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NATIONAL INTERAGENCY STANDARDS for RESOURCE MOBILIZATION .............. 1

CHAPTER 10 ................................................................................................................................. 1

OBJECTIVES, POLICYAND SCOPE OF OPERATION ........................................................ 1

MISSION STATEMENT – NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER ..... 1

PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................... 1

TOTAL MOBILITY CONCEPT ................................................................................................ 1

PRIORITIES ............................................................................................................................... 1

NATIONAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................ 2

LOCAL AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DRAWDOWN LEVELS ............................................. 3

NATIONAL SURGE PACKAGES ............................................................................................ 3

NATIONAL READY RESERVE .............................................................................................. 4

SCOPE OF OPERATION .......................................................................................................... 4

National Response Framework (NRF).................................................................................... 4

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) .......................................................... 5

MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION .................................................................................... 5

WORK/REST ............................................................................................................................. 6

LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT .................................................................................................... 6

Assignment Definition ............................................................................................................ 6

Length of Assignment ............................................................................................................. 7

Days Off .................................................................................................................................. 7

Assignment Extension ............................................................................................................ 8

Single Resource/Kind Extensions ........................................................................................... 9

CIMT Length of Assignment and Mandatory Unavailability ................................................. 9

Incident Management Team Extensions ................................................................................. 9

Maximum Consecutive Days Worked – Home Unit .............................................................. 9

INCIDENT OPERATIONS DRIVING .................................................................................... 10

INITIAL ATTACK DEFINITION ........................................................................................... 10

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ................................................................................................ 11

Compacts............................................................................................................................... 11

WILDLAND FIRE ENTRAPMENT/FATALITY ................................................................... 12

UNABLE TO FILL (UTF) PROCEDURE............................................................................... 12

STANDARD CUBES, WEIGHT, AND GEAR POLICY FOR ALL PERSONNEL ............. 12

NATIONAL FIRE PREPAREDNESS PLAN.......................................................................... 13

WHY PREPAREDNESS LEVELS ARE ESTABLISHED ..................................................... 13
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA PREPAREDNESS LEVELS .............................................................. 13

PREPAREDNESS LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................................... 13

Preparedness Level 1 ............................................................................................................ 13

Preparedness Level 2 ............................................................................................................ 14

Preparedness Level 3 ............................................................................................................ 14

Preparedness Level 4 ............................................................................................................ 14

Preparedness Level 5 ............................................................................................................ 14

PREPAREDNESS LEVEL ACTIONS TAKEN BY NICC/NMAC ........................................ 15

Preparedness Level 1 ............................................................................................................ 15

Preparedness Level 2 ............................................................................................................ 15

Preparedness Level 3 ............................................................................................................ 15

Preparedness Level 4 ............................................................................................................ 15

Preparedness Level 5 ............................................................................................................ 16

MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATING GROUPS (MAC) ORGANIZATION ....................... 16

National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) Organization .................................. 16

NIFC Directors’ Delegations ................................................................................................ 16

NMAC Roles/Responsibilities: ............................................................................................. 16

NMAC Support Function Responsibilities: .......................................................................... 17

Responsibilities of GMACs: ................................................................................................. 18

MAC Group Coordinator ...................................................................................................... 18

Complexity ............................................................................................................................ 18

INCIDENT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION (ISO) .................................................................... 18

Incident Support Organization (ISO) .................................................................................... 19

Expanded Dispatch Organization ......................................................................................... 19

Expanded Dispatch Functional Areas ................................................................................... 19

Technical Support ................................................................................................................. 20

Administrative Support ......................................................................................................... 20

Example Organizations ......................................................................................................... 20

Incident Support Organization (ISO), Example – Complex Incident: .................................. 20

Incident Support Organization (ISO), Example: .................................................................. 21

MOBILIZATION PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY ASSETS .............................................. 21

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ........................................................................................ 22

Canada Support ..................................................................................................................... 22

Australia and New Zealand Support ..................................................................................... 22
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Mexico Support ..................................................................................................................... 22

Other Nations Support for Large Scale Mobilizations ......................................................... 22

Processes for International Mobilization of Federal Resources ........................................... 23

ORDERING PROCESS AND PROCEDURES ....................................................................... 23

Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) ............................................................... 23

Name Requests...................................................................................................................... 24

Name Requests on Budgeted, Severity or Non-Suppression Funds ..................................... 24

Ordering Process for All Orders ........................................................................................... 24

Support to Border Fires ......................................................................................................... 25

MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION INFORMATION ........................................... 26

NON-INCIDENT RELATED ORDERING ............................................................................. 26

CHAPTER 20 ............................................................................................................................... 27

OVERHEAD AND TEAMS ........................................................................................................ 27

OVERHEAD AND TEAMS OVERVIEW .............................................................................. 27

Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications ............................................................ 27

Overhead Mobilization and Demobilization ......................................................................... 27

Supplemental Fire Department Resources ............................................................................ 27

Name Requesting Single Resource Overhead ...................................................................... 28

Trainee Requests ................................................................................................................... 28

Technical Specialist .............................................................................................................. 28

Remote Employee ................................................................................................................. 28

Interagency Wildland Fire Modules ..................................................................................... 28

Wildland Fire Module Mobilization ..................................................................................... 29

Helicopter Module ................................................................................................................ 29

Helicopter Rappellers ............................................................................................................ 29

Smokejumpers....................................................................................................................... 29

Non-Standard Overhead Groups ........................................................................................... 30

Communications Coordinator (COMC) ............................................................................... 30

Incident Meteorologist (IMET) ............................................................................................. 31

Air Resource Advisors .......................................................................................................... 32

Cache Support Positions ....................................................................................................... 32

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS (IMTS) ...................................................................... 33

NMAC Management of IMTs .............................................................................................. 33

Interagency Incident Management Teams (IMTs) ............................................................... 33
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IMT Configurations - All ...................................................................................................... 34

Complex IMT Configuration ................................................................................................ 34

Complex IMT Mobilization Roster ...................................................................................... 34

CIMT Roster Negotiation ..................................................................................................... 35

CIMT National Rotation Process .......................................................................................... 36

NICC CIMT Coordinator ...................................................................................................... 38

CIMT Assignment to All-Hazard Incidents .......................................................................... 38

NIMO Teams ........................................................................................................................ 39

Area Command Team ........................................................................................................... 39

All-Hazard Incident Management Teams ............................................................................. 39

Incident Support Teams ........................................................................................................ 39

INTERAGENCY BUYING TEAMS (BUYT) ........................................................................ 40

BUYT Configuration ............................................................................................................ 40

BUYT Mobilization .............................................................................................................. 40

BUYTs Rotation Process ...................................................................................................... 40

PAYMENT TEAMS ................................................................................................................. 41

REMOTE INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAM (RIST) ................................................................... 41

Program Management ........................................................................................................... 42

RIST Configuration .............................................................................................................. 42

Requesting RIST Support ..................................................................................................... 43

BURNED AREA EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (BAER) ............................................. 43

Department of Interior (DOI) BAER .................................................................................... 43

DOI National BAER Team Configuration ........................................................................... 43

DOI Burned Area Emergency Response Team Mobilization Process ................................. 44

USDA Forest Service BAER ................................................................................................ 44

NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION TEAMS (NFPET) .......................... 44

NFPET Configuration ........................................................................................................... 45

NFPET Coordinators ............................................................................................................ 45

COMMUNITY MITIGATION ASSISTANCE TEAMS (CMAT) ......................................... 46

CMAT Configuration............................................................................................................ 46

Requesting a CMAT ............................................................................................................. 46

FIRE AND AVIATION SAFETY TEAM (FAST) .................................................................. 46

FAST Configuration ............................................................................................................. 47

FAST Mobilization Process .................................................................................................. 47
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AVIATION SAFETY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM (ASTAT) ....................... 47

ASTAT Configuration .......................................................................................................... 47

SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS (SAIT) .................................................. 48

CHAPTER 30 ............................................................................................................................... 49

CREWS ......................................................................................................................................... 49

CREW STANDARDS FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZATION ................................................. 49

TYPE 1 INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT CREWS (IHCS) ......................................................... 49

Interagency Hotshot Crews as T2IA, T2 or Suppression Modules ...................................... 49

TYPE 2 AND TYPE 2 IA CREWS .......................................................................................... 50

US FOREST SERVICE CONTRACTED CREWS ................................................................. 50

Type 2IA Crews .................................................................................................................... 50

Type 2 Crews ........................................................................................................................ 51

INTERAGENCY RESOURCE REPRESENTATIVE (IARR) ................................................ 51

CHAPTER 40 ............................................................................................................................... 52

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ................................................................................................. 52

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES OVERVIEW ........................................................................ 52

Name Requests for Equipment ............................................................................................. 52

EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES MOBILIZATION .......................................................................... 52

EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES DEMOBILIZATION ..................................................................... 53

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY SUPPORT CACHE ORDERING PROCEDURES ............... 53

NFES Items in Short Supply ................................................................................................. 53

Field Office Replenishment During Fire Season .................................................................. 53

Field Office Replenishment Outside of Fire Season ............................................................. 53

Incident Replacement of NFES Items ................................................................................... 53

Local Unit Incident Replacement: Type 3, 4 and 5 Incidents ............................................... 54

Incident to Incident Transfer of Equipment and Supplies .................................................... 54

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (NIICD) ..... 54

Radio Ordering...................................................................................................................... 54

Frequency and Radio Demobilization .................................................................................. 55

REMOTE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS (RAWS) ................................................. 55

Incident Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (IRAWS – NFES 005869) ......................... 56

Project Remote Automatic Weather Stations, (PRAWS – NFES 005870) .......................... 56

Smoke Monitoring Kit, (Kit – Smoke Monitor – E-Sampler, NFES 005840) ..................... 56

NATIONAL CONTRACT MOBILE FOOD SERVICE AND SHOWER FACILITIES ........ 56
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National Contract Mobile Food Service Units ...................................................................... 56

National Contract Mobile Shower Facilities Units ............................................................... 56

National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Mobilization .................... 57

National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Reassignments ................. 57

National Contract Mobile Food Services and Shower Facilities Demobilization ................ 57

ENGINES AND WATER TENDERS...................................................................................... 57

CHAPTER 50 ............................................................................................................................... 58

AIRCRAFT ................................................................................................................................... 58

AIRCRAFT MOBILIZATION ................................................................................................. 58

TYPES OF FLIGHTS ............................................................................................................... 58

Point-to-Point ........................................................................................................................ 58

Mission Flights...................................................................................................................... 58

Flight Manager ...................................................................................................................... 59

FLIGHT FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 59

FAA Flight Plans .................................................................................................................. 59

Agency Flight Plans .............................................................................................................. 60

Flight Following.................................................................................................................... 60

Flight Following for Demobilization .................................................................................... 60

National Flight Following Frequency (168.6500 MHz) ....................................................... 61

Automated Flight Following (AFF) ...................................................................................... 61

Requirements to Utilize AFF ................................................................................................ 61

Responsibilities of the Sending Unit: ................................................................................... 62

Responsibilities of Sending GACC: ..................................................................................... 62

Responsibilities of NICC: ..................................................................................................... 62

Responsibilities of Receiving GACC: .................................................................................. 62

Responsibilities of Receiving Unit: ...................................................................................... 63

COOPERATOR AIRCRAFT ................................................................................................... 63

Non-Federally Approved Cooperator Aircraft ...................................................................... 63

HELICOPTERS ........................................................................................................................ 64

CWN Helicopters .................................................................................................................. 64

Exclusive-Use Helicopters .................................................................................................... 65

US Forest Service Type 1 and Type 2 Helicopters ............................................................... 65

US Forest Service Type 3 Helicopters .................................................................................. 66

BLM Type 1 Helicopter ........................................................................................................ 66
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Short-haul .............................................................................................................................. 66

MULTI-AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT (MATOC) ................................................... 66

Helicopters ............................................................................................................................ 66

Type 2 Standard w/Bucket (*indicates models with twin engine capability) ....................... 67

Type 2 Restricted w/Bucket .................................................................................................. 67

Type 2 Standard w/Tank ....................................................................................................... 67

Type 2 Restricted w/Tank ..................................................................................................... 68

Type 2 Standard Modern Bucket/Tank ................................................................................. 68

Type 3 Standard w/Bucket .................................................................................................... 68

Type 3 Standard w/Tank ....................................................................................................... 68

Type 3 Standard Modern ...................................................................................................... 68

RAPPELLERS .......................................................................................................................... 68

Rappeller Numbers ............................................................................................................... 69

Rappeller Aircraft ................................................................................................................. 69

SMOKEJUMPERS ................................................................................................................... 70

Smokejumper Numbers ........................................................................................................ 70

Smokejumper Aircraft .......................................................................................................... 71

AERIAL SUPERVISION AIRCRAFT .................................................................................... 71

Aerial Supervision Module ................................................................................................... 71

Leadplane .............................................................................................................................. 71

Air Tactical Aircraft .............................................................................................................. 71

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) ........................................................................ 72

AIRTANKERS ......................................................................................................................... 72

Airtanker Use in Optional and Post Season Periods ............................................................. 73

MODULAR AIRBORNE FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS (MAFFS) ........................................ 73

US Forest Service and NICC Responsibility (for MAFFS).................................................. 73

MAFFS Ordering Criteria ..................................................................................................... 74

WATER SCOOPERS ............................................................................................................... 74

SINGLE ENGINE AIRTANKERS (SEATS) AND WATER SCOOPERS ............................ 74

MOBILE RETARDANT BASES (MRBS) .............................................................................. 75

INFRARED (IR) SUPPORT TO FIRE OPERATIONS .......................................................... 75

LARGE TRANSPORTATION AIRCRAFT ............................................................................ 77

FREQUENCIES ....................................................................................................................... 77

FM, VHF, and UHF Frequencies .......................................................................................... 77
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AM Frequencies .................................................................................................................... 77

FM Air-to-Ground Frequencies ............................................................................................ 78

AIRSPACE ............................................................................................................................... 78

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) FAR 91.137 .............................................................. 78

Participating Aircraft ............................................................................................................ 78

Military Training Routes and Special Use Airspace ............................................................. 78

Airspace Conflicts ................................................................................................................. 78

FAA Temporary Control Tower Operations......................................................................... 79

CHAPTER 60 ............................................................................................................................... 80

PREDICTIVE SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 80

PREDICTIVE SERVICES OVERVIEW ................................................................................. 80

Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts .......................................................................................... 80

PREDICTIVE SERVICES PRODUCTS ................................................................................. 80

7-Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook ............................................................................. 80

National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook .......................................................... 81

Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories ....................................................................................... 81

Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) ..................................................................................... 82

Required Reporting of Wildland Fires .................................................................................. 82

Non-Fire Incidents ................................................................................................................ 83

Interagency Situation Report ................................................................................................ 84

Incident Management Situation Report ................................................................................ 84

CHAPTER 70 ............................................................................................................................... 85

INCIDENT ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................. 85

INCIDENT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 85

INCIDENT CREATION .......................................................................................................... 85

Incident Record Creation and Data Integration .................................................................... 85

NWCG Event Kind and Event Categories (Incident Type) .................................................. 86

Multiple Events ..................................................................................................................... 86

Unprotected Lands ................................................................................................................ 86

Incident Naming Protocols ................................................................................................... 86

Unit Identifiers ...................................................................................................................... 87

Incident Reporting ................................................................................................................ 88

COST CODING ........................................................................................................................ 88

Interagency Fire and Severity Activities ............................................................................... 88
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ................................................................................... 88

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)............................................................................................. 89

National Park Service (NPS) ................................................................................................ 90

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) .......................................................................................... 92

Forest Service (FS) ............................................................................................................... 92

CHAPTER 80 ............................................................................................................................... 94

FORMS ......................................................................................................................................... 94

CHAPTER 90 ............................................................................................................................... 95

FIRE ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY .................................................................................... 95

GEOGRAPHIC AREA COORDINATION CENTERS (GACCS) ......................................... 95

National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) .............................................................. 96

Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) ................................................................. 98

Eastern Area Coordination Center (EACC) .......................................................................... 99

Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) ......................................................................... 100

Northern California Coordination Center (ONCC) ............................................................ 101

Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC) ................................................................ 103

Northwest Area Coordination Center (NWCC) .................................................................. 104

Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center (RMCC) ........................................................ 105

Southern Area Coordination Center (SACC) ..................................................................... 106

Southern California Coordination Center (OSCC) ............................................................. 107

Southwest Area Coordination Center (SWCC) .................................................................. 108

National Interagency Support Caches (NISC) .................................................................... 109

APPENDIX: ................................................................................................................................ 110

ACRONYM GUIDE .................................................................................................................. 110

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR 2024 .......................................................... 115