NWCG Fire Environment Working Team
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Transcript of NWCG Fire Environment Working Team
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NWCG NWCG Fire Environment Working Fire Environment Working
TeamTeam
Presentation toPresentation toFire Emissions Joint ForumFire Emissions Joint Forum
June 7, 2005June 7, 2005Paul SchlobohmPaul Schlobohm
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Wildland Fire EnvironmentWildland Fire Environment
• FuelsFuels
• WeatherWeather
• TopographyTopography
• Terrestrial and atmospheric fire Terrestrial and atmospheric fire influencesinfluences
• Low to high resolution spatial and Low to high resolution spatial and temporal scalestemporal scales
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Fire Environment WT Fire Environment WT ConceptConcept
• Integrated approach Integrated approach to…to…– Fire WeatherFire Weather– Fire BehaviorFire Behavior– Fire DangerFire Danger
• Coordinated with…Coordinated with…– Predictive ServicesPredictive Services– Air/Smoke ManagementAir/Smoke Management– Fuels ManagementFuels Management– National Weather ServiceNational Weather Service
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National Wildfire Coordinating National Wildfire Coordinating GroupGroup
BIALyle Carlile
BLMLarry
Hamilton
FWSPhil Street
NPSEdy Williams
Rhodes
FSAlice Forbes
Natl. Assn. of State Foresters
Kirk Rowdabaugh (West)
Mike Long (East)U.S. Fire
AdministrationHugh Wood
Intertribal Timber Council
James Erickson
USDI
FS Fire Research
Mike Hilbrunner
USDA
Associate Members (non-voting)
Natl. Fire Protection
AssociationJim Smalley
Forest Fire Management
Group Paul de Mar
DHS
IRM Program Mgmt Office
Barry Mathias
Fire Equipment WT
Tory Henderson
Fire DangerWT
Paul Schlobohm
Info Resource Mgmt.WT
Shari Shetler
Fire UseWT
Bill Leenhouts
Fire WeatherWT
Wayne Mitchell
Wildland/UrbanInterface WTSam Scranton
Safety & HealthWT
Paul Broyles
TrainingWT
Logan Lee
Incident BusinessPractices WT
Hallie Locklear
Publication Mgmt.System WT
Allen Deitz
Incident Ops Standards WT
Bob Leaverton
Wildland FireInvestigation WT
Paul Steensland
Radio Narrowband
Advisory GroupSteve Jenkins
Geographic Area Advisory Group
Brian Shiplett
Wildland FireEducation WT
Maureen Brooks
Social ScienceAdvisory Group
Aden Seidlitzand
Jonathan Taylor
Italics = Chair
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BIALyle Carlile
BLMLarry
Hamilton
FWSPhil Street
NPSEdy Williams
Rhodes
FSAlice Forbes
Natl. Assn. of State Foresters
Kirk Rowdabaugh (West)
Mike Long (East)U.S. Fire
AdministrationHugh Wood
Intertribal Timber Council
James Erickson
USDI
FS Fire Research
Mike Hilbrunner
USDA
Associate Members (non-voting)
Natl. Fire Protection
AssociationJim Smalley
Forest Fire Management
Group Paul de Mar
DHS
IRM Program Mgmt Office Barry Mathias
Fire Equipment WT
Tory Henderson
Fire DangerWT
Paul Schlobohm
Info Resource Mgmt. WT Shari Shetler
Fire Use WTBill Leenhouts
Fire WeatherWT
Wayne Mitchell
Wildland/UrbanInterface WTSam Scranton
Safety & Health WT
Paul Broyles
Training WT Logan Lee
Incident Business
Practices WT
Hallie Locklear
Publication Mgmt. System WT Allen Deitz
Incident Ops Standards WT
Bob Leaverton
Wildland FireInvestigation WT
Paul Steensland
Radio Narrowband Advisory GroupSteve Jenkins
Geographic Area Advisory Group Brian Shiplett
Wildland FireEducation WT
Maureen Brooks
Prediction Operations Outreach
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Fire Behavior Committee Wayne Cook
Fire Behavior
Committee
Wayne Cook
Social Science Advisory Group Aden Seidlitz & Jonathan Taylor
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• Non-NWCG Members of FENWTNon-NWCG Members of FENWT– Members chartered outside of NWCGMembers chartered outside of NWCG– Closely aligned missionsClosely aligned missions
• Primary membership role is to Primary membership role is to represent a business arearepresent a business area
“The Box”Proposed FENWT Organization
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Fire Environment Working Fire Environment Working TeamTeam
Members charteredoutside of FENWT
StrategicPartners
FENWT Chair
Fire Behavior Committee
Fire Danger Committee
Fire Weather Committee
Interagency Fuels Group
NIFCGNWS
Predictive Services GroupNPSG
Strategic Partners
Eastern States Western States
Members - NASFRepresentatives
NWCGLiaison
Fire ResearchFire/Air Issues
GroupFAICG
Members charteredby FENWT
NWCGLiaison
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Fire Environment Working Fire Environment Working TeamTeam
Members charteredoutside of FENWT
StrategicPartners
FENWT ChairPaul Schlobohm
FBCWayne Cook
FDCLarry Bradshaw
FWCDick Bahr
NIFCGDennis Dupuis
NWSLeroy Spayd
NPSGTom Wordell
Strategic Partners
Eastern StatesJoe Kennedy
Western StatesWayne Mitchell
Members - NASFRepresentatives
NWCGLiaison
Fire ResearchMike Hilbruner
FAICGDennis Haddow
Members charteredby FENWT
NWCG LiaisonAlice Forbes
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BIALyle Carlile
BLMLarry
Hamilton
FWSPhil Street
NPSEdy Williams
Rhodes
FSAlice Forbes
Natl. Assn. of State Foresters
Kirk Rowdabaugh (West)
Mike Long (East)U.S. Fire
AdministrationHugh Wood
Intertribal Timber Council
James Erickson
USDI
FS Fire Research
Mike Hilbrunner
USDA
Associate Members (non-voting)
Natl. Fire Protection
AssociationJim Smalley
Forest Fire Management
Group Paul de Mar
DHS
IRM Program Mgmt Office Barry Mathias
Fire Equipment WT
Tory Henderson
Fire EnvironmentWT
Paul Schlobohm
Info Resource Mgmt. WT Shari Shetler
Fire Use WTBill Leenhouts
Wildland/UrbanInterface WTSam Scranton
Safety & Health WT
Paul Broyles
Training WT Logan Lee
Incident Business
Practices WT
Hallie Locklear
Publication Mgmt. System WT Allen Deitz
Incident Ops Standards WT
Bob Leaverton
Wildland FireInvestigation WT
Paul Steensland
Radio Narrowband Advisory GroupSteve Jenkins
Geographic Area Advisory Group Brian Shiplett
Wildland FireEducation WT
Maureen Brooks
Prediction Operations Outreach
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Social Science Advisory Group Aden Seidlitz & Jonathan Taylor
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The Wildland Fire Community applies The Wildland Fire Community applies effective tools, information and effective tools, information and products to successfully measure, products to successfully measure, predict and manage the wildland fire predict and manage the wildland fire environment to protect, maintain and environment to protect, maintain and restore healthy ecosystems and restore healthy ecosystems and protect the public's quality of life. protect the public's quality of life.
FENWT VisionFENWT Vision
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FENWT MissionFENWT Mission
Provide interagency oversight, Provide interagency oversight, strategic direction and vision relating strategic direction and vision relating to measuring and predicting the to measuring and predicting the wildland fire environment and share wildland fire environment and share that understanding with the users.that understanding with the users.
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FENWT Initial TasksFENWT Initial Tasks
• Develop Strategic PlanDevelop Strategic Plan
• EvaluateEvaluate– Fire Weather SystemsFire Weather Systems
•ASCADS, WIMS, NIFMID, WFAS, ROMAN, etcASCADS, WIMS, NIFMID, WFAS, ROMAN, etc
– RAWS networkRAWS network
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Fire Occurrence Reporting Fire Occurrence Reporting System (FORS) updateSystem (FORS) update
• The scope of the new FORS effort is to complete a business requirements analysis of Wildland Fire Occurrence Reporting business and information.
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• Provide data inventory, Provide data inventory, • meeting facilitation, meeting facilitation, • documentation preparation, documentation preparation, • identification of a core set identification of a core set
of data, of data, • proposal for a core set of proposal for a core set of
data definitions, data definitions, • proposal for an interim proposal for an interim
common platform for the common platform for the core set of data, core set of data,
• proposal for migration of proposal for migration of legacy data, and legacy data, and
• proposals for Future Phases proposals for Future Phases and anticipated costs. and anticipated costs.
• 6-12 months6-12 months
FORS Initial FORS Initial PhasePhase
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FORS Future FORS Future PhasesPhases• Analyze inventoried data, Analyze inventoried data,
• analyze legacy systems, analyze legacy systems,
• build process models, build process models,
• create data dictionaries, create data dictionaries,
• develop and propose develop and propose standards for common standards for common data definitions, and data definitions, and
• develop a proposal for a develop a proposal for a single final FORS. single final FORS.
• 12+ months12+ months
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Questions?Questions?
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