National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Data Management Committee

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Mission Statement

The Data Management Committee (DMC) provides national leadership to develop and support national interagency standards and practices for wildland fire data management.

Primary Objectives

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  • Assist the wildland fire business community to identify, define and standardize data that is reliable and accessible for planning, decision support, reporting and research.
  • Support the Wildland Fire Information and Technology program by providing oversight and management of data as an enterprise asset.
  • Develop standards for wildland fire data, including data requirements, data governance, and data architecture that support a data exchange environment and improved efficiency in operational work and communication processes.
  • Contribute to the standardization of information technology systems (such as FireNet, IROC, etc.) to collect and distribute data, processes, forms, and other operational elements.

Data Cache

Data Management

 

Chair: 
Roshelle Pederson, Cole Belongie
NWCG Coordinator: 
Katy O'Hara
Parent Committee: 
Meeting Schedule: 
Monthly on the second Tuesday
Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2023-03-22