PNWCG STEERING COMMITTEE
Meeting Notes
August 18, 1999
In Attendance:
Mike Edrington, SORO
Terry Hueth, SORO
Dennis Macomber, FWS
Lanny Quackenbush, ODF
John Viada, WDNR
Ken Till, NPS
Barbara Kennedy, SORO
Jerry Williams, SORO
Ed Daniels, ODF
Joe Stutler, SORO
Terry Burgess, SORO
Bob Anderson, Spokane City Fire Dist. #9
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
PNW Fire Management Planning (Discussion with 9/99 Decision) -Terry Burgess
Terry provided an update on the two pilot subgeographic, interagency projects: The North
Cascades, Wenatchee/Okanogan project will be completed next year in the fall. The Mt.
Rainier/Gifford Pinchot Wilderness project will be completed this year or by early spring next
year.
The PNWCG Committee’s decision is to support and approve the pilot projects and involve
the states with this process where appropriate.
2.
Type 2 Team Situation and GACG Cache Study (Update) – Jerry Williams
Fire Cache Study – The cost has been approved to contract someone to accomplish the study.
This will be completed by the end of this year.
Type 2 Team Situation – Table discussion on Type 2 Geographic Teams being “True
Interagency Teams”.
Decision: PNWCG Committee agreed to the concept of true interagency teams for the
geographic area. Sterering committee members need to discuss this recommendation with their
agency administrators for approval to move ahead (prior to next meeting).
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Agenda item for the next meeting: PNWCG group discussion and final direction to the
Operations Working Team to move ahead on preparing an Implementation Plan for the Type 2
Geographic Teams.
3.
NWCC Update – Gerry Day
Gerry provided a brief update on what is happening in the NWCC.
4.
Review Task List (Information) – Barbara Kennedy
Steering Committee reviewed and updated the task list. Barbara will get the updates, then
update the task list.
5.
Working Team Liaisons (Decision) - All
PNWCG Committee reviewed and revised the working team liaisons for the Working Team
List. The committee eliminated the Technical Communications Working Team and the
Equipment Working Team.
Working Team Liaisons:
Fire Information Working Team – Mark Forbes
Training Working Team – Terry Hueth
Operations Working Team – Mike Edrington
Prevention Working Team – Cory Winnie
Fire Business Management Working Team – John Viada
Fire Weather Working Team – Cory Winnie
Aviation Working Team – Lanny Quackenbush
Interagency Contract Working Team – Lanny Quackenbush
Fire Use and Fuels Management Working Team – Dennis Macomber
6.
Sub Geographic Area Updates (Information) – All
Liaisons:
NW OR – Cory Winnie – ?
SW OR – Mike Edrington – ACTIVE
NE OR – Lanny Quackenbush – ACTIVE
N/S. Central OR – Dennis Macomber/Earl Cordes– ACTIVE
E. WA – Terry Hueth/Bob – ACTIVE
W. WA – John Viada/Mark Forbes (NW & SW) – ?
Lanny needs to schedule a fall meeting with NW OR to discuss Sub Geographic Area with Roy
Woo (ODF) at their next Northwest Oregon Area staff meeting.
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7.
Review Proposal to Increase Fire Department Participation on IMT’s (Decision) – Joe
Stutler
Reviewed the proposal to increase fire department personnel participation in incident
management teams.
Decision: Task the order to the Operations Working Team to work on items 1, 2 and 3 of the
7/28/99 briefing paper. Prepare a proposal for PNWCG review by January 2000.
Tie in with Oregon and Washington Fire Marshal’s Offices with regard to item #2.
8.
310-1 Wildland & Prescribed Fire Qualification System Guide – Ed Daniels
Ed shared with the committee a draft summary of comments on 310-1 proposal.
The sub-committee will send a report to the Operations Working Team and the Training
Working Team for review. A report with recommendations will be sent to PNWCG Steering
Committee in early September. PNWCG needs to review, revise and approve what needs to
be sent to NWCG.
More discussion is planned at the next meeting.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
•
Next meeting is scheduled for September 22, 1999, at the Northwest Coordination Center. The
meeting will be held in the Rainbow Room at 9:00 a.m.
•
Everyone please bring your calendars to the next meeting to organize and schedule dates for next
year.
•
Further discussion of 310-1.
•
PNWCG group discussion and final direction to the Operations Working Team to move ahead on
preparing an Implementation Plan for the Type 2 Geographic Teams.
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