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
Supp
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taff
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
Votin
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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