operating plans. 

VI. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE USE OF AIRCRAFT 

LOPs will include procedures stating that aircraft under contract to the U.S. Forest Service and/or 

Office of Aircraft Services assigned to fires in the Zone of Mutual Assistance will respond under 

the following guidelines: 

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1. All aircraft operations will be conducted under appropriate Forest Service and/or 

Office of Aircraft Services (OAS) or agency contract regulations. 

2. Airtankers will operate under the supervision of a qualified Air Suppression 

Module 1 and/or Air Tactical Group Supervisor. 

3. All aircraft sent to fires within the Mexican Zone of Mutual Assistance will meet 

the CONAFOR specifications for standards and pilot qualifications, and at the 

discretion of CONAFOR, will be inspected prior to being deployed into Mexico. 

4. Suppression aircraft may include restricted category aircraft. At the time of 

dispatch, permission must be received from CONAFOR prior to airspace entry. 

5. All U.S. contract or agency aircraft will operate from facilities within the U.S. 

Landings (other than emergencies and to pick up and drop off U.S. Sending 

Agency personnel) are not authorized within the Zone of Mutual Assistance. 

6. All aircraft will follow normal U.S. Customs re-entry procedures. 

7. Only airtankers identified by U.S. Forest Service Office of Fire and Aviation and 

approved by CONAFOR will be allowed to support fires within the Zone of 

Mutual Assistance. 

8. For requests from Mexico for the use of aviation resources outside the Zone of 

Mutual Assistance, the same procedures as outlined in Section III.B. of these 

National Guidelines for Local Operating Plans will be used. 

9. Aircraft investigation procedures will be coordinated with the appropriate 

Mexican agencies involved at the time of the incident/accident. 

VII. AUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS 

The authorizing officials for these National Guidelines for Local Operating Plans are the members 

of the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group through their signatures in the National 

Interagency Mobilization Guide. These Guidelines may be amended at any time with the 

concurrence of participating agencies. CONAFOR and NIFC will be responsible for providing 

each other the names of the U.S. and Mexican authorizing officials by January 15 each year. 

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42 Interagency Agreements 

42.1 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Defense 

and the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior 

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 

BETWEEN 

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

AND 

THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND THE INTERIOR 

I. PURPOSE 

This Memorandum of Understanding establishes general guidelines concerning the 

furnishing of assistance by Department of Defense (DOD) components at the request of 

Boise Interagency Fire Center (BIFC) (A Federal Interagency Fire Coordination Center 

under control of the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior) in forest and grassland 

fire emergencies occurring within the continental United States (48 contiguous states). 

II. RESPONSIBILITIES 

A. This Memorandum of Understanding does not supersede or modify the existing 

mutual aid agreement procedures between individual military installations and 

States. The Forest Service (FS), Department of Agriculture, has statutory 

responsibility for protection of the National Forests from damage by wildfire and 

for cooperation with the States in the protection of forest and watershed lands 

from fire. FS at BIFC will provide national coordination and logistical support 

for interregional fire control action. 

B. Agencies of the Department of the Interior [Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS)] have statutory responsibility for protection of land under 

their respective administration from damage by wildfire. The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) at BIFC provides logistical support to the initial attack 

capabilities of its Districts including coordination of fire control efforts in the 

twelve; Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Washington; Western States. BLM at BIFC 

also provides logistical support in fire control to the National Park Service, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

C. When military assistance is furnished to BIFC in fire emergencies, such 

assistance will be deemed to have been furnished pursuant to Section 601 of the 

Economy Act of 1932, as amended (31 U.S.C. 686). 

D. The BIFC is responsible for providing national coordination and logistical 

support for Federal interagency fire control actions. 

1. BIFC is staffed by Federal interagency personnel whose facilities are 

collectively combined to carry out their parent Department’s fire 

responsibilities and who collaborate and cooperate in the solution of fire 

problems of mutual concern. 

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2. BIFC will act as liaison between Federal and, when requested, State 

agencies as regards their requirements for military assistance in 

suppressing forest or grassland fires. 

3. BIFC shall establish and maintain contact with each CONUS Army 

Headquarters to develop local procedures and to maintain information 

on military capabilities for emergency assistance. 

E. As outlined in DOD Directive 3025.1, the Secretary of the Army has been 

designated DOD Executive Agent for military support in disasters within the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. possessions 

and territories, or any political subdivision therefore. The Secretary enters into 

this Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Department of the Army, 

Navy, Air Force, and DOD agencies, referred to hereafter as DOD Components, 

which may be requested to provide disaster assistance to Federal agencies and 

States through the BIFC. 

F. The Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, is responsible for coordination of all Federal disaster 

assistance provided under the authority of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (PL 93-

288) and Executive Order 11795, 11 July 1974 (hereinafter referred to as the 

Act). 

III. POLICY 

It is the policy of the DOD to provide emergency assistance to Federal agencies in the 

form of personnel, equipment, supplies, or fire protection services in cases where a forest 

or grassland fire emergency is beyond the capabilities of the resources available. There 

are two situations in which the DOD, consistent with Defense priorities, will provide 

such assistance: 

A. At the Request of the BIFC – When, in the determination of the BIFC, 

military assistance is required and justified in order to suppress wildfire. 

This includes requests for assistance for fires on Federal property, as 

well as fires on State or private lands. Requests will include a statement 

to the effect that all available or suitable civilian resources have been 

committed and that requested support is not in competition with private 

enterprise. 

B. Pursuant to the Act – When a forest or grassland fire on State or private 

land is declared a major disaster or a determination for emergency 

assistance is made by the President and the required military support is 

requested by the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) or FDAA 

Regional Director. The Act is not normally involved for incidents or 

related incidents occurring on Federal property. 

IV. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND FUNDING 

A. The procedures set forth below will be followed when assistance is rendered 

under circumstances other than the Act: 

1. All requests for forest or grassland fire assistance from Federal and State 

agencies should be submitted through the BIFC. BIFC will then submit 

the requests to the commander of the appropriate CONUS Army. 

However, when a fire emergency is so serious that adherence to normal 

request channels would significantly endanger life or result in great loss 

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of property, Federal or State agencies may make requests for assistance 

directly to the commander of the nearest military installation. As soon 

as they situation permits, the BIFC will be notified and normal 

procedures established by the requesting agency. 

2. Upon receipt of a request for assistance from the BIFC, the CONUS 

Army Commander will provide the required support from either Army 

assets or from other DOD component assets, as required. Normal DOD 

disaster relief procedures will be followed and every effort will be made 

to expedite the provision of the requested support. 

3. The Department of Agriculture (FS) and the Interior (BLM, NPS, BIA, 

and FWS) will promptly reimburse the DOD for all costs incurred in 

furnishing the requested assistance as are in addition to the normal 

operating expenses of the personnel, equipment, and resources involved 

without requirements of audit. (See U.S.C. 686 (a) 0.) Such costs will 

include additional personal services of military and civilian employees, 

travel, and per diem expenses for military and civilian personnel, and 

other expenses to include transportation of supplies, materials, and 

equipment furnished and not returned or damaged beyond economical 

repair; and costs of repairing or reconditioning non-consumable items 

returned. 

4. Each request submitted by BIFC will carry an appropriate identifying 

number (Fire Order Number), which will be utilized by the CONUS 

Army furnishing the assistance to maintain an accurate record of all 

expenses incurred in fulfilling that request. Billings attributable to each 

fire order will be submitted on Standard Form 1080, Voucher for 

Transfer Between Appropriation and/or Funds. 

5. Billings by DOD components for the cost of assistance furnished will be 

forwarded by the CONUS Army to BIFC for distribution to the agency 

responsible for reimbursement. Primary responsibility for 

reimbursement rests with the Departments of Agriculture and the 

Interior. Payments, however, will be made directly to the appropriate 

CONUS Army, with a copy of the payment voucher or other suitable 

document being furnished to BIFC to indicate that payment has been 

made. 

6. Charges for personal services, materials, and/or equipment furnished 

will be governed by applicable DOD directives and implementing 

regulations. 

7. Charges will be made for costs incurred in withdrawing materials and 

equipment from and returning them to depot stock. Damages to 

equipment will be charged on the basis of costs of repairing or 

reconditioning the equipment and placing it in a good condition as when 

loaned. The DOD components concerned will furnish all needed repair 

material and perform all necessary repair and maintenance work. 

Charges for equipment destroyed will be on the basis of current 

replacement costs for an item in a condition similar to that immediately 

prior to destruction. (30 Comptroller General 295 and Comptroller 

General B146588, 8/29/61.) 

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8. In the event that the actual costs of furnishing requested assistance 

significantly differ from the standard costs or rates of charge specified in 

appropriate directives described in IV.A.6. above, it is mutually agreed 

that appropriate adjustments of charges will be made on the basis of 

actual costs. It is further agreed that where the extent of assistance 

provided requires an increase in the overall operation costs of the 

military agency involved, reimbursement will also cover these relevant 

increases in costs. Due consideration shall be given to the unusual costs 

involved in the expeditious transport of personnel, supplies, and 

equipment necessitated by emergency conditions (e.g., airlift, airdrop, 

ship-to-shore, float-in operations, etc.) and claims for the costs of such 

emergency operations shall be deemed valid and to constitute proper 

claims for reimbursement. 

9. All charges for services or materials as specified above will be 

accumulated against appropriate reimbursable orders and crossreferenced to each Fire Order issued by BIFC. In the interest of 

convenience and economy, if the total accumulated charges for any 

single incident covered by one or more Fire Orders does not exceed 

$100, billing by the respective DOD components concerned will be 

waived. 

B. The procedures set forth below will be followed when assistance is rendered 

pursuant to Public Law 93-288: 

1. When requesting assistance in connection with fire emergencies for 

support to State or private lands which have been declared “major 

disasters” or emergencies, the State Officials will submit their requests 

to the FDAA Regional Director/Federal Coordination Officer. 

2. The FDAA Regional Director/Federal Coordination Officer should 

request military assistance from the appropriate CONUS Army 

commander in accordance with existing procedures. 

3. Military assistance will be provided in accordance with the policies and 

procedures established in DOD Directive 3025.1 and other appropriate 

directives. 

4. Reimbursement to DOD for personnel, supplies, and services furnished 

will be made by FDAA pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 93-288 

and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24, Chapter 13, Part 2205. 

This Memorandum rescinds June 1971 Memorandum of Understanding 

between the Department of Defense and the Department of Agriculture. 

V. SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT 

Subordinate components of the DOD are authorized to enter into supplemental 

agreements with BIFC to implement provisions of this Agreement. All such agreements 

will be documented on DD Forms 1144; and where such agreements involve recurring 

support, the participating DOD components will process such forms to the retail interservice support data bank in accordance with the applicable provisions of DOD Directive 

4000.19-M. 

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VI. RESOLUTION OF DISAGREEMENTS 

When disputes or unique situations produce stalemates, DOD components and the BIFC 

will promptly submit jointly-signed statements of disagreement to the DOD Executive 

Agent for resolution. 

VII. EFFECTIVE DATE 

The Memorandum is effective as of the date it is signed below and shall remain in effect 

until specifically rescinded; however, the provisions hereof relative to operational 

procedures and funding and financial procedures shall be reviewed biennially by 

designated representatives of the respective signatories to determine whether the 

agreements contained herein should be continued, modified, or terminated. 

APPROVED FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

/s/ Earl L. Butz Date: 1/10/75 

APPROVED FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

/s/ Stanley K. Hathaway Date: 6/26/75 

APPROVED FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

/s/ Howard H. Calloway Date: 4/25/75 

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42.2 Interagency Agreement for the Provision of Temporary Support During 

Wildland Firefighting Operations among the United States Department of the 

Interior, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States 

Department of Defense 

INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT for the 

PROVISION OF TEMPORARY SUPPORT DURING 

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS 

among the 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 

the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, and the UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

USDA (USFS-NIFC) Agreement No. 05-IA-11130206-053 

DOI (BLM-OF&A) Agreement No. 1422RA1050018 

1.0 INTRODUCTION. 

Wildland fire management, suppression, and safety are of national importance and are an ongoing 

concern of the American public. Considerable cooperation and coordination already exists among 

the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department 

of Defense (DoD) for discharging these responsibilities. 

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) is jointly managed by the Departments of 

Agriculture and the Interior. It is staffed by personnel from several Federal agencies whose 

facilities are combined to carry out their respective Department’s fire prevention, suppression and 

control responsibilities. NIFC is responsible to provide national coordination and logistic support 

for the activities related to the control of forest and range fires within the United States, which 

includes all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and fires on State and private lands, as well as all 

U.S. Territories and Possessions. 

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense (ASD(HD)), as directed in the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum, “Implementation Guidance Regarding the Office 

of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense(dated March 25, 2003, has 

responsibility for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in DoD. The ASD(HD) acts 

on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, and DoD agencies, referred to 

hereafter as DoD Components, and may be requested to provide wildland fire emergency 

assistance to Federal agencies through the NIFC. 

2.0. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this Interagency Agreement is to establish the general guidelines, terms and 

conditions under which NIFC will request and DoD will provide temporary support to NIFC in 

wildland fire emergencies occurring within all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. 

Territories and Possessions, including fires on State and private lands. It is also intended to 

provide the basis for reimbursement of DoD under the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. § § 1535-36) for 

goods and services provided through NIFC to the various firefighting agencies for response to 

wildland fire emergencies. 

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3.0 AUTHORITY.

A. The Economy Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (31U.S.C. § 1535, 1536) 

B. Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2001 (P.L. 106-

291), and Appropriations Act(s) for subsequent fiscal years 

C. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq.) 

D. National Forest Management Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-588) 

E. National Park Service Organic Act of August 1916 (16 U.S.C. § 1)

F. National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of June 27, 1998 (16 D.S.C. § 668dd) 

G. National Indian Forest Resources Management Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq.) 

H. Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-313,92 Stat. 365 as amended; 16 U.S.C. 

§2101 (note), 2101-2103, 2103a, 2103b, 2104-2105) 

I. DoD Directive 3025.1, Military Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA); January 15 , 1993 

J. DoD Directive 3025.15, Military Assistance to Civil Authorities (MACA), February 18, 1997 

K. Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “Implementation Guidance Regarding the Office 

of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense (ASD(HD)), March 25, 2003

L. DODI 6055.6, DoD Fire and Emergency Services Program, October 10, 2000

M. DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), DOD 7000.l-R, Volume11A Reimbursable 

Operations, Policy and Procedures, September 1997 (with changes through May 2001)

N. DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), DOD 7000.14-R, Volume IIB Reimbursable 

Operations, Policy, and Procedures - Defense Working Capital Fund, December 1994 (with 

changes through October 2002) 

4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES. 

A. The NIFC agrees to: 

1. Submit initial requests for DoD support through the DoD Executive Secretariat. Once a 

Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) has been assigned to NIFC, subsequent requests 

will be submitted through the DCO. 

2. Provide appropriate agreement or ordering document. The document will describe the 

DoD capabilities requested, when and where the resources are needed, an estimate of the 

length of time the resources are required, a funds citation, billing instructions, payment 

information, and acquisition authority. NIFC will ensure that funds are available to 

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reimburse DoD for goods and services provided, and that the request is in the best interest 

of the government.

 3. Ensure that all available for suitable civilian resources have been committed, and 

 the requested support is not in competition with private enterprise. 

4. Provide appropriate personnel, training, equipment, supplies and other resources as 

required to prepare DoD personnel for wildland fire suppression duties. 

5. Reimburse DoD for the actual costs of the goods and services (e.g. personnel, equipment, 

aircraft, supplies and fire protection services) provided in wildland fire suppression 

operations. 

a. Actual costs include all direct costs attributable to providing such goods or services 

regardless of whether DoD’s expenditures are increased. Actual costs also include 

indirect costs (overhead) if the personnel, equipment, aircraft, supplies and fire 

protection services are provided for the benefit of DOI or USDA. 

b. Reimbursement will be in accordance with DoD Financial Management Regulation 

(FMR) 7000.14-R, as amended. A summarization of the rules for determining the 

reimbursable amounts to be collected by DoD Components are found in the FMR in 

Volume llA, Chapter 1, addendum 1, addendum 2 and any subsequent related 

addenda. 

c. Provide a summary by fire number of the cumulative DoD approved billings, 

DoD reimbursements, and an estimate of the outstanding billings based on 

DoD obligation estimates by DoD Components for the prior calendar year by 

 February 15 of each calendar year. This summary will prepare the NIFC and 

 DoD Components for the post-fire season reimbursement workshop referenced 

 in C.3. below. 

d. Transfer of funds will be made directly to the appropriate DoD Component via the 

 Intra-governmental Paying and Collection (IPAC) System. 

B. DoD agrees to: 

1. Provide assistance in the form of personnel (both military and NTFC-certified DoD 

 civilian firefighters), equipment, aircraft, supplies and/or fire protection services on a 

 reimbursable basis when a request for assistance complies with the requirements of this 

 agreement and DoD is able to provide the requested resources. 

2. Provide Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS)-capable aircraft, MAFFS 

trained aircrews and appropriate support personnel to conduct aerial dispersal of fire 

retardant for fire suppression on a reimbursable basis when requests for this type of 

assistance comply with the requirements of this agreement and DoD is able to provide the 

requested support. The USDA, Forest Service (USDA, FS) owns and will provide 

MAFFS units for deployment on DoD MAFFS-capable aircraft. 

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3. Ensure servicing DoD Components provide NIFC with an obligation estimate for DoD 

 resources at time of request, including updates as needed. DoD will coordinate closely 

 with NIFC and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DF AS) (as prescribed by 

 DoD FMR, Volume 1 LA, Chapter 3) to ensure appropriate billing procedures are 

 followed. DoD will also provide a single point of contact within each DoD Component. 

 

4. Provide NIFC invoices from each DoD Component for goods and services using 

 Standard Form 1080 billing document. 

 a. Submit invoices to: USDA Forest Service, Financial Manager, 3833 South 

 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho, 83705. 

 b. Invoicing for actual expenditures reimbursements (performance of work or services, 

 payments to contractors, or delivery from inventory) shall begin within thirty- (30) 

 calendar days after the month in which performance occurred. Final billing invoices 

 shall be submitted within ninety- (90) calendar days of the termination of the 

 supported event. 

c. Invoices shall identify the DoD point of contact (POC), POC commercial phone 

 number, the fire incident name, the fire incident number, the fire incident date, and 

 whether the invoice is a partial or final billing. 

d. Supporting documentation is required for each billing invoice for reimbursement 

 and shall include a copy of all requests for assistance, e.g. Resource Orders and 

 Agreements. Backup documentation will identify the fire incident name, the fire 

 incident number, the document number from the Agreement (USDA form AD-672), 

 and the costs incurred by each major item listed in the NIFC Resource Order. 

 

e. DoD Components will cite the NIFC obligation Agreement document number after 

 NIFC approves the SF 1080 billing document and submit it to the appropriate 

 DFAS paying station. 

f. Acceptable methods of transmitting the SF 1080 billing document and back-up 

 documentation to NIFC include a printed copy via standard United States mail or 

 overnight service, fax, or e-mail. 

5. Retain the right to disapprove or modify any request that interferes with the 

 Department’s operational readiness, or DoD is otherwise unable to provide the requested 

 resources. 

C. The DOI, USDA, and DoD mutually agree to: 

 1. The USDA, FS - NIFC will be the cognizant agency responsible for the payment and 

 reconciliation of DoD expenditures under this Agreement. The DOI will make transfers 

 of funds to the USDA-FS by arrangements separate from this Agreement, as warranted 

 and appropriate. 

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2. Conduct an annual coordination meeting or conference call not later than May 1, as well 

 as a post-season meeting or conference call not later than December 10, to share plans 

 and to review lessons learned, current procedures, Department policies, and to make any 

 revisions, as necessary. 

3. Conduct a post-fire season reimbursement workshop with appropriate DoD Commands 

 and Components and NIFC. The individuals involved will select the date, location and 

 agenda for the workshop. The purpose of this meeting will be to ensure all DoD support 

 to NIFC has been fully reimbursed for the previous fire season, to complete outstanding 

 reimbursement transactions, if necessary, update points of contact, and to train new 

 personnel on the reimbursement process. Reimbursement procedures will also be 

 reviewed for the upcoming fire season. 

5.0 TERMS OF AGREEMENT. 

A. The terms of this Interagency Agreement will become effective and will remain in effect for a 

period of five (5) years commencing on the date of the last signature on this Agreement, 

unless otherwise agreed, modified or terminated by mutual agreement. The Agreement shall 

be reviewed by all participants to determine suitability for renewal, revision, or termination. 

Extensions will be in writing and signed by all signatories, or authorized representatives, to 

this agreement. 

B. Any party may terminate its participation in this Agreement by providing thirty (30) calendar 

 days written notice prior of such termination to the other parties, The parties understand that 

 reimbursement for any expenses properly incurred before the cancellation date will be made 

 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The remaining parties may continue the 

 provisions of this Agreement as long as the DoD remains a party. 

C. This Agreement does not supersede or modify existing mutual aid agreements, assistance 

 agreements, Memorandum of Understanding, or contract procedures between individual DoD 

 installations and local communities. 

D. This Agreement supersedes the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of 

 Defense-Army, Executive Agent and the Boise Interagency Fire Center dated September 13, 

 1990, as well as the Memorandum of Understanding among the Departments of Defense, 

 Agriculture and the Interior, dated June 26, 1975. 

6.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS.

A. All obligations of the parties to this Agreement shall be subject to the availability of funds for 

 such purposes. 

B. This Agreement may be modified to incorporate any changes that are mutually agreed upon 

by all parties. Such modifications will be in writing and will identify the specific activities 

affected by the modification, the total amount of funds applicable to the modification, as 

appropriate, and any other pertinent details of the modification. DOI, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is designated as the agency responsible for administrative oversight and 

preparation of modifications to this Agreement. A modification will not take effect until 

signed by all parties to the Agreement. 

7.0 RESOLUTION OF DISAGREEMENTS. 

In the event of a disagreement in the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement, or 

amendments and/or modifications thereto, that cannot be resolved at the operating level, the 

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area(s) of disagreement will be stated in writing by each party and presented to the other parties 

for consideration. If agreement on interpretation is not reached within thirty (30) days, the parties 

will forward the written presentation of the disagreement to their respective more senior officials 

within their respective organizations for appropriate resolution. 

8.0 PR1NCIPAL CONTACTS. 

A. For the National Interagency Fire Center: 

 TECHNICAL CONTACT AGREEMENTS CONTACT 

 

NICC Manager Grants and Agreements Specialist 

National Interagency Fire Center National Interagency Fire Center 

3833 South Development Avenue 3833 South Development Avenue 

 Boise ID 83705-5354 Boise ID 83705-5354

208/387-5400 - office 208/387-5360 – office 

 208/387-5414 - fax 208/387-5574 - fax 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT 

Administrative Manager 

National Interagency Fire Center 

U.S. Forest Service 

3833 South Development Avenue 

Boise ID 83705-5354 

208/387-5608 -office 208/387-5394 - fax

 B. For the Department of Defense: 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT 

Director of Civil Support 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense 

Room 5D337 

2600 Defense Pentagon 

Washington, DC 20301 

703-697-5822 - office 

703-697-5991 - fax 

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SIGNATORIES 

By signature below, the Departments certify that the representatives listed in this document are authorized 

to act for matters related to this agreement. 

/s/ Paul McHale Date: 7/22/2005 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense 

U.S. Department of Defense 

/s/ Mark Rey Date: 7/22/2005 

Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

 

/s/ P. Lynn Scarlett Date: 7/22/2005 

Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

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42.3 Interagency Agreement for Fire Management between the Bureau of 

Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior 

and the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture 

INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR FIRE MANAGEMENT 

BETWEEN THE 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

OF THE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

AND THE 

FOREST SERVICE 

OF THE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BLM AGREEMENT NO.: 1422RAI03-0001 

 BIA AGREEMENT NO.: AG 2002-K097 

 NPS AGREEMENT NO.: F0001-03-0011 

 FWS AGREEMENT NO.: 93252-3-H-001 

 FS AGREEMENT NO.: 02-IA-11132543-21 

I. INTRODUCTION 

Fire management in the nation’s wildlands is an on-going concern to the American 

public and to the land management bureaus of the Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, hereafter “agencies.” Considerable progress 

has been made in fire management planning, fire use, and fire suppression by all 

agencies and continued progress can be achieved by concerted cooperation and 

coordination among the agencies. Because fire recognizes no boundaries, programs 

must lead to more productive cooperation and efficient operations among these agencies. 

II. AUTHORITY 

A. Protection Act of 1922 (16 U.S.C. § 594). 

B. Reciprocal Fire Protection Act of May 17, 1955 (69 Stat. 66; 42 U.S.C. § 1856a). 

C. Economy Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 417; 31 U.S.C. § 1535), as amended. 

D. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. § 1702). 

E. National Park Service Organic Act of August 1916 (16 U.S.C. § 1). 

F. National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of June 27, 1998 (16 U.S.C. § 

668dd). 

G. Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 1521). 

H. National Indian Forest Resources Management Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. § 3101). 

I. Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-313, 92 Stat., 365 as 

amended; 16 U.S.C. § 2101 (note), 2101-2103, 2103a, 2103b, 2104-2105). 

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III. OBJECTIVE 

A. To provide a basis for cooperation among the agencies on all aspects of wildland 

fire management and as authorized in non-fire emergencies. 

B. To facilitate the exchange of personnel, equipment (including aircraft), supplies, 

services, and funds among the agencies. 

IV. PROGRAM COVERAGE 

The agencies agree to cooperate in the full spectrum of wildland fire management 

activities, and in non-fire emergencies as authorized, to achieve land management goals. 

Cooperative efforts shall be provided for at the national, geographical, and local levels to 

facilitate efficient use of personnel, supplies, equipment, training, public education, 

aviation services, and other resources. Activities may include, but are not limited to: 

A. Prevention of human-caused wildland fires. 

B. Training of personnel to agreed common standards. 

C. Preparedness for wildland fire suppression. 

D. Suppression of wildland fires. 

E. Emergency stabilization and rehabilitation of areas burned by wildland 

fires, and may include Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) 

work. 

F. Development and exchange of technology and databases. 

G. Development and distribution of cost information. 

H. Fuels management, including prescribed fires. 

I. Identification and establishment of interagency fire management 

resources. 

J. Development of annual local, geographical, and national operating 

plans. 

K. Fire research, administrative/management studies, and technology 

development. 

L. Interagency Joint Fire Science/Research and Management projects. 

M. Rural fire assistance. 

V. STATEMENT OF WORK 

A. Agencies will develop mutually beneficial fire management plans, including 

activities previously identified in Section IV. 

B. Agencies will develop cooperative arrangements to cover administrative and 

jurisdictional responsibilities that will provide for: 

1. Use of closest forces and total mobility concepts for wildland fire 

suppression, including personnel, equipment, and supplies. 

2. Development and use of fire equipment and supply caches compatible 

with total interagency requirements by local, geographical, and national 

needs. 

3. Training to mutually agreeable common standards and curricula. 

4. Mutually acceptable performance qualifications and standards for all fire 

management positions. 

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5. Mutual assistance for managing wildland fires that are managed for 

resource benefits. 

6. Mutual assistance for conducting hazardous fuels reduction, wildland 

urban interface treatments, and ecosystem restoration and maintenance 

using prescribed fire. 

C. Agency representative shall coordinate and exchange fire management plans to 

include information on available personnel, equipment, and supplies as necessary. 

D. Agencies will mutually monitor fire suppression equipment and supplies to assure 

that proper distribution and quantities are on hand to meet the potential needs. 

E. Unless otherwise provided for, an agency is expected to take prompt initial 

action, with or without request, on wildland fires within zones of mutual interest. 

Where one agency takes initial action in the protective unit of the other, the initial 

acting agency shall continue to fight the fire until relieved by an officer of the 

designated management agency. 

F. When wildland fires burn on or threaten lands of more than one agency, joint 

planning will be conducted by local officials of the representative agencies to 

suppress the wildland fire. 

VI. BILLING/PAYMENT PROCEDURES 

A. Billing procedures for fire management activities are as follows: 

1. Emergency Fire Suppression – Agencies shall not bill for services 

rendered to the signatory agencies of this Agreement, except by mutual 

agreement when an agency has exhausted all other provisions and 

resources for internally funding suppression activities. 

2. Severity – Agencies shall not bill for services rendered pursuant to a 

Severity Request for wildland fire resources made by signatory agencies 

to this Agreement. “Severity Request” is defined as authority to access 

suppression funds on a case-by-case basis, in addition to preparedness 

funds to mitigate losses when abnormal fire conditions occur. 

3. Fire Management Projects – Agencies may choose to bill one another by 

mutual agreement once they have exhausted all other provisions for 

internally funding mutual assists, as provided in A.7. below. (See 

activities listed in Section IV, Program Coverage.) 

4. Fire Preparedness – Agencies may choose to bill one another by mutual 

agreement for fire program management and readiness activities paid 

with wildland fire preparedness funds. 

5. Mobilization of State Fire Suppression Resources – The Forest Service 

will pay costs for Interstate assistance incurred by the State providing 

resources. Intrastate assistance will be paid by the receiving Forest 

Service/Interior agency as provided by local Federal agency/State 

Agreements. 

6. Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation – Agencies shall not bill for 

fire rehabilitation planning services rendered by the signatory agencies 

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of this Agreement. Agencies may choose to bill one another by mutual 

agreement for fire rehabilitation implementation. 

7. The Interior agencies have agreed to not reimburse one another for 

services rendered to one another under the budget activity codes for 

“Hazard Fuels Reduction Operations” and “Wildland Urban Interface”, 

except as follows below in Paragraphs a. and b.: 

a. Each Interior agency will retain reserve funds for these 

activities at the national, state, or regional levels that will be 

used to establish interagency assist accounts. Local field 

units can charge these assist accounts when they render 

assistance to neighboring agencies. If an agency exhausts its 

reserve funds for interagency assistance, projected 

deficiencies will be covered through interagency funding 

transfers, following normal departmental protocols. 

b. The Interior agencies agree to use their assist accounts to 

provide project assistance to the Forest Service. The Forest 

Service agrees to establish comparable reserve funds at the 

regional or National Forest level that can be used to assist 

Interior agencies with Hazard Fuels Reduction and Wildland 

Urban Interface projects. Interior agencies and the Forest 

Service may seek reimbursement from each other once 

reserved funds have been exhausted and there is no 

opportunity to use reciprocal services to achieve 

performance targets. 

B. Billing and collection procedures will follow the Intra-governmental Payment and 

Collection (PAC) System process. 

C. Each agency shall, upon request, forward specific costs information for billings. 

D. Indirect administrative surcharges will not be assessed by any signatory agency 

for preparedness activities performed for another agency. 

E. Indirect administrative fees of signatory agencies for Fire Research and 

Development and Joint Fire Science Program administrative activities cannot 

exceed 15 percent for an agency’s internal activities and 10 percent for passthrough activities. Fees in excess of these limits must be justified and have 

mutual agreement by the affected parties that are signatory to this Agreement. 

VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

A. Each agency shall make direct settlement from its own funds for all liabilities it 

incurs under this Agreement. 

B. Parties to this Agreement are not obligated to make expenditures of funds under 

terms of this Agreement unless such funds are appropriated for the purpose by the 

Congress of the United States, or are otherwise legitimately available under the 

annual Appropriations Acts. If some extraordinary emergency or unusual 

circumstance arises that could not be anticipated and that could involve 

expenditures in excess of available funds for the protection of life or property, the 

affected agency or agencies shall immediately seek supplemental appropriations 

or permission for reprogramming to meet their respective shares of such 

emergency obligations. 

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C. This Agreement will take effect on the date of the last signature. The Agreement 

shall remain in effect until September 30, 2008. Any signatory agency may 

terminate its participation in this Agreement by written notice to all other 

signatories provided that such notice shall be given between the dates of October 

1 of any year and February 1 of the following year. The termination will become 

effective immediately upon the date of notice. Full credit shall be allowed for 

each party’s expenses and all non-cancelable obligations properly incurred up to 

the effective date of termination. In such case, this Agreement will remain in 

force and effect with respect to the remaining signatory agencies. 

D. Amendments and modifications to this Agreement may be initialed by any 

signatory agency. The amendments and modifications shall not take effect until 

documented and signed by all signatory agencies. The Bureau of Land 

Management is designated as the agency responsible for all administrative 

oversight of amendments and modifications to this Agreement. 

E. Financial obligations, as warranted, under this Agreement, to accomplish 

activities under Section IV, must be approved for each agency by the responsible 

officers at the appropriate level operating within their authority, and funding will 

be obligated by task orders under this Agreement, except under IV.D., which will 

be accomplished through Resource Orders when required. 

F. The Reciprocal Fire Protection Act specifically authorized the execution of 

agreements between agencies of the United States, and other agencies and 

instrumentalities for mutual aid in fire protection and other fire management 

purposes. An Economy Act Determination to support reimbursement is not 

required in these instances. The Economy Act applies when more specific 

authority does not exist, as stated in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) § 

17.500 (b). 

VIII. TASK ORDERS 

A. Specific projects to be funded and performed under this Agreement shall be 

identified in separate task orders developed among the agencies involved in each 

project. Task orders will contain the following minimum information: 

1. Detailed description of services to be performed or supplies to be 

delivered. 

2. Description of the deliverables. 

3. Time period for completion. 

4. Target cost/price. 

5. Identify responsible project officials for each agency. 

6. Payment procedures will follow the Intra-governmental Payment and 

Collection (PAC) System process, which includes identification of 

codes, advance payments, or reimbursement. 

7. Task Orders must be signed by authorized personnel with authority to 

obligate and commit funds for each agency. 

B. Task Orders may be prepared in any format acceptable to the agencies involved in 

each project. 

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IX. WAIVER 

Each party to this Agreement does hereby expressly waive all claims against the other 

party for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury, or death occurring in 

consequence of the performance of this Agreement. 

X. DURATION; SUPERSEDES PRIOR AGREEMENT 

This Agreement is effective on the last date of execution and will remain in effect until 

September 30, 2008. This Agreement supersedes “The Interagency Agreement between 

the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, of the United States Department of the Interior, and the 

United States Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture”, effective February 20, 

1997, and all amendments and modifications thereto. 

/s/ J. M. Hughes for Date: 9/11/02 

Kathleen Clarke, Director 

Bureau of Land Management 

/s/ Richard A. Harter Date: 10/01/02 

Suprv. Contract Officer 

Bureau of Land Management, NIFC 

/s/ Dale N. Bosworth Date: 9/23/02 

Chief 

Forest Service 

/s/ Terrance Virden Date: 9/24/02 

Deputy Commissioner 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

/s/ Steve Williams Date: 10/01/02 

Director 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

/s/ Fran P. Mainella Date: 9/30/02 

Director 

National Park Service 

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42.4 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States 

Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the United States Department 

of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of 

Reclamation (Law Enforcement) 

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 

BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE 

AND THE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (LAW ENFORCEMENT) 

1. Background and Policy. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement (Master 

Agreement) signed by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior (the Secretaries), dated February 

27, 1990, and Titles 16 U.S.C. 1a-6, 43 U.S.C. 1733, 16 U.S.C. 7421(b), 25 U.S.C. Chapter 30, 

Section 2804 and 16 U.S.C. 559d(4), 559d , and 559g, it has been determined by all parties that 

the cross-designation of law enforcement officers will increase protection of the natural and 

cultural resources on public lands administered by the Secretaries, and is mutually beneficial, 

economical, and advantageous to the public interest. Accordingly, this Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) will service as the implementation document as directed by the Master 

Agreement. The Secretaries have determined that if cases where a specific need for law 

enforcement assistance and investigative support has been identified or where a law enforcement 

emergency or a violation in progress exists, it shall be mutually beneficial, economical, and 

advantageous to the public interest to cross-designate law enforcement officials within both 

Departments. In such instances, the procedures set out in this MOU shall apply for the crossdesignation of authority between agencies. 

2. Cross-Designation Defined. Cross-designation of law enforcement personnel means the 

vesting in a law enforcement office of one agency the full extent of law enforcement authority of 

another agency. 

3. Scope of Law Enforcement Authority This Memorandum of Understanding shall 

authorize the cross-designation of law enforcement authority of the signatory agencies. Crossdesignation of law enforcement officers under this MOU may take place across the range of, but 

may not exceed each agency’s law enforcement responsibilities. Nothing in this MOU is intended 

to expand, limit, or in any way restrict the law enforcement authorities or any agency. Officers so 

designated shall have the law enforcement authority of the agency charged with administering the 

lands or territory for which the designation is made and shall be subject to all applicable 

limitations on that authority. This authority shall last until he/she is released from the detail. 

Requests for cross-designation shall be consistent with the requesting agency’s internal 

procedures and subject to the following. 

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4. Procedures. 

A. Investigative Support and Law Enforcement Assistance

1. Except as provided in Paragraphs 2 and 3 below, requests for crossdesignation for investigative support and law enforcement assistance 

will be made by the Manager-In-Charge of the requesting unit to the 

Manager-In-Charge of the responding unit; e.g., Forest Supervisor to 

Park Superintendent, or Area Director to Regional Forester. This 

authority may be delegated by the Manager-In-Charge. 

2. The request may be oral, and arrangements for determining 

reimbursement for expenses of the responding unit shall be agreed to in 

advance, or a case-by-case basis, by the agencies involved. An oral 

request will, in all cases, be followed by a written request and shall 

include arrangements for reimbursement of expenses under the 

Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535. 

3. No investigation, surveillance, or covert activity will be conducted 

independently by one agency on the lands administered by another 

agency without the concurrence of the Manager-In-Charge of the land in 

question, except when directed by a representative of the U.S. Attorney 

General or when authorized by statute. 

4. Each agency may support another in conducting criminal, civil, and 

administrative investigations, as requested. The investigations may be 

pursuant to laws or regulations pertaining only to the requesting agency. 

When deemed necessary by the participating agencies, credentials may 

be issued to officers of other agencies which are party to this 

Agreement. 

5. The agencies may loan and share communications equipment, 

frequencies, and other law enforcement equipment if such sharing is 

mutually determined to be necessary to effect efficient law enforcement 

operations and to ensure officer safety. 

6. To the extent allowed by law, the agencies may cooperate in the 

establishment and operation of an interagency communications center. 

The extent of agency participation and the operating procedures of the 

center will be determined and set forth in a specific agreement. 

B. Law Enforcement Emergencies

Any law enforcement officer/agent of a signatory agency may respond to an emergency 

request for assistance from another signatory agency and shall have the law enforcement 

authority of the requesting agency until the incident is over or the individual is relieved 

of the authority, unless continued assistance is required under the Investigative Support 

Section of this MOU. Emergency requests may be made officer-to-officer, in person, by 

radio, telephone, or through incident command systems. Request should be 

communicated to immediate supervisors as soon as possible. For the purpose of this 

MOU, the term “emergency” will mean an immediate threat to persons, property, or 

resources. 

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C. Violations in Progress

In many instances, such as when signatory agencies occupy neighboring jurisdictions, 

law enforcement personnel may encounter violations in progress on land administered 

by other signatory agencies. Accordingly, pursuant to local written supplemental 

agreements, a unit’s Manager-In-Charge may authorize the officers/agents of another 

agency to take initial action on violations in progress or render assistance on such 

incidents when such actions are in the best interest of the public and/or the government 

and meet the criteria for which this MOU is executed. This authorization shall be in 

written form and shall detail the reasons for the authorization and the names or positions 

of the law enforcement personnel so designated. Appropriate limitations regarding the 

scope of authority of the designated personnel also must be included in this 

authorization. 

D. Applicable to All Cross-Designations

1. In all cases, it shall be requesting agency’s responsibility to supervise 

the exercise of authority by the officers/agents of the responding 

agency. It shall also be the requesting agency’s responsibility to 

ensure that the officers/agents of the responding agencies adhere to 

the requesting agency’s authority and standards and are familiar with 

how that authority is to be exercised. 

2. Reimbursements 

(a) Cross-designation of law enforcement personnel pursuant to 

this MOU generally shall be accomplished through 

reimbursable transactions under the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 

1535. The details of all cross-designations shall be recorded in 

written document maintained by the requesting agency. 

(b) Where cross-designation serves as an objective of all parties to 

the cross-designation, reimbursement under the Economy Act 

is not appropriate. 

3. Any agency that is a party to this MOU may decline to provide 

assistance on a case-by-case basis. 

4. This MOU shall remain in effect indefinitely. 

5. Amendments to this MOU must be in writing and shall become 

effective upon written approval by all parties. Any agency wishing to 

terminate participation in the MOU shall provide all the signatory 

agencies with a written letter of their intent signed by the Agency 

head and stating a specific date of termination. 

/s/ David Unger /s/ SIGNATURE UNKNOWN 

Chief, U.S.D.A. Forest Service Director, National Park Service 

Date: 4/05/94 Date: 1/06/93 

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/s/ Jim Baca /s/ Mollie H. Beattie 

Director, Bureau of Land Management Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Date: 1/04/94 Date: 3/14/94 

/s/ Carol A. Bacon /s/ Daniel Beard 

Acting Deputy Commissioner Commissioner 

Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Reclamation 

Date: 12/28/93 Date: 12/20/93 

/s/ SIGNATURE UNKNOWN 

Director of Operations 

Date: 12/13/93 

ADDENDUM

This MOU shall not restrict the investigative activities conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), Division of Law Enforcement (Division), within the scope of its existing 

legislative authority. Unlike other Department of Interior Bureaus, the jurisdiction and 

responsibility of the Service’s Division encompasses all lands and waters of the United States and 

its territories. The Division utilizes covert techniques to investigate and apprehend individuals 

involved in violation of wildlife law. Many of these covert investigations continue for several 

months or years before completion. For purposes of safety and security, Service investigations, 

particularly covert operations, will be conducted on a need-to-know basis only. 

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42.5 International Emergency Assistance Response Process – Operating 

Plan for USDA Forest Service 

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY 

ASSISTANCE RESPONSE PROCESS 

AN OPERATING PLAN FOR 

USDA FOREST SERVICE 

Introduction

A 1985 Agreement between the U.S. Agency for International Development/Office of U.S. 

Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service/International 

Cooperation and Development (FAS/ICD) established the Disaster Assistance Support Program 

(DASP) within the Forest Service’s International Programs Staff. DASP provides direct support 

to OFDA in the areas of disaster response, technical assistance, training, preparedness planning, 

and operational backing. 

The purpose of this Operating Plan is to define the emergency response process whereby 

decisions are made and individuals and/or equipment and supplies are mobilized to assist OFDA 

on international disasters. It is important that roles and responsibilities are clearly understood so 

that the right people are informed in a timely manner, ensuring an effective, efficient response. 

Decision Criteria

The decision to support or not support an international disaster emergency assistance request from 

OFDA will be made by the DASP. The following criteria will help guide the extent of the Forest 

Service involvement in international disaster assistance: 

1. Is the emergency assignment to a potentially violent or unstable area? Is there 

adequate security? 

2. Will the international mobilization adversely affect the Forest Service’s ability to 

respond to a domestic emergency? 

3. Will the type of disaster involve significant health and safety threats to FS 

personnel? 

4. Will large numbers of personnel be requested for a long duration? 

Decision Process for Fire and Aviation Management Resources

When the emergency assistance requested by DASP through OFDA is for Fire and Aviation 

Management resources (F&AM personnel or NIFC supplies/equipment), the procedure for 

approval is to contact only one of the following individuals in prioritizing order, and to provide 

that person with a situation report. DASP personnel will make this initial contact through the 

following call list: 

1. NICC Coordinator (208) 387-5400 

2. Alice Forbes (208) 387-5605 

3. Dale Dague (202) 205-1500 

4. John Schulte (505) 842-3252 (w) (505) 362-7014 (c) 

NICC will contact others on the list or the WO Duty Officer, who will notify the Director F&AM 

of the request, the proposed response, and obtain a decision on Fire and Aviation Management 

involvement. 

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Deployment Procedures for Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART)

A request for disaster response personnel typically follows the steps below: 

1. DASP receives a request from OFDA for specific assistance on a DART or 

assessment team. The decision on the degree of FS participation is made by 

DASP. (Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry decides for F&AM resources.) 

2. If equipment or supplies are being requested, DASP prepares and provides a 

situation status report that includes a summary of personnel, equipment, and/or 

supplies being requested to F&AM. If the requested items come through NIFC, 

F&AM transmits the initial request to NIFC. 

3. Identification of potential DART members who will be asked to respond to an 

international disaster is accomplished in several ways, depending on the nature of 

the assignment: 

A. Selection of DASP personnel to participate on the assignment. 

B. From the disaster responder database roster maintained by DASP. This 

includes identified individuals who have been trained by DASP who 

have appropriate skills for the particular function requested, such as 

logistics, communications, aerial operations, landslide hazards, etc. 

C. On a case-by-case basis, DASP may name request an individual from 

the Regions or NIFC based on a roster search, requirements for bilingual 

skills, prior international or country specific experience, or specialized 

skills or training. 

4. Request for personnel is normally accomplished through the Regional Forester or 

F&AM (for F&AM resources). 

5. DASP through FS/International Programs starts the official paperwork related to 

deployment (FAS/ICD is the back-up mechanism), including preparation of a 

DASP funded Travel Authorization (AD-202) for the employee’s round-trip 

travel from home unit to the affected country, and sending cables and telegrams 

to foreign field offices for clearances. DASP contacts the employee concerning 

travel arrangements and to work out details related to deployment. 

6. DASP contact International Programs’ travel staff to secure Official Passports for 

travelers. 

7. The base salary cost of an assignment will be negotiated. 

8. Authorized and verified overtime on disaster response will be paid by OFDA 

through DASP. Overtime must specifically be authorized and approved by the 

DART Team Leader or USAID staff in the affected country and the Assistant 

Director for DASP. The Team Leader approves overtime on time sheets. 

9. DASP and/or OFDA will maintain information on the location and status of 

personnel on disaster assignments and pass this information to the home units. 

10. Monitoring and evaluating the disaster response and the changing conditions 

associated with the disaster concerning FS involvement is the responsibility of 

DASP. 

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11. A briefing in Washington, DC prior to departure will normally be scheduled. A 

debriefing in Washington may also be scheduled as necessary and determined by 

OFDA or DASP. 

12. Reimbursement to the home unit of authorized employee overtime on the 

assignment is done by DASP through a job code upon receipt of overtime costs 

calculations from the home unit following the assignment. 

13. Completed Travel Vouchers are submitted to DASP upon return from the 

assignment. 

14. On rare occasions, FS employees may be deployed under a Travel Authorization 

issued by OFDA or FS directly. In that instance, DASP will issue a non-funded 

Travel Authorization. 

15. The decision on an employee’s availability ultimately rests with employee’s 

home unit. 

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42.6 Bureau of Land Management, Assistant Directorate – Resource Use & 

Protection, Office of Fire and Aviation Management, International Program 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

ASSISTANT DIRECTORATE – RESOURCE USE & PROTECTION 

OFFICE OF FIRE AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT 

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 

Request for International Assistance Operating Plan

Introduction

A 1985 Agreement between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and 

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service/International Cooperation and Development (FAS/ICD) 

established a Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP) within the Forest Service’s 

International Programs Staff. DASP provides direct support to USAID’s Office of Foreign 

Disaster Assistance (OFDA) in terms of disaster prevention, preparedness, technical assistance, 

and emergency relief. The Bureau has provided support to OFDA through DASP as an extension 

of the domestic Fire and Aviation programs and within the intent of the Joint USDI Agencies and 

USDA Forest Service Interagency Fire Agreement, No. 83-SIE-001, (WO-187). 

The purpose of this Operating Plan is to define the request process for BLM employees to be 

mobilized to assist OFDA through DASP on international disasters. This Operating Plan is not 

meant to define the ordering and mobilization of resources for requests received by NICC from 

DASP to respond to international wildland fire disasters. 

Notification Process for International Disaster Assistance Request

When BLM assistance for an international disaster is requested through DASP to meet an OFDA 

request, the procedure to implement BLM involvement will be for DASP to contact Tom Frey, 

International Program (IP) Coordinator for the National Office of Fire and Aviation, or Connie 

Lewis, International Program Specialist. 

1. Tom Frey: (208) 387-5167, FAX (208) 387-5914, Cell Phone (208) 863-6216. 

2. Connie Lewis: (208) 387-5354, FAX (208) 387-5914. 

Decision Criteria

The decision to accept the request will be made by the Director, National Office, Fire & Aviation 

Management, with input from IP. The following questions will help guide the extent of the 

Bureau’s involvement in international disaster assistance: 

1. Will the international mobilization adversely affect the Bureau’s ability to 

respond to a domestic emergency? 

2. Will the type of natural disaster involve significant health and safety threats to 

Bureau personnel? 

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Disaster Assistance Procedures

A request for assistance from BLM will typically be handled in the following manner: 

1. The request for Bureau assistance that includes a summary of the personnel, 

equipment, and/or supplies being requested will be transmitted from DASP to IP. 

The decision criteria will be evaluated, and if met, the individual(s), 

supplies/equipment will be identified, requested, and mobilized by IP. With all 

such requests, the ultimate commitment to such an assignment rests with the 

individual’s home unit. The information concerning the individual(s) or 

supplies/equipment requested will be passed on to the NIFC Budget and 

Evaluation Office for tracking of reimbursable expenses. A reimbursable account 

with DASP is renewed yearly. 

2. IP will continue direct communication with DASP as the mobilization process 

continues. 

3. The nature of the assignment will define the selection criteria for individuals: 

a. Personnel who have completed Disaster Assistance Response Team 

(DART) Training. 

b. Selection of individuals based on requested skills, requirements for 

bilingual skills, prior international experience, or specialized training. 

4. The mobilization process will involve IP, the individuals being mobilized, and the 

home unit. The home unit is responsible for issuing the travel authorization. All 

expenses associated with travel for this assignment are reimbursable. 

5. IP will inform the mobilized individual of the name and phone number of the 

DASP and OFDA contact person. 

6. DASP/OFDA will track the location and status of personnel who have been 

dispatched to an emergency assignment. 

7. Monitoring and evaluating the disaster response and the changing conditions 

associated with the disaster will be a responsibility of OFDA/DASP with 

feedback to IP. 

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42.7 Interagency Memorandum of Agreement between U.S. Department of 

Agriculture – Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior – Bureau of 

Land Management, and United States Army – Special Operations Command 

INTERAGENCY MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

AND 

UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 

Subject: Interagency Airborne Operations, Rough Terrain Parachute Training, and Technical 

 Exchange 

1. Purpose. This Interagency Memorandum of Agreement sets forth responsibilities of the 

United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), the United States 

Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) enabling the Forest Service and BLM pilots and 

aircraft to conduct operations and training with USASOC personnel; and promotes the 

exchange of technical information and support between the Forest Service Missoula 

Technology Development Center (MTDC) and the USASOC. This single Agreement 

will consolidate all previous agreements entered into between the Forest Service, BLM, 

and USASOC and their subordinate organizations. 

2. Reference. This Agreement is in accordance with the provisions of Section 601 of 

Economy Act of June 30, 1932 (32 U.S.C. 1535). It includes and supersedes all existing 

agreements between USASOC, its subordinate units, and the Forest Service regarding 

combined training and technical exchange. 

3. Situation. The Forest Service has participated with USASOC units in training exercises 

and also provided rough terrain parachute training through its Smokejumper Program. 

This involvement has been ad hoc and administered by individual agreements between 

subordinate Forest Service and USASOC organizations. The continuing increase of 

USASOC’s need for rough terrain parachute training and also aircraft to perform a 

variety of tactical training tasks requires centralized prioritizing and scheduling of these 

activities at the headquarters level. It also provides an opportunity to exchange technical 

information and support in these common areas. Forest Service and BLM aerial attack 

operations are consistent with and compatible to USASOC operations. Technical 

requirements for modifying aircraft and equipping personnel for rough terrain parachute 

operations for these organizations are also compatible and overlap in many areas. Forest 

Service, BLM, and USASOC will benefit from an exchange of technical information and 

support in these common areas. 

4. Scope. This Memorandum outlines the points of contact, routines, formats, 

responsibilities, and authority for conducting operations, rough terrain parachute 

training, and the exchange of technical information. This Agreement does not constitute 

a commitment by either agency to provide any support, except in those instances 

mutually agreed to by both parties. When USASOC interacts with either Forest Service 

or BLM, it will be in accordance with this Agreement. 

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5. Understandings, Agreements, Support, and Resource Requirements for Airborne 

Operations. 

a. General. 

(1) All operations will be conducted in accordance with USASOC 

Regulation 350-2, Airborne Operations, and the appropriate Forest 

Service or BLM Aviation directives. When these directives are in 

conflict, operations will comply with the more restrictive application or 

as supplemented by the “User’s Guide.” 

(2) Single points of contact for coordination and scheduling of all training 

activities will be USASOC AOOP-TP and the Boise Interagency Fire 

Center (BIFC). 

(3) Forest Service and BLM retain control of all Aviation assets and may 

withdraw them without prior notice from any and all training activities 

to fulfill their fire suppression commitments. 

(4) USASOC accepts Forest Service and BLM aircraft as is and without 

modification. Forest Service and BLM are not liable for injuries 

occurring to USASOC personnel while using Forest Service or BLM 

aircraft. 

b. United States Army Special Operations Command will: 

(1) Develop and maintain “User’s Guide” containing procedures and 

operational restrictions for aircraft operations with the Forest Service 

and BLM. 

(2) Coordinate all airfield, airspace, drop zone, and aircraft servicing 

requirements to support operations to include airdrop 

airspace/NOTAMS, landing rights, and aircraft parking/storage for 

Forest Service and BLM aircraft. 

(3) Coordinate messing, billeting, and ground transportation for Forest 

Service and BLM personnel supporting airborne operations. 

(4) Investigate all accidents/incidents directly related to training and 

coordinate investigation with Forest Service and BLM. 

(5) Reimburse Forest Service or BLM for all aircraft operating costs to 

include positioning/de-positioning aircraft, operations, aircraft servicing 

not provided by USASOC, Forest Service, and BLM personnel per 

diem, lodging, and travel costs in support training. 

(6) Reimburse Forest Service and BLM for aircraft damage directly related 

to training and the negligent acts of USASOC personnel. Forest Service 

and BLM will retain complete ownership of such damaged aircraft. 

(7) Reimburse Forest Service and BLM through their respective national 

centers for all accountable activities at the end of each fiscal year. 

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c. Forest Service and BLM will: 

(1) Support USASOC in developing and maintaining the “User’s Guide.” 

(2) Provide USASOC with a comprehensive billing rate schedule for all 

reimbursable items as an attachment to this Agreement. 

(3) Provide USASOC a complete and detailed list of charges for activity 

within 90 days of completion. 

(4) Cooperate as required by USASOC in accident/incident investigations. 

6. Understandings, Agreements, Support, and Resource Requirements for Rough 

Terrain Parachute Training. 

a. General 

(1) Rough terrain parachute training may be conducted by residences at an 

accredited Smokejumper Training Facility or by Forest Service and 

BLM mobile training teams at an approved USASOC Training Facility. 

(2) Points of contact for scheduling and coordination are USASOC AOOPTP and the Boise Interagency Fire Center. 

b. United States Army Special Operations Command will: 

(1) Reimburse Forest Service and BLM for all messing, billeting, ground 

transportation, and flight hours used during training in residence at a 

Smokejumper Training Facility. 

(2) Provide Forest Service and BLM mobile training team personnel 

messing, billeting, and ground transportation. 

(3) Coordinate training facilities, aircraft, drop zones, and drop zone 

personnel for Forest Service and BLM training teams. 

(4) Reimburse Forest Service and BLM for per diem, lodging, and travel 

costs incurred by mobile training team personnel. 

(5) Provide all parachutes, air items, and rigger support for training 

activities at USASOC sites. 

(6) Investigate all accidents/incidents. 

(7) Accept all Forest Service and BLM equipment as is and reimburse these 

agencies for any equipment damaged, lost, or destroyed by negligence. 

c. Forest Service and BLM will: 

(1) Coordinate aircraft support, training facilities, transportation, messing, 

billeting, and instructor support for USASOC personnel in residence. 

(2) Provide parachute loft facilities and rough terrain parachuting gear 

(except parachutes and air items) for USASOC students in residence. 

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(3) Provide instruction in aircraft exit and parachute landing techniques 

using rough terrain gear; tree climbing and letdown procedures; spotting 

techniques; and general principles of rough terrain parachute operations. 

(4) Provide USASOC with a comprehensive billing rate schedule for all 

reimbursable items as an attachment to this Agreement. 

(5) Provide USASOC a complete and detailed list of charges for each 

activity within 90 days of completion. 

(6) Cooperate as required by USASOC in accident investigations. 

7. Understandings, Agreements, Support, and Resource Requirements for Technical 

Exchange. 

a. General 

(1) Points of contact for the exchange of technical information and support 

are the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center 

and School Combat Developments directorate and the Missoula 

Technology Development Center. 

(2) Points of contact are authorized to cooperate in research, development, 

acquisition, and test of mutual requirements. 

(3) Points of contact are authorized to provide technical assistance, 

exchange technical publications, and participate in each other’s 

technical conferences upon invitation. 

(4) Points of contact will protect classified and proprietary information. 

8. Resolution of Disagreements. When disputes or unique situations create stalemates, 

USASOC and the BIFC will submit joint-signed statements of disagreement to the 

USASOC Executive Agent for determination and resolution. 

9. Effective Date. This Interagency Agreement is effective upon signature by all parties. 

It will be updated biennially, on its anniversary date, and is subject to revision to 

termination at any time by the mutual consent of all parties. 

/s/ Colonel Anthony Normand 

Chief of Staff 

United States Army Special Operations Command Date: 9/03/92 

/s/ L.A. Amicarella 

Director, Fire and Aviation Management 

United States Department of Agriculture Date: 3/23/92 

/s/ Roger L. Trimble 

Director, Boise Interagency Fire Center 

United States Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Land Management Date: 4/16/92 

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43 Smokejumper Agreement 

43.1 Interagency Agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior – 

Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest 

Service, for the Joint Operation of Smokejumper Resources 

INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

AND 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

FOREST SERVICE 

AND 

JOINT OPERATION OF SMOKEJUMPER RESOURCES 

I. PURPOSE 

To establish the interagency guidelines covering present and future operations of 

smokejumpers to assure efficient and effective us of these resources for the agencies. 

II. AUTHORITY 

A. Interagency Agreement between the United States Department of the Interior and 

the United States Department of Agriculture, dated October 1, 1982. 

B. Economy Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1535). 

C. Specific authorities of the Forest Service to engage in aviation and fire 

suppression activities or to cooperate with others in this regard include: 16 

U.S.C. 572 (c), 578, 579 (a), 579 (b), 580, 580 (a). 

D. Specific authorities for the Bureau of Land Management to engage in aviation 

and fire suppression activities with other include: 

1. Protection Act of 1922 (42 Stat. 857, 26 U.S.C. 594). 

2. Reciprocal Fire Protection Agreement Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 66, 42 

U.S.C. 1856 (a) (b)). 

3. Public Land Administration Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 506, 43 U.S.C. 1361). 

4. Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737-

1738). 

III. AGREEMENT 

Whereas the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have similar purpose 

and mission requirements, and the need to share smokejumper resources in fire 

suppression activities and other land management practices, they agree to the following: 

A. An Annual Operating Plan will be developed and approved by the agencies’ 

designated representatives prior to December the first annually. This Plan must 

contain exchange arrangements, equipment needed, administrative and 

operational requirements, and fiscal provisions. This Plan becomes a part of this 

signed Agreement. 

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B. Each agency will, upon request, furnish specific fire suppression cost information 

for billing to third parties. Billings will be initiated by performing units. Forest 

Service units will send billing to BLM Denver Service Center, D-515, Building 

50, Denver, CO. 80225. BLM units will send billing to appropriate Forest 

Service Regional Office. 

C. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit either party in requesting 

additional smokejumpers from the other on an emergency basis at any time 

period. This type fire order is based upon availability at the time of the order. 

Release of these smokejumpers is based upon the end of the fire emergency 

and/or request by the supplying agency. 

D. This Agreement, which establishes interagency smokejumpers operations, 

becomes effective upon signature by the respective agencies. This Agreement 

may be changed any time by mutual agreement of the respective agencies, except 

during the period April 1 through September 30 annually. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

/s/ Arnold E. Petty /s/ Gary E. Cargill 

Bureau of Land Management Forest Service 

Date: 4/10/85 Date: 4/12/85 

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44 Modular Airborne Firefighting System Agreements 

44.1 Agreement between North Carolina Department of Natural Resources 

and Community Development, Division of Forest Resources, and Forest 

Service – United States Department of Agriculture 

AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

DIVISION OF FOREST RESOURCES 

AND 

FOREST SERVICE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the Forest Service maintains Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) 

equipment for use in fire suppression, and 

WHEREAS, the State desires to utilize the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment 

and services of the Forest Service in emergency situations, and 

WHEREAS, it is the desire of both parties to minimize response time in the employment of the 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment. 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL: 

1. Provide two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems for temporary use by the 

State in wildfire emergency situations. When the Forest Service has need of the 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System for its own use, the Forest Service will 

redirect it to Federal service. 

2. Furnish qualified Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System liaison officers for each 

activation request by the State. 

3. Furnish qualified Air Tanker Coordinators to the State at each activation request. 

Air Tanker Coordinator will be Forest Service Lead Plane Pilot, if available. If 

no Forest Service Lead Plane Pilot is available, a State Air Tanker Coordinator 

will be assigned to the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System units. 

4. Bill the State for salaries and expenses of the Air Tanker Coordinators and the 

expenses of the Forest Service Liaison Officer. 

5. Retain ownership of the two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems. 

THE STATE SHALL: 

1. Notify the Forest Service, Region 8 Aviation and Fire, Atlanta, Georgia, 

immediately upon activation of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System. 

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2. Use only Forest Service approved retardants. 

3. Acquire updated communications (radios and harness) to meet joint Forest 

Service/State air tanker radio communication requirements. 

4. Return the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System units to the Forest Service in 

the same condition as received. All maintenance and operating costs will be paid 

by the State. 

5. Upon presentation of a Bill for Collection, reimburse the Forest Service for 

salaries and expenses, including overhead, of the Air Tanker Coordinators and the 

expenses of the Liaison Officer. Reimbursement to the Forest Service shall be 

made payable to the USDA Forest Service, for deposit to the appropriation 

originally obligated. Mail to: Collection Officer, USDA Forest Service, Room 

890, 1720 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30367. 

IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED: 

1. Forest Service/State will jointly determine what suitable and available aircraft 

located within two hours of the Raleigh, North Carolina area. 

2. When multiple structures are involved or immediately threatened and all local 

areas (2 hour timeframe) airtankers are committed and other contract aircraft 

(outside local area) cannot be moved into the local area within 2 hours, the 

Governor of North Carolina (State Forester), through the Division of Emergency 

Management, may order the North Carolina National Guard C-130’s at Charlotte, 

North Carolina, activated for air tanker assignment under the State Mutual Air 

Agreement. Forest Service agrees that when this activation takes place, the two 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System units assigned and located at Charlotte, 

North Carolina, will be included in the activation order. 

3. The Raleigh, North Carolina, Division of Forestry Headquarters will be the 

principle unit to approve the activation request after they assure themselves that 

the contract air tanker fleet (State and Forest Service) is committed and/or 

unavailable. 

4. Any additional Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System requests will come 

through normal channels and be requested from National Interagency Fire 

Coordination Center (NICC). 

5. Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System liaison will be established during all 

activation. 

6. North Carolina Air Guard (Charlotte) will train and hold periodic exercises so 

they can meet the 2-hour activation period. During long periods of inactivity, the 

State may conduct occasional one-mission exercises on their fires to test response 

time. 

7. The State will look into a retardant reload capability at Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Initial dispatch will be to activate and load Modular Airborne Fire Fighting 

System unit, fly to Kinston, North Carolina, or other approved State tanker base, 

and fill with retardant. 

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MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: 

1. No member of, or delegate to, Congress or Resident Commissioner shall be 

admitted to any share or part of this Agreement, or to any benefit that may arise 

therefrom; but this provision shall not be construed to extend to this Agreement if 

made with a corporation for this general benefit. 

2. Either party may terminate the Agreement by providing 30 days written notice. 

Unless terminated by written notice, this Agreement will remain in force 

indefinitely. 

3. The United States of America shall not be liable for any damage incident to the 

performance of work under this Agreement, and the State expressly waives any 

and all claims against the United States of America for any loss, damage, personal 

injury, or death occurring in consequence of the performance of this Agreement. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the last date 

written below. 

/s/ Harry Layman 

State Forester 

Division of Forest Resources 

Date: 7/13/88 

/s/ LeRoy Jones 

Regional Forester 

Southern Region 

Date: 7/28/88 

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44.2 Agreement between California – Department of Forestry, the 

National Guard, and USDA – Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region

AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

CALIFORNIA – DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, 

NATIONAL GUARD, 

AND 

USDA – FOREST SERVICE, PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION 

This Agreement, made and entered into by and between the USDA, Forest Service, Pacific 

Southwest Region, hereinafter referred to as the Forest Service, and California Department of 

Forestry, California National Guard, hereinafter referred to as the State, under the provisions of 

the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 572 and 580), and Memorandums of Understanding between 

the Department of Defense and Departments of Agriculture and Interior. 

WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the Forest Service maintains Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment 

(MAFFS) for use in fire suppression and is willing to make available to assist the State in its fire 

suppression efforts, and 

WHEREAS, the State desires to utilize the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment 

and services of the Forest Service in emergency situations, and 

WHEREAS, it is the desire of both parties to minimize response time in the employment of the 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment. 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

A. THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL: 

1. Loan the two (2) Van Nuys Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems to 

the State in emergency situations. When the Forest Service has need of 

the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System for its own use, the Forest 

Service will redirect it to Federal service through the National 

Mobilization Plan. 

2. Furnish qualified MAFFS liaison officers for each activation request by 

the State, until the State can provide qualified personnel. 

3. Furnish qualified Air Tanker Coordinators to the State at each activation 

request. Air Tanker Coordinator will be Forest Service Lead Plane 

Pilot, if available. If no Lead Plane Pilot is available, a State Air Tanker 

Coordinator (non-pilot) will be assigned to the (MAFFS) coordination 

until a qualified Air Tanker Coordinator is available. The Forest Service 

Air Tanker Coordinator positions are highest priority and will be 

activated as soon as possible. 

4. Bill the State for all costs, including overhead, related to its providing 

the services of the Air Tanker Coordinators, the Forest Service Liaison 

Officer, and any maintenance service requested in accordance with 

Provisions B. 5. of the Agreement. 

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B. THE STATE SHALL: 

1. Upon presentation of a Bill for Collection, reimburse the Forest Service 

for all costs defined in A. 4. above. Reimbursement to the Forest 

Service shall be made payable to the United States Department of 

Agriculture Forest Service for deposit to the appropriation originally 

obligated. Mail to: 

Collection Officer 

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service 

630 Sansome Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

2. Use only Forest Service approved retardants. 

3. Return the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System units to the Forest 

Service in the same condition as received. All maintenance and 

operating costs incurred during California Department of Forestry 

operations will be paid by the State. 

4. Notify the Forest Service through South Zone OCC immediately upon 

activation. South Zone will notify Region 5 Aviation and Fire 

Management and the National Interagency Fire Coordination Center. 

5. Provide maintenance service during operation through use of Forest 

Service maintenance contractors or Forest Service approved personnel. 

6. Be liable for the cost of repair or depreciated value of either MAFFS 

unit lost, damaged, or destroyed while in the possession or under the 

control of the State unless such loss, damage, or destruction is the result 

of an intentional tort by the Forest Service employee. 

C. IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT: 

1. State will study what suitable and available aircraft are located within 

two (2) hours of the Van Nuys, California area. 

2. When multiple structures are involved or immediately threatened and all 

local area (2 hour timeframe) airtankers are committed and other 

contract aircraft (outside local areas cannot be moved into the local area 

within 2 hours), the Governor of California (Director of Forestry) can 

order the California National Guard C-130’s at Van Nuys activated for 

air tanker assignment under the State Mutual Aid Agreement. Forest 

Service agrees that when this activation takes place, the two Modular 

Airborne Fire Fighting System units assigned and located at Van Nuys, 

California, also be included in the activation order. 

3. The State’s Department of Forestry Headquarters (Sacramento) will be 

the principle unit to approve the activation request after they assure 

themselves that the contract air tanker fleet (State and Forest Service) is 

committed and /or unavailable. 

4. Any additional Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System requests will 

come through normal channels and requested from the National 

Interagency Coordination Center. 

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5. Media releases will be jointly issued by the State and Forest Service 

during the activation. 

6. In the event a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit becomes 

inoperative and a replacement is needed, the State will request the 

Assistant Regional Forester for Aviation and Fire Management to 

provide a replacement unit. 

7. If the fire situation continues to worsen after State activation, the State 

may request National Mobilization of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting 

System at which time the program will be operated as a Federal activity. 

8. An Annual Operation Plan will be developed by the State/Forest 

Service/California National Guard and signed prior to May 15th. The 

Plan will include this Agreement, a list of qualified personnel, an 

activities checklist, and a list of bases approved for operation. (See 

attached.) 

9. The State and the California National Guard may use Modular Airborne 

Fire Fighting System units for training purposes upon notification of 

South Zone Operations Coordination Center. 

10. The State will assign an Air Tanker Base Manager to the operation upon 

activation. 

11. An operational Command Center will be identified for the Modular 

Airborne Fire Fighting System operation (Regional Office Emergency 

Command Center). 

12. The Forest Service will provide an Agency Representative during 

activation. 

13. Only personnel essential to the mission will be transported aboard 

aircraft during the fire mission. 

14. The assigned qualified Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Liaison 

Officer is the person in charge of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting 

System operation. 

MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: 

1. No member or delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner shall be 

admitted to any share or part of this Agreement, or to any benefit that 

may arise therefrom; but the provision shall not be construed to extend 

to this Agreement if made with a corporation for its general benefit. 

2. Either party may terminate the Agreement by providing 30 days written 

notice. Unless terminated by written notice, this Agreement will remain 

in force indefinitely. 

3. The United States of America shall not be liable for any damage 

incident to the performance of work under this Agreement to the State or 

any landowners for any damage, personal injury, or death occurring in 

consequence of the performance of this Agreement, and to the extent 

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authorized by law, the State agrees to defend and hold harmless the 

United States of America from any claims arising as a result of this 

Agreement. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the last date 

written below. 

/s/ Willard Shank 

Adjutant General 

California National Guard Date: 7/07/86 

/s/ Jerry Partan 

Director 

California Department of Forestry Date: 7/07/86 

/s/ Richard E. Montaque 

for Regional Forester 

Pacific Southwest Region Date: 12/05/86 

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44.3 Collection Agreement between Wyoming State Forestry Division and 

the Forest Service – United States Department of Agriculture 

COLLECTION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

WYOMING STATE FORESTRY DIVISION 

AND 

FOREST SERVICE 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

This Collection Agreement is made and entered into by and between the Wyoming State Forestry 

Division, hereinafter referred to as the State, and the Forest Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture, hereinafter referred to as the Forest Service, under the provisions of the Department 

of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 580) and ACC Operations Order 36-95, Coronet 

Forest. 

The Forest Service previously entered into an Interagency Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement 

(#1102-0005-96-013, April 9, 1996) with the State of Wyoming in accordance with Acts of 

Congress and Wyoming Revised Statutes. That Agreement remains in effect. 

I. PURPOSE 

The purpose of this instrument is to initiate an agreement whereby the Forest Service will make 

available its Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) to the State Air National Guard 

unit. 

Both the State and the Forest Service have a strong interest in the control of wildfire emergency 

situations. Both parties wish to minimize response time in the deployment of the MAFFS 

equipment. The State desires to utilize the MAFFS equipment and the services of Forest Service 

personnel in support of MAFFS equipment in emergency situations. 

II. THE STATE SHALL: 

1. Notify the Forest Service, Fire and Aviation at the National Interagency Fire 

Center (NIFC), to request activation of the MAFFS. 

2. Use only Forest Service approved retardants. 

3. Maintain up-to-date communication equipment (radios and harness) to meet joint 

Forest Service/State air tanker radio communication requirements. 

4. Return the MAFFS units to the Forest Service in the same condition as received. 

All maintenance and operating costs will be paid by the State, to include salary 

and expenses of MAFFS maintenance personnel. The point of return will be the 

base from which the stored MAFFS units were mobilized. 

5. Upon presentation of a Bill for Collection, reimburse the Forest Service for 

salaries and expenses, including overhead, of the Liaison Officer, maintenance 

personnel, and, when applicable, Air Tanker Coordinators, support staff, and Air 

Tanker Base Manager. Reimbursement to the Forest Service shall be made 

payable to the USDA, Forest Service, for deposit to the appropriation originally 

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obligated. Mail to: Collection Officer, USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain 

Fiscal Officer, P.O. Box 25127, Lakewood, CO 80225. Any Forest Service bills 

for collection will be sent to the State Forester at the address listed under Part IV, 

Number 15, Principal Contacts. 

6. Ensure that the MAFFS Operating Plan is followed. 

7. Operate the MAFFS under all conditions outlined in the ACCOPORD 36-95 

Coronet Forest, 12/95 or as updated by the MAFFS Operating Plan. 

8. Use only qualified maintenance personnel identified in the USDA, Forest Service 

MAFFS Operating Plan prepared by the NIFC. 

9. Designate a State Forestry Division representative to coordinate with Mission 

Commander and MAFFS Liaison at base of operations. 

10. Hold Harmless. The State hereby agrees to defend and hold harmless the USDA, 

Forest Service, its representatives, or employees from any damage incident to the 

performance of the work resulting from, related to, or arising from this 

instrument. 

III. THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL: 

1. Upon receipt of a request through the NIFC, provide two MAFFS for temporary 

use by the State in Wyoming in wildfire emergency situations. When the Forest 

Service has need of the MAFFs for other emergency uses, the Forest Service will 

redirect to Federal Service through established channels. 

2. Furnish qualified MAFFS Liaison Officers and Air Tanker Base Managers for 

each activation requested by the State. The State may provide qualified Air 

Tanker Base Managers. 

3. Upon request, furnish qualified Air Tanker Coordinators to the State for each 

activation. A qualified State Air Tanker Coordinator may be assigned to the 

MAFFS units. 

4. Retain ownership of the MAFFS. 

5. Bill the State for reimbursement of salaries and expenses of the Forest Service 

Liaison Officer and, when assigned, Air Tanker Coordinator (lead plane pilot and 

aircraft), Air Tanker Base Manager, maintenance personnel, and other assigned 

staff as outlined in the Operating Plan ordering procedures. 

IV. IT IS MUTUALLLY AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD BY AND BETWEEN THE 

PARTIES THAT: 

1. This Agreement can only be activated when multiple structures are involved or 

immediately threatened and all local area (2 hour timeframe) airtankers are 

committed and other aircraft (outside local areas) cannot be moved in to the local 

area within 2 hours. In these circumstances, the Governor of Wyoming through 

Wyoming’s Emergency Management may order the Wyoming National Guard C130’s at Cheyenne, Wyoming, activated for air tanker assignment under the 

current Memorandum of Understanding. Forest Service agrees that when this 

activation takes place, the two MAFFS units assigned and located at Cheyenne, 

Wyoming, may be included in the activation order. 

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2. Forest Service at the NIFC in coordination with the State will jointly determine 

what suitable and available aircraft are located within two hours of the Cheyenne, 

Wyoming area. 

3. The State Forestry Division Headquarters will be the principle unit to approve the 

activation request after they assure themselves that the contract air tanker fleet 

(State and Forest Service) is committed and/or unavailable. 

4. Any additional MAFFS request will come through normal channels and be 

requested from the NIFC. 

5. All media releases involving MAFFS will be jointly issued by the State and 

Forest Service during or prior to activation. 

6. MAFFS liaisons will be established during all activations. 

7. The State and the Wyoming Air National Guard may use the MAFFS units for 

non-fire training exercises upon request and approval of the Forest Service 

Director at the NIFC. 

8. Only Aerial Combat Command personnel and Forest Service authorized 

personnel essential to the mission will be transported aboard the aircraft during 

training or fire missions. 

9. In accordance with the MAFFS Operating Plan, use of a MAFFS qualified Air 

Tanker Coordinator (lead plane) is required for all fire operations. 

10. MODIFICATION. Modifications within the scope of the instrument shall be 

made by mutual consent of the parties by the issuance of a written modification, 

signed and dated by both parties, prior to any changes being performed. The 

Forest Service is not obligated to fund any changes not properly approved in 

advance. 

11. ACCESS TO RECORDS. Give the Forest Service or Comptroller General, 

through any authorized representative, access to and the right to examine all 

books, papers, or documents related to this instrument. 

12. PARTICIPATION IN SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. This instrument in no way 

restricts the Forest Service or the Cooperator(s) from participating in similar 

activities with other public or private agencies, organizations, and individuals. 

13. RESTRICTION FOR DELEGATES. Pursuant to Section 22, Title 41, United 

States Code, no member of or delegate to Congress shall be admitted to any share 

or part of this instrument or any benefits that may arise therefore. 

14. COMPLETION DATE. This instrument is executed as of the last date shown 

below and expires on April 1, 2002, at which time it will be subject to review, 

renewal, or expiration. 

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15. PRINCIPAL CONTACTS. The principal contacts for this instrument are: 

 National MAFFS Liaison Officer State Forester 

 USDA Forest Service Wyoming State Forestry Division 

 National Interagency Fire Center 1100 West 22nd Street 

 3833 S. Development Avenue Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 

 Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 (307) 777-7586 

 (208) 387-5604 

16. REFUNDS. Contributions authorized for use by the Forest Service, which are 

not spent or obligated for project(s) approved under this instrument, will be 

refunded to the cooperator or authorized for use for new projects by the 

cooperator. 

17. TERMINATION. Either party(s), in writing, may terminate this instrument in 

whole, or in part, at any time before the date of expiration. The Forest Service 

shall not incur any new obligations for the terminated portion of the instrument 

after the effective date and shall cancel as many obligations as is possible. Full 

credit shall be allowed for Forest Service expenses and all noncancellable 

obligations properly incurred up to the effective date of termination. Excess 

funds shall be refunded within 60 days after the effective date of termination. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the last date 

written below. 

/s/ Dennis W. Pendleton Date: 4/21/97 

National MAFFS Liaison Officer 

USDA, Forest Service 

/s/ Thomas Ostermann Date: 4/25/97 

Wyoming State Forestry Division 

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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 

 DMS: COD@nifc.blm.gov

 Web Site: http://www.nifc.gov/news/nicc.html

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center Telephone: (907) 356-5680 

 Fax: (907) 356-5678 

 DMS: akaccmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://fire.ak.blm.gov/

Eastern Area Coordination Center Telephone: (612) 713-7300 

 Fax: (612) 713-7317 

 DMS: mneacmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/eacc/

Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center Telephone: (801) 531-5320 

 Fax: (801) 531-5321 

 DMS: utebcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/egbc/index.htm

Northern California Coordination Center Telephone: (530) 226-2800 

 Fax: (530) 226-2808 

 DMS: caoncmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/index.htm

Northern Rockies Coordination Center Telephone: (406) 329-4880 

 Fax: (406) 329-4891 

 DMS: mtnrcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/nrcc/index.htm

Northwest Area Coordination Center Telephone: (503) 808-2720 

 Fax: (503) 808-2750 

 DMS: ornwcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://www.nwccweb.us/

 

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Rocky Mountain Coordination Center Telephone: (303) 445-4300 

 Fax: (303) 445-4319 

 DMS: cormcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/

Southern Area Coordination Center Telephone: (678) 320-3000 

 Fax: (678) 320-3036 

 DMS: gasacmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/index.htm

Southern California Coordination Center Telephone: (909) 276-6721 

 Fax: (909) 782-4900 

 DMS: caoscmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/index.htm

Southwest Area Coordination Center Telephone: (505) 842-3473 

 Fax: (505) 842-3801 

 DMS: nmswcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/index.htm

Western Great Basin Coordination Center Telephone: (775) 861-6455 

 Fax: (775) 861-6459 

 DMS: nvwbcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

 Web Site: http://www.nv.blm.gov/wgcbcc

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Index

51 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) 

52 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

53 Forest Service (FS) 

54 Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) 

55 National Park Service (NPS) 

56 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

57 Canada 

58 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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51 Fire Directory – Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) 

51.1 National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) 

51.2 Alaska Interagency Coordination Center 

51.3 Eastern Area Coordination Center 

51.4 Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center 

51.5 Northern California Coordination Center 

51.6 Northern Rockies Coordination Center 

51.7 Northwest Area Coordination Center 

51.8 Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center 

51.9 Southern Area Coordination Center 

51.10 Southern California Coordination Center 

51.11 Southwest Area Coordination Center 

51.12 Western Great Basin Coordination Center 

 51.13 National Interagency Support Caches 

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51.1 Fire Directory – National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) 

UNIT: 

National Interagency Coordination Center 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400

FLIGHT FOLLOWING: 1-800-994-6312 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5663 or 

 387-5414 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

COD@nifc.blm.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

CHRISTENSEN, Kim 

Center Manager Boise, ID 208 387-5662 

WAMACK, Chuck 

Assistant Center Manager " " 387-5418 

SHINN, Doug 

Assistant Center Manager " " 387-5661 

LEONARD, Charlie 

Intelligence Coordinator " " 387-5093 

FLETCHER, Bill 

Emergency Operations Coordinator " " 387-5400 

HENDREN, Dave 

Emergency Operations Coordinator " " " 

DUNNAM, Judy 

Emergency Operations Coordinator " " " 

SQUIRES, Rick 

Emergency Operations Coordinator " " " 

OCHOA, Rick 

Fire Weather Program Manager " " 387-5451 

HEFFERNAN, Robyn 

Fire Weather Assistant Program Manager " " 387-5874 

WORDELL, Tom 

Fire Analyst " " 387-5816 

SECHLER, Pat 

Administrative Assistant " " 387-5400 

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51.2 Fire Directory – Alaska Interagency Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center 

P.O. Box 35005 

Ft. Wainwright, Alaska 99703-0005 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 356-5680

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 356-5680 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 356-5678 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

akaccmob@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

CURRY, Dave 

Center Manager Ft. Wainwright, AK 907 356-5677 

BARBER, Lauren 

Logistics Coordinator " " 356-5680 

DUPUIS, Rick 

State of Alaska Coordinator " " 356-5645 

GREGG, Jon 

Dispatch Coordinator " " 356-5670 

CHRISTENSEN, Sue 

Intelligence Coordinator " " 356-5643 

ALDEN, Sharon 

Fire Weather Program Manager " " 356-5691 

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51.3 Fire Directory – Eastern Area Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Eastern Area Coordination Center 

BHW Federal Building 

1 Federal Drive, Box 29, Rm. G-20 

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4080 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (612) 713-7300

TOLL FREE: 1-800-247-1247 x7300

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (612) 713-7300 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (612) 713-7317 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

lmcintyrekelly@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

McINTYRE-KELLY, Laura 

Center Manager Fort Snelling, MN 612 713-7300 

DILLON, Matt 

Deputy Center Manager " " " 

STEGMAIER, Ann 

Logistics Coordinator, Aviation " " " 

PELLIN, Gloria 

Administrative Officer, State Interagency Incident 

Business Mgmt. Specialist 

" " " 

FAGRE, Trudy 

Intelligence Coordinator " " " 

VACANT 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

MARIEN, Steve 

Fire Weather Program Manager " " " 

LAHTI, Kate 

Forest Service, Interagency Incident Business 

Mgmt Specialist 

Cass Lake, MN 218 335-8630 

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51.4 Fire Directory – Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center 

5500 W. Amelia Earhart, #270 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (801) 531-5320

TOLL FREE: 1-800-844-5497 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (801) 531-5320 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (801) 531-5321 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

utebcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

HART, Dave 

Center Manager Salt Lake City, UT 801 531-5320 

GRAY, Ed 

Assistant Center Manager " " " 

BOWEN, Deb 

Intelligence Coordinator " " " 

DELGADO, Ed 

Fire Weather Program Manager " " " 

SHARPLES, Shelby 

Meterologist " " " 

STEELE, Rupert 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

KESSEL, Sherry 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

COULTER, Elliot 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

WHALEN, Kim 

Logistics Dispatcher " " " 

LONG, George 

Logistics Dispatcher " " " 

LIGGETT, Nina 

Logistics Dispatcher " " " 

BRUSE, Rachelle 

Administrative Assistant " " " 

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51.5 Fire Directory – Northern California Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Operations, Northern California 

Geographic Area Coordination Center 

6101 Airport Road 

Redding, California 96002 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (530) 226-2801

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (530) 226-2800 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (530) 226-2742 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

caoncmob@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

MILLAR, Joe 

Assistant Director, Operations, Northern California Redding, CA 530 226-2700 

STINGLEY-RUSSELL, Susie 

Acting Assistant Director, Operations, Northern CA " " 226-2812 

DUNCAN, Ed 

Department of Interior Coordinator " " 226-2831 

EVANS, Tom 

Mobilization Coordinator " " 226-2801 

GETHEN, Susan 

Acting Aviation Coordinator " " " 

FERRELL, Millie 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

ELLIOTT, Tom 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

FORNI, Laurie 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

BORGARO, Heather 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

LUKER, Mark 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

WILLEY, MARVA 

Intelligence Officer/Predictive Services " " 226-2810 

STEELE, Mark 

Intelligence Officer Assistant " " " 

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51.6 Fire Directory – Northern Rockies Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Northern Rockies Coordination Center 

Aerial Fire Depot 

5765 W. Broadway 

Missoula, Montana 59808-9361 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 329-4880

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 329-4880 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 329-4891 

Cache: (406) 329-4962 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

mtnrcmob@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ELZIG, Kathy 

Center Manager Missoula, MT 406 329-4709 

BOYD, Gary 

Assistant Center Manager " " 329-4708 

NELSON, Ray 

Logistics Coordinator – Personnel/Equipment " " 329-4996 

THOMAS, Kim 

Logistics Coordinator – Aircraft " " 329-4883 

FINNEMAN, Colleen 

Intelligence Coordinator " " 329-4886 

GILMAN, Bob 

Northern Rockies Operations Specialist " " 329-4961 

KREYENHAGEN, Mike 

Predictive Services Meteorologist " " 329-4703 

KACZMAREK, Robb 

Predictive Services Meteorologist " " 329-4875 

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51.7 Fire Directory – Northwest Area Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Northwest Area Coordination Center 

5420 NE Marine Drive 

Portland, Oregon 97218-1089 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 808-2720

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 808-2720 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 808-2750 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

ornwc@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

DAY, Gerry 

Center Manager Portland, OR 503 808-2732 

DICKENSON, Stephen 

Emergency Operations Manager " " 808-2722 

DAVIS, Dolly 

Logistics Coordinator " " 808-2725 

MAY, Kathi 

Logistics Coordinator " " 808-2724 

PAPKE, Gina 

Logistics Coordinator " " 808-2726 

VACANT 

Logistics Coordinator " " 808-2730 

O’BRIEN, Dan 

Predictive Services " " 808-2733 

GASCON, Mike 

Computer Specialist " " 808-2735 

SALTENBERGER, John 

Fire Weather Program Manager " " 808-2737 

MARSHA, Terry 

Fire Weather Meteorologist " " 808-2756 

KELLY, Kim 

GIS Technician " " 808-2741 

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51.8 Fire Directory – Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center 

2850 Youngfield Street 

Lakewood, Colorado 80215 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 445-4300

TOLL FREE: 1-800-494-2073 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 445-4300 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 445-4319 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

cormc@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

FLETCHER, Jim 

Center Manager Lakewood, CO 303 445-4302 

BARTTER, Glenn 

Area Coordinator " " 445-4301 

PEREA, Marco 

Intelligence Coordinator " " 445-4303 

JUHOLA, Rob 

Assistant Coordinator " " 445-4304 

BOZARTH, Debbie 

Aircraft Dispatcher " " 445-4330 

BOGDANOVICH, Jill 

Area Dispatcher " " 445-4300 

JEPSON, Colleen 

Area Dispatcher " " " 

MATHEWSON, Tim 

Fire Weather Meteorologist, Program Manager " " 445-4309 

MANN, Russ 

Fire Weather Meteorologist " " 445-4308 

SEGIN, Steve 

Public Information Officer " " 445-4322 

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51.9 Fire Directory – Southern Area Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Southern Area Coordination Center 

1200 Ashwood Parkway, Suite 230 

Atlanta, Georgia 30338 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (678) 320-3000

TOLL FREE: 1-800-959-9181 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (678) 320-3000 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (678) 320-3036 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

gasacmob@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

 JERZYKOWSKI, Kelly 

Center Manager Atlanta, GA 678 320-3000 

BRICE, Jeff 

Assistant Area Coordinator " " " 

BOUCHER, Pat 

Assistant Area Coordinator " " " 

ROBINSON, Tracy 

Assistant Area Coordinator " " " 

BATTAGLIA, George 

Aircraft Coordinator " " " 

WIEGARD, Kathy 

Intelligence Coordinator " " " 

INGRAM, Denver 

Fire Weather Program Manager " " " 

SCASNY, Kevin 

Fire Weather Meteorologist " " " 

PINKNEY, Valerie 

Program Assistant " " " 

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51.10 Fire Directory – Southern California Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Southern California Coordination Center 

2524 Mulberry Street 

Riverside, California 92501 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (951) 276-6721

TOLL FREE: (800) 995-3473 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (951) 276-6721 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (951) 782-4900 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

caoscmob@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

KECK, Terry 

Mobilization Coordinator Riverside, CA 951 320-6104 

MASON, Beth 

Logistics Coordinator " " 276-6725 

HESBOL, Edward 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

PATTERSON, Brandel 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

DUNN, Michael 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

RUSTEN, Ronald 

Aircraft Coordinator " " " 

VACANT 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

MATARAZZI, Les " " 320-6145 

VACANT 

Training Officer " " 320-6143 

DOMANSKI, Ralph 

Assistant Director, Southern California FAM " " 276-6725 

TORREZ, Art 

Emergency Operations Coordinator " " 320-6109 

RISHER, Bruce 

Intelligence Officer " " 320-6107 

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51.11 Fire Directory – Southwest Area Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Southwest Area Coordination Center 

333 Broadway SE 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 842-3473

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 842-3473 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 842-3801 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

nmswc@dms.nwcg.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

JAYCOX, Kenan 

Center Manager - BLM Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3473 

BLACK, Richard 

Area Coordinator - USFS " " 842-3473 

MOORE, Nancy 

Area Coordinator - BLM " " " 

BEDONIE, Frank 

Area Coordinator - BIA " " " 

VAN HORN, Yolanda 

Area Coordinator - USFS " " " 

JUGANARU, Bianca 

Dispatcher - USFS " " " 

GARCIA, Delores 

Aviation Dispatcher - BLM " " " 

ELLINGTON, Jay 

Intelligence Coordinator - NPS " " " 

MAXWELL, Chuck 

Fire Weather Program Manager - FWS " " " 

NADEN, Rich 

Fire Weather Meteorologist - NPS " " " 

ZABINSKI, Mary 

Fire Information Coordinator - USFS " " " 

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51.12 Fire Directory – Western Great Basin Coordination Center 

UNIT: 

Western Great Basin Coordination Center 

1340 Financial Blvd. 

P. O. Box 12000 

Reno, Nevada 89520 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (775) 861-6455

TOLL FREE: 1-800-633-6097 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (775) 861-6455 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (775) 861-6459 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nv.blm.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ST. CLAIR, Nelda 

Center Manager Reno, NV 775 861-6455 

TERRY, Dennis 

Assistant Center Manager " " " 

VACANT 

Operations Coordinator " " " 

DOMINGUES, Frank 

Aircraft Coordinator " " " 

ELLSWORTH, Nancy 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

SALISBERRY, Scott 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

VACANT 

Logistics Coordinator " " " 

VACANT 

Intelligence Coordinator " " " 

VACANT 

Fire Analyst " " " 

SVETZ, Fred 

Fire Weather Program Assistant " " " 

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51.13 Fire Directory – National Interagency Support Caches 

UNIT: 

National Interagency Support Caches 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

Northern Rockies Area Cache (NRK) Missoula Montana 406 

329-4949 

Fax 

 329-4962 

Rocky Mountain Area Cache (RMK) Lakewood, CO 303 

202-4940 

Fax 

 202-4965 

Southwest Area Prescott Cache (PFK) Prescott, AZ 928 

777-5631 

Fax 

 777-5608 

Southwest Area Silver City Cache (SFK) Silver City, NM 505 

538-5611 

Fax 

 388-5672 

Northern California Area Cache (NCK) Redding, CA 530 

226-2850 

Fax 

 226-2854 

Southern California Area Cache (LSK) Ontario, CA 909 

930-3207 

Fax 

 947-6391 

Great Basin Area Cache (GBK) Boise, ID 208 

387-5104 

Fax 

 387-5573 

Northwest Area Cache (NWK) Redmond, OR 541 

504-7234 

Fax 

 504-7240 

Southern Area Cache (SAK) London, KY 606 

878-7430 

Fax 

 864-9559 

Eastern Area Cache (NEK) Grand Rapids, MN 218 

327-4579 

Fax 

 327-4581 

Alaska Area Cache (AKK) Fort Wainwright, AK 907 

356-5742 

Fax 

356-5754 

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52 Fire Directory – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

52.1 Washington DC Office of Fire and Aviation Management 

52.1.1 National Office of Fire and Aviation Management (NIFC) 

52.2 Alaska Fire Service 

52.3 Arizona State Office 

52.4 California State Office 

52.5 Colorado State Office 

52.6 Idaho State Office 

52.7 Montana State Office 

52.8 Nevada State Office 

52.9 New Mexico State Office 

52.10 Oregon/Washington State Office 

52.11 Utah State Office 

52.12 Wyoming State Office 

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

Management 

UNIT: 

BLM Washington Office of Fire & Aviation 

1849 “C” Street NW, MS MIB, Room 5635 

Washington, DC 20240-1849 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202) 208-4147

 or 208-5440

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-800-386-8355 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 289-3812 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov (WO) 

First_Last Name@nifc.blm.gov (BOI) 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

DOUGLAS, Jim 

Assistant Director, Office of Fire and Aviation Washington, DC 202 208-7754 

BOODY, Linda 

Fuels and Renewable Liason " " 452-7742 

BODNER, Tracey 

Staff Assistant " " 208-5440 

NATIONAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 

DIVISION, WO-410, LOCATED IN BOISE, ID Boise, ID 208 672-7880 Ext. 102 

FEND, John 

Division Chief " " 672-7880 Ext. 102 

SAXON, Kent 

Telecommunication Specialist " " 672-7880 Ext. 109 

DIEMER, Brandon 

Electronics Engineer " " 672-7880 Ext. 104 

TIPPETT, Shannon 

Telecommunication Specialist " " 672-7880 Ext. 103 

BECKER, Jason 

Telecommunication Specialist " " 672-7880 Ext.106 

COLON, Anthony 

Telecommunication Specialist " " 672-7880 Ext. 111 

McNUTT, Wesley 

Frequency Manager (Contractor) " " 672-7880 Ext.113 

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52.1.1 Fire Directory – BLM – National Office of Fire and 

Aviation Management (NIFC) 

UNIT: 

BLM National Office of Fire & Aviation (FA100) 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5446

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5446 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5376 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nifc.blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

DOUGLAS, Jim 

Assistant Director Washington, DC 202 208-7754 

MURPHY, Timothy 

Deputy Assistant Director Boise, ID " 387-5446 

GLENN, John 

Group Manager, Fire Operations " " 387-5060 

HAMILTON, Kevin 

Aviation Program Manager " " 387-5448 

SEIDLITZ, Aden 

Group Manager, Planning/Resources " " 387-5154 

BOWERS, Gary 

Group Manager, Support Services " " 387-5065 

SMURTHWAITE, Don 

Chief, External Affairs " " 387-5895 

CHIVERS, Debbie 

EEO Manager " " 387-5454 

SCHMITZ, Denise 

Budget and Evaluation Chief " " 387-5161 

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52.2 Fire Directory – BLM – Alaska Fire Service 

UNIT: 

BLM – Alaska Fire Service 

P. O. Box 35005

Ft. Wainwright, Alaska 99703-0005 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 356-5600

TOLL FREE: 1-800-258-7706 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 356-5670 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 356-5517 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@ak.blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

Manager, Alaska Fire Service Ft. Wainwright, AK 907 356-5500 

HEUPEL, Laurie 

Public Affairs Officer " " 356-5512 

RIBAR, Joe 

Assistant Manager, Logistics Operations " " 356-5699 

STRONG, Ed 

Assistant Manager, Fire Operations " " 356-5642 

CURRY, Dave 

GACC Manager " " 356-5677 

HOUDE, Chip 

Assistant Manager, Aviation " " 356-5520 

FRONTERHOUSE, , Beverly 

Assistant Manager, Business & Technology Mgmt " " 356-5591 

KANE, Kelly 

Fire Management Officer, Southern Zone Anchorage, AK " 267-1465 

DEFRIES, Tami 

Fire Management Officer, Military Zone Ft. Wainwright, AK " 356-5875 

SLAUGHTER, Kent 

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

COE, Ken 

Fire Management Officer, Tanana Zone " " 356-5570 

WHITMER, Dave 

Fire Management Officer, Galena Zone " " 356-5623 

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52.3 Fire Directory– BLM – Arizona State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Arizona State Office 

One North Central Avenue 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: See Below 

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: See Below 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (602) 417-9554 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

McALPIN, Pam 

State Fire Management Officer Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9309 

GRAHAM, Helen 

Assistant State Fire Management Officer Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9307 

VACANT 

State Aviation Manager Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9308 

BLEST, Steve 

 Assistant State Aviation Manager St. George, UT 435 688-3344 

BEHRENS, Mike 

Fuels Program Manager Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9305 

CASTILLO, Kelly 

Fire Planner Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9550 

VACANT 

Mitigation Specialist Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9305 

McKINLEY-BEN Miller 

Forester/Biomass/Stewardship Phoenix, AZ 602 417-9336 

VACANT 

Incident Business Management Specialist Phoenix, AZ 602 - 

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52.4 Fire Directory– BLM – California State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – California State Office 

2800 Cottage Way, Room W 1834 

Sacramento, California 95825-0451 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (916) 978-4437

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (916) 978-4437 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (916) 978-4438 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BARNES, Craig 

State Fire Management Officer Sacramento, CA 916 978-4433 

BANNISTER, Paul 

Deputy State FMO/Operations " " 978-4437 

BLAKENSHIP, Denise 

Deputy State FMO/Fuels " " 978-4431 

NEWMAN, James 

State Fire Planner " " 978-4635 

ARTEAGA, Jane 

Mitigation/Education Specialist " " 978-4436 

HOOD, Ken 

State Aviation/ Equipment Manager " " 978-4435 

CARLSON, Ann Marie 

Fire Finance/Incident Business Specialist " " 978-4446 

GOGNA, Nate 

BLM-National Apprenticeship Coordinator " " 640-1080 

KOBILIS, Vanessa 

Staff Assistant " " 978-4432 

MATARAZZI, Les 

Southern Operations Interior Coordinator Riverside, CA 951 320-6145 

ROLINSKI, Tom 

Meteorologist, OSC Riverside, CA 951 850-3549 

DUNCAN, Ed 

Northern Operations Interior Coordinator Redding, CA 530 226-2831 

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52.5 Fire Directory – BLM – Colorado State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Colorado State Office 

2850 Youngfield Street 

Lakewood, Colorado 80215 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 239-3689

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 445-4300 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 239-3811 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

KERR, Ken 

State Fire Management Officer Lakewood, CO 303 239-3689 

FRARY, Mike 

Deputy State Fire Management Officer " " 239-3804 

HUTTON, Cliff 

Fire Operations Specialist " " 239-3687 

ROLLER-BURKHARDT, Tricia 

Fuels Operations Specialist " " 239-3879 

HAMILTON, J. Kent 

State Aviation Manager " " 239-3809 

BANG, Kim 

Fire Training Specialist/GATR Grand Junction, CO 970 244-3183 

DERRINGER, Beverly 

Program Analyst, Incident Business Management 

Specialist 

Lakewood, CO 303 239-3958 

MATHEWSON, Tim 

Meteorologist " " 445-4309 

PEREA, Marco 

Intelligence Officer " " 445-4303 

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52.6 Fire Directory – BLM – Idaho State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Idaho State Office 

1387 South Vinnell Way 

Boise, Idaho 83709-1657 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 373-3873

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 373-3873 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 373-3850 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

WEHKING, Leonard 

State Fire Management Officer Boise, ID 208 373-3851 

JONES, Mark 

Fire Operations Specialist " " 373-3855 

CURD, Jon 

State Aviation Manager " " 373-3853 

HOTINGER, Myron 

State Fuels Specialist " " 378-4047 

GOLLNICK-WAID, Krista 

Fire Use Specialist " " 373-3856 

SALO, Carol 

Fire Business Specialist " " 373-3852 

SKINNER, Jon 

State Mitigation Specialist " " 373-3854 

VACANT 

Human Resources Specialist " " 373-4054 

AMEN, James 

(Acting) Fire Program Assistant " " 373-3873 

VACANT 

STEP " " 373-3898 

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52.7 Fire Directory – BLM – Montana State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Montana State Office 

(MT-925) 

1299 Rimtop Drive 

Billings, Montana 59105 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 896-2917

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 896-2900 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 896-2954 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

GILL, Phil 

State Fire Management Officer Billings, MT 406 896-2914 

SCHMID, Ken 

Assistant State Fire Management Officer " " 896-2919 

EDMONDS, Allen 

State Aviation Manager " " 896-2912 

MICHAUD, Karen 

Fuels Specialist " " 896-2911 

DANNENBERG, Mike 

Fire Education/Mitigation Specialist " " 896-2913 

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52.8 Fire Directory – BLM – Nevada State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Nevada State Office 

1340 Financial Blvd. 

P. O. Box 12000 

Reno, Nevada 89520 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (775) 861-6450

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (775) 861-6455 

 WGBCC 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (775) 861-6668 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

McKNIGHT, Rex 

State Fire Management Officer Reno, NV 775 861-6670 

KNUTSON, Robert 

Deputy SFMO Fire Operations " " 861-6507 

HAYES, Everrell “Butch” 

Deputy SFMO Resources and Planning " " 861-6479 

GALL, Greg 

State Aviation Manager " " 861-6535 

GREGORY, Sandy 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 861-6514 

SAVOIE, Cindy 

Training/Qualifications Specialist " " 861-6521 

GLINSKI, Ruta 

Mitigation/Education Specialist " " 861-6483 

POIRIER, Gwenan 

Fire Planning " " 861-6523 

EVANS, Lee Ann 

Incident Business Specialist " " 861-6574 

ACOSTA, Bianca 

Staff Assistant " " 861-6450 

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52.9 Fire Directory – BLM – New Mexico State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – New Mexico State Office 

P. O. Box 27115 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 438-7580

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 842-3473 

 (SWCC) 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 438-7545 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

MADRID, Hector 

State Fire Management Officer Santa Fe, NM 505 438-7430 

660-0449 ©

SELKIRK, John 

Fire Management Specialist/State Aviation Manager " " 438-7431 

BOTT, Dave 

Fire Operations Specialist " " 438-7580 

BYE, Lisa 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 438-7500 

JAYCOX, Kenan 

SWCC Center Manager Albuquerque, NM " 842-3880 

VACANT 

Mitigation/Education Specialist Santa Fe, NM " 438-7404 

MILLER, Shana 

Fire Business Specialist " " 438-7589 

STANDISH, Claudia 

Smoke Management Specialist (NM AQB) " " 

476-4332 

Smoke Desk 

476-4330 

LUEVANO, Charley 

Training Specialist " 438-7438 

HARNESS, Scott 

Lead Radio Tech Albuquerque, NM " 761-8912 

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52.10 Fire Directory – BLM – Oregon/Washington State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Oregon/Washington State Office 

P. O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208 

333 SW First Avenue 

Portland, Oregon 97204

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 808-2720

 (NWCC)

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 808-2750 

 (NWCC) 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

GOSSARD, Carl 

State Fire Management Officer Portland, OR 503 808-6461 

SNELL, Ken 

Director, Forest Service R6 " " 808-2145 

FURLONG, Jim 

Assistant Director, Operations " " 808-6518 

SUMMER, David 

Deputy Director, Forest Service R6 " " 808-2143 

BERNARDY, Brad 

State Aviation Manager " " 808-6593 

LENTZ, Dave 

Operations Specialist " " 808-6559 

KENNEDY, Barbara 

Cooperative Fire Specialist " " 808-2323 

BEGAY, Willie 

Equipment/Contract Specialist " " 808-2328 

GROVER, LuAnn 

Fire Operations Assistant " " 808-2238 

STEWART, Julie 

Airspace Program Manager " " 808-6728 

EVERS, Louisa 

Wildland Fire Use/Fire Ecologist " " 808-6377 

VACANT 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 808-6592 

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52.11 Fire Directory – BLM – Utah State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Utah State Office 

440 W. 200 S., Suite 500 (84101) 

P. O. Box 45155 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (801) 550-9856 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (801) 539-4198 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

WIMMER, Sheldon 

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

HART, Randy 

Assistant State Fire Management Officer " " 539-4277 

AUSGOTHARP, Cherie 

Fire Program Assistant " " 539-4130 

BROWN, Jack 

ESR Coordinator " " 539-4064 

VACANT 

State Aviation Manager " " 539-4241 

VACANT 

Assistant State Aviation Manager " " 539-4296 

COOK, Lynn 

Fire Training Specialist " " 539-4095 

MARZEC, Susan 

Wildland Urban Interface Specialist " " 539-4028 

NORDRUM, Jaki 

Training Specialist / Utah Academy Director " " 539-4127 

VACANT 

Fire Management Specialist " " 539-4129 

SHEFFEY, Jack 

GIS Specialist " " 539-4213 

WASHA, Brad 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 539-4246 

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52.12 Fire Directory – BLM – Wyoming State Office 

UNIT: 

BLM – Wyoming State Office 

5353 Yellowstone Road 

P. O. Box 1828 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 1-800-295-9953

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-800-295-9954 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (307) 775-6098 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@blm.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

FEDRIZZI, Jeff 

Fire Management Officer Cheyenne, WY 307 775-6234 

KLEINER, Kurt 

AFMO Operations/Aviation Manager " " 775-6237 

JOHNSON, Dave 

Incident Business Management " " 775-6305 

BURKHARDT, Glen 

Fuels/Prescribed Fire " " 775-6086 

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53 Fire Directory – Forest Service (FS) 

53.1 Washington DC A&FM Office 

53.2 National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 

53.3 Region 1 

53.4 Region 2 

53.5 Region 3 

53.6 Region 4 

53.7 Region 5 

53.8 Region 6 

53.9 Region 8 

53.10 Region 9 

53.11 Region 10 

53.12 Northeastern Area, State & Private Forestry 

53.13 FS Emergency Support Function # 4 

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53.1 Fire Directory – FS – Washington DC FAM Office 

UNIT: 

US Forest Service 

Fire & Aviation Management 

1400 Independence Avenue SW 

Mail Stop 1107 

Washington, DC 20250-0003 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202 205-1483 or 

 (202) 205-0891

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 205-1401 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

HARBOUR, Tom 

Director Washington, DC 202 " 

205-1483 

302-2756© 

ROUNSAVILLE, Marc 

Deputy Director " " " 

205-2496 

906-0741 ©

PRAUSA, Rick 

Deputy Director " "" 205-1579 236-3139© 

WOOD, Karyn 

Assistant Director, Wildland Fire Operations Boise, ID 208 " 

387-5605 

761-4082 

LESKO, Larry 

Assistant Director, National Fire Plan Washington, DC 202 205-1298 

LASKO, Rich 

Assistant Director, Fuels & Fire Ecology " " 205-0888 

SOUTHARD, Lew 

Assistant Director, Partnerships " " 205-1503 

KVALE, Rich 

Assistant Director (Acting), Planning & Budget " " 205-1501 

BROSNAN, Larry 

Assistant Director, Aviation " " 205-1505 

WATERBURY, Bill 

Assistant Director, Risk Management Boise, ID 208 387-5614 

SUTTON, Larry 

Wildland Fire Ground Safety Specialist Boise, ID 208 387-5970 

HANKS, Ron 

National Aviation Safety & Training Manager " " 387-5607 

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

UNIT: 

USFS – National Interagency Fire Center 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5398 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

WOOD, Karyn 

Director Boise, ID 208 387-5605 

HITCHCOCK, Neal 

Deputy Director " " 387-5949 

WATERBURY, Bill 

Risk Management Director/NIMO " " 387-5614 

MOLIS, Cheryl 

Administrative Officer " " 387-5608 

COMMUNICATIONS DUTY OFFICER " " 387-5644 

JENKINS, Steve 

Communication Manager/IR " " 387-5485 

PRENTISS, Sue 

Contracting Officer " " 387-5669 

SEXTON, Tim 

Wildland Fire Use Program " " 387-5223 

NORBURY, Pat 

National Aviation/Operations Officer " " 387-5646 

NATIONAL INFO SYSTEMS GROUP " 800 253-5559 

DAVIS, Rose 

Public Information " 208 387-5437 

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53.3 Fire Directory – FS – Region 1 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 1 

P. O. Box 7669 

Missoula, Montana 59807 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 329-3401

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 329-4880 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 329-3132 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

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

WELDON, George 

Deputy Director " " 329-3296 

GILMAN, Bob 

Fire Operations " " 329-4961 

SCUSSEL, Jeff 

Workforce, Safety, and Training " " 329-3404 

VACANT 

Regional Aviation Officer " " 329-4903 

MORRIS, Eddie 

Regional Aviation Safety Manager " " 329-4918 

GARBUTT, Pat 

Fuels/Fire Use Specialist " " 329-3266 

SCOFIELD, Cathy 

Cooperative Fire Management " " 329-3409 

BLACK, Don 

Program, Planning, and Development " " 329-3232 

NIMLOS, Tracey 

Executive Assistant " " 329-3401 

WHITLOCK, Roberta 

Incident Business Management Specialist " " 329-3331 

WARD, Edmund 

R-1 Smokejumper Program Manager " " 329-4893 

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53.4 Fire Directory – FS – Region 2 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 2 

P. O. Box 25127 

740 Simms Street 

Lakewood, Colorado 80225 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 275-5350

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 445-4300 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 275-5754 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BOCHE, Mark 

Director, S&PF/F&AM Lakewood, CO 303 2755736 

WIEBE, Lindon 

Deputy Director, S&PF/F&AM " " 275-5750 

OTT, Bill 

Assistant Director, Fire Operations " " 275-5749 

CLEMENT, Dave 

(Acting) Branch Chief, Fire Operations " " 275-5791 

CLEMENT, Dave 

Deputy Branch Chief, Fire Operations " " 275-5791 

MOORE, Ted 

Regional Fire Safety Officer " " 275-5336 

LANDON, Tom 

Branch Chief, Regional Aviation Officer " " 275-5740 

PUPULITY, Ivan 

Branch Chief, Regional Aviation Safety " " 275-5711 

DOMINGUEZ, Hank 

Regional Helicopter Specialist Broomfield, CO " 439-0388 

LANGOWSKI, Paul 

Branch Chief, Fuels and Ecology Lakewood, CO " 275-5307 

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53.5 Fire Directory – FS – Region 3 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 3 

USDA FS R-3 

333 Broadway Blvd., S.E. 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 842-3473

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 842-3473 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 842-3806 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

KEARNEY, Marsha 

Director, Fire & Aviation Management Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3350 

NIETO, Rich 

Assistant Director, Operations " " 842-3418 

ANDRE, Marcia 

Deputy Director, Fire & Aviation Manager " " 842-3206 

HALL, Roy 

Assistant Director, Fuels " " 842-3894 

ROTUNDA, Mike 

Regional Aviation Officer " " 842-3359 

ANZALONE, Jami 

Aviation Safety Manager " " 842-3351 

BACA, Mike 

Prevention and WUI Specialist " " 842-3804 

BRUDEVOLD BLACK, Ginger 

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

LISTER, Kathy 

Incident Business Advisor " " 842-3203 

UNDERWOOD, Dave 

BIA Interregional Aviation Manager " " 842-3866 

MACDONALD, Jerome 

Training and Safety " " 842-3140 

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53.6 Fire Directory – FS – Region 4 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 4 

324 25th Street 

Ogden, Utah 84401 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (801) 531-5320

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (801) 531-5320 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (801) 625-5594 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

DUDLEY, Mike 

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

KOPPENOL, Patti 

Deputy Director-Operations " " 625-5513 

MENDENHALL, Clair 

Deputy Director - Aviation " " 625-5511 

HOLDSAMBECK, Steve 

Fire Operations Safety Officer " " 625-5719 

MORRISON, Jim 

Aviation Safety Officer " " 625-5510 

JARVIS, Gary 

Fuels Specialist " " 625-5505 

FAY, Brett 

Fire Use Specialist " " 625-5805 

LEDGER, Tina 

Fire Business Specialist " " 625-5565 

KNIELING, Barbara 

Fire Planner/Budget Coordinator " " 625-5508 

BIGGS, Tenna 

Fire Training Specialist " " 625-5403 

CAMPBELL, Julie 

Ass’t Fire Planner, FEPP Coordinator " " 625-5718 

OSBORN, Kim 

Ass’t Fire Training Specialist " " 625-5717 

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53.7 Fire Directory – FS – Region 5 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 5 

USDA Forest Service 

Pacific Southwest Region 

1323 Club Drive 

Vallejo, California 94592 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (707) 562-8737

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (530) 226-2800 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (707) 562-9048 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

HOLLENSHEAD, Ed 

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

VACANT 

Deputy Director " " 562-8927 

HULBERT, Dennis 

Regional Aviation Officer Sacramento, CA 916 640-1033 

GRIFFITH, Rob 

Assistant Director, Fuels Management Vallejo, CA 707 562-8695 

DOWNING, Judith 

Cooperative Fire Liaison " " 562-8783 

BIEHL, Gary 

Fire Planning & Asst. Director, Strategic Planning Sonora, CA 209 532-3671 

 Ext.315 

WITWER, Rusty 

Regional Training Officer Sacramento, CA 916 640-1052 

BROWN, Dennis 

Aviation Safety Officer " " 640-1038 

TOLOSANO, Peter 

Ground Safety Officer " " 640-1050 

THOMPSON, Gary 

Fuels Coordinator Vallejo, CA 707 562-9167 

YUN, Wendy 

Administrative Lead " " 562-8928 

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53.8 Fire Directory – FS – Region 6 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 6 

P. O. Box 3623 

333 SW First Avenue 

Portland, Oregon 97204 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 808-2720 

 (NWCC)

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 808-2720 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 808-6799 (SO) 

 (503) 808-2586 (R6) 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

SNELL, Ken 

Director, Forest Service R6 Portland, OR 503 808-2145 

GOSSARD, Carl 

State Fire Management Officer " " 808-6461 

FURLONG, Jim 

Assistant Director of Operations " " 808-6518 

SUMMER, David 

Deputy Director, Forest Service R6 " " 808-2143 

ROLLENS, Jon 

Assistant Director, Aviation " " 808-2359 

ROBERTSON, Sarah 

Fire Operations " " 808-2314 

KENNEDY, Barbara 

Cooperative Fire Protection " " 808-2323 

BEGAY, Willie 

Equipment/Contract Specialist " " 808-2328 

GROVER, LuAnn 

Fire Operations Assistant “ “ 808-2238 

STERLING, Gary 

Aviation Safety Specialist " 541 504-7263 

EVERS, Louisa 

Wildland Fire Use/Fire Ecologist " " 808-6377 

SPENCER, Mike 

Training Specialist “ “ 808-2333 

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53.9 Fire Directory – FS – Region 8 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 8 

1720 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 710N 

Atlanta, Georgia 30309 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (404) 347-1615

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (678) 320-3000 

(SACC) 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (404) 347-2836 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us *except 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ANDERSON, Janet 

Director Atlanta, GA 404 347-3464 

OLSEN, Dan 

Assistant Director, National Fire Plan " " 347-2347 

WEAVER, Steven P. 

Assistant Director, Fire & Emergency Operations 

" 

*spweaver@fs.fed.us " 347-2726 

CAFFIN, John 

Fire & Emergency Operations Specialist " " 347-4814 

BROADNAX, Dave 

Assistant Director, Regional Aviation Officer " 770 237-0119 

VACANT 

Regional Aviation Safety Manager " " 237-0119 

FINLEY, Jack 

Helicopter Operations Specialist " 770 237-0119 

CROSS, Clint 

Regional Fuels Specialist " 404 347-3192 

BRITT, Jan 

Regional Training Specialist " " 347-2595 

VACANT 

Operations Safety " " 347-1025 

VACANT 

SACC Center Manager – Area Coordinator " 678 320-3011 

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53.10 Fire Directory – FS – Region 9 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 9 

626 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (414) 297-3600

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (612) 713-7300 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (414) 297-3963 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

HIRAMI, Patti 

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

SPANG, Wade 

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

VACANT 

Fire & Emergency Operations " " 297-3682 

LaFARR, Sandra 

Regional Aviation Officer " " 297-3744 

VACANT 

Regional Aviation Safety Manager " " 297-3632 

HOWE, Rick 

Aviation Maintenance Insp. 297-3165 

HOCKING, Scott 

Helicopter Operations Specialist St. Paul, MN 612 713-7301 

REYNOLDS, Bill 

Safety, Training, and Prevention Specialist Eagle River, WI 715 477-0828 

MALONE, Tammy 

Budget/Planning Milwaukee, WI 414 297-3456 

MAYER, Robert 

Fire Planner " " 297-1412 

GALLAGHER, Terry 

Fuels Operation Specialist 297-1812 

LAHTI, Kate 

Fire Business Management Cass Lake, MN 218 335-8630 

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53.11 Fire Directory – FS – Region 10 

UNIT: 

FS – Region 10 

State & Private Forestry 

3301 C Street, Suite 202 

Anchorage, Alaska 99503 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 743-9458

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 230-4106 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 743-9479 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

(except as noted below) 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

Director – State & Private Forestry Anchorage, AK 907 743-9452 

VACANT 

Assistant Director, Fire Program " " 743-9440 

LEHNHAUSEN, Gary . 

Fire Safety & Training Program Manager " " 

743-9458 

or 

230-4106 

KNOWLES, Ron 

Fire Business Management " " 743-9462 

VACANT 

Regional Fire Logistics Coordinator Fairbanks, AK " 356-5676 

VACANT 

Aviation Officer Juneau, AK " 586-8837 

BINGHAM, Boyce 

Aviation Safety Manager " " 586-8740 

GALLOWAY, Dave 

Helicopter Operations Specialist " " 586-8782 

ABRAMS, Michael 

Aviation Maintenance " " 586-8770 

COOPER, Debora 

Alaska Interagency National Fire Plan/Cooperative 

Fire Program Manager 

Soldotna, AK " 

714-2439 

or 

362-1300 

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

UNIT: 

FS – Northeastern Area S&PF 

11 Campus Boulevard, Suite 200 

Newtown Square, PA 19073 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (610) 557-4152

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (610) 742-7593 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (610) 557-4154 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

TERRY, Billy 

Director, Fire Newtown Square, PA 610 557-4145 

HARTLOVE, Robert 

Fire and Emergency Operations " " 557-4161 

ZIMMERMAN, Dan 

Aviation Officer " " 557-4147 

ZENTZ, Alan 

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

BROOKS, Maureen 

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

BRADY, Tom 

Fire Specialist Laconia, NH 603 528-8746 

POLASKY, Jan 

Volunteer Fire Assistance & FEPP Manager Newtown Square, PA 610 557-4144 

GROSMAN, John 

Fire Training Coordinator Rhinelander, WI 715 362-1123 

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53.13 Fire Directory – FS Emergency Support Function # 4 

UNIT: 

FS - ESF# 4 National Coordinator 

Dale Dague, Branch Chief 

Gordon Sachs, Alternate 

U. S. Forest Service

201 14th St., SW; Yates Bldg.; 2SW 

Washington, DC 20250 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202)-205-1500 

 (202)-205-1132 

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 434-220-8050 - VICC 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: 202-205-1272 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: ddague@fs.fed.us, 

Alternate: gsachs@fs.fed.us

First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Northern Region 

SCOFIELD, Cathy, Assistant Director for Coop 

Fire and Fire Prevention. 

Missoula, MT 406 329-3409 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Rocky Mtn Region 

VACANT Lakewood, CO 303 445-4310 

24 Hr 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Southwest Region 

BRUDEVOLD-BLACK, Ginger, Planning, Budget, 

& Co-op Fire Programs 

Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3352 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Great Basin Region 

KOPPENOL, Patti, Deputy Director of Fire, 

Aviation and Air Management 

Ogden, UT 801 625-5513 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Pacific NW Region 

SUMMER, David, Deputy Director of Fire, Fuels 

and Aviation

Portland, OR 503 808-2143 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Southern Region 

CAFFIN, John, Fire and Emergency Operations 

Specialist. 

Atlanta, GA 404 347-4814 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Eastern Region 

HIRAMI, Patti, Director of Aviation and Fire 

Management 

Milwaukee, WI 414 297-1280 

Area Coordinator, USFS Northeast Area 

HARTLOVE, Bob, Fire and Emergency Operations 

Spec., Northeast Area 

Newtown Square, PA 610 557-4161 

Regional Coordinator, USFS Alaska Region

LEHNHAUSEN, Gary, Cooperative Fire Specialist Anchorage, Alaska 907 743-9458 

Additional Northeast Area ESF4 Coordinators 

BRADY, Tom 

POLASKY, Jan 

ZENTZ, Alan 

Laconia, NH 

Newtown Square, PA 

Newtown Square, PA 

603 

610 

610 

528-8746 

557-4144 

557-4108 

The USFS Northeast Area is the primary ESF4 contact for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, even 

though both within the USFS Southern Region. NA coordinates closely with USFS R8 and the Southern 

Area Coordination Center on any incidents involving PR/VI and VI. 

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54 Fire Directory – Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 

54.1 National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 

54.2 Region 1 

54.3 Region 2 

54.4 Region 3 

54.5 Region 4 

54.6 Region 5 

54.7 Region 6 

54.8 Region 7 

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

UNIT: 

US Fish and Wildlife Service 

National Interagency Fire Center 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5668 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

McMANUS, Brian 

Chief, Fire Management Branch Boise, ID 208 387-5583 

SEGAR, John 

Deputy Chief, Fire Management Branch " " 387-5976 

BLOMS, Rod 

Fire Operations & Safety " " 387-5599 

SMITH, Mike J. 

Assistant Fire Operations Specialist " " 387-5831 

CHRISTIANSEN, Erik 

Fuels Program Coordinator " " 387-5596 

VAN HEMELRYCK, Kim 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 387-5957 

BROOKS, Becky 

Fire Planner " " 387-5345 

GLEASON, Karen 

Public Affairs Specialist " " 387-5891 

FISHER, Sarah 

Administrative Officer " " 387-5536 

WINSHIP, Kathy 

Program Management Analyst " " 387-5712 

FISHER, Chad 

Fire Training Specialist " " 387-5986 

WETZEL, Fred 

National Fire Plan Coordinator Washington, DC 703 358-2340 

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54.2 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 1 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 1 

911 NE 11th Avenue 

Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 736-4750

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 231-2364 

 (Type: Omnifax) 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ENSLEY, Pam 

Regional Fire Management Coordinator Portland, OR 503 231-6174 

VACANT 

Regional Fire Management Officer " " 231-6175 

HOLCOMB, John 

Regional Prescribed Fire Specialist " " 872-2756 

HAGEDORN, Greg 

Fire Management Specialist " " 231-6769 

BABB, Bruce 

Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator " " 231-6234 

GEORGE, Rico 

Field WUI Coordinator Stevenson, WA 509 427-0023 

SEIDMAN, Dennis 

Field WUI Coordinator " " 427-4256 

SKINNER, Thomas 

Fire Planner Pasco, WA 509 546-0593 

STOAKES, Cynthia 

Fire Clerk " " 736-4750 

VACANT 

Fire Ecologist Portland, OR 503 872-2756 

MOORE, Stephen 

Chief, Refuge Operations " " 231-6177 

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54.3 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 2 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 2 

Refuges/Fire

P. O. Box 1306 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 248-6474

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 248-6475 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

Regional Fire Management Coordinator Albuquerque, NM 505 248-6474 

KAIB, Mark 

Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator " " 248-6419 

DEROSEAR, Loren 

Fire Operations Specialist " " 248-6848 

KEARNEY, Don 

Prescribed Fire Specialist " " 248-6422 

ADAMS, Jennifer 

Fire Management Specialist " " 248-6421 

TONGIER, Cameron 

Fire Planner " " 248-6820 

ZANGER, Donna 

Administrative Officer " " 248-7486 

MAXWELL, Charles 

Meteorologist " " 842-3419 

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54.4 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 3 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 3 

BHW Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive 

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (612) 713-5366

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (218) 327-4558 

 (MFC Dispatch) 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (612) 713-5287 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

JAKALA, Steve 

Chief, Branch of Fire Management Fort Snelling, MN 612 713-5366 

CALVERT, Valdo 

Regional Operations, Fuels, WUI/RFA, and Fire 

Ground Safety Coordinator 

" " 713-5445 

HEPOLA, Tim 

Regional Fire Ecologist and Fire Plan Coordinator " " 713-5479 

VACANT 

Regional Fire Program/Training Specialist " " 713-5464 

DEARBORN, Dan 

Zone Fire Management Officer 

(Minnesota) 

Odessa, MN 320 273-2191 

Ext.104 

ZELLMER, Tom 

Zone Fire Management Officer 

 (Wisconsin) 

Portage, WI 608 742-7100 

Ext.12 

BERGER, Cliff 

Zone Fire Management Officer 

(Iowa, Missouri, Illinois) 

Quincy, IL 217 224-8580 

NURSE, Steve 

Zone Fire Management Officer 

(Michigan, Ohio, Indiana) 

Mio, MI 989 826-1783 

SZYMANIAK, Jerry 

Regional Fire Planner/GIS Fort Snelling, MN 612 713-5419 

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54.5 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 4 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 4 

1875 Century Blvd., Suite 420 

Atlanta, Georgia 30345 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (404) 679-7191

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (404) 386-1873 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (404) 679-7272 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BOYKIN, Roger 

Regional Fire Management Coordinator Atlanta, GA 404 679-7191 

EATON, Robert 

Deputy Regional Fire Management Coordinator " " 679-7190 

KUBIAK, Pete 

Regional Prescribed Fire Specialist " " 679-7244 

BROWNLIE, Dave 

Regional Fire Ecologist Tallahassee, FL 850 893-4153 

STRUHAR, Rick 

Regional WUI Coordinator Atlanta, GA 404 679-7061 

CREWS, Tom 

District 1 Fire Management Officer Manteo, NC 252 473-1131 

JENKINS, Terri 

District 2 Fire Management Officer Savannah, GA 912 652-4415 

HOUSH, Mike 

District 3 Fire Management Officer Folkston, GA " 496-7366 

TITUS, Greg 

District 4 Fire Management Officer St. Marks, FL 850 925-6121 

STRATTON, Glen 

District 5 Fire Management Officer (Acting) Titusville, FL 321 861-6695 

ERNSTROM, Kim 

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

WILDER, Tony 

District 7 Fire Management Officer Gautier, MS 228 497-5780 

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54.6 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 5 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 5 

31000 Desert Road 

Suffolk, Virginia 23434 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (757) 986-3409

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (757) 468-4769 

 Cell: (757) 647-1992 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (757) 986-3929 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

CARTER, Allen 

Regional Fire Management Coordinator Suffolk, VA 757 986-3409 Ext. 101 

HUBNER, Steve 

Regional WUI Coordinator " " 986-3409 Ext. 105 

VICKERS, Gerald 

WUI Specialist, South Zone Cambridge, MD 410 228-2692 Ext. 123 

HARRIS, Bob 

WUI Specialist, North Zone Wells, ME 207 646-9099 Ext. 32 

VOLLICK, Rick 

Regional Fire Planner Sussex, NJ 973 702-7266 Ext. 19 

KRISH, Joe 

Fire Management Officer, MD-DE Cambridge, MD 410 228-2692 Ext. 128 

DURFEE, Mike 

Fire Management Officer, NY-PA-NJ Sussex, NJ 973 702-7266 Ext. 16 

CRAIG, Tim 

Fire Management Officer, VA-WV Suffolk, VA 757 986-3480 

VACANT 

Dispatcher, Northeast Coordination Center Augusta, ME 207 624-3724 

ELLIOTT, Mary 

Fire Management Officer, Blackwater NWR Cambridge, MD 410 228-2692 Ext. 130 

BASTA, Nancy 

Administrative Officer Suffolk, VA 757 986-3409 Ext. 102 

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54.7 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 6 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 6 

P. O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center 

Denver, Colorado 80225 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 236-8125

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (303) 378-3086 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 236-4792 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

KELTON, Jim 

Regional Fire Management Coordinator Denver, CO 303 236-8125 

CARTER, David 

Assistant Regional Fire Management Coordinator " " 236-8110 

STERRY, Richard 

Regional Fire Planner " " 236-8124 

BEETCH, Neal 

Regional WUI Coordinator " " 445-4367 

DEL GROSSO, Shane 

Zone Fire Management Officer – ND/SDNE/KS Huron, SD 605 352-5894 Ext. 16 

REBARCHIK, Bob 

Zone Fire Management Officer – MT/WY/UT/CO Missoula, MT 406 329-4749 

WILLOUGHBY, Richard 

WUI Field Coordinator Minot, ND 720 272-9400 

RICHARDSON, Pat 

Fire Administrative Specialist Denver, CO 303 236-4359 

CHAMBERLIN, Paul 

Northern Rockies Fireline Safety Specialist Missoula, MT 406 329-4965 

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54.8 Fire Directory – FWS – Region 7 

UNIT: 

FWS – Region 7 

1011 E. Tudor Road 

Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6199 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 786-3497

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 351-6817 or 

 (907) 337-7418 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 786-3932 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@fws.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

LONG, Gene 

Regional Fire Management Coordinator Anchorage, AK 907 786-3497 

VACANT 

Wildland-Urban Interface Coordinator " 

NEWBOULD, Doug 

Fire Management Officer – Kenai NWR Soldotna, AK " 260-5994 

BUTTERI, Peter 

Fire Management Officer – Tetlin NWR Tok, AK " 883-9415 

VACANT 

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

MARTIN, David 

FMO – Innoko, Yukon Delta, Togiak NWR McGrath, AK " 524-3251 

MARSHALL, Chase 

FMO – Arctic, Yukon Flats, Kanuti NWR Fairbanks, AK " 456-0361 

PATTEN, Sam 

Mitigation and Prevention Fairbanks, AK " 456-0467 

MURPHY, Karen 

Fire Ecologist Anchorage, AK " 786-3501 

MACLEAN, Dianne 

Assistant Fire Management Officer - Kenai NWR Soldotna, AK " 260-5994 

WARRINGTON. Kirk 

Fire Specialist, Tetlin NWR Tok, AK “ 883-9411 

GRIMES, Drew 

Engine Foreman, Kenai NWR Kenai, AK “ 260-5994 

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55 Fire Directory – National Park Service (NPS) 

55.1 National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 

55.2 Alaska Region 

55.3 Northeast Region 

55.4 Midwest Region 

55.5 National Capital Region 

55.6 Intermountain Region 

55.7 Southeast Region 

55.8 Pacific West Region 

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

UNIT: 

NPS – National Interagency Fire Center 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5400

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5400 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5250 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

WALLACE, Mike 

Chief, Division of Fire and Aviation Boise, ID 208 387-5225 

NICHOLS, Tom 

Deputy Chief, Division of Fire and Aviation " " 387-5216 

BROYLES, Paul 

Fire Operations " " 387-5226 

SCHWAB, Rich 

BAER Coordinator " " 387-5642 

BOTTI, Steve 

Program/Budget Manager " " 387-5210 

BAHR, Dick 

Fire Science/Ecology " " 387-5217 

VACANT 

Training/Quals/Business Management " " 387-5221 

D’AMICO, Roberta 

Communication Education " " 387-5239 

VACANT 

Administrative Officer " " 387-5211 

CRABTREE, Gladys 

Information Resource Management " " 387-5214 

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55.2 Fire Directory – NPS – Alaska Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – Alaska Region 

240 W. 5th Avenue, Room 114 

Anchorage, Alaska 99501 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 644-3409

TOLL FREE:

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 644-3809 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

Regional Fire Management Officer Anchorage, AK 907 644-3409 

LaMAY, Karen 

Regional Fire Program Assistant " " 644-3412 

MUSITANO, Mark 

Fire Management Officer – Eastern Area Fairbanks, AK " 455-0650 

WARTHIN, Dan 

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

BARNES, Ken 

Aviation Coordinator Anchorage, AK " 644-3407 

WARTHIN, Morgan 

Communication, Education, and Prevention Denali Park, AK " 683-6423 

ALLEN, Jennifer 

Fire Ecologist Fairbanks, AK " 455-0652 

SORBEL, Brian 

Fire GIS Specialist Anchorage, AK " 644-3413 

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55.3 Fire Directory – NPS – Northeast Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – Northeast Region 

Philadelphia Regional Office (NER), 

200 Chestnut St., Third Floor 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (215) 597-7140 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (540) 999-3422 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (215) 597-0351 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

Fire Management Officer Philadelphia, PA 215 

WALLNER, Douglas 

Fuels/Fire Ecology Program Manager Philadelphia, PA 215 597-7140 

STEWART, Barb 

Fire Communication & Education Specialist Charlottesville, VA 434 977-9065 

HAMER, Caitlin 

Fire Management Program Assistant Boston, MA 617 223-5257 

MAZZEO, Joe 

Structural FMO Boston, MA 617 223-5221 

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55.4 Fire Directory – NPS – Midwest Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – Midwest Region 

601 Riverfront Drive 

Omaha, Nebraska 68102 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (402) 661-1756

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (402) 661-1983 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ALEXANDER, Doug 

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

MATTINGLY, James (JP) 

Wildland Fire Management Specialist " " 661-1762 

HEDREN, Connie 

Fire Program Management Assistant " " 661-1756 

BEACHAM, Scott 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 661-1768 

WIENK, Cody 

Fire Ecologist " " 661-1770 

SMITH, Janelle 

Budget Analyst " " 661-1764 

JOHNSON, J. Michael (Mike) 

Fire Education, Prevention, and Information 

Specialist 

" " 661-1760 

MANCUSO, Paul 

Fuels Management Specialist " " 661-1758 

MARIEN, Stephen (Steve) 

Fire Meteorologist Ft. Snelling, MN 612 713-7322 

HANSEN, Kathie 

Fire GIS Specialist New Franken, WI 920 866-1767 

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55.5 Fire Directory – NPS – National Capital Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – National Capital Region 

P. O. Box 158 

302 E. Main Street 

Sharpsburg, MD 21782

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (301) 432-6945

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (301) 714-2235 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (301) 432-8621 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BOUCHER, Don 

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

SEABRIGHT, Jeffrey 

Regional Fire Management Officer Sharpsburg, MD 301 432-6945 

CLANCY, Barbara 

Fire Program Management Assistant " " 432-6548 

KENYON, William 

Communications Center Supervisor Hagerstown, MD 301 714-2223 

WADE, Stanley 

Structural Fire Specialist Washington, DC 202 619-7168 

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55.6 Fire Directory – NPS – Intermountain Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – Intermountain Region 

12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P. O. Box 25287 

Denver, Colorado 80225 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (303) 969-2449

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (303) 969-2037 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

DEMS, Len 

Regional Fire Management Officer Denver, CO 303 969-2449 

VACANT 

Deputy FMO, Denver " " 969-2124 

LINEBACK, Bob 

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

HICKERSON, Jeff 

Wildland Fire Management Specialist Santa Fe, NM 505 988-6094 

DAVIN, Michael 

Wildland Fire Management Specialist Denver, CO 303 969-2951 

AMA, Kymberly 

Fire Budget Analyst " 303 969-2948 

KERR, Linda 

Fire Ecologist " " 969-2883 

DAVIN, Karrie 

Fire Program Management Assistant " " 969-2971 

Warren, B. Rogers 

NRCC Dispatcher – Fire Use Module Coordinator Missoula, MT 406 329-4883 

ELLINGTON, Jay 

SWCC Fire Intelligence Coordinator Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3874 

MANN, Russ 

Meteorologist, RMACC Denver, CO 303 445-4319 

NADEN, Richard 

Meteorologist, SWCC Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3415 

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55.7 Fire Directory – NPS – Southeast Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – Southeast Region 

National Park Service 

Atlanta Federal Center/1924 Building 

100 Alabama Street, S.W. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (404) 562-3108 

 Ext. 653

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (678) 320-3000 

 (SACC) 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (404) 562-3200 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

LARRY, Samuel 

Regional Fire Management Officer Atlanta, GA 404 562-3108 Ext. 653 

ADAMS, Willie 

Wildland Fire Specialist " " 562-3108 Ext. 672 

MALLARD, Sandra 

Budget Analyst " " 562-3108 Ext. 655 

WALSH, Kevin 

Prescribed Fire Specialist " " 562-3108 Ext. 684 

VACANT 

Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator " " 562-3108 Ext. 646 

VACANT 

Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator " " 562-3108 

VACANT 

Fire Planner " " 562-3108 Ext. 632 

NOBLE, Caroline 

Fire Ecologist Tallahassee, FL 850 893-4153 Ext. 267 

VACANT 

GIS Specialist Atlanta, GA 404 562-3108 Ext. 512 

BRICE, Jeff 

Assistant Coordinator " 678 320-3004 

INGRAM, Denver 

Meteorologist " " 320-3008 

VACANT 

Fire Education and Information " 404 562-3108 Ext. 643 

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55.8 Fire Directory – NPS – Pacific West Region 

UNIT: 

NPS – Pacific West Region 

1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700 

Oakland, California 94607 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (510) 817-1371

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (415) 990-1370 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (510) 817-1487 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nps.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

HUSARI, Sue 

Fire Management Officer Oakland, CA 510 817-1371 

KAAGE, William (Bill) 

Deputy FMO, Operations " " 817-1370 

NEILL, Christie 

Deputy FMO, Fuels and Planning Placerville, CA 530 621-5263 

WILLS, Robin 

Fire Ecologist Oakland, CA 510 817-1432 

YOSHIDA, Berkeley 

Regional Fire Budget Analyst Hawaii Volcanoes, HI 808 985-6100 

KAUFFMAN, Brenda 

Regional Fire Program Assistant Oakland, CA 510 817-1373 

SMEDLEY, Rick 

Regional Fire Planner Vancouver, WA 360 696-7545 

APPLING, Bob 

Regional Fuels Coordinator Vancouver, WA 360 696-7540 

CONOVER, Corky 

Wildland Fire Specialist WUI Three Rivers, CA 559 565-3129 

REEBERG, Paul 

Fire Monitor Coordinator Oakland, CA 510 817-1372 

SIEFKIN, Nelson 

Fire Archeologist Oakland, CA 510 817-1502 

HILLIN, Clay 

Regional Aviation Manager Vancouver, WA 360 696-7549 

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56 Fire Directory – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

56.1 Central Office, National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 

56.2 Great Plains Regional Office 

56.3 Southwest Regional Office 

56.4 Southern Plains Regional Office 

56.5 Rocky Mountain Regional Office 

56.6 Eastern Regional Office 

56.7 Alaska Regional Office 

56.8 Midwest Regional Office 

56.9 Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office 

56.10 Navajo Regional Office 

56.11 Western Regional Office 

56.12 Northwest Regional Office 

56.13 Pacific Regional Office 

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56.1 Fire Directory – BIA – Central Office, National Interagency Fire 

Center (NIFC) 

UNIT: 

BIA Central Office – National Interagency 

 Fire Center 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 387-5575

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 387-5660 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5581 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@nifc.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

CARLILE, Lyle 

BIA Wildland Fire Director Boise, ID 208 387-5575 

SHAW, Bodie 

BIA Deputy Wildland Fire Director " " 387-5620 

DUPUIS, Dennis 

Fire/Fuels Management Specialist " " 387-5041 

KOCH, Dave 

Training Specialist " " 387-5577 

BRADSHAW, Scott 

National Fire Planner " " 387-5373 

KERLEY, Joel 

Aviation Operations Specialist " " 387-5371 

ROMERO, Dalan 

Fire Management Operations " " 387-5372 

HUNT, Nancy 

Administrative Officer " " 387-5696 

BEITIA, Tony 

Safety " " 387-5177 

AMICARELLA, Mike 

Acting Regional Aviation Manager Broomfield, CO 303 888-1505 

UNDERWOOD, Dave 

Regional Aviation Manager Albuquerque, NM 505 842-3866 

ROSSITER, Steven 

Regional Aviation Manager Missoula, MT 406 329-4720 

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56.2 Fire Directory – BIA – Great Plains Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Great Plains Regional Office 

Federal Building 

115 Fourth Avenue SE 

MC-301 

Aberdeen, South Dakota 54701

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (605) 226-7621

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (605) 226-7358 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

AUSBORN, Darrell 

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

HALL, Dave 

Assistant Fire Management Officer " " " 

BEVERIDGE, Morgan 

Regional Fuels Specialist " " " 

BROWNING, Mark 

Natural Resource Specialist/Fire " " " 

BARR, Victoria 

Fire Archaeologist " " 226-7426 

HAMLEY, Peter (Jim) 

Fire Prevention Specialist Belcourt, ND 701 477-0472 

VACANT 

Wildland Fire Prevention/Education 

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56.3 Fire Directory – BIA – Southwest Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Southwest Regional Office 

P. O. Box 26567 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87125 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (505) 563-3385

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (505) 563-3385 

 Cell: (505) 228-5072 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (505) 563-3052 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

Mail275494@pop.net 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

WACONDA, John E. 

Regional Forester Albuquerque, NM 505 563-3360 

PINO, Calvin E. 

Regional Fire Management Officer " " 563-3385 

MORTON, John A. 

Assistant Fire Management Officer " " 563-3370 

LUEDTKE, Hal 

Regional Fuels Specialist " " 563-3303 

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56.4 Fire Directory – BIA – Southern Plains Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Southern Plains Regional Office 

P. O. Box 368 

Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (405) 247-1654

 or (405) 247-1587

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (405) 933-0574 

 or (405) 933-2081 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (405) 247-9707 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

FirstNameLastName@bia.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

SAHMAUNT, Mark E. 

Forester/Fire Management Officer Anadarko, OK 405 247-1587 

ROBERTSON, Rod 

Fire Control Officer – SW Zone " " 247-1654 

REED, Jack 

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

MARTIN, Craig 

Prevention Specialist Anadarko, OK 405 247-1663 

CLARK, Larry 

Prevention Specialist Shawnee, OK " 2730317 

LOCKWOOD, Dianne 

GIS/NEPA Anadarko, OK " 247-1606 

WILLIAMS, Jerry 

Natural Resources Officer " " 247-1590 

REED, Mike 

Environmental Specialist " " 247-1549 

LITTLE CHIEF, Jocelyn 

Contract Specialist " " 247-1527 

WORTHINGTON, John 

Archeologist " " 247-1565 

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56.5 Fire Directory – BIA – Rocky Mountain Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Rocky Mountain Regional Office 

316 N. 26th Street 

Billings, Montana 59101-1362 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (406) 896-2900

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (406) 896-2900 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (406) 247-7921 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

bia.rmr.fire@gmail.com 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

JACKSON, Gordon 

Regional Forester Billings, MT 406 247-7949 Ext. 262 

CORBIN, Tom 

Forester, Fire Management Officer " " 247-7949 

LAPLANT, Robert 

Assistant Fire Management Officer " " 247-7949 

ROBERTS, Robert 

Fire Use Specialist " " 247-7949 

RASMUSSEN, Dan 

Assistant Fuel Specialist " " 247-7949 Ext. 265 

VACANT 

Dispatcher – Great Falls Dispatch Center Great Falls, MT " 791-7761 

VACANT 

Dispatcher – Billings Dispatch Center Billings, MT " 896-2903 

FEELEY, Joyce 

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

VACANT 

Dispatcher - Missoula Dispatch Center Missoula, MT 406 329-4885 

VACANT 

Inter-Regional Prevention Specialist Billings, MT " 247-7949 

EAGLE STAR, Dawn 

Budget Analyst " " 247-7949 

RICHARDSON, Owen 

Assistant Fire Cache Manager " " 896-2875 896-2870 

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56.6 Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Eastern Regional Office 

545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700 

Nashville, Tennessee 87214 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (615) 564-6764

 Daytime Only

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (615) 564-6571 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

DMS: mail364898@pop.net 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

RECKER, Tony 

Fire Management Officer Nashville, TN 615 564-6764 289-3290 

ANDERSON, J.R. “Red” 

Fuels Specialist " " 564-6782 969-0311 

MENEELY, Scott 

Regional Forester " " 564-6760 289-3221 

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56.7 Fire Directory – BIA – Alaska Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Alaska Regional Office 

P. O. Box 25520 

Juneau, Alaska 99802 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (907) 586-7404

TOLL FREE: 1-800-645-8397

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (907) 350-9280 (Cell) 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (907) 586-7120 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

Steve: mail373019@pop.net

Larry Adams: Larry_Adams@pop.net

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

HEPPNER, Steve 

Fire Management Officer Juneau, AK 907 586-7404 

ADAMS, Larry 

Regional Fuels Specialist Anchorage, AK " 271-4049 

KAHKLEN, Keith 

Natural Resources Manager Juneau, AK " 586-7618 

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56.8 Fire Directory – BIA – Midwest Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Midwest Regional Office 

One Federal Drive, Room 550 

Ft. Snelling, Minnesota 55111 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (612) 725-4525

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (612) 713-4401 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

VACANT 

Regional Fire Management Officer Ft. Snelling, MN 612 725-4525 

REMUS, Tom 

Regional Fire/Fuel Specialist Grand Rapids, MN 218 327-4793 

GIFFORD, Rachael 

Regional Administrative Officer Ft. Snelling, MN 612 725-4534 

HILTON, Gary 

Regional Prevention Forester " " 725-4526 

HARDZINSKI, Carl 

Regional Fire GIS Forester " " 725-4524 

KURTZ, Bill 

NEPA/ARCH: Fire " " 725-4527 

POOLER, Paul 

Regional Fire Ecologist Bemidji, MN 218 751-2011 Ext 476 

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56.9 Fire Directory – BIA – Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office 

P. O. Box 8002 

3100 West Peak Boulevard 

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74402

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (918) 781-4642

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (918) 441-9633 or 

 (918) 441-7833 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (918) 781-4644 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

GOHRING, Brent 

Division Chief, Natural Resources Muskogee, OK 918 781-4642 

BLACKBEAR, Forrest 

Regional Forester/FMO " " " 

GIPSON, Simeon 

S. Zone Fire Suppression Specialist " " " 

MORRISON, Ronald 

Fuels Management Technician " " " 

PEAK, Brad 

Natural Resources Specialist " " 781-4643 

MINNICK, Susan 

Program Analyst " " 781-4642 

VACANT 

Program Support Clerk " " 781-4643 

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56.10 Fire Directory – BIA – Navajo Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Navajo Regional Office 

BIA – Fire and Aviation 

P. O. Box 1060 MC 443 

Gallup, New Mexico 87305 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (928) 729-2307

 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (928) 729-2307 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (928) 729-5029 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

jasongreenlee@hotmail.com

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

GREENLEE, Jason 

Fire Management Officer, Acting Regional Forester Ft. Defiance, AZ 928 729-7392 

CHATO, Mel 

Fire Use Specialist " " 729-7378 

NALLICK, Theresa 

GIS Specialist " " 729-7381 

CHICHARELLO, Dominick 

Natural Resource Specialist (NEPA) " " 729-7385 

TELLER, Dennis M. 

Fire Use/Fuels Foreman " " 729-7384 

BEGAY, Dannell 

Helitack Foreman " " 729-7380 

LaPAZ, Leo 

Navajo IHC Superintendent " " 729-7391 

CLARK, Francis 

Engine Foreman " " 7297370 

WILLETTO, Patrick 

Dispatcher " " 729-7379 

BARNEY, Jefferson 

Dispatcher " " 729-7386 

SMITH, Tanya M. 

Dispatcher " " 729-7236 

BECENTI, Calvin 

EFF Program Manager " " 729-7387 

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56.11 Fire Directory – BIA – Western Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Western Regional Office 

400 N. 5th Street, Two Arizona Center 12th Floor 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (602) 379-6798

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (602) 363-1168 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (602) 379-6826 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

leon_ben_jr@westoffice.net

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BEN, Leon Jr. 

Regional Fire Management Officer Phoenix, AZ 602 379-6798 

LEE, Johnathan 

Assistant Regional Fire Management Officer " " " 

PHILBIN, John 

Regional Forester " " " 

BURNETTE, Keith 

Regional Prescribed Fire Use/Fuels Specialist " " " 

NOSIE, Carlos Jr. 

Assistant Fuels Management Specialist " " " 

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56.12 Fire Directory – BIA – Northwest Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Northwest Regional Office 

911 NE 11th Avenue 

Portland, Oregon 97232-4169 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (503) 231-6759

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (503) 866-0017 

 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (503) 231-6774 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

cory.winnie@gmail.com

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

SPEAKS, Stan 

Regional Director Portland, OR 503 231-6702 

WHISTLER, Robert 

Regional Forester " " 231-6802 

WINNIE, Cory 

Regional Protection Forester/FMO " " 231-6759 

SZULC, John 

Assistant Fire Management Officer " " 231-6797 

DIAZ, Len 

WUI Specialist " " 231-6806 

LONNING, Gene 

Fuels Specialist " " 231-2175 

STEVENS, Karrie 

Inter-Regional Fire Ecologist " " 231-2115 

COLHOFF, James 

Budget Analyst " " 231-6800 

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56.13 Fire Directory – BIA – Pacific Regional Office 

UNIT: 

BIA – Pacific Regional Office 

2800 Cottage Way 

Sacramento, California 95825 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (916) 978-6065

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (916) 718-8106 

 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (916) 978-6081 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

Firstinitiallastname.biafire@earthlink.net

Recker: rrecker.biafire@earthlink.net

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

RECKER, Ron 

Regional Fire Management Officer Sacramento, CA 916 978-6065 

JONES, Yvonne 

Assistant Regional Fire Management Officer " " 978-6066 

VACANT 

Regional Forester " " 978-6061 

SIMMONS, Josh 

Regional Fuels Specialist " " 978-6177 

MERJIL, Jose 

Fire Management Specialist " " 978-6117 

NANAMKIN, Jim 

Regional Prevention Specialist " " 978-6148 

HOLGUIN, Soledad 

Prevention Specialist " " 978-6020 

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57 Fire Directory – Canada 

57.1 Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) 

57.2 Northwest 

57.3 Yukon 

57.4 Saskatchewan 

57.5 Government of Canada and Parks of Canada 

57.6 Alberta 

57.7 British Columbia 

57.8 Manitoba 

57.9 New Brunswick 

57.10 Nova Scotia 

57.11 Ontario 

57.12 Newfoundland 

57.13 Prince Edward Island 

57.14 Quebec 

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57.1 Fire Directory – Canada – Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre 

(CIFFC) 

UNIT: 

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre 

210 -301 Weston Street 

Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3H4 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (204) 784-2030

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (204) 784-2030 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (204) 956-2398 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

ciffc@ciffc.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BROWN, Dennis 

Director Winnipeg, Manitoba 204 784-2030 

DUTY OFFICER " " " 

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57.2 Fire Directory – Canada – Northwest 

UNIT: 

Canadian Northwest Territories 

Forest Management Division 

Department of Resources, Wildlife & Economic 

Development 

Box 7 

Ft. Smith, NT X0E 0P0 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (867) 872-7710

TOLL FREE: (877) 698-3473 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (867) 872-7710 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (867) 872-2077 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

forest_management@gov.nt.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

COREY, Susan 

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

DUTY OFFICER " " 872-7710 

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57.3 Fire Directory – Canada – Yukon 

UNIT: 

Yukon Territorial Government 

Protective Services Branch 

Wildland Fire Management Division 

P. O. Box 2703 

Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (867) 667-3128

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (867) 667-3128 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (867) 667-3148 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

YDO@gov.yk.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

COLBERT, Ken 

Director, Protective Services Whitehorse, Yukon 867 456-3904 

YUKON DUTY OFFICER 

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

SPARKS, Mike 

Supervisor, Wildfire Operations " " 456-3964 

HARRIS, Lorne 

Supervisor, Air Operations " " 456-3215 

BEAVER, Al 

Supervisor, Science and Planning " " 456-3966 

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57.4 Fire Directory – Canada – Saskatchewan 

UNIT: 

Government of Saskatchewan 

Saskatchewan Environment 

Fire Management & Protection Branch 

P. O. Box 3003, Hwy. #2 North 

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan S6V 6G1 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (306) 953-3430

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (306) 953-3430 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (306) 953-2530 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

ffmbdispatch@serm.gov.sk.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ROBERTS, Steven 

Executive Director, Fire Management & Protection 

Branch 

Prince Albert, SK 306 953-2206 

DUTY OFFICER " " 953-3430 

LAXDAL, Tom 

Director, Fire Control " " 953-3429 

REIMER, Elvin 

Fire Centre Manager " " 953-3461 

JESSOP, Daryl 

Science and Planning Manager " " 953-3472 

FRASER, Mike 

Logistics Manager " " 953-3650 

CAMPBELL, Duncan 

Quality Control and Administration Manager " " 953-3668 

EDWARDS, John 

Education, Prevention and Safety Manager " " 953-2992 

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

Canada 

UNIT: 

Government of Canada 

Canadian Heritage, Parks Canada 

National Parks Directorate 

25 Eddy Street, 4th Floor 

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (403) 815-5533

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (403) 815-5533 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (819) 997-3380 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

fire.management@pc.gc.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

ETCHES, Mike 

National Fire Management Officer Ottawa, Ontario 819 994-2912 

DUTY OFFICER " 403 815-5533 

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57.6 Fire Directory – Canada – Alberta 

UNIT: 

Government of Alberta 

Sustainable Resource Development 

Forest Protection Division 

10th Floor, 9920-108 Street 

Edmonton, AB 

T5K 2M4 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (780) 415-6460

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (780) 913-2344 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (780) 422-7230 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

pffc.wfops@gov.ab.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

LIESKOVSKY, Revie 

Director – Wildfire Operations Edmonton, Alberta 780 427-7925 

DUTY OFFICER " " 415-6460 

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57.7 Fire Directory – Canada – British Columbia 

UNIT: 

Government of British Columbia 

Forest Protection Branch 

Ministry of Forests and Range 

2957 Jutland Road, 2nd Floor, Bldg. A 

Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3E7 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (250) 387-1717

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (250) 387-1717 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (250) 387-5964 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

provfire@gov.bc.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

SIMPSON, Brian 

Director Victoria, BC 250 387-6368 365-4012 

YOUNG, Bruce 

A/Manager, Fire Operations " " 387-3735 847-6616 

FLANAGAN, John 

Superintendent, Fire Preparedness and Operations " " Cell 

387-8734 

812-8973 

BERRY, Jeff 

A/Manager,, Aviation Operations " " 356-6261 

VACANT 

Provincial Fire Information Officer " " 356-5249 

BECK, Judi 

Manager, Fire Management " " 387-5782 

TAUDIN-CHABOT, Phil 

Coastal Fire Centre Manager Parksville, BC " 951-4208 

STUCKLEBERGER, Wayne 

A/Northwest Fire Centre Manager Smithers, BC " 847-6615 

VACANT 

Prince George Fire Centre Manager Prince George, BC " 565-6113 

GAUDRY, Denis 

Kamloops Fire Centre Manager Kamloops, BC " 554-5513 

DESNOYERS, Gene 

Southeast Fire Centre Manager Castlegar, BC " 365-4046 

VACANT 

Cariboo Fire Centre Manager Williams Lake, BC " 989-2612 

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57.8 Fire Directory – Canada – Manitoba 

UNIT: 

Government of Manitoba 

Headquarter Operations 

Box 44, 200 Sulteaux Crescent 

Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3W3 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (204) 945-5252

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (204) 945-5252 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (204) 945-7782 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

hqfire@nr.gov.mb.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

McTAVISH, Blair 

Director, Headquarters Operations Winnipeg, Manitoba 204 945-6647 

DUTY OFFICER " " 945-5252 

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57.9 Fire Directory – Canada – New Brunswick 

UNIT: 

Government of New Brunswick 

Department of Natural Resources 

Hugh John Fleming Forestry Centre 

1350 Regent Street 

Fredericton, New Brunswick E3C 2G6

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (506) 453-2530

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (506) 453-2530 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (506) 453-2412 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

provincial.firecentre@gnb.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

CONNORS, Kim 

Manager, Forest Fire Management Fredericton, NB 506 453-2530 

DUTY OFFICER " " 

Cell 

453-3335 

461-3915 

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57.10 Fire Directory – Canada – Nova Scotia 

UNIT: 

Province of Nova Scotia 

Forest Protection Division 

Department of Natural Resources 

P. O. Box 130 

Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia B0N 2H0 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (902) 758-7230

TOLL FREE: 1-800-565-2224 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (902) 758-7230 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (902) 758-3210 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

protinfo@gov.ns.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

FANNING, Walter 

Manager, Forest Protection Shubenacadie, NS 902 758-7236 

UTTARO, Robert 

Supervisor, Fire Management " " 758-7229 

DUTY OFFICER " " 758-7230 

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57.11 Fire Directory – Canada – Ontario 

UNIT: 

Ontario Aviation & Forest Fire Management 

Ministry of Natural Resources 

70 Foster Drive, Suite 400 

Sault St. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V5 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (705) 945-5751

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (705) 945-5751 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (705) 945-5785 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

pffc-firemail@mnr.gov.on.ca

pffc-firemail@ontario.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

WHEELER, Ralph 

A/Director, Aviation & Forest Fire Mgmt. Branch Sault St. Marie, Ontario 705 945-5937 

DUTY OFFICER " " 945-5751 

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57.12 Fire Directory – Canada – Newfoundland 

UNIT: 

Newfoundland and Labrador Forest Service 

Department of Natural Resources P. O. Box 2006, 

Fortis Building 

Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 6J8 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (709) 637-2328

 (709) 637-2653

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (709) 637-2328 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (709) 637-2403 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

nlfsfire@gov.nl.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

FLEMING, Gerald J. 

Director, Forest Engineering & Industry Services Corner Brook, NL 709 637-2349 

EARLE, Eric 

Supervisor, Fire Management & Co-ordination " " 637-2416 

DUTY OFFICER " " 637-2328 

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57.13 Fire Directory – Canada – Prince Edward Island 

UNIT: 

Prince Edward Island 

Department of Environment Energy & Forestry 

P. O. Box 2000 

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (902) 368-4800

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (902) 314-7100 or 

 (902) 314-1926 or use pager 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (902) 368-4713 

FIRE PAGER: (902) 892-2323 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

fbeachgrove@gov.pe.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

McASKILL, J. Dan 

Manager, Provincial Forest & Forest Fire Protection Charlottetown, PEI 902 368-6730 

COADE, George 

Fire Equipment Supervisor & Duty Officer; 

Provincial Forest Senior Technician, Central 

Forestry District 

" " 368-4804 

CONOHAN, Reg 

Provincial Forest Supervisor, Eastern Forestry 

District 

Southampton, PEI 902 961-7296 

ISHERWOOD, Herbert 

Provincial Forest Supervisor, Western Forestry 

District 

Wellington, PEI 902 854-7260 

MacQUARRIE, Kate 

Director, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division Charlottetown 902 368-4700 

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57.14 Fire Directory – Canada – Quebec 

UNIT: 

SOPFEU 

Société de protection des forêts contre le feu 

715, 7e rue de l’Aéroport 

Québec (Québec) G2G 2S7 

CANADA

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (418) 871-3341

TOLL FREE: 1-800-463-FEUX (3339) 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (418) 571-3310 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (418) 874-2629 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

cpl@sopfeu.qc.ca

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

GIRARD, Jean 

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

DUTY OFFICER " " 871-3304 

(ext 5425) 

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58 Fire Directory – Others 

58.1 FEMA – USFA - Federal Emergency Management Agency – 

 US Fire Administration 

58.2 United States Department of Defense 

58.3 International – U.S. Agency for International Development 

/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance 

58.4 Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington DC 

58.5 National Association of State Foresters (NASF) 

58.6 Emergency Support Function #4 – Support Agencies 

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58.1 Fire Directory – FEMA-USFA – Federal Emergency Management Agency 

US Fire Administration 

UNIT: 

FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration 

16825 South Seton Avenue 

Emmitsburg, Maryland 21717 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (301) 447-1359

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 1-800-238-3358 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5398 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First.Last Name@dhs.gov 

* First Initial Last Name@fs.fed.us 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

PAULISON, R. David 

FEMA Director Washington, DC 202 646-3671 

CADE, Gregory 

U.S. Fire Administrator " 202 646-4223 

DICKINSON, Charlie 

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

NEALE, Robert 

National Fire Programs Director " " 447-1209 

WOOD, Hugh 

Chief, National Fire Programs Response 

Branch 

" " 447-1087 

DOUGHERTY, Michael * 

NIFC Liaison Boise, ID 208 387-5698 

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58.2 Fire Directory – United States Department of Defense 

UNIT: 

United States Department of Defense 

US NORTHERN COMMAND 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: 

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 719-556-1659 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: 719 554-2369/2368 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

nnc.cmdctraerospace.omb@northcom.mil

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

NIFC Defense Liaison Officer, 

FEMA Region X 

LTC Scott Tagg, US Army North 

Boise, ID 208 340-0036 

NIFC Defense Coordinating Officer 

FEMA Region X 

COL Gary Stanley, US Army North 

Bothell, WA 425 487-4790 

US NORTHERN COMMAND 

Aerospace Desk 

(Contact NICC for specific numbers) 

Peterson Air Force Base 

Colorado Springs, CO 

719 

Alt -719 

556-1659 

554-2368 

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58.3 Fire Directory – International – U.S. Agency for International 

Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance 

UNIT: 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development/Office of Foreign Disaster 

Assistance (USAID/OFDA) 

U.S. Forest Service 

Office of International Programs 

1099 14th Street, NW, Suite 5500W 

Washington, DC 20005-3402 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202) 273-4729

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 273-4750 

 or (202) 216-3706 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

ssavolaine@fs.fed.us

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

SAVOLAINE, Stephanie Fritz (FS) 

Assistant Director 

Disaster Assistance Support Program 

(DASP) 

Washington, DC 202 

273-4729 

 712-0004 

257-2917 

CHAPMAN, Laura (FS) 

Disaster Management Specialist (DASP) " 202 712-5703 

 

LEONARDO, Christine (FS) 

Disaster Management Specialist (DASP) " 202 273-4752 712-1128 

FLEMING, James (USAID) 

OFDA Assistant Director, Operations " 202 703 

712-4098 

981-1729 

HORNE, Todd (USAID) 

OFDA Team Leader, Logistics " 202 571 

712-0234 

278-5876 

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58.4 Fire Directory – Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington 

DC 

UNIT: 

DOI Office of Wildland Fire Coordination 

(OS-OWFC) 

1849 C Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20240 

Mailstop 2660-MIB 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (202) 606-3211

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (202) 606-3150 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

First_Last Name@ios.doi.gov (except Dalton who 

uses her middle initial: 

First_Initial LastName@ios.doi.gov 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

BEIGHLEY, Mark 

Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination Washington, DC 202 606-3447 

VACANT 

Program Analyst/Fire Preparedness & Operations " " 606-3053 

GUERRERO, Nancy 

Program Analyst " " 208-0268 

STEWART, John 

Biomass Specialist/Forester " " 606-0504 

LOVING, Barbara 

Budget Officer " " 606-3108 

VACANT 

Program Analyst " " 606-0509 

VACANT 

Fuels Coordinator " " 606-0488 

BASTIAN, Henry V. 

Fire Ecologist " " 606-3206 

TURKELTAUB, Elyse 

IT Specialist " " 606-0518 

DALTON, Michelle A. 

Staff Assistant " " 606-3211 

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58.5 Fire Directory – National Association of State Foresters (NASF) 

UNIT: 

National Association of State Foresters 

3833 S. Development Avenue 

Boise, Idaho 83705-5354 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: (208) 867-0908

TOLL FREE: 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: (208) 867-0908 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: (208) 387-5376 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL: 

Dan_Smith@nifc.blm.gov

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

SMITH, Dan 

Fire Director Boise, ID 208 387-5653 

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58.6 Fire Directory – Emergency Support Function # 4 - Support Agencies 

UNIT: 

Emergency Support Function # 4 

Supporting Agencies 

FIRE TELEPHONE NO.: See Below 

 

NIGHT OR 24 HOUR NO.: See Below 

FACSIMILE NUMBER: See Below 

NAME/TITLE CITY/STATE 

AREA 

CODE 

OFFICE 

PHONE 

Department of Interior 

STEWART, John 

Biomass and Forest Health Program Manager 

Office of Wildfire Coordination 

Washington, DC 202 606-0504 

Department of Interior 

JOSEPHSON, Wally 

Office of Wildfire Coordination 

Boise, ID 208 387-5022 

U.S. Fire Administration 

CARNEGIS, John 

Fire Program Specialist 

Emmitsburg, MD 301 447-1588 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Nat’l Response Coordination Center, Watch Desk 

FEMA-nrcc@dhs.gov 

Washington, DC 202 646-2828 

Federal Emergency Management Agency

POWERS, Bob Bob.powers@dhs.gov 

TAMMILOW, Mike Mike.tamillow@dhs.gov 

CALAMBRO, Mark Mark.calambro@dhs.gov 

Washington, DC 

202 

202 

202 

646-3692 

646-2549 

646-3531 

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61 National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) Positions 

61.1 Overhead Positions Listed in the National Interagency Incident 

Management System (NIIMS) Wildland Fire Qualification System 

Guide, PMS 310-1, April 2006, NFES 1414. 

This document is located at: 

http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/docs/PMS310-1.pdf

61.2 Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) Position Codes 

The Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) is an information 

management system that tracks training and certifications for Wildland Firefighters. 

For a complete list of all IQCS recognized Position Codes, refer to the Position 

Codes link at the following web site: 

http://iqcs.nwcg.gov/documents/IQCS_PositionCodes.xls

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62 Crews and Fire Use Modules 

62.1 Type 1 Interagency Crews 

For a complete list of all Type 1 Interagency Crews, refer to the following web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Type_1_Crews.pdf 

 62.2 Minimum Crew Standards for National Mobilization 

MINIMUM CREW STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZATION 

(Revised 11/2003)

Minimum 

Standards 

Type I1 Type 2 with IA 

Capability 

Type 2 Type 3 

Fireline Capability Initial attack/can be 

broken up into 

squads, fire line 

construction, 

complex firing 

operations(backfire) 

Initial attack/can be 

broken up into 

squads, fireline 

construction, firing 

to include burnout 

Initial attack, 

fireline 

construction, 

firing to include 

burnout 

Fireline 

construction, 

Fireline 

improvement, 

mop-up and rehab 

Crew Size 18-20 

Leadership 

Qualifications 

Permanent Supervision 

Supt: TFLD, ICT4 

Asst Supt: STCR, 

ICT4 

3 Squad Bosses: 

CRWB(T), ICT5

CRWB 

3 ICT5 

CRWB 

3 FFT1 

Bilingual 

Requirement 

CRWB and FFT1’s must be bilingual (able to read and interpret) in 

language of crew. 

Experience 80% 1 season 60% 1 season 40% 1 season 20% 1 season 

Full Time 

Organized Crew 

Yes No 

Communications 5 programmable radios 4 programmable radios 

Sawyers 3 agency qualified None 

Training 80 hours annual 

training 

Basic firefighter training and/or annual firefighter 

safety refresher 

Fitness Arduous 

Logistics Self-sufficient Not self-sufficient 

Maximum Weight 5100 lbs 

Dispatch Availability 1 hour Variable 

Production Factor 1.0 .8 N/A 

Transportation Own 

transportation 

Transportation needed 

Tools & Equipment Fully equipped Not equipped 

Personal Gear Arrives with: Crew First Aid kit, personal first aid kit, headlamp, 1 qt 

canteen, web gear, sleeping bag 

PPE Arrives with: Hardhat, fire resistant shirt/ pants, 8” leather boots, leather 

gloves, fire shelter, hearing/ eye protection 

Notes:1 Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC) is a Type I crew that exceeds the Type I standards as required by the National IHC 

Operations Guide (2001) in the following categories: 

 Permanent Supervision with 7 career appointments (Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, 3 Squad Bosses) 

 IHCs work and train as a unit 40 hours per week. 

IHCs are a national resource.

 

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62.3 Interagency Fire Use Modules 

62.3.1 Fire Use Modules Configuration 

As an interagency resource, the Fire Use Modules are available nationally 

throughout the fire season. The core module for mobilization is comprised of 

one (1) module leader and six (6) module crewmembers. 

Specific agency modules may exceed the core configuration by adding an 

additional three (3) crewmembers at mobilization. If requested, modules can 

be configured and mobilized with less than six (6) crewmembers, but only 

after agreement between the requesting and sending units. Any negotiated 

configurations must be identified within the original request. 

62.3.2 Fire Use Module Mobilization 

Geographic Areas will mobilize local Interagency Fire Use Modules 

internally. There are local unit agreements to share Fire Use Modules 

between bordering units in different Geographic Areas. 

The Fire Use Module Leader will contact the ordering unit to discuss 

incident/project requirements. 

62.4 Smokejumpers 

62.4.1 Numbers 

There are approximately 471 smokejumpers at the following locations: 

BLM Alaska (Fairbanks) 68 

BLM Great Basin (Boise) 81 

FS Region 1 (Missoula) 70 

 (Grangeville) 30 

 (West Yellowstone) 30 

FS Region 4 (McCall) 70 

FS Region 5 (Redding) 40 

FS Region 6 (N. Cascade) 32 

 (Redmond) 50

 TOTAL 471 

Daily availability is updated throughout the fire season and is posted at the 

following website: http://www.nifc.gov/smokejumper/smjrpt.php 

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62.4.2 Smokejumper Gear, Weights, and Volume 

 WEIGHT VOLUME

Jump gear 50 lbs. 4.5 cu ft. 

Travel Bag 45 lbs. 4.0 cu ft. 

Main parachute 22 lbs. 1.5 cu ft. 

Reserve parachute 12 lbs. 1.0 cu ft. 

Average Smokejumper 175 lbs. 

62.5 Pilots – Lead Plane, Aerial Supervision Module and Smokejumper 

For a complete list of Lead Plane, Aerial Supervision Module and Smokejumper pilot 

qualifications, refer to the following web site:

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Pilots.pdf

62.6 Rappeller and Helicopter Manager Gear, Weights, and Volume 

 WEIGHT VOLUME 

Travel Bag and line gear 65 lbs. 2.0 cu ft 

Specialized equipment 30 lbs. 1.0 cu ft 

Helicopter Manager’s specialized 30 lbs. 1.0 cu ft 

Equipment (policy documents) 

62.7 Communications Coordinator (COMC) 

Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Manage the allocation of communications resources at the Geographic Area 

level. This includes communications equipment, personnel, and associated supplies. 

The COMC reports daily to the NIFC Communications Duty Officer (CDO). The 

COMC will not be assigned to specific incidents or to an Area Command Team. 

Situations may occur when communications coordination is required between 

multiple Geographic Areas. Under these circumstances, a COMC may be assigned 

to a NICC Resource Order to provide overall coordination and support to COMCs 

assigned to the affected Geographic Areas. 

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B. Manage the frequency resources for all incidents under assigned jurisdiction. 

This includes all frequencies for ground tactical, command, logistics, and air 

operations. 

NOTE: During complex or multiple fire situations, the COMC will request 

additional qualified personnel to be assigned as field COMCs. Any situation 

involving complex air operations will require that the COMC request an Aviation 

Frequency Coordinator specifically for air operations. 

C. Maintains an accurate inventory of all communications equipment assigned to 

incidents under their control. 

D. Keep current on the availability of communications resources for future 

Geographic Area and National requirements. The COMC should be current with 

procedures needed to obtain such resources. 

E. Provide problem-solving recommendations and advice on communications 

issues to the respective Geographic Area Coordinators, the Area Command Teams, 

and/or to Incident Management Teams within a complex or single incident. 

National, as well as Geographic Area priorities will be considered when making 

recommendations and/or providing advice. 

F. Assist incidents with communication system design and in obtaining 

specialized communications equipment. 

62.8 Flight Manager 

The Flight Manager is supervised by the Sending Unit dispatcher until the destination 

is reached. The Flight Manager is responsible for all personnel assigned to the 

manifest. The Flight Manager duties are: 

A. Explain to all personnel at the beginning of travel, the transportation 

arrangements; type of equipment, route of travel, stopping points, ETAs, etc. 

B. Have copies of manifests for charter aircraft and submission to receiving 

camps, etc. from sending dispatcher. 

C. Ensure proper Flight Following procedures are met. The NICC Flight 

Following telephone number is 1-800-994-6312. 

D. The Flight Manager will contact the sending unit dispatch and other offices as 

appropriate when the flight plan has deviated more than 30 minutes from the original. 

E. Have all personnel within the weight limitations, assembled, and ready to 

board. 

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F. Provide for the safety and welfare of each person assigned to the manifest. 

G. Check pilot card and aircraft data card for currency and qualifications. 

H. Flight Manager has the responsibility for insuring that all passengers 

arrive at their destination. 

I. Responsible for signing the Daily Flight Report – Invoices (Form 6500-122 or 

OAS-23) for all flights (except for domestic air carriers, airlines, and NIFC contract 

aircraft). 

J. Ensure all personnel have a copy of their Resource Order with request number 

and position assigned. 

K. For Canadian travel, the Flight Manager will ensure proper documentation is 

included, as outlined in the Canadian/United States Operating Agreement (Chapter 

40). 

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63 National Incident Management Teams 

Teams will be ordered by type using an Overhead Group request in ROSS. 

63.1 Type 1 IMTs 

There are 2 National Incident Management Organization Teams (NIMO). 

There are 16 Type 1 IMTs. The teams are dispersed as follows: 

Northern Rockies 2 California 4 

Rocky Mountain 1 Northwest 2 

Southwest 2 Alaska 1 

Great Basin 2 Southern 2 

63.1.1 IMT Configurations 

IMTs ordered through NICC will be requested as either a long or a short team 

configuration. Any variation from the standard configuration is at the 

discretion of the requesting unit. The Deputy Incident Commander position is 

not mandatory. The Incident Commander and the Deputy Incident 

Commander positions on IMTs may only be filled by current agency 

employees. It is recommended that the following positions also be filled by 

current agency employees: Finance/Admin. Section Chief Type 1 or 2, 

Procurement Unit Leader, Comp/Claims Unit Leader, and Compensation-forInjury Specialist. 

NIMO / Type 1 / Type 2 Short Team Configuration (Total of 10 positions) 

ICT1 / ICT2 Incident Commander Type 1 / Type 2 

DPIC Deputy Incident Commander 

SOF1 / SOF2 Safety Officer Type 1 / Type 2 

PIO1 / PIO2 Public Information Officer Type 1 / Type 2 

OSC1 / OSC2 Operations Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 (2 each)

AOBD Air Operations Branch Director 

 PSC1 / PSC2 Planning Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 

LSC1 / LSC2 Logistics Section Chief Type 1 / Type2 

 FSC1 / FSC2 Finance/Admin Section Chief Type 1 / Type 2 

NIMO / Type 1 / Type 2 Long Team Configuration (Total of 27 positions) 

DIVS Division/Group Supervisor* (4 each) 

ASGS Air Support Group Supervisor 

ATGS Air Tactical Group Supervisor 

SITL Situation Unit Leader 

RESL Resources Unit Leader* (2 each) 

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FBAN Fire Behavior Analyst 

COML Communications Unit Leader 

SPUL Supply Unit Leader 

FACL Facilities Unit Leader 

GSUL Ground Support Unit Leader 

TIME Time Unit Leader 

COMP Comp/Claims Unit Leader 

 PROC Procurement Unit Leader 

Due to the nature of incidents that NIMO teams will be assigned to, team 

configuration may be negotiated by NMAC, the NIMO Coordinator, NIMO Incident 

Commander, and the requesting unit, up to the maximum number of positions. To 

increase personnel capacity and capability, trainees, apprentices, and/or technical 

specialists may be ordered for any or all positions. 

In addition to the 27 positions identified on the long team configuration, IMTs may 

have a maximum of seventeen (17) positions to be negotiated and concurred on by 

the Incident Commander and the Agency Administrator from the requesting unit. As 

well, they may bring an additional six (6) trainee positions and six (6) S420/520 

command and general staff mentorees. These positions are identified by the IMTs 

and not by receiving unit. Unless notified otherwise, these trainees will be mobilized 

for incidents on Federal lands. 

 

63.1.2 NIMO Incident Management Team Type of Assignments 

The following criteria will be considered in determining appropriate assignments for 

NIMO: 

 Wildland Fire - NIMO Teams may be ordered for managing wildland fire 

and/or fire use incidents. This is not limited to Type 1 or 2 wildfires, but 

may also be appropriate for multiple Type 3 fires for developing 

personnel capability as mentors, trainers, and evaluators. 

o Trigger Points 

 Multiple ignitions within a GACC 

 Agency Administrator requesting additional support 

 Fire is Type 2 complexity with potential for Type 1 (NIMO 

Team is assigned and Type 2 IMT remains integrated and 

in support and/or obtains Type 1 training and experience) 

 Long Duration Incidents - A NIMO Team may be assigned to fires that 

are expected to last for several weeks or as the “second” team in to bring 

incidents to their conclusion. 

o Trigger Points 

 Incident is projected to last more than 14 days 

 Agency Administrator’s request for additional support 

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 Cost containment, WFSA/WFIP, Complexity Analysis, 

etc., indicates need for a non-traditional approach in 

managing the incident. 

 Mission Specific Assignments 

 National / Geographic Area Operations Support 

 International Assignments 

 All Hazard 

 Fuels Management 

63.1.3 NIMO Teams Rotation Process 

A. NIMO Teams remain on-call for a maximum of 14 days. 

B. At the time (clock hour and day of the week) a NIMO Team from 

the national rotation is requested, the next NIMO Team in rotation will be 

notified and placed in two hour call status and will remain on-call for the next 

14 days. 

NMAC has the authority to adjust the national team rotation in order to assign a 

NIMO Team. 

The national rotation and current year assignments for NIMO Teams are maintained 

throughout the calendar year at web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/nimo_rotate.pdf

63.1.4 Type 1 IMT Rotation Process 

A. Type 1 IMTs remain on-call for a maximum of seven days. 

B. At the time (clock hour and day of the week) a Type 1 IMT from 

national rotation is requested, the next eligible Type 1 IMT in rotation will be 

notified and placed in two (2) hour call status and will remain in call status for 

the next seven (7) days. The next two (2) Type 1 IMTs in national rotation 

will also be notified of the schedule change. Geographic Areas unable to 

provide a Type 1 IMT when ordered for a national assignment will be listed 

as unavailable on the national rotation list and will not be considered until the 

designated slot rotates into position again. 

C. Geographic Areas with more than one (1) Type 1 IMT may decide 

which “eligible” team responds to a National call. Geographic Areas must 

pass if no “eligible” Type 1 IMT can meet the two-hour call. 

D. Type 1 IMTs will be considered unavailable for a National assignment 

if the primary Incident Commander is unavailable or it is necessary to have 

more than two (2) substitutes to fill Command/General Staff positions. The 

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Deputy Incident Commander may be allowed to take the team with 

Geographic Area Multi-Coordinating Group (GMAC) approval. An IMT that 

is not available for a National assignment will be listed as unavailable on the 

national rotation list. 

E. Within Round 1 of the national rotation, once a Type 1 IMT has been 

committed to an incident, either internally or nationally, it will remain 

ineligible for a National assignment until all Type 1 IMTs have had an 

assignment. Once all Type 1 IMTs have had an assignment within Round 1, 

the national rotation will begin Round 2, following the same procedures that 

applied in Round 1. 

A committed Type 1 IMT that is reassigned to additional incidents prior to 

being demobilized to home unit will be counted as a single assignment within 

the round that the team was mobilized. 

F. Type 1 IMTs that are mobilized but do not actually receive an 

incident or staging assignment within 48 hours will remain eligible for 

National assignments in the current round of the National rotation. 

G. All assignments, internal or national, count as experience. 

H. Once a Type 1 IMT, mobilized from the National rotation is staged by 

NICC, that team will be prioritized and assigned when a Geographic Area 

requires a replacement team. Once a team has been staged by a Geographic 

Area, the team will be prioritized and assigned to any new incident within that 

Area, or when a replacement team is needed within the Area. If NICC 

receives another Type 1 IMT request, the first eligible Type 1 IMT in 

National rotation will be ordered. 

I. The Geographic Area will coordinate with NICC before reassigning 

an out-of-area Type 1 IMT to another incident. 

J. Geographic Areas with only one (1) Type 1 IMT may stand the team 

down for rest after coordination with NICC. 

K. The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) retains the 

authority to adjust the National rotation when necessary to achieve team 

experience objectives or for other reasons. 

L. During National Preparedness Level 4-5, or when 50% or more of the 

Type 1 IMTs are assigned, the NMAC will manage all team assignments. 

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M. Teams mobilized in the previous calendar year and whose assignment 

extends into the new calendar year will not be shown as assigned in the new 

year. 

The National rotation and current assignment history for the Type 1 IMTs is 

maintained throughout the calendar year at web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/imt_rotate.pdf 

63.2 National Area Command Teams 

There are four (4) National Area Command Teams. All requests for Area Command 

Teams will be placed through established ordering channels to NICC. 

63.2.1 National Area Command Team Configuration 

National Area Command Teams are comprised of six (6) positions: four (4) 

specific and two (2) trainees identified by the Area Commander. 

Area Commander and Assistant Area Command positions may only be filled 

by current agency employees. 

ACDR Area Commander 

ACPC Assistant Area Commander, Planning 

ACLC Assistant Area Commander, Logistics 

ACAC Area Command Aviation Coordinator 

Area Command trainees (2 each) 

63.2.2 National Area Command Team Rotation Process 

A. National Area Command Teams remain on-call for a 

maximum of 14 days. 

B. At the time (clock hour and day of the week) a Area 

Command Team from National rotation is requested, the next eligible 

Area Command Team in rotation will be notified and placed in two (2) 

hour call status and will remain in call status for the next 14 days. The 

next two (2) National Area Command Teams in National rotation will 

also be notified of the schedule change. An Area Command Team 

that is not available when ordered by NICC will not be considered 

until the designated slot rotates into position again. 

C. Teams that receive an assignment will be out of the National 

rotation until all Area Command Teams have had an assignment. 

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The national rotation and current assignment history for the Area Command 

Teams is maintained throughout the calendar year at web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/area_rotate.pdf. 

63.3 Fire Use Management Teams (FUMTs) 

There are eight (8) Interagency FUMTs. The teams are located within the following 

Geographic Areas: 

 Northern Rockies 1 Eastern 1 

 Rocky Mountain 1 Southwest 1 

 Northwest 1 California 1 

 Great Basin 2 

If needed, Geographic Areas may temporarily configure additional FUMTs from 

existing Type 2 Incident Management Teams. 

63.3.1 FUMTs Configuration

FUMTs will consist of the following qualified positions: 

ICT2 Incident Commander Type 2 

SOF2 Safety Officer Type 2 

PIO2 Public Information Officer Type 2 

OSC2 Operations Section Chief Type 2 

PSC2 Planning Section Chief Type 2 

LSC2 Logistics Section Chief Type2 

LTAN Long Term Fire Behavior Analyst 

In addition to the above, three positions may be added with concurrence of 

ordering unit. At least one (1) member of each FUMT will be qualified as a 

Fire Use Manager Type 1. 

63.3.2 FUMT Rotation Process 

The seasonal availability for Interagency Fire Use Management Teams will 

commence at 0001 on May 15th and run through 2400 on September 15th. 

 

A. FUMTs remain on-call for a maximum of seven (7) days. 

B. At the time (clock hour and day of the week) a FUMT from 

National rotation is requested, the next eligible FUMT in rotation will 

be notified and placed in two (2) hour call status and will remain in 

call status for the next seven (7) days. The next two (2) FUMTs in 

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National rotation will also be notified of the schedule change. 

Geographic Areas unable to provide a FUMT when ordered for a 

National assignment will be listed as unavailable on the National 

FUMT Rotation List and not be considered until the designated slot 

rotates into position again. 

C. Geographic Areas with more than one (1) Interagency FUMT 

may decide which “eligible” team responds to a National call. 

Geographic Areas must pass if no “eligible” FUMT can meet the twohour call. 

D. Geographic Areas with more than one (1) Interagency FUMT 

may commit more than one (1) internally at the same time prior to 

going to the National rotation. 

E. Once an FUMT, mobilized from the National FUMT Rotation 

is staged, the Geographic Area can commit that team to any fire in 

within the Geographic Area. If NICC receives another FUMT request, 

the first eligible FUMT in National rotation will be ordered. 

F. The Geographic Area will coordinate with NICC before 

reassigning an out-of-area FUMT to another incident. 

G. Geographic Areas with only one (1) FUMT may stand the 

team down for rest after coordination with NICC. 

H. The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) 

retains the authority to adjust the National rotation when necessary to 

achieve team experience objectives or for other reasons. 

I. During National Preparedness Level 4-5, or when 50% or more 

of the FUMTs are assigned, the NMAC will manage all team 

assignments. 

J. The Interagency Fuels Committee Representative is 

responsible for briefing the NMAC to assure the national prioritization 

and that critical reserve needs can be met. 

The National rotation and current assignment history for the FUMTs is 

maintained seasonally, from the first Tuesday in April through the last 

Monday in October at web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc//logistics/teams/fumt_rotate.pdf

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63.4 National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Team 

There is one (1) NPS All-Hazard Incident Management Team for National use. This 

team is available throughout the calendar year. Call-up time for the Team Leader and 

members is eight (8) hours. 

63.4.1 National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Teams 

Mobilization Process

A. Ordering units will request the National Park Service AllHazard Management Team through established ordering channels 

B. The All-Hazard Incident Commander will contact the 

Requesting Unit to ascertain the anticipated workload and number of 

team members required. 

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64 Incident Support Teams 

Teams will be ordered using an Overhead Group request in ROSS, with the exception 

of Aviation Safety Assistance Teams. 

 64.1 National Interagency Buying Teams (BUYTs) 

There are 10 (ten) National Interagency Buying Teams. The teams are dispersed as 

follows. 

Northern Rockies 1 

Rocky Basin 1 

Eastern 1 

Southwest 2 

California 2 

Northwest 1 

Southern 1 

Alaska 1 

64.1.1 BUYT Configuration 

National Interagency BUYTs are comprised of a leader and six team 

members. One of the six members may be assigned as an assistant or deputy 

leader. In addition to the seven-member team, personnel from the incident 

host agency or alternate buying team members may be added as needed, to 

supplement the primary team. One (1) member of the team must be a 

Contracting Officer. 

National Interagency BUYTs will consist of the following positions: 

A. Three (3) qualified procurement personnel. 

B. Three (3) personnel support positions. 

C. One (1) procurement or leader trainee. 

64.1.2 BUYTs Rotation Process 

A. BUYTs will remain on-call for a maximum fourteen (14) 

 days. 

B. At the time (clock hour and day of week) a BUYT from the 

BUYT Rotation list is requested, the next eligible BUYT in rotation 

will be notified and will remain in call status for the next fourteen (14) day 

period. The next two (2 BUYTs in rotation will also be notified of the 

schedule change. Geographic Areas unable to provide a BUYT when 

ordered for a National assignment will be listed as unavailable on the 

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BUYT Rotation and will not be considered until the designated 

Geographic Area slot rotates into position again. 

C. Geographic Areas with more than one (1) BUYT may 

 decide which “eligible” team responds to a National call. 

 Geographic Areas must pass if no “eligible” BUYT can meet the 24-

hour call. 

D. BUYTs will be considered unavailable for a National 

 assignment if more than one (1) procurement position is to be 

 filled with a substitute. 

E. The National Interagency Multi-Agency Coordinating 

 Group (NMAC) retains the authority to adjust the BUYT Rotation 

list when necessary to achieve team experience objectives or for other 

reasons. 

The National rotation and current assignment history can be found at the 

following web site: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/teams/buy_rotate.pdf.

64.2 Administrative Payment Teams 

There are four (4) National Park Service Administrative Payment Teams. 

64.2.1 Administrative Payment Teams Configuration 

National Park Service Teams consist of the following positions: 

A. One (1) Team Leader. 

B. One (1) Contracting Officer. 

C. Two (2) Administrative Assistants. 

Actual team composition will be determined by the Team Leader and the 

ordering unit’s administrative staff. 

64.2.2 National Administrative Payment Team Schedule Process 

A. Administrative Payment Teams will remain on-call for a 

 maximum fourteen (14) days. 

B. The schedule will change on alternate Tuesdays, at 

2400 Mountain Time. 

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Team 1: 01/16/2008 – 01/29/2008 

 02/27/2008 – 03/11/2008 

 04/09/2008 – 04/22/2008 

 05/21/2008 – 06/03/2008 

 07/02/2008 – 07/15/2008 

 08/13/2008 – 08/26/2008 

 09/24/2008 – 10/07/2008 

 11/05/2008 – 11/18/2008 

 12/17/2008 – 12/30/2008 

Team 2: 01/30/2008 – 02/12/2008 

 03/12/2008 – 03/25/2008 

 04/23/2008 – 05/06/2008 

 06/04/2008 – 06/17/2008 

 07/16/2008 – 07/29/2008 

 08/27/2008 – 09/09/2008 

 10/08/2008 – 10/21/2008 

 11/19/2008 – 12/02/2008 

 12/31/2008 – 01/13/2009 

Team 3: 01/02/2008 – 01/15/2008 

 02/13/2008 – 02/26/2008 

 03/26/2008 – 04/08/2008 

 05/07/2008 – 05/20/2008 

 06/18/2008 – 07/01/2008 

 07/30/2008 – 08/12/2008 

 09/10/2008 – 09/23/2008 

 10/22/2008 – 11/04/2008 

 12/03/2008 – 12/16/2008 

01/14/2009 – 01/27/2009 

Team 1: Rose Pollard TX-LAP SWCC, Albuquerque, NM 

 (505) 842-3473 

Team 2: Debra Ledford SC-KMP SACC, Atlanta, GA 

 (678) 320-3000 

Team 3: Chuck Shoemake AR-FSP SACC, Atlanta, GA 

 (678) 320-3000 

The NPS APT contingency plan includes an alternate team leader who will 

put together a fourth team if needed. 

Alternate Team Leader: 

 Connie Dworak AK-AOP AICC, Fort Wainwright, AK 

907-356-5600 

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64.3 Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) 

The Department of the Interior (DOI) maintains two (2) National BAER Teams to 

assist field units plan for immediate post wildland fire site stabilization. BAER 

Teams are dispatched to only the most complex BAER incidents involving risks to 

human life and critical Federal assets. Potential floods, mud and debris flows, 

watershed/municipal water supplies, urban interface, and complex and multiple 

jurisdictions are the dispatch prioritization criteria issues factored into the 

mobilization decision. 

Less complex incidents will use regional/state/local ad hoc BAER teams. 

64.3.1 DOI Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response Team 

Configuration 

The initial callout of the DOI BAER Team will consist of no more than 13 

positions: 

A. One (1) BAER Team Leader 

B. One (1) Deputy BAER Team Leader 

C. One (1) BAER Environmental Specialist 

D. One (1) BAER Documentation Specialist 

E. Two (2) BAER Geographic Information Specialist (GIS) 

F One (1) BAER Hydrologist 

G. One (1) BAER Soil Scientist 

H. One (1) BAER Geologist 

I. One (1) BAER Biologist 

J. One (1) BAER Forester 

K. One (1) BAER Cultural Resource Specialist 

L. One (1) BAER Botanist 

64.3.2 DOI Burned Area Emergency Response Team Mobilization 

Process 

 During National Preparedness Levels 1 - 3, the ordering unit's agency 

 administrator will coordinate any potential BAER Team assignment 

 through the agency Regional/State BAER Coordinators with the 

 concurrence of the agency National BAER Coordinator and National 

 Interagency BAER Team Leader. 

During National Preparedness Levels 4-5, BAER Team assignments will be 

coordinated through the BAER Coordinators with the concurrence of the 

National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC). 

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 NICC will notify the National BAER Coordinator-in-charge for 

 any National BAER Team call-out (in order of contact): 

 Rich Schwab (National Coordinator) NPS 208-387-5642 

 Tom Branson BIA 208-387-5639 

 Bill Leenhouts FWS 208-387-5584 

 Dave Repass BLM 202-452-0357 

 Erv Gasser (National BAER Team Leader) NPS 206-220-4263 

 

64.4 National Fire Prevention Education Teams (NFPETs) 

Requests for National Fire Prevention and Education Teams will be placed through 

established ordering channels using an Overhead Group Request. 

64.4.1 NFPET Configuration 

The minimum mobilization will be one (1) Team Leader and two (2) team 

members, consisting of the following positions: 

A. PETL – Fire Prevention Education Team Leader 

B. PETM – Fire Prevention Education Team Member 

C. PIO1 – Public Information Officer Type 1 or, 

 PIO2 – Public Information Officer Type 2 or, 

 THSP – Public Affairs (agency employee only) 

Additional positions that can be utilized include: 

PETL (T) – Fire Prevention Education Team Leader, Trainee 

PETM (T) – Fire Prevention Education Team Member, Trainee 

PREV – Fire Prevention Technician 

PIOF – Public Information Officer 

Actual team composition will be determined by the team leader and the 

ordering unit on a case-by-case basis dependent upon the needs of the 

assignment. 

64.4.2 NFPET Coordinators 

 California Mary Loan Bishop, CA 

 760-937-0053 

 Great Basin Dean Burnham Afton, WY 

 (307) 886-5332 

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 Northern Rockies: Cathy Scofield Missoula, MT 

 (406) 329-3409 

 Rocky Mountain Maggie McCaffrey Montrose, CO 

 970-240-5396 

 Southwest Mike Baca Albuquerque, NM 

 505-842-3804 

 Northwest Jeree Mills Sandy, OR 

 503-668-1664 

 503-808-2764 

 Southern: Danny Bryant Jackson, MS 

 (601) 965-1609 

 Eastern: Maureen Brooks Newtown Square, PA 

 610-557-4146 

 National: Helene Cleveland Washington D. C. 

 (202) 205-1488 

64.4.3 NFPET Schedule Process 

 A. NFPETs will remain on call for a maximum fourteen (14) days. 

 B. The schedule will change on alternate Tuesdays, at 2400 

 Mountain Time. 

 C. The availability for National Fire Prevention Education Teams 

 will commence at 0001 MST on the last Tuesday in February and 

 runs through 2400 on the third Monday in December. 

 

 D. For 2008, the following schedule will be utilized to fill requests. 

 Request should be made through the GACC of the Area identified 

 for the requested time period. During an Area’s on-call period, if 

 all of the Area’s available teams have been mobilized and 

 dispatched, the NFPET Geographic Area Coordinator will work 

 with the GACC to fill additional team orders following the process 

 outlined in the NFPET 2008 Operating Plan.

 California: 26 Feb - 10 Mar 

 01 Jul - 14 Jul

 Northern Rockies: 8 Apr - 21 Apr 

07 Oct - 20 Oct

 02 Dec - 15 Dec

 

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 Rocky Mountain: 06 May - 19 May 

 09 Sep - 23 Sep

 Great Basin: 11 Mar - 24 Mar 

 25 Mar - 07 Apr 

 03 Jun - 16 Jun 

 24 Sep - 06 Oct 

 Northwest: 20 May - 02 Jun 

 21 Oct - 03 Nov 

 18 Nov - 01 Dec 

 Southern: 22 Apr - 05 May 

 29 Jul - 11 Aug 

 26 Aug - 08 Sep

 Eastern: 17 Jun - 30 Jun 

 15 Jul - 28 Jul 

 12 Aug - 25 Aug

64.5 Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) 

FASTs assist agency administrators during periods of high fire activity by 

assessing policy, rules, regulations, and management oversight relating to 

operational issues.

64.5.1 FAST Configuration 

FASTs include a Team Leader, who is either an Agency Administrator or Fire 

Program Lead with previous experience as a FAST member; a Safety and 

Health Manager; and other members with a mix of skills from Fire and 

Aviation Management. 

64.5.2 FAST Mobilization Process 

FASTs are requested through established ordering channels to the GACCs, 

for reviews at the local, State/Regional or Geographic Area level. If a more 

comprehensive review is required, a National FAST can be ordered through 

NICC. FASTs are ordered using an Overhead Group request. 

64.6 Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT) 

ASATs assist and review helicopter and/or fixed wing operations on wildland 

fires. During high levels of aviation activity, it is advisable to request an 

ASAT. 

64.6.1 ASAT Configuration 

The following configuration, or a similar combination of positions based 

upon the needs of the ordering unit, will be used when ordering an ASAT. 

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A. THSP – Aviation Safety Manager 

B. THSP – Operations Specialist (helicopter and/or fixed 

 wing) 

C. THSP – Pilot Inspector 

D. THSP – Maintenance Inspector (optional) 

E. THSP – Avionics Maintenance Inspector (optional) 

64.6.2 ASAT Mobilization Process 

ASAT members are requested through established ordering channels to the 

 GACC. 

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71 National Interagency Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) 

For a complete listing of NIRSC telecommunications components, refer to the National 

Incident Radio Support Cache User’s Guide, NFES #0968, or the NWCG Fire Supplies 

and Equipment Catalog, Part 1, NFES #0362. 

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72 National Contract Mobile Food Services and National Contract Mobile 

Shower Facilities 

For a complete listing of the Schedule of Items and contract specifications for the 

National Mobile Food Service Contract and National Mobile Shower Facilities Contract, 

refer to the current National Contract Mobile Food Services publication, NFES #1276, 

and the current National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities publication, NFES #2729. 

This information can also be found at the following web site: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting. 

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73 National Contract Mobile Commissary Services 

National contract for mobile commissary services are not available for 2008. 

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74 Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit (ATMU) (NFES #1836) 

Mobilization of ATMUs is not automatic and will only be mobilized upon request from 

the Incident Meteorologist assigned to the incident. 

Twenty-one (21) ATMUs are available at the National Interagency Support Caches for 

response to wildland fires and other projects requiring National Weather Service 

property. For ATMU component description, please refer to the NWCG Fire Supplies 

and Equipment Catalog, Part 1, NFES #0362. 

ATMU Cache Locations: 

Area Cache Location ATMU

SW Prescott, AZ (Prescott Fire Cache) AZ-01, AZ-02 

 Silver City, NM (Silver City Fire Cache) NM-01, NM-02 

NO Redding, CA (NO Fire Cache) CA-01, CA-03, CA-05, 

CA-07 

SO Ontario, CA (SO Fire Cache) CA-02, CA-04, CA-06 

RM Lakewood, CO (RM Fire Cache) CO-01, CO-02 

GB Boise, ID (GB Fire Cache) ID-02, ID-03, 

 

SA London, KY (SA Fire Cache) KY-01, KY-02 

EA Grand Rapids, MN (EA Fire Cache) MN-01 

NR Missoula, MT (NR Fire Cache) MT-01, MT-02, MT-03 

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75 Fire/Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (FRAWS – NFES #5869 / 

PRAWS – NFES #5870) 

Approximately 35 FRAWS and 65 PRAWS are cached at the Remote Sensing Fire 

Weather Support Unit for response to wildland fires and other projects requiring 

environmental monitoring. For specific use and description, refer to the NWCG Fire 

Supplies and Equipment Catalog, Part 1, NFES #’s 5869 and 5870. 

Any necessary technicians, vehicles, or air transportation required for mobilization and 

demobilization will be coordinated through NIFC. The availability of equipment and 

associated technician support depends on a variety of factors. Prior phone coordination 

with the National Interagency Fire Center Remote Weather/Fire Weather Support Unit 

(RSFWSU) at (208) 387-5726 is recommended. The requesting agency must contact the 

NIFC Remote Sensing Fire Weather Support Unit prior to ordering to determine a 

specific PRAWS configuration. Upon release from the incident, the FRAWS or PRAWS 

will be returned to NIFC. 

If the requesting unit has agency qualified personnel to install and maintain the FRAWS 

units, then this must be documented in the special needs portion of ROSS. No 

technicians will be dispatched from NIFC when a request has such documentation. 

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76 Engines and Water Tenders 

The table below lists the NWCG type minimum requirements for engines and water 

tenders. Please use these types when requesting engines and water tenders. 

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 21⁄2” 1200 1000 - - - - - 

 11⁄2” 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. All types shall meet federal, state and agency requirements for motor vehicle safety standards, 

including all gross vehicle weight ratings when fully loaded. 

2. Type 3 engines and tactical water tenders shall be equipped with a foam proportioner system. 

3. All water tenders and engine types 3 through 6 shall be able to prime and pump water from a 10 foot 

lift. 

4. Personnel shall meet the qualification requirements of NWCG Wildland Fire Qualification System 

Guide, PMS 310-1. 

Common Additional Needs – Request as Needed 

 - All Wheel Drive (includes four wheel drive) 

 - High pressure pump (250 psi at one half flow of Type) 

 - Foam Proportioner 

 - Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) with minimum 40 cfm Compressor 

 - Additional Personnel 

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81 Infrared Aircraft and Contract Large Transport Aircraft 

Infrared Aircraft are National Interagency Resources. 

81.1 Infrared Aircraft – Forest Service 

 

 Flight Rate Daily Fixed 

Aircraft Per Hour Operating Rate

N144Z – Cessna Citation $ 886 $ 1,327 

N149Z – King Air 200 $ 888 $ 733 

A Daily Fixed Operating Rate is charged for all non-FS administrative flights. It 

is not charged to any user if the mission is for fire suppression. FS administrative 

flights do not pay the Daily Fixed Operating Rate. For further information, 

contact the FS Region 4 Aviation Operations Office. 

Rates are subject to change. 

PERFORMANCE

N144Z Cessna Citation

 -- Block speed – 370 kts. 

 -- IR Scanner speed – 240 kts 

 -- Fuel – Jet. 

 -- Endurance for infrared missions (2 Pilots, 1 Technician) 3.5 Hours (with 

reserves 

 -- Maximum take-off weight – 14,800 lbs 

 -- Runway – Hard surface, minimum 4,000 feet @ sea level 

 -- Passenger configuration – 6 passengers + baggage. 

N149Z King Air 200 (Cargo Door)

 -- Block speed – 240 kts. 

 -- IR Scanner speed – 220 kts 

 -- Fuel – Jet 

 -- Endurance for infrared missions (2 Pilots, 1 Technician) 4 Hours (with 

reserves 

 -- Maximum take-off weight – 12,500 lbs. 

 -- Runway – Hard surface, minimum 4,000 feet @ sea level 

 -- Passenger configuration – 6-8 passengers + baggage 
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 -- Cargo configuration – 2,000 lbs. (2 Pilot), 2 + 30 hour endurance (with 

reserves). 

81.1.1 Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping and 

Detection 

A. Capabilities and Limitations: 

1. Infrared Scanners: 

a. Infrared energy can penetrate smoke and 

haze, but is limited by clouds and fog. Infrared 

energy follows a line-of-sight path. 

b. For best results, imagery should be taken 

between the hours of 1000-1400 and between one 

(1) hour after sunset and one (1) hour before 

sunrise. Imagery flights can be made at other 

times, but expect degradation in fire detection. 

2. Infrared Aircraft: 

a. All infrared aircraft can air drop imagery. 

The final decision for a drop will be left to the 

Pilot-in-Command and only when positive air-toground communications has been established. 

b. Aircraft normally require a 5,000 foot, hardsurfaced, lighted runway. A 28-volt, 1,000 amp 

ground power unit (GPU) should be provided for 

aircraft starting. 

81.2 NIFC Large Transport Contract Aircraft 

 Flight Rate Daily Passenger 

Aircraft Per Hour Availability Seating 

Boeing 737-200 $5555 $7400 101 
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82.1 Lead Planes/Aerial Supervision Aircraft – FS 

For a complete list of all Lead Planes/Aerial Supervision Aircraft, refer to 

the following web site which will be updated spring 2008: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Lead_Planes.pdf

82.2 Air Tactical Avionics Typing 

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 - 

Transponder & altitude encoder X X X X 

Panel Mounted GPS 1 each 1 each Note 1 Note 1 

Handheld GPS - - Note 1 Note 1 

Separate audio control systems for pilot and 

ATGS X X - - 

An audio control system - - X X 

Audio/mic jacks with PTT capability in the rear 

seat connected to the co-pilot/ATGS's audio 

control system 

X X - - 

An intercommunication System X X X X 

AUX-FM provisions Note 2 Note 2 

AFF Note 3 Note 3 - - 

2 - aeronautical VHF-FM antennas - - - X 

An accessory power source - - - X 

A portable Air Attack kit X 

Note 1: Type 3 and 4 aircraft must have either a panel mounted GPS or a 

handheld GPS (subject to local contract requirements). 

Note 2: Type 1 and 2 aircraft must have either AUX-FM provisions or an 

additional aeronautical VHF-FM radio transceiver. 

Note 3: AFF is required on Type 1 and 2 exclusive use aircraft. 

Note 4: Air Attack kits may be agency or contractor furnished. 

82.3 Smokejumper Aircraft 

For a complete list of all Smokejumper Aircraft, refer to the following web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Smokejumper_Aircraft.pdf
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The primary mission of federally contracted large fixed-wing airtankers is initial 

attack operations. 

The NICC will prioritize and allocate federal airtankers by positioning them in 

Areas of current or predicted high wildfire danger or activity. 

For a complete list of all federal airtankers, refer to the following web site: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Air_Tankers.pdf
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84.1 Type 2 Exclusive Use Helicopters 

 

For a complete list of all Type 2 Exclusive/National Helicopters, refer to the 

following web site which will be updated spring 2008: 

http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/T-2_Helicopters.pdf

84.2 Type 1 Exclusive Use Helicopters, Standard/Limited Category 

 

For a complete list of all Type 1 Exclusive use Standard and Limited category 

Helicopters, refer to the following web site which will be updated spring 2008: 

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Appendix 1 – Acronym Guide

The following acronyms are used throughout the National Mobilization Guide: 

AD Administratively Determined 

AFF Automated Flight Following 

AMD Aviation Management Directorate 

AMRS All-Hazards Meteorological Response System 

APT Administrative Payment Team 

ARA Aircraft Rental Agreement 

ASAT Aviation Safety Assistance Team 

ASMI Aerial Supervision Module 

ATD Actual Time of Departure 

ATMU Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit 

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 

DFO Disaster Field Office 

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 

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ETD Estimated Time of Departure 

ETE Estimated Time Enroute 

FAA Federal Aviation Administration 

FAR Federal Aviation Regulations 

FAST 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 

FRP Federal Response Plan 

FRS Family Radio Service 

FRWS Fire Remote Automatic Weather Station 

FS Forest Service 

FUMT Fire Use Management Team 

FWS Fish and Wildlife Service 

GACC Geographic Area Coordination Center 

GMAC Geographic Multi-Agency Coordinating Group 

GPU Ground Power Unit 

GSA General Services Administration 

HCWN Helicopter Manager Call When Needed 

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive 

HUDC Host Unit Dispatch Center 

IA Initial Attack 

IARR Interagency Resource Representative 

IBA Incident Business Advisor 

ICS Incident Intelligence Summary 

IHC Interagency Hotshot Crew 

IMET Incident Meteorologist 

IMSR Incident Management Situation Report 

IMT Incident Management Team 

IQCS Incident Qualification Certification System 

IR Infrared 

IRIN Infrared Interpreter 

ISO Incident Support Organization 

ISOG Interagency SEAT Operations Guide 

MAC Multi-Agency Coordinating Group 

MAFFS Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems 

MCAD Military Crew Advisor 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

NASF National Association of State Foresters 

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NCO National Contracting Officer 

NFES National Fire Equipment System 

NICC National Interagency Coordination Center 

NIFC National Interagency Fire Center 

NIMO National Incident Management Organization 

NIRSC National Incident Radio Support Cache 

NISCC National Interagency Supply Cache Coordinator 

NMAC National Multi-Agency Coordination Group 

NPS National Park Service 

NRF National Response Framework 

NWCG National Wildfire Coordinating Group 

NWS National Weather Service 

O Overhead 

OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance 

OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration 

PAX Passengers 

POE Point of Entry 

PPE Personal Protective Equipment 

PRWS Project Remote Automatic Weather Station 

RAO Regional Aviation Officer 

ROC Regional Operations Center 

ROSS Resource Order Status System 

SEAT Single Engine Air Tanker 

STLM Strike Team Leaders - Military 

TFR Temporary Flight Restriction 

THSP Technical Specialist 

USA United States of America 

USFA United States Fire Administration 

UTF Unable to Fill 

VICC Virginia Interagency Coordination Center 

VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range Navigation System 

WFU Wildland Fire Use 

WUI Wildland Urban Interface 

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SUBJECT PAGE NO.

A

Administrative Payment Teams (APTs) ............................................................. 36, 37, 371 

Administrative Procedures.......................................................................... 17, 19, 183, 187 

Administrative Support............................................................................................. 60, 123 

Aerial Supervision Aircraft - FS..................................................................................... 397 

Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM1) ......................................................................... 12, 57 

Air Tactical and Reconnaissance Aircraft ........................................................................ 57 

Air Tactical Avionics Typing ......................................................................................... 397 

Airborne Thermal Infrared (IR) Fire Mapping ......................................................... 55, 395 

Aircraft Flight Request/Schedule Form...................................................................... 89, 97 

Aircraft............................................................................................................................ 395 

Airspace Conflicts............................................................................................................. 63 

Airtankers...................................................................................13, 50, 59-62, 85, 229, 399 

All-Hazard Incident Management Team .......................................................................... 35 

AM Frequencies...........................................................................................................63-64 

ASAT ........................................................................................................................ 39, 376 

Assignment Extension .................................................................................... 9, 10, 89, 113 

Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit (ATMU)..................................... 33, 45, 387 

Australia Support ...................................................................................................... 85, 143 

Automated Flight Following (AFF) Procedures..........................................................53-55 

Aviation Safety Assistance Team (ASAT)............................................................... 39, 376 

B

Border Fires ...................................................................................................................... 21 

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Teams ................................................ 37, 373 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)............................................................................. 3, 23, 117 

Buying Teams ..................................................................................... 13, 35, 125, 127, 370 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ................................................... 3, 22, 117, 203, 259 

C

Cache Ordering Procedures .............................................................................................. 41 

Cache Support Positions ................................................................................................... 33 

Canada Support................................................................................................. 85, 131, 135 

CHAPTER 10 – OBJECTIVES, POLICY, AND SCOPE OF OPERATION ............ 1 

CHAPTER 20 – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ............................................. 17 

CHAPTER 30 – ORGANIZATION............................................................................ 115 

CHAPTER 40 – COOPERATION.............................................................................. 129 

CHAPTER 50 – FIRE ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY........................................ 237 

CHAPTER 60 – OVERHEAD/CREWS ..................................................................... 351 

CHAPTER 70 – EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES............................................................... 379 

CHAPTER 80 – AIRCRAFT....................................................................................... 393 

Civilian Support................................................................................................................ 85 

Communications Coordinator................................................................................... 32, 357 

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Complexity...................................................................................................................... 123 

Cooperation........................................................ 22, 42, 131, 143, 146, 159, 162, 189, 195 

Cost Coding .................................................................................. 12, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 

Crews .......................................................................... 7, 12, 27, 28, 29, 61, 66, 78, 83, 353 

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Teams........................................................................ 37 

D

Days Off............................................................................................................ 7, 64, 65, 66 

Dedicated Radio Frequencies ........................................................................................... 63 

Disaster Assistance Support Program (DASP)............................................................. 6, 86 

Dispatch Forms ................................................................................................................. 89 

Documentation of Length of Assignment Extension Requirements Form............... 89, 113 

Driving .......................................................................................................................... 7, 10 

E 

Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements (EERA).................................................... 7, 10 

Engines...................................................................................................................... 41, 391 

Equipment/Supplies Mobilization/Demobilization .......................................................... 41 

Equipment/Supplies .................................................................................................. 41, 381 

Example Organizations................................................................................................... 124 

Exclusive Use Contract Helicopters ................................................................................. 58 

Expanded Dispatch Organization ............................................................................. 21, 122 

F

FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations..................................................................... 63 

FAA Temporary Tower Request ....................................................................... 63, 89, 101 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)... .. 3, 5, 26, 34, 35, 117, 241,343, 345 

Fire Directory – Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)............................................................ 311 

Fire Directory – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) .................................................. 259 

Fire Directory – Canada.................................................................................................. 327 

Fire Directory - Emergency Support Function #4 - Support Agencies .......................... 350 

Fire Directory – FEMA................................................................................................... 345 

Fire Directory – Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)......................................................... 291 

Fire Directory – Forest Service (FS)............................................................................... 275 

Fire Directory – Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs)............................... 243 

Fire Directory – International ......................................................................................... 347 

Fire Directory – National Association of State Foresters (NASF) ................................. 349 

Fire Directory – National Park Service (NPS)................................................................ 301 

Fire Directory – Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Washington DC...................... 348 

Fire Directory – U.S. Military......................................................................................... 346 

Fire Organization Directory.................................................................................... 237, 239 

Fire Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (FRAWS).............................................. 45, 389 

Fire Use Management Team (FUMT) .......................................................... 13, 35, 79, 366 

Fire/Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations.................................................... 45, 389 

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).......................................................... 3, 25, 117, 203, 291 

Flight Following.................................................................................. 53, 60, 136, 141, 355 

Flight Management Procedures ........................................................................................ 50 

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Flight Manager.......................................................................................................... 27, 358 

Food Service Request ..................................................................................... 12, 46, 89, 93 

Forest Service (FS) ................................................................................. 3, 25, 26, 117, 203 

Forms .......................................................................... 12, 89, 138, 139, 151, 167, 169, 192 

Frequencies ................................................................................. 32, 43, 44, 53, 54, 64, 354 

G

Gear Policy........................................................................................................................ 14 

Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) .....12, 13, 19, 21, 44, 58, 63, 69, 71,239 

Geographic Area Preparedness Levels ............................................................................. 73 

H

Helicopter Module ................................................................................................ 31, 32, 58 

Helicopters ................................................................ 31, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 76, 78, 85, 395 

Call-When-Needed (CWN) .............................................................................. 31, 49, 58 

Helicopters – Exclusive Use ............................................................................... 59, 60, 401 

Hotshot Crews................................................................................................................... 28 

I

Incident Management Situation Report ...................................................................... 67, 69 

Incident Meteorologist (IMET)............................................................................. 32, 33, 45 

Incident Replacement of NFES Items............................................................................... 42 

Incident Status Summary (ICS-209)........................................................... 67, 89, 105, 187 

Incident Support Organization (ISO)...................................................................... 122, 123 

Incident Support Organization, Example – Complex Incident....................................... 127 

Incident Support Organization, Example........................................................................ 125 

Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and Supplies ................................................ 43 

Infrared Aircraft Scanner Request Form..................................................................... 89, 99 

Infrared Aircraft................................................................................ 12, 13, 56, 89, 99, 395 

Initial Attack Definition.................................................................................................... 11

Interagency Agreements ................................................................................................. 189 

Interagency Fire Use Modules.................................................................................. 30, 356 

Interagency Interim Flight and Duty Limitations ............................................................. 64 

Interagency Situation Report ...................................................................................... 68, 69 

International Agreements................................................................................................ 131 

International Assignments ................................................................................................ 83 

International Operations.................................................................................................... 85 

IQCS (Incident Qualification Certification System) Position Codes ............................. 353 

L

Large Transport Aircraft...................................................................................... 13, 57,396 

Lead Planes ................................................................................................... 12, 13, 56, 397 

Length of Assignment..................................................................................... 7, 34, 89, 113 

M

MAC Group Coordinator........................................................................................ 117, 123 

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Mexico Support................................................................................................. 86, 175, 183 

Military ...........................................................................60, 62,76-79, 83-85,189, 195, 346 

Military Training Routes................................................................................................... 63 

Minimum Crew Standards for Mobilization................................................................... 355 

Mission Statement............................................................................................................... 3 

Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS)...............................13, 60, 83, 195, 225 

Monthly Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook ............................................................ 70, 109 

Monthly Wildland Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlook Form................................... 89, 109 

N

National Area Command Team .......................................................................... 13, 35, 365 

National Association of State Foresters (NASF)................................................ 3, 117, 349 

National Buying Team........................................................................................ 13, 35, 370 

National Contract Mobile Commissary Services...... 13, 35, 41, 47, 48, 141, 155, 171, 385 

National Contract Mobile Food Services...................................................... 13, 41, 46, 383 

National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities................................................. 13, 41, 46, 383 

National Fire Preparedness Plan ....................................................................................... 73 

National Fire Prevention Education Teams .............................................................. 37, 374 

National Incident Management Organization (NIMO).......................................362 

National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC)...................... 13, 21, 41, 43, 44, 63, 381 

National Interagency Incident Management Team Rotation Process............................. 361 

National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Decisions ................................... 80 

National Park Service (NPS) .......................................................................... 3, 24, 35, 301 

National Park Service All-Hazard Incident Management Team .............................. 35, 368 

National Resources ......................................................... 13, 45, 49, 73, 119, 175, 181, 184 

National Response Framework........................................................................................... 5 

National Weather Service (NWS)............................................................. 3, 32, 33, 45, 387 

National Wildland Fire Outlook ......................................................................... 67, 70, 109 

New Zealand Support ........................................................................................... 5, 85, 159 

NIFC Aircraft – FS ......................................................................................................... 397 

NIFC Directors’ Delegations .......................................................................................... 117 

NIFC Large Transport Contract Aircraft ........................................................................ 396 

NMAC Coordinator .................................................................................. 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 

NMAC.................................................................. 3, 10, 73, 76-81, 117, 119, 121, 367, 371 

Non-Incident Related Ordering......................................................................................... 21 

Notification of Commitment of National Resources ........................................................ 14 

O

Objectives, Policy, and Scope of Operation ..................................................................3-15 

Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)........................ 5, 6, 86, 185, 213, 217, 347 

Ordering Channels/Cost Coding..................................................................................19-26 

Ordering Procedures ............................................................................................. 20, 21, 41 

Organization..................................................................................................... 117, 119-127 

Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations ..................................................... 86 

Overhead/Crews........................................................................................................... 27-38 

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P

Passenger and Cargo Manifest Form .......................................................................... 89, 95 

Pilots ..................................................................................................... 8, 9, 50, 55, 65, 357 

Predictive Services................................................................................................ 67, 69, 71 

Preparedness Level 1 ........................................................................................................ 74 

Preparedness Level 2 ........................................................................................................ 74 

Preparedness Level 3 ........................................................................................................ 74 

Preparedness Level 3 to 2 ................................................................................................. 80 

Preparedness Level 4 ........................................................................................................ 76 

Preparedness Level 4 to 3 ................................................................................................. 80 

Preparedness Level 5 ........................................................................................................ 78 

Preparedness Level 5 to 4 ................................................................................................. 80 

Preparedness Level Descriptions .................................................................................74-80 

Preparedness/Detail Request Form..................................................................... 34, 89, 103 

Priorities.......................................................................... 3, 28, 30, 42, 56, 75, 78, 117, 119 

Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations (PRAWS).......................................... 45, 389 

R

Radio Demobilization .................................................................................................. 44-45 

Radio Mobilization ........................................................................................................... 44 

Rappeller and Helicopter Manager Gear, Weights, and Volume ............................. 14, 357 

Reassignments............................................................................................................... 7, 47 

Resource Mobilization.................................................................................................. 7, 12 

Resource Order Form............................................................................................ 12, 89, 91 

S

Scope of Operation ................................................................................................... 3, 5, 64 

Single Engine Airtankers (SEATs)................................................................................... 62 

Situation Report .................................................. 68, 69, 136, 142, 149, 156, 165, 172, 213 

Smokejumper Agreement ............................................................................................... 223 

Smokejumper Aircraft ........................................................................................ 13, 30, 397 

Smokejumper Gear, Weights, and Volume .............................................................. 14, 357 

Smokejumpers................................................................. 14, 27, 30, 31, 223, 224, 357, 397 

Special Use Airspace ........................................................................................................ 63 

Standard Cubes, Weight, and Gear Policy................................................................ 14, 357 

Standard Flight and Duty Limitations............................................................................... 64 

Support to Border Fires..................................................................................................... 21 

T

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................. i 

Tactical Aircraft.............................................................................................................. 397 

Technical Support ........................................................................................................... 122

Temporary Flight Restrictions .......................................................................................... 62 

Total Mobility ..................................................................................................................... 3 

Type 1 Crews ............................................................................................................ 28, 355 

Type 2 and 3 Crews ........................................................................................................ 355 

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U

Unable to Fill (UTF) Procedure.................................................................................. 14, 27 

W

Water Tenders..................................................................................................... 41, 93, 391 

Weight....................................................................................................................... 14, 357 

Wildland Fire and Aviation Safety Teams (FAST) .................................................. 38, 376 

Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality ..................................................................... 72, 89, 111 

Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts...................................................................................... 15 

Work/Rest ........................................................................................................................... 7 

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