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NWCG Executive Board

Meeting Minutes – 19 October 2016

 

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Executive Board: Scott Bradshaw for Bob Roberts, vice-Chair (BIA), Dan Smith (NASF), John Glenn, Chair (BLM), Shane McDonald (FWS), Will May (IAFC), Aitor Bidaburu (USFA), Frank Guzman (USFS), Tim Sexton (RD&A).  Not Present: Jim Erickson (ITC), Mark Koontz (NPS), Rod Bloms (DOI OWF Liaison)

 

NWCG Staff: Krysta Shultz (Executive Secretary), Sean Cross (NWCG Program Manager), Tim Blake (Branch Coordinator), Paul Schlobohm (NWCG FMB Liaison), Deb Fleming (Branch Coord/Training Dev Program Manager)

 

 

Other
Participants

Data Management Committee Representation:  Andrew Bailey, Dianna Sampson, Andy Kirsch, & Cole Belongie

 

Meeting handouts are available upon request via email at blm_fa_nwcg_executive_secretary@blm.gov

 

Item

Topic

Presenter

Action Taken

1

Welcome, Agenda Review

Paul Schlobohm

N/A

2

Wildfire Radio Standards and Use Committee Update

Tim Blake

Board was briefed on changes made to the Wildfire Radio Standards and Use mission statement.  Dan Smith (NASF) and Will May (IAFC) to provide names for state & local representatives.

3

FY18 Budget Guidance Approval

Deb Fleming

Approved

4

NWCG Leadership Curriculum: Follow-up from September Executive Board Meeting

Sean Cross

Executive Board supports the intent of tasking the Operations Training Committee (OTC) to assess the Leadership Curriculum.  Deb Fleming has the lead.  Due:  November 16.

5

Data Management Committee Update:

  1. Vision for an enterprise perspective of wildland fire data.
  2. Plan for an interagency data cache to achieve the vision and draft request to FMB.

Paul Schlobohm

Andrew Bailey

Board was briefed on the concept of an Interagency Data Cache with key capabilities including:  Single trusted/authoritative location for interagency data, discrete datasets, and extensive storage capabilities.  Executive Board supports the intent of the proposed cache concept.

  1. Revise draft memo to FMB and send.  Paul Schlobohm has lead.  Executive Board to provide edits.  Due November 2.
  2. Request time on FMB Nov. 16th agenda to present cache concept and possible tasking.  Andrew Bailey has lead.  Due November 2.

6

NWCG Data Management Standards for Incident Complexes and Merged Wildfires Update

  1. Draft Release Memo
  2. New NWCG Standards for Incident Complexes and Merged Wildfires
  3. Draft Memo to FMB for Implementation

Paul Schlobohm

Approved

7

Lightning Round

All

N/A

 

Date
Participants

<p>
<strong>Executive Board: </strong>Scott Bradshaw for Bob Roberts, vice-Chair (BIA), Dan Smith (NASF), John Glenn, Chair (BLM), Shane McDonald (FWS), Will May (IAFC), Aitor Bidaburu (USFA), Frank Guzman (USFS), Tim Sexton (RD&amp;A).&nbsp; Not Present: Jim Erickson (ITC), Mark Koontz (NPS), Rod Bloms (DOI OWF Liaison)</p>

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<strong>NWCG Staff: </strong>Krysta Shultz (Executive Secretary), Sean Cross (NWCG Program Manager), Tim Blake (Branch Coordinator), Paul Schlobohm (NWCG FMB Liaison), Deb Fleming (Branch Coord/Training Dev Program Manager)</p>

Other Participants

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Data Management Committee Representation:&nbsp; Andrew Bailey, Dianna Sampson, Andy Kirsch, &amp; Cole Belongie</p>

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