NWCG Organization and Branch Coordinator Roles

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Dan SmithNASF

October 2007

Interagency Wildland Fire Governance Structure

National Interagency Coordination

Center (NICC)

National Multi-Agency Coordination

Group (NMAC)

Shared / Joint Staffs

Interagency Committees

/ Groups

National Interagency

Aviation Council (NIAC)

Other Aviation

Federal Agency Heads

State Agency & Tribal Heads

National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

Wildland Fire Leadership Council

(WFLC)

Fire Executive Council (FEC)

National Assn of State

Foresters (NASF) & Intertribal

Timber CouncilFire Committees

These charts are intended only to provide a general picture of these organizations and is NOT to be

construed as authoritative or deemed totally accurate.

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Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC)Provides strategic leadership and oversight

USDA FSChief

Gail Kimbell

USDANatural Resources &

Environment Under Secretary

Mark Rey

BLMDirector

Jim Caswell(Represented by Henri Bisson)

DOIPolicy, Mgmt, & Budget

Asst. Secretary James Cason

BIADirector

Jerold Gidner(Represented by Vicki Forrest)

NPSDirector

Mary Bomar(Represented by Karen

Taylor-Goodrich)

Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior

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State of ArizonaGovernor

Janet Nepolitano(Reprsented by Lori Faeth)

Intertribal Timber Council

Tribal Representative

Jim Erickson

U.S. Fire Administration

Chief

Gregory CadeUSDA

Natural Resources & Environment

Dep. Under Secretary

Melissa Simpson

DOIOffice of Wildland Fire

Coordination Director

Kirk Rowdabaugh

USDA-FSDeputy Director for Fire and

Aviation Management

Rick Prausa (A)

Department of Homeland

Security

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DOILand &Mineral Mgmt.

Asst. SecretaryStephen Allred

(Represented by Julie Jacobson)

FWSDirector

H. Dale Hall

November 2008

Italics = Chair(A) = Acting

USGSDirector

Mark Meyers(Represented by Robert Doyle)

National Assn. of Counties

Mendocino County, CA

Jim Wattenburger

National Assn. of State Foresters

(State of Arizona)

Jeff Jahnke

National Wildland Fire Enterprise Architecture Steering Group

Judy Crosby

Red Lodge Fire District #7

Chief

Harris Gabrian(Represented by Tom Kuntz)

These charts are intended only to provide a general picture of these organizations and is NOT to be construed as authoritative or deemed totally accurate.

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Fire Executive Council (FEC) Coordinated Policy and Direction (Fire/Fuels/Aviation)

DirectorFS Fire & Aviation

ManagementTom Harbour

DirectorOffice of Wildland Fire

CoordinationKirk Rowdabaugh

Assistant DirectorBLM Fire & Aviation Mgmt.

Jim Douglas

Assistant DirectorFWS Nat’l Wildlife Refuge

SystemAndy Loranger (Acting)

Assistant DirectorNPS Visitor Resource &

ProtectionKaren Taylor-Goodrich

Department of the Interior(DOI)

Department of Agriculture(USDA)

November 2008

Ex-Officio Members: - Brian McManus

NWCG ChairpersonExecutive Secretary: - Roy Johnson, BLM

Italics = Chair(A) = Acting

DirectorBIA Office of Trust Services

Vicki Forrest

Associate DirectorAviation Management

DirectorateMark Bathrick

ChiefU.S. Fire Administration

Greg Cade

Department of Homeland Security

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NASF Fire Committee

12 State Foresters: CO, CA, NV, WA, MT, TX, FL, GA, OK, NJ, RI, MN

Chair: Jeff Jahnke , CO

Federal Liaisons: Kirk Rowdabaugh OWFC, Jim Douglas BLM, Tom Harbour USFS

NASF Fire Committee Chair Liaison to FEC

ITC Fire Committee

These charts are intended only to provide a general picture of these organizations and is NOT to be

construed as authoritative or deemed totally accurate.

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group Coordinated Policy and Program Implementation

May 2008

BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs FS = Forest Service BLM = Bureau of Land Management FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service DHS = Department of Homeland Security NPS = National Park Service DOI = Department of the Interior USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture

Fire Director

BIALyle Carlile

Fire Director

BLMTim Murphy

Fire Director

FWSBrian McManus

Fire Director

NPSTom Nichols

Fire Director

FSKaryn Wood

Fire Director

National Assn. of State Foresters

Dan Smith

Chief, Response Section

FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration

Hugh Wood

DOI

FS Fire Research

Mike Hilbruner

USDA DHS

Exec. SecretaryBonnie Bradshaw

Tribal Chair Representative

Intertribal Timber Council

Jim Erickson

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NWCGRestructuring

2008 - 2009

These charts are intended only to provide a general picture of these organizations and is NOT to be construed as authoritative or deemed totally accurate.

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NWCG Program Mgmt Office

Judy Crosby

Info Resource Mgmt.Working Team

Shari Shetler

Wildland/UrbanInterface Working Team

Alan Dozier

Safety & HealthWorking Team

Michelle Ryerson

TrainingWorking Team

Logan Lee

Incident BusinessPractices Working Team

Kathy Shelton

Publication Mgmt.System Working Team

Allen Deitz

Incident Operations Standards Working Team

Bob LeavertonVince Mazzier

Wildland FireInvestigation Working

TeamAlan Carlson

Jeff Bonebrake

Wildland FireEducation Working

TeamMaureen Brooks

NWCG Training Development Unit

Deb Epps

Brown–WFLCRed – NFAEBBlue – NWCGGreen - NMAC(A) = ActingPurple = Full-time Staffs

April 2008

Fire Equipment Working Team

Tory Henderson

Fire Environment Working Team

Paul Schlobohm

Fire UseWorking Team

Dave Mueller

Federal Fire Policy Directives Task Group

Vacant

Federal Fire Training Task Group (IFPM/GS-401)

Chad Fisher

Radio Communications Task Group

Matt Cnudde

National Predictive Services Group

Tom Wordell

Federal Fire Aviation Safety Team

Larry Sutton

Federal Wildland Fire Budget & Planning Team

Tom Nichols

National Interagency Fuels Coordination Group

Erik Christiansen

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned

CenterPaula Nasiatka

GACC Chair Advisory Group

Pam McAlpin

Fire Shelter Task Group

Tory Henderson

National Incident Command/Area

Command GroupMike Lohrey

National CoordinatorsGroup

Kim Christensen

Federal Wildland Firefighter Interagency Medical Stds Program

Kevin Jensen

Fire & Air Coordination Team

Pete Lahm

National Burned Area Emergency Response Coordinators Group

Meredith Webster

Interagency Fire Planning Team

(Linda Mazzu)

National Interagency Aviation Council

Neal Hitchcock

National Multi-Agency Coordination Group

Lyle Carlile

NWCG Webmaster(nwcg.gov)

Tammy Denney

DOI Casual Payment Center

Kristy Valentine

NIMO Implementation Team

Bill Waterbury

Fire Facilities Team

Terry O’Connell

RAWS Partners Group

Rich McCrea

Old Governance Teams and Groups

Wildland Fire Leadership

Council (WFLC)

NWFEASG

AIRISSUES Natl Burned Area

Emergency Response Group

National Fire & Aviation Executive

Board (NFAEB)

DOI A/S PMB

National Interagency

Aviation Council(NIAC)

USGS/Science

National Interagency Coordination

Center (NICC)

National Wildfire Coordinating

Group (NWCG)

National Multi-Agency

Coordinating Group(NMAC)Joint Fire

Science Project (JSFP)

Fuels Team

USFSFAM

BIAFire Director

BLMFire Director

NPSFire Director

FWSFire Director

Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

Aviation Mgmt.

Division

Task Groups

PMO

Line/accountability relationship

Coordination/communication relationship

Working Groups

Agency Directors

Intergovernmental

Department

Interagency

Agency

Budget Team

USFS Fire Research

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Old Governance Structure

NWCG/NFAEB Merge - 2008

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NWCG - 1976Standards & Guidelines

IFCCInterior Fire Coordinating Committee

FFALCFederal Fire & Aviation Leadership Council

NFAEB - 2004National Fire & Aviation Executive

BoardProgram Implementation, Incident

Operations

IFCC

FFALC

NWCG - 2008 - Standards & Guidelines - Program Implementation

- Incident Operations

NFAEB

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The Nation’s resources and communities are protected and enhanced through safe, comprehensive, and cohesive interagency wildland fire management.

The NWCG’s Vision for the future is:

Guiding Principles

SAFETY: We believe safety is our core value, therefore, public and firefighter safety is the first priority in all wildland fire management

activities.COST EFFECTIVENESS: We believe the wise and efficient use of funds is a high priority, therefore, we will consider and evaluate the costs

associated with implementing NWCG’s objectives.INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION & COOPERATION:

We believe that interagency communication, coordination and cooperation are vital to the effective and efficient use of the nation’s

wildland fire management resources, therefore, we will base our actions on the collective needs and capabilities of the interagency

community.LEADERSHIP: We believe effective wildland fire management is the

result of leadership at all levels, therefore we will provide and promote leadership throughout all NWCG activities.

TRUST & INTEGRITY: We believe trust and integrity are inherent to the success of the NWCG, therefore deliberations will be open and

transparent and we will honor, respect, and support the decisions of the NWCG.

RESPECT: We believe in mutual respect for the differences in member organizations’ responsibilities, missions, and capabilities, therefore,

NWCG decisions represent a consensus and are supported by all.EXCELLENCE: We believe in excellence throughout all NWCG

activities, therefore, we are deliberative in our decision-making process and are accountable for our actions.

NWCG Goals

STANDARDS AND GUIDELINESWildland Fire organizations share common standards

and guidelines, which are developed through collaborative interagency processes

QUALIFICATIONSWildland Fire organizations share the same

interagency certification processes

COMMUNICATIONSWildland Fire organizations effectively transmit

decisions regarding policies, guidelines, standards, reports, and receive feedback

FIRE POLICYWildland Fire organizations share a common

interagency fire policy

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONWildland Fire organizations share common programs and business practices for implementation of policies,

standards, and guidelines

INCIDENT OPERATIONSWildland Fire organizations respond to and manage

wildland fire incidents safely, seamlessly, cost-effectively, timely, and efficiently

NWCG Mission

Provide National Leadership and establish, implement, maintain and communicate policy, standards, and guidelines for wildland fire program management

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NWCG Restructuring Concepts & Principles

Concepts:Reorganize into an efficient NWCG Support Structure that:

– Is responsive in a changing environment– Improves coordination between the various groups

• Emphasizes/identifies connectivities– Reduces span of control for NWCG parent group– Reduce burden being placed on agency staffs (ad hoc roles &

collateral duties)– Provides organizational support to NWCG groups– Assures sub-group efforts align and fulfill the objectives of the new

scope of NWCG– Aligns with new Wildland Fire Governance Structure– Provides better leadership to the wildland fire community– Clarifies roles and responsibilities of the various NWCG groups– Focuses on NWCG strategic priorities– Improves budget and accountability processes

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NWCG Restructuring Principles

Principles:The designers of the NWCG Sub-structure should apply the following principles:

– Support the NWCG Strategic Plan– Reduce redundancies (consolidation)– Identify gaps in current group structure– Be inventive; think outside the box – not status quo– Sub-structure may expand and contract as needed– Enhance communications– Place emphasis on the work that needs to be done, not the structure

(where the boxes belong)

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Interim NWCG Substructure Leadership

Prevention, Education, &

Outreach Committee

Fire Policy Committee

Interagency Fire Planning Committee

Smoke Committee

Fuels Management Committee

Policy, Planning & Management Branch

Lou Ballard(FWS)

Information Technology Committee

Equipment Technology Committee

National Interagency

Aviation Committee

Fire Environment Committee

Equipment & Technology BranchPaul Schlobohm (BLM)

Incident Business

Committee

Workforce Management Committee

NRF/NIMS Committee

Risk Management Committee

Preparedness BranchAl Borup (NPS)

NWCG Executive Board

NMACLyle

CarlyleOrg Support Branch

(Organization Management & Planning, Architecture, Communications, Project

Coordination, Publications Support, Administration)

These charts are intended only to provide a general picture of these organizations and is NOT to be construed as authoritative or deemed totally accurate.

Karyn Wood (FS)Backup: Tim Murphy(BLM)

Lyle Carlile (BIA)Backup: Dan Smith, Brian McManus

(FWS)

Aitor Biidaburu (USFA)Backup: Tom Nichols

NWCG ManagerJudy Crosby (BLM)

WUI Mitigation Committee

Branch Coordinators Role• Liaison to committees for NWCG EB• Advocate for committees to NWCG EB• Coordinate activities between committees and branches• Coordinate new activities/tasks to appropriate

committees /parties• Budget coordination• Attend committee and NWCG EB meetings• Assure timely task completion• Assure NWCG priorities receive appropriate focus• Minimize organization/process redundancies

These charts are intended only to provide a general picture of these organizations and is NOT to be

construed as authoritative or deemed totally accurate.

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Designate Interim Branch Coordinators & Committee Chairs March 2008

Define Committee Scope Spring 2008

Develop Committee Charters Summer 2008

Define and Develop Organizational Support Summer 2008 – Summer 2009

Develop New Position PDs Summer 2008

Recruit & Fill New Positions Fall 2008

Define & Charter Subcommittees and Task Teams Fall 2008 – Spring 2008

Develop & Implement Transition Plans Winter 2008 – Summer 2009

Transition Completed Fall 2009???

Restructuring Timeline