1. NICC Overview National Interagency Coordination Center NIFC Boise, ID

2. NICC Goals Safe movement of emergency resources Timely, cost effective actions Accurate and complete documentation Career enhancement by working at national level

3. NICC Description NICC manages the flow of resources between geographic areas Deals with international and all risk requests Interface with US military Plans strategic movement of resources to meet future needs FOR MORE INFO... National Interagency Mobilization Guide

4. NICC Organization National MAC Group NICC Manager and assistants Coordinators on Duty Dispatchers Meteorologists Analysts Staff Assistant

5. NICC Functional Areas Predictive Services Overhead Aircraft Equipment/Supply FOR MORE INFO... NICC Operations Guide

6. NICC Technology Decision Support Software –MS Streets & Trip Planner –ADAM –IHAPI –WILDCAD –Databases –ROSS

7. 7 Incident Requires Additional Resources Local units Regional dispatch (interagency) Local MAC Groups Local Agency Administrators

8. 8 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC) National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), Boise National MAC Group G.A. MAC Groups Incident Requires National Level Resources Local units Regional dispatch (interagency) Local MAC Groups Local Agency Administrators

9. How the NICC Works Personnel cross trained to be interchangeable Actions/processes documented in office guide Assignments out of office encouraged when possible Additional training

10. 10 Locations of 11 Geographic Area Coordination Centers

11. How the NICC is funded NICC employs both BLM and USFS personnel 60% of funding is provided by the USFS 40% is funded by the BLM BLM/FS share cost for large transport jet We provide service for all agencies

12. Schedule Fire season is a 12 month a year event 15 PFT 11 Part Time Detailer program (2) 24 hour operations as needed

13. Planning for success Preparedness levels described planned actions to meet increasing activity levels Scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest level Daily briefings Interface with National MAC group Maintaining systems and procedures

14. NICC Challenges Blending conflicting agency policy into a common direction Directing resources to priority assignments Understanding what is really happening Maintaining a well rested, effective team