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Background
The National
Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) was formed in January 1974,
to expand operational cooperation and coordination between
various public agencies having jurisdictional responsibility
for wildland fire management.
In 2007,
NWCG was re-chartered, expanding its responsibility and adding
new partners. The committee chartered herein is one of a number
of support groups established by the NWCG to provide stewardship
for specific business segment areas in fire management.
Historically,
most of the functional business areas to be addressed by this
committee were the responsibility of the former Fire Equipment
Working Team (FEWT).
2. Name
The name of this committee, hereinafter referred to as the
Committee, is the Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) of
the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board.
3. Authority
The Committee is established pursuant to the authorities
granted in the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Charter,
October 11, 2007.
The deliberations of this Committee are exempt from the Federal
Advisory Committee Act under section 204 of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995.
The Committee Chair is authorized to convene meetings and
schedule agenda items. The Chair is also authorized to make
contacts, negotiate work assignments, and make commitments
on behalf of the Committee. The Chair may also commit such
resources as are available within the Committee or as authorized
by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board.
4. Purpose
The Committee is established to provide interagency oversight,
strategic direction and vision related to supplies, equipment
and chemical needs, development, and implementation between
Federal and State agencies.
5. Membership
Committee membership will reflect a mix of people who are
knowledgeable in the subject area of the Committee and who
are from NWCG member agencies and organizations. With NWCG
Executive Board approval, agencies or organizations that are
not NWCG members may be selected for Committee membership.
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board
will appoint a Committee Chair. The term of the Chair appointment
will be 2 years and may be extended at the discretion of the
National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board.
Primary Committee members will be selected by the National
Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive Board. The terms of
each primary member will be 2 years and may be extended at
the discretion of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Executive Board. Technical advisors may be added as associate
members with Chair approval.
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6. Organization
The Committee is under the direction of the National Wildfire
Coordinating Group Executive Board.
The Committee may create subcommittees, units, and task teams
with concurrence of the Equipment and Technology Branch Coordinator.
7. Cooperation and
Coordination
The Committee will work through the respective Branch Coordinator
to ensure appropriate coordination, collaboration, and information
sharing with other groups and organizations for the subject
matter and specific tasks of the Committee.
8. Responsibility
The Committee is primarily responsible for business stewardship
within NWCG for fire equipment, fire chemicals, fire supplies,
and oversight of the National Interagency Support Caches and
National FIre Equipment System.
9. Deliverables
- Standards
- Guidelines
- Reviews, Assessments and Recommendations
10. Meetings
The Committee shall document in a standard operating procedure
the specific protocols and procedures for conducting committee
business.
11. Charter Amendments
Changes to, or revocation of, this charter must follow the
process outlined in the NWCG Operating Principles and
Guidelines.
12. Charter Approval
This charter is effective as of the date of approval by the
Chair of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Executive
Board and shall remain in effect until revised or revoked.
Approved:
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4/1/2009 |
Chair, National Wildfire Coordinating
Group
Executive Board |
Date |
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