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1. 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
subcommittee 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.

2. Name

The name of this subcommittee, hereinafter referred to as the Subcommittee, is the Fire Reporting Subcommittee (FRS) of the Fire Environment Committee.

3. Authority

The Subcommittee is established pursuant to the authorities granted in the Fire Environment
Committee Charter.

The deliberations of this Subcommittee are exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act under section 204 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

The Subcommittee 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 Subcommittee. The Chair may also commit such resources as are available within the Subcommittee or as authorized by the Fire Environment Committee.

4. Purpose

The Subcommittee is established to provide stewardship, leadership, advocacy, strategic direction, guidance and coordination for interagency fire reporting business, data, and standards.

5. Membership

Subcommittee membership will reflect a mix of people who are knowledgeable in the subject area of the Subcommittee 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 Subcommittee membership.

The Fire Environment Committee will appoint a Subcommittee Chair. The term of the Chair appointment will be 2 years and may be extended at the discretion of the Fire Environment Committee. The Chair may serve continuously for a period up to, but not exceeding, 4 years.

The terms of each primary Subcommittee member will be 2 years and may be extended at the discretion of the Chair. Members may serve continuously for an indefinite period. Replacement members will be selected by the Chair. Technical advisors may be added as associate members with Chair approval.

6. Organization

The Subcommittee is under the direction of the Fire Environment Committee.
The Subcommittee may create units and task teams with the concurrence of the Fire Environment Committee Chair and the Equipment and Technology Branch Coordinator.

7. Cooperation and Coordination

The Subcommittee will work through the Fire Environment Committee to ensure appropriate
coordination, collaboration, and information sharing with other groups and organizations for the subject matter and specific tasks of the Subcommittee.

8. Responsibility

The Subcommittee is primarily responsible for stewardship of interagency fire occurrence reporting data, standards, and advocate for users of the data.

9. Meetings

The Subcommittee shall document in a standard operating procedure the specific protocols and
procedures for conducting subcommittee business.

10. Charter Amendments

Changes to, or revocation of, this charter must follow the process outlined in the NWCG Operating Principles and Guidelines.

11. Charter Approval

This charter is effective as of the date of approval by the Chair of the Fire Environment Committee and shall remain in effect until revised or revoked.

Approved: