2015 SPRING Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Meeting
April 21 – 23, 2015
DAY 1
FINAL AGENDA
04/02/2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Gorge Room
Katie Mergel –
Facilitator
ATTENDEES: Fire Managers / (Line Officer Optional)
WHEN: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
12:00 – 1:00
Arrival / Registration
SORO Business Staff
1:00 – 1:15
Welcome / Logistics
Katie Mergel
1:15 – 1:30
Opening Remarks
Jeff Fedrizzi
1:30 – 2:30
WFDSS Exercise
Rick Stratton
2:30 – 3:00
BREAK
3:00 – 5:00
Guest Speaker – Stress Management and Creating a Values
Based Culture
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Lennie Mees
2015 SPRING Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Meeting
Wednesday, April 22
DAY 2
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Gorge Room
ATTENDEES:
Fire Managers / Line Officers
WHEN:
8:00 – 5:00 pm
7:00 – 8:00
Coffee Social – Hood River Hospitality Suite
8:00 – 9:15
Opening Remarks
Jeff Fedrizzi
o Theresa Hanley, Associate State Director, BLM Oregon Washington
o Becki Heath, Deputy Regional Forester, Forest Service Region 6
o Rusty Warbis, Fire and Aviation Directorate, Aviation Division Chief,
NIFC
9:15 – 10:15 Follow-up from FALL FALT SWOT
Leanne Mruzik
10:15 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 12:00 Fire Operations Section
o Unprotected land
Bobbie Scopa
o Sage Grouse
Jeff Fedrizzi
o PNWCG – Update
David Summer
o NWCC - Seasonal Outlook
John Saltenberger
o Climate Change
Louisa Evers
o Chief’s Letter
Bobbie Scopa
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2015 SPRING Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Meeting
Wednesday, April 22
DAY 2
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 (continued)
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:15
Risk and Context
Shelby Gales
o Freeze Out Ridge FLA Exercise
2:15 – 2:45
BREAK
2:45 – 3:15
READ Presentation
John Chatel
3:15 – 3:45
Cost Share Exercise
Brenda Johnson
3:45 – 4:30
Aviation Section
4:30 – 5:00
o Unmanned Aerial Systems
Kurt Kleiner
o Short Haul
Erick Scholl
o Unapproved Aircraft
Aaron Schoolcraft
o Cooperator Aviation Assets
Dave Glose
Fire Integrations Section
Denise Blankenship
o Cohesive Strategy
5:30
Recognitions / Wildland Firefighter Foundation Auction (Columbia Room)
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2015 SPRING Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Meeting
Wednesday, April 22
DAY 3
Thursday, April 23, 2014
Columbia Room
ATTENDEES:
Fire Managers / (Line Officers Optional)
WHEN:
8:00 – 12:00 Noon
7:00 – 8:00
Coffee Social – Hood River Hospitality Suite
8:00 – 8:15
Review from yesterday
8:15 – 9:15
Fire Operations Section
9:15 – 9:45
Katie Mergel
o Preparedness Reviews
Joe Krish
o FEMA
Steve Rawlings
o MAC oversight and Process
Dan OBrien
o Severity FY 15
S. Rawlings/J. Krish
BREAK
9:45 – 10:45 Aviation Section Update
Aaron Schoolcraft
10:45 – 11:30 Fire Business Section
o Contract Ops – Update
Katie Mergel
o Budget – Update
Gidget Bishop
o Fire Business
Brenda Johnson
11:30 – 11:45 Bin Items
11:45 – 12:00 Closing Remarks
David Summer
2015 SPRING FALT CONCLUDED
SAFE TRAVELS
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2015 SPRING Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Meeting
ADDITONAL MEETINGS/BREAKOUTS
Monday, April 20, 2015
ATTENDEES: Unit Aviation Officers / Aviation Staff
WHEN:
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
WHERE:
Mountain View Room
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
ATTENDEES: Unit Aviation Officers / Aviation Staff
WHEN:
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE:
Gorge Room
Kurt Kleiner
Kurt Kleiner
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
ATTENDEES: Regional Line Officer Team
WHEN:
1:15 PM – 3:00 PM
WHERE:
Mountain View Room
Thursday, April 23, 2015
ATTENDEES: Regional Line Officer Team
WHEN:
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE:
Mt. Hood Room
Thursday, April 23, 2015
ATTENDEES: BLM Fire Management / SORO FALT AD’s
WHEN:
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
WHERE:
Columbia Room
Friday, April 24, 2015
ATTENDEES: BLM Fire Management / SORO FALT AD’s
WHEN:
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE:
Riverview Room
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Jeff Fedrizzi
Jeff Fedrizzi