NICC Overview National Interagency Coordination Center NIFC Boise

NICC Overview National Interagency Coordination Center NIFC Boise, ID

NICC Goals l Safe movement of emergency resources l Timely, cost effective actions l Accurate and complete documentation l Career enhancement by working at national level

NICC Description NICC manages the flow of resources between geographic areas l Deals with international and all risk requests l Interface with US military l Plans strategic movement of resources to meet future needs l FOR MORE INFO. . . National Interagency Mobilization Guide

NICC Organization l National MAC Group l NICC Manager and assistants l Coordinators on Duty l Dispatchers l Meteorologists l Analysts l Staff Assistant

NICC Functional Areas l Predictive Services l Overhead l Aircraft l Equipment/Supply FOR MORE INFO. . . NICC Operations Guide

NICC Technology l Decision Support Software – MS Streets & Trip Planner – ADAM – IHAPI – WILDCAD – Databases – ROSS

Incident Requires Additional Resources Regional dispatch (interagency) Local units Local MAC Groups Local Agency Administrators 7

Incident Requires National Level Resources National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), Boise 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC) Regional dispatch (interagency) Local units National MAC Group G. A. MAC Groups Local Agency Administrators 8

How the NICC Works l Personnel cross trained to be interchangeable l Actions/processes documented in office guide l Assignments out of office encouraged when possible l Additional training

Locations of 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers 10

How the NICC is funded l NICC employs both BLM and USFS personnel l 60% of funding is provided by the USFS l 40% is funded by the BLM l BLM/FS share cost for large transport jet l We provide service for all agencies

Schedule l Fire season is a 12 month a year event l 15 PFT l 11 Part Time l Detailer program (2) l 24 hour operations as needed

Planning for success l Preparedness levels described planned actions to meet increasing activity levels l Scale of 1 -5, with 5 being the highest level l Daily briefings l Interface with National MAC group l Maintaining systems and procedures

NICC Challenges l Blending conflicting agency policy into a common direction l Directing resources to priority assignments l Understanding what is really happening l Maintaining a well rested, effective team