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
[email protected]@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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