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NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS

DIVISION

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS

DIVISION

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT NATIONAL INCIDENT NATIONAL INCIDENT

RADIO SUPPORT RADIO SUPPORT CACHE (NIRSC)CACHE (NIRSC)

REWORK & SUPPLYREWORK & SUPPLY MAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE AVIONICSAVIONICS INFRAREDINFRARED COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS

OPERATIONSOPERATIONS ENGINEERING / ENGINEERING /

DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL TRAININGTECHNICAL TRAINING

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT

WILDLAND FIREWILDLAND FIRE 200-300 fires 200-300 fires

per yearper year

120-150 Starter 120-150 Starter Systems per Systems per yearyear

Strength-of-Strength-of-Force, April 1 – Force, April 1 – November 30November 30

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT

SPECIAL SPECIAL OPERATIONSOPERATIONS Military Military

ExercisesExercises

Law Law EnforcementEnforcement

Drug Drug InterdictionInterdiction

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT

HURRICANESHURRICANES Radio SupportRadio Support

Frequency Frequency SupportSupport

Every major Every major hurricane since hurricane since HugoHugo

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT

OTHER OTHER DISASTERSDISASTERS Oil spillsOil spills

9/11 NYC and DC9/11 NYC and DC

Shuttle Columbia Shuttle Columbia RecoveryRecovery

FloodsFloods

Earthquakes Earthquakes (USAR)(USAR)

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT

SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENTSEVENTS OlympicsOlympics

Wright Brothers Wright Brothers CentennialCentennial

Political Political ConventionsConventions

44thth of July of July CelebrationsCelebrations

INCIDENT SUPPORTINCIDENT SUPPORT

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSEINTERNATIONAL RESPONSE Office of Foreign Disaster Office of Foreign Disaster

Assistance (OFDA)Assistance (OFDA) Disaster Assistance Response Disaster Assistance Response

Teams (DART)Teams (DART) US Forest Service – International US Forest Service – International

ProgramsPrograms Disaster Assistance Support Disaster Assistance Support

Program (DASP)Program (DASP) DOI/BLM – International ProgramsDOI/BLM – International Programs

NIRSC EQUIPMENTNIRSC EQUIPMENT

HANDHELD FM HANDHELD FM RADIOSRADIOS 8000 Radios8000 Radios

Analog & Digital Analog & Digital (P25) (P25)

BK, Datron, EF BK, Datron, EF Johnson, Johnson, Motorola, RacalMotorola, Racal

Cloning Cable Cloning Cable with P25 Radioswith P25 Radios

NIRSC EQUIPMENTNIRSC EQUIPMENT

REPEATERSREPEATERS 250 250

RepeatersRepeaters

All Daniels All Daniels EquipmentEquipment

Analog & Analog & Digital (P25)Digital (P25)

NIRSC EQUIPMENTNIRSC EQUIPMENT

AviationAviation Technisonic TFM Technisonic TFM

138B and TDFM 138B and TDFM 136136

ICOM HandheldsICOM Handhelds

Ground Aircraft Ground Aircraft Base KitBase Kit

Air Attack KitsAir Attack Kits

MAFFS Base MAFFS Base StationsStations

NIRSC EQUIPMENTNIRSC EQUIPMENT

UHF LINKSUHF LINKS All Daniels All Daniels

EquipmentEquipment

GROUND GROUND AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT LINK KITS LINK KITS All Daniels All Daniels

EquipmentEquipment

4312 WITH LINK INSTALLED-DANIELS-

4312 WITH LINK INSTALLED-DANIELS-

NIRSC EQUIPMENMTNIRSC EQUIPMENMT

100% VHF FM 100% VHF FM WIDEBAND/NARROWBAND WIDEBAND/NARROWBAND CAPABLECAPABLE

ANALOG/DIGITAL/MULTI-MODE ANALOG/DIGITAL/MULTI-MODE (P-25) CAPABILITY (P-25) CAPABILITY

COMMUNICATION DUTY OFFICER (CDO)COMMUNICATION DUTY OFFICER (CDO)

Maintains the capability to respond Maintains the capability to respond with frequencies, equipment, and with frequencies, equipment, and personnel to any type of natural or personnel to any type of natural or human caused disaster, as well as human caused disaster, as well as law enforcement and special eventslaw enforcement and special events

Available 24/7Available 24/7 208-387-5644 (CDO), e-mail 208-387-5644 (CDO), e-mail

nifccdo@fs.fed.usnifccdo@fs.fed.us 208-387-5400 National Interagency 208-387-5400 National Interagency

Coordination Center (NICC)Coordination Center (NICC)

COMMUNICATION DUTY OFFICER (CDO)COMMUNICATION DUTY OFFICER (CDO)

2005 REVIEW2005 REVIEW 407 INCIDENTS407 INCIDENTS 159 STARTER SYSTEMS159 STARTER SYSTEMS 534 TEMPORARY FREQUENCIES 534 TEMPORARY FREQUENCIES

(FM/AM)(FM/AM) 55 SPECIAL REPEATERS (VHF/UHF)55 SPECIAL REPEATERS (VHF/UHF) 7 CDO ASSIGNMENTS7 CDO ASSIGNMENTS 21 COMC ASSIGNMENTS21 COMC ASSIGNMENTS 4 COMC TRAINEE ASSIGNMENTS4 COMC TRAINEE ASSIGNMENTS

REWORK & SUPPLYREWORK & SUPPLY

Issue, track and refurbish all NIRSC Issue, track and refurbish all NIRSC equipment, accessories and kitsequipment, accessories and kits

Maintain parts and supplies for all Maintain parts and supplies for all NIRSC equipmentNIRSC equipment

MAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE

Will at all times maintain Will at all times maintain enough radio communications enough radio communications equipment to support requests equipment to support requests for deployment to the fieldfor deployment to the field

Maintain all NIRSC equipment Maintain all NIRSC equipment to NIRSC specificationsto NIRSC specifications

Thoroughly test and voice test Thoroughly test and voice test all equipment after each issueall equipment after each issue

AVIONICSAVIONICS

Maintains aviation communications for Maintains aviation communications for interagency partnersinteragency partners

Creates national standards for avionicsCreates national standards for avionics Inspects aircraft for safety and contract Inspects aircraft for safety and contract

conformityconformity

National Infrared OperationsNational Infrared Operations

Provide accurate high-quality Provide accurate high-quality infrared imagery to an incident in a infrared imagery to an incident in a timely mannertimely manner

two aircraft: Citation Bravo and two aircraft: Citation Bravo and Super King Air B200Super King Air B200

Availability to downlink from aircraft Availability to downlink from aircraft to incident using 900-928Mhz Band.to incident using 900-928Mhz Band.

Downlink kits may be used by IRIN Downlink kits may be used by IRIN as GIS work stationas GIS work station

COMMUNINCATIONS OPERATIONSCOMMUNINCATIONS OPERATIONS

Maintain the capability to respond Maintain the capability to respond with qualified personnel to any type with qualified personnel to any type of incident regardless of the agency of incident regardless of the agency involvedinvolved

Coordinate and remain active with Coordinate and remain active with other response agencies such as other response agencies such as Federal Emergency Management Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Coast Agency (FEMA), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Urban Search and Guard (USCG), Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), etc.Rescue (USAR), etc.

ENGINEERING/DEVELOPMENTENGINEERING/DEVELOPMENT

Provide the best possible Provide the best possible communications systems and communications systems and remote sensing design and remote sensing design and equipment available for support of equipment available for support of interagency incident interagency incident communicationscommunications

TECHNICAL TRAININGTECHNICAL TRAINING

INCIDENT INCIDENT COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION SUPPORT TRAININGSUPPORT TRAINING Communication Communication

Equipment Equipment Procedures (COMT)Procedures (COMT)

Communication Unit Communication Unit Leader (COML)Leader (COML)

Communications Communications Coordinator (COMC)Coordinator (COMC)

JOURNEYMAN JOURNEYMAN TECHNICAL TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSESTRAINING COURSES

TECHNICAL TRAININGTECHNICAL TRAINING

STUDENT CAREER EXPERIENCE STUDENT CAREER EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (SCEP)PROGRAM (SCEP)

•Electronics Technician and Telecommunication Specialist Trainees

•Eight Students – Interagency Participation

•Students Detailed to a Forest or BLM District during Summer Months

•Students Available for Permanent Placement upon Completion of Program

•Contact Susan Bleeg:208-387-5857

QUESTIONS ?QUESTIONS ?

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