National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Expanded Dispatch Coordinator

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The Expanded Dispatch Coordinator (CORD) works as coordinator between the local dispatch center, the expanded dispatch organization(s), and Incident Management Teams (IMT). The CORD may supervise the Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher (EDSP) and reports to the local units Dispatch Center Manager, local unit Agency Administrator (AA), or another assigned supervisor. The CORD works in the Dispatch functional area.

Expanded Dispatch Coordinator (CORD) Aircraft Dispatcher (ACDP) Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher (EDSP) Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD) Expanded Dispatch Recorder (EDRC) Initial Attack Dispatcher (IADP)

The Forest Service and Department of Interior are enabled by Administratively Determined Pay Plans (AD Pay Plans) to hire persons for temporary duration for the following reasons:

  1. To cope with a sudden and unexpected emergency caused by a fire, or extreme fire potential, flood, storm, or any other all-hazard emergency that threatens damage to federally protected property, has the potential to cause loss of life, serious injury, public health risk, or damage to natural or cultural resources unless brought under immediate control.
  2. To provide emergency assistance to States under formalized agreements.
  3. To meet mission assignments issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Incident Business Committee (IBC) reviews positions annually and establishes pay rate classifications for each position.

For more information on the AD Pay Plans, go to https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/incident-business-committee

Date: 
Apr 2021

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.


Date: 
Mar 1999

Position created.

 

Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2022-11-01
Primary Committee: 
National Coordination System Committee
Steward: 
National Coordination System Committee

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