National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Display Processor

DPRO decorative banner: photos depicting DPRO position. DPRO Position Description: The Display Processor (DPRO) is responsible for the display of incident status information obtained from field observers, aerial and ortho photographs, and infrared data.

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The Display Processor (DPRO) is responsible for the display of incident status information obtained from Field Observers (FOBS), aerial and ortho photographs, and infrared data. The DPRO reports to the Situation Unit Leader (SITL) and works in the Planning functional area.

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: 
Jun 2022

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.


Date: 
Oct 1993

Position created.

 

Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2022-11-01
Primary Committee: 
Incident and Position Standards Committee
Steward: 
Incident Planning Subcommittee

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