11

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

22

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

33

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

44

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

55

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

Su

pp

or

t

Fire Behavior Committee Wayne Cook

Fire Behavior

Committee

Wayne Cook

Social Science Advisory Group Aden Seidlitz & Jonathan Taylor

66

• 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

77

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

88

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

99

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

Su

pp

or

t

Social Science Advisory Group Aden Seidlitz & Jonathan Taylor

1010

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

1111

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.

1212

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

1313

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.

1414

• 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

1515

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

1616

Questions?Questions?

1717