NICC Overview

National Interagency Coordination Center

NIFC

Boise, ID

NICC Goals

Safe movement of emergency resources

Timely, cost effective actionsAccurate and complete

documentationCareer enhancement by working at

national level

NICC Description

NICC manages the flow of resources between geographic areas

Deals with international and all risk requests

Interface with US military Plans strategic movement of resources to

meet future needsFOR MORE INFO...

National Interagency Mobilization Guide

NICC Organization

National MAC Group NICC Manager and assistantsCoordinators on DutyDispatchersMeteorologistsAnalystsStaff Assistant

NICC Functional Areas

Predictive ServicesOverheadAircraftEquipment/Supply

FOR MORE INFO...

NICC Operations Guide

NICC Technology

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

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Incident Requires Additional Resources

Local units

Regional dispatch (interagency) Local MAC Groups

LocalAgency

Administrators

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11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC)

National InteragencyCoordination Center (NICC),

Boise

NationalMAC Group

G.A.MAC Groups

Incident Requires National Level Resources

Local units

Regional dispatch (interagency) Local MAC Groups

LocalAgency

Administrators

How the NICC Works

Personnel cross trained to be interchangeable

Actions/processes documented in office guide

Assignments out of office encouraged when possible

Additional training

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Locations of 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers

How the NICC is funded

NICC employs both BLM and USFS personnel

60% of funding is provided by the USFS

40% is funded by the BLMBLM/FS share cost for large

transport jetWe provide service for all agencies

Schedule

Fire season is a 12 month a year event

15 PFT11 Part TimeDetailer program (2)24 hour operations as needed

Planning for success

Preparedness levels described planned actions to meet increasing activity levels

Scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest level

Daily briefingsInterface with National MAC groupMaintaining systems and procedures

NICC Challenges

Blending conflicting agency policy into a common direction

Directing resources to priority assignments

Understanding what is really happening

Maintaining a well rested, effective team