Equipment and Technology Committee Related Links

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Information on how to apply, what items can be requested, and how applications will be evaluated. There are answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), as well as other application information.
[http://www.fema.gov/welcome-assistance-firefighters-grant-program]

Aviation and Ground Equipment, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
Descriptions of the aviation and ground equipment fleet and personal protective equipment used by the state of North Carolina.
[http://ncforestservice.gov/index.htm]

Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact
Members: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri
[http://www.brffmc.org]

Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, the White Mountain National Forest, and the Green Mountain/Finger Lakes National Forest
[http://www.nffpc.org/]

CALFIRE
​Information about the various types of over 3,000 fire and emergency response and resource protection vehicles used by the CDF.
[http://www.fire.ca.gov/]

Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC)
The CIFFC provides operational fire-control services, as well as management and information services to its Member Agencies. In addition to coordinating services for all of the provinces and territories, CIFFC often coordinates the sharing of resources with the United States and other countries.
[http://www.ciffc.ca]

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Information about the programs run by the FEMA, including education, training, mitigation and flood insurance, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.
[http://www.fema.gov]

Fire-fighting Equipment, Florida Division of Forestry
Information about the unique array of equipment used by the State of Florida, Division of Forestry, to attack wildfire and respond to other emergent needs.
[http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire/equipment/index.html]

Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES)
An effective wildland fire and fuel management system that collects, stores, and distributes information and tools. The goal of FRAMES is to be an effective mechanism for wildland fire technology and information transfer.
[ http://www.frames.gov]

Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact
Members: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario.
[http://www.glffc.com/]

GSA Fire Program
GSA Fire Program information including key points of contact, the GSA Wildland Fire Equipment Catalog, and links to the GSA Global Supply and GSA Advantage Web sites.
[http://www.gsa.gov/fireprogram/]

HACCP
A planning tool called Hazard Analysis & Critical Control-point Planning (HACCP). This tool is designed in developing mitigation plans on environmental impacts that can result from management actions.
[http://haccp-nrm.org]

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training and education.
[http://www.nfpa.org/]

National Logistics
Logistics information and helpful hints for incident management personnel.
[http://www.fs.fed.us/logistics/]

Northeast Forest Fire Protection Compact
Members: Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, the White Mountain National Forest, and the Green Mountain/Finger Lakes National Forest
[http://www.nffpc.org/]

Roscommon Equipment Center
Wildland fire engine and equipment designs and information.
[http://www.roscommonequipmentcenter.com]

Technology and Development Centers

Missoula Technology & Development Center
San Dimas Technology & Development Center

Source of publications, tech tips, project reports, and other related information in support of state-of-the-art equipment, tools and technology, including ground firefighting tools, personal protective equipment, and aerial delivery systems.

Texas Volunteer Fire Departments & Equipment
Information about the various volunteer fire departments within Texas and the fire engines used by each.
[http://www.tamu.edu/ticc/trucks.htm]

U.S. Forest Service, Contracting
The U.S. Forest Service Incident Support Branch for Acquisition Management located at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is a detached Washington Office Unit. This unit is responsible for contracting the "National Shared Resources" utilized for wildland fire suppression and prevention, as well as other emergency incident response activities.
[http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/]

Wildland Fire Chemical Systems (WFCS)
The WFCS provides national resource agencies with detailed information promoting safe and effective fire suppression chemicals and aerial delivery systems. [http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/]

Virtual Incident Precurement (VIPR)
Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) is a web-based Forest Service application designed to administer preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs - formerly referred to as Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements or EERAs).
[http://www.fs.fed.us/business/incident/vipr.php]