CHARTER 

Bureau of Land Management 

National Interagency Fire Center 

Incident Qualification and Certification Advisory Committee 

I. BACKGROUND 

The lnteragency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations (Red Book) states that: 

"Each unit with fire management responsibilities will establish an Incident Qualification 

Card qualification and certification process, which may include a qualification and 

certification committee. These qualification and certification committees provide 

management oversight and review of the wildland and prescribed fire positions under 

their jurisdiction." 

" ... In accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, federal departments 

and agencies are expected to provide their full and prompt support, cooperation, available 

resources, consistent with their own responsibilities for protecting national security. 

Personnel assigned to all-hazard incidents may only perform duties within agency policy, 

training, and capability." 

II. NAME 

The name of the committee is the NIFC BLM Incident Qualification and Certification 

Advisory Committee (IQCAC). 

III. AUTHORITY 

This IQCAC is formed under the authority of the Assistant Director, Fire and Aviation, 

Bureau of Land Management. 

IV. PURPOSE 

This IQCAC has the following distinct purposes as they pertain to NIFC BLM 

employees: 

• Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for IQCAC processesand 

documentation; 

• Ensure that an appropriate number of trained primary and alternate IQCS Account 

Managers are identified and available for NIFC BLMemployees; 

• Ensures that all proposed qualification and certification actions comply with agency 

and interagency policy, and documentation is complete and accurate; and 

• Makes recommendations to the appropriate Fire and Aviation (FA) Division 

Chief/Office Manager who is responsible for final certification. 
V. MEMBERSHIP 

The committee will be made up of a representative from each division/office and one 

non-voting member who will act as an IQCS Account Manager liaison. All committee 

members will be current NIFC BLM employees. The actual members will be identified 

in the BLM Fire and Aviation Directorate Incident Qualification and Certification 

Advisory Committee Operating Plan. 

There will be a Chair and a vice-Chair. The Chair will serve a two-year term, after which 

the vice-Chair will usually rotate into the Chair position. However, this progression from 

vice-Chair to Chair will be optional. The vice-Chair will serve as the note taker for 

committee meetings. These positions will be elected by the majority vote of the 

committee. 

VI. AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIR 

The Chair is authorized to: 

• Convene meetings and schedule agendaitems. • Access or request access to NIFC BLM employee Red Card qualifications and 

training records. 

• Make recommendations to NIFC BLM division chiefs/office managers about 

employee training needs. 

• Attend geographic and national level training meetings and inform committee 

members of geographic and national level opportunities including the priority trainee 

program. 

• Take training and qualification issues forward to other training groups as appropriate. 

VII. MEETINGS 

At least one annual meeting will be held to prepare/update the committee's Operating 

Plan, review NIFC BLM employee Red Card qualifications and training records, and 

review training nominations for 3 00-level and above training courses. Conference calls 

or impromptu meetings may also be held as needed. Business may be transacted via 

email. 

VIII. REPORTS AND MINUTES 

Annual reports will be written when requested by the Assistant Director, Fire and 

Aviation or designee. Meeting minutes will be recorded or hand written by the viceChair. The distribution and retention of all meeting minutes will be the responsibility of 

the committee Chair. The Chair shall ensure that information on committee activities 

gets disseminated appropriately to committee representatives who are responsible for 

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