Southwest Coordination Center Update
Kenan Jaycox – Center Manager Vacant – Asst Center Manager – Job to fly early in 2011 Will take over IMT Coordination Rick Black – Coordinator – IQCS/Equipment/Supply Frank Bedonie – Coordinator – Crews Nancy Moore – Aircraft Coordinator Kim Owczarzak – Aircraft Dispatcher Jay Ellington – Intelligence/Website Coordinator Chuck Maxwell – Fire Weather Program Lead Rich Naden – Forecaster/RAWS Coordinator
Begins in January Pilots – California and Southwest Assess current status and identify top priority issues in dispatch (IT Issues/Facilities/Governance,etc) Executive Oversight Group Comprised of Agency Director/Asst Membership Bridge Group between CA and SW Comprised of Fire/LE Leadership from both areas Task Groups Comprised of Regional Fire/LE/Dispatch Membership from the SW
Contractor to provide data analysis Uses past data and recommendations from the large dispatch efficiency study a few years ago. Law Enforcement involvement in study Assess effectiveness of combining functions where applicable 18 month timeframe Deliverables include efficiency recommendations and to provide tools/methodologies for other geographic areas to use
Getting dispatchers when we need them! Priority Trainees identified by every center Master list disseminated and offices will attempt to utilize trainees with qualified personnel when activity warrants Dispatchers assigned to some IMTs Permanent roster members Liaison between expanded and the IMT to facilitate/assist in getting required resources
Pre-identified offices to assist an office in the initial stages of opening expanded and/or mobilizing IMTs. User accounts issued to individuals in assisting office. Albuquerque <> Flagstaff Taos <> Prescott Santa Fe <> Show Low Silver City <> Phoenix Alamogordo <> Arizona Tucson <> Williams
Type 1 Dugger Hughes IC Joe Reinarz IC Type 2 NM – Pierson IC NAZ – Nelson IC CWZ – Templin IC SE AZ – Philbin IC Arizona State – Hall/Joki Wildland Fire Management/T2 McBrattney/Hall IC
NMAC looking at different options as to the future of IMT needs and configuration Feedback/comment period in 2011 once document is finalized and distributed Phased in approach over a time frame of 5-10 years Some things being considered: Do we still need “typing”? Long or short? Core teams with section modules located throughout the country (i.e. - logistics/finance/plans) AD/Contract “surge” teams to supplement agency teams Participation incentives (increased pay, etc)
Proposal being presented to ROSS Change Board to have Agency Only as the default – No timeline as to implementation ROSS<>ICBS (Cache) Interface Improved performance Additional capability in filtering/viewing requests and adding documentation
Out of Area Rotation processes will remain the same. Within area mobilizations: Still use closest forces for the most part Will use available (on duty) crews before available (day off) crews as long as they are no more than 100 miles farther from the incident as the available (day off) crew.
No changes in who dispatches which vendor SWCC will utilize a closest vendor concept, however some dispatch centers have multiple vendors and local rotations will be honored. Will attempt to bring in ATGS personnel to marry up with SW aircraft when no one is available
ABZ now dispatching most of Socorro District BLM as well as additional NM State/Sevilleta and Bosque del Apache NWR lands. Eliminated the overlap of Zone Boundaries in the Socorro/ Magdalena area New boundary layers have been submitted to NIRSC for issuance of 2011 Frequency Maps (no confirmation yet as to if changes will occur)