PNWCG Steering Committee Meeting
DRAFT MEETING NOTES
7 January 1999
Heathman Lodge, Vancouver, WA..
Leo Sidebotham - BLM
Blanche France - NWC
Earl Cordes - Oregon Fire Chiefs
Phil Hufstader - ODF
Barbara Kennedy - Facilitator
Dennis Macomber - USFWS
Cory Winnie - BIA
Mike Spenser - USFS
Mike Edrington - USFS
Bob Anderson - Washington Fire Chiefs
Jim Payne - USFS
Christina Starcher - USFS, Winema NF
1.
Notes of December 16 meeting approved as read. The names of individuals who will participate in the
implementation task force (Item #6) need to be forwarded to Jim Furnish as soon as possible. If there are
questions about this task force, its objectives and staffing, please contact Mike Edrington.
2.
Redmond Air Center Program of Work - Dan Torrence.
Dan Torrence, Air Center manager, distributed the 1999 work plan and briefed the committee on his
priorities for the year. These included completion of the transition to the FS IBM system, personnel
changes, and the continued fostering of interagency cooperation at RAC.
3_ .
Training Working Team Program of Work - Mike Spenser.
Mike Spenser distributed the TWT 1999 program of work (Enclosure #l) and briefed the committee.
The steering committee has thus far received programs of work from the Training Working Team,
Operations Working Team, and Engine/ Tender and Crew Agreement Working Teams. The Chairs of all
working teams are requested to submit their programs as soon as possible to Mike Fitzpatrick at NWCC.
Requests for funding projects cannot be reviewed until programs have been received. Considerations of
requests will be an agenda item at the February 17 meeting.
4.
Aviation Safety Issues - Phil Hufstader ODF, Jim Payne USFS
A document was distributed which described two aviation safety issues (Enclosure #2). A proposal was
made to adopt the recommendations made by Earl Palmer. This item will be discussed, and a decision
will be made, at the February 17 meeting.
-5 .
Tactical Aerial Resource Management Study (TARMS) - Jim Payne.
A final draft report was issued in October 1998 which included 20 recommendations concerning the
future of aerial supervision on an interagency basis. A new national task group will be empaneled
to identify options that can be implemented, given political and budgetary realities. May 1, 1999, is the
final report date. A proposal was made to review the final report after its May release with the objective
of meeting local (NW Area) needs that may not be satisfied by the final report.
6.
The next meeting of PNWCG Steering Committee is scheduled for 17 February at Ft Vancouver NHS.
Pacific Northwest Coordinating Group
Summary of Action Items
Action Items
YYMM-Item#
Description
Assigned to:
Requested
Date
status
October 1996
The Operations Working Team will draft
a document that includes the following
proposals and present it to the steering
committee at the January 9 meeting:
1 .Establish the criteria for OH team
positions, availability and dispatching.
Establish guidelines for local
management oversight.
2.Establish guidelines for for mgt.
oversight of area teams similar to those
under which type 1 teams operate.
3.Establish guidelines for a recruitment
process would allow area-wide recruiting
as is done with type 1 teams.
4.DraA a proposal for encouraging the
recruitment of personnel from Type 2 to
type 1 teams.
Boyes
l/9/97
Recommendations
submitted 1 l/96.
July 1997
The Operations Working Team is
directed to study the number, location,
size and efficiency of 3 agency and 2
state fire caches in the NW Area.
Edrington
Winter 97.
9712-1
Formal request to technology working
team, to develop a web page for
PNWCG.
Boyes
9712-2
A directive to the Training Working
Team that addresses the problem of a
lack of candidates for some training
courses.
A proposal to the Rx Fire Working Team
to either use the current agreement
covering the use of contracted resources,
or explore the possibility of writing a
new contract to cover their use.
Operations Working Team will
coordinate with area Incident
Commanders on setting an agenda for
the ammal IC meeting. Decision to hold
team meetings during this week will be
left to ICs.
Explore creation of an executive
secretary position within PNWCG.
Collect lists of duties of executive
secretaries of similar wildfire steering
committees and fire boards in other
areas.
Hueth
Recommendation to
contract this survey to
individual or group
outside of the
agencies. Item to be
finalized at Jan 99
meeting.
Letter sent to Tech
Group.(Sinnett)
Ginny Vincent is
webmaster.
Completed
Edrington
On-going.
On-going.
Day
FY99
Job description is
under construction.
Conference call
1 l/24.
9712-3
9712-4
9802-5
Macomber
Pacific Northwest Coordinating Group
Summary of Action Items
9803 -6
9809-7
98 10-8
981 l-9
9912-10
Training Working Team directed to
develop the process for implementation
of newly formatted task books in the NW
Area.
Operations Working Team directed to
review the experience requirements for
a type I incident commander (ICTl ) on a
national team. Alternatives to review
include: 1) Accept q PNWCG
requirements;2)Use only 3 lo- 1
requirements;3)Use 3 lo- 1, except
require satisfactory performance as a
type II operations chief.
Recommend a system for the
identification and development of future
ICS.
The Contracting Working Team is
directed to develop and recommend
standards for type 2 crews provided
under contract.
The Training Working team is directed
to study the feasibility of implementing
the NPS Fire Management Intern
Program by the year 2000.
The Technical Communications Working
Team is directed to prepare for approval
the guidance, procedures and
responsibilities necessary for the
establishment and maintenance of a
dedicated PNWCG web site.
Hueth
Williams
October 1998
Boro/Seely
March 1999
Till
February 1999
Sinnett
February 1999
Completed.