1. Wildfire Governance and the merger of NWCG/NFAEB

2. Wildland Fire Governance Structure FUNCTION ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP June 2007

3. Grouping of Teams/Groups Operations Supporting & Enabling DISCLAIMER: These charts are intended to generate discussion. They do not represent any specific recommendations or decisions. Fire Program Management Planning & Policy Interagency Fire Planning Team (IFPT) Federal Fire Policy Directives TG (DTG) National Burned Area Emergency Response Coordinators Group (NBAER) Interagency Fuels Coordination Group Fire & Air Coordination Team (FACT) National Interagency Aviation Task Council (NIAC) Fire Use Working Team (FUWT) Wildland Fire Investigation Working Team (WFTWT) Education and Prevention Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team (WUIWT) Wildland Fire Education Working Team (WFEWT) Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) Safety & Health Safety and Health Working Team (SHWT) Federal Fire Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) Federal Wildland Firefighter Interagency Medical Standards Program (IMST) ??? Wildland Fire Investigation Working Team (WFTWT) Incident Operations Fire Use Working Team (FUWT) Incident Operations Standards Working Team (IOSWT) NIMO Implementation Team (NIMO)* National Predictive Services Group (NPSG) National IC/AC Group National Incident Coordination Geographic Area Coordinating Group Advisory Group (GACAG) National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) * National Coordinators Group National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) National Predictive Services Group (NPSG) National IC/AC Group Fire Environment Fire Environment Working Team (FENWT) Technology Fire Equipment Working Team (FEWT) Fire Shelter Task Group (FSTG) Radio Communications Task Group (RCTG) Information Resource Management Working Team (IRMWT) Program Management Office (PMO Technology) Joint Fire Sciences Project (JFSP)* Remote Automated Weather System (RAWS Partners Group) Fire Environment Working Team (FENWT) Education and Prevention Communication Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team (WUIWT) Wildland Fire Education Working Team (WFEWT) Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) NWCG PMO 11/29/2007 Page 2 of 3 * Current Permanent Staffs Red – Removed from Functional Area Blue – Inserted into Functional Area Green – Deleted Business Management Federal Wildland Fire Planning and Budget Team Fire Facilities Team Publications Management System Working Team (PMSWT) Incident Business Practices Working Team (Fire IBPWT) Casual Payment Center (CPTG) Program Management Office (PMO Business) Interagency Fire Planning Team (IFPT) Federal Fire Policy Directives TG (DTG) Safety and Health Safety and Health Working Team (SHWT) Federal Fire Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) Federal Wildland Firefighter Interagency Medical Standards Program (IMST) Workforce Management Training Working Team (TWT) Federal Fire Training Task Group (FFTWG) IFPM Resolutions Board IFPM Implementation Team IFPM Education/Training Task Group NWCG Training Development Unit (NTDU) Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) Program Coordination Management

4. Grouping of Teams/Groups (Round Two) Operations Technology DISCLAIMER: These charts are intended to generate discussion. They do not represent any specific recommendations or decisions. Fire Program Management National Burned Area Emergency Response Coordinators Group (NBAER) National Interagency Fuels Coordination Group Fire and Air Coordination Team (FACT) National Interagency Aviation Council (NIAC) Fire Use Working Team (FUWT) Wildland Fire Investigation Working Team (WFTWT) Education and Prevention Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team (WUIWT) Wildland Fire Education Working Team (WFEWT) Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) Incident Operations Incident Operations Standards Working Team (IOSWT) NIMO Implementation Team (NIMO)* National Predictive Services Group (NPSG) National IC/AC Group National Incident Coordination Geographic Area Coordinating Group Advisory Group (GACAG) National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) * National Coordinators Group National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) Fire Equipment Working Team (FEWT) Fire Shelter Task Group (FSTG) Radio Communications Task Group (RCTG) Information Resource Management Working Team (IRMWT) Joint Fire Sciences Project (JFSP)* Remote Automated Weather System (RAWS Partners Group) Fire Environment Working Team (FENWT) NWCG PMO 11/29/2007 Business Management Federal Wildland Fire Planning and Budget Team Fire Facilities Team Incident Business Practices Working Team (Fire IBPWT) Casual Payment Center Interagency Fire Planning Team (IFPT) Federal Fire Policy Directives Task Group (DTG) Safety and Health Safety and Health Working Team (SHWT) Federal Fire Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) Federal Wildland Firefighter Interagency Medical Standards Program (IMST) Workforce Management Training Working Team (TWT) Federal Fire Training Task Group (FFTWG) IFPM Resolutions Board Implementation Team Education/Training Task Group NWCG Training Development Unit (NTDU) Program Coordination * Current Permanent Staffs

5. NWCG virtual organization (pre-substructure workshop) Establishes work program areas Identifies support organization

6. Branch Manager Executive Secretary Staff Assistance Program Manager Architecture Support Knowledge Management Strategic Planning Fire Investment ReviewCommunications Web Maintenance Publications Writer-Editor Support Organization Support Project Coordination Contract Support Incident Operations Enabling Equipment and Technology DISCLAIMER: These charts are intended to generate discussion. They do not represent formal decisions. This chart depicts a logical grouping of existing teams and groups. It is not intended to show the make-up of the future organization. Fire Program Management National Burned Area Emergency Response Coordinators Group (NBAER) National Interagency Fuels Coordination Group Fire and Air Coordination Team (FACT) National Interagency Aviation Council (NIAC) Fire Use Working Team (FUWT) Wildland Fire Investigation Working Team (WFIWT) Incident Operations Standards Working Team (IOSWT) Education and Prevention Wildland/Urban Interface Working Team (WUIWT) Wildland Fire Education Working Team (WFEWT) Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC)* National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC) Geographic Area Coordinating Group Advisory Group (GACAG) National Coordinators Group National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)* National Predictive Services Group (NPSG) National IC/AC Group NIMO Implementation Team (NIMO)* Fire Equipment Working Team (FEWT) Fire Shelter Task Group (FSTG) Radio Communications Task Group (RCTG) Information Resource Management Working Team (IRMWT) Joint Fire Sciences Program (JFSP)* Remote Automated Weather System (RAWS) Partners Group Fire Environment Working Team (FENWT) NWCG PMO 12/13/2007 Business Management Federal Wildland Fire Planning and Budget Team Fire Facilities Team Incident Business Practices Working Team (Fire IBPWT) Casual Payment Center* Interagency Fire Planning Team (IFPT) Federal Fire Policy Directives Task Group (DTG) Safety and Health Safety and Health Working Team (SHWT) Federal Fire Aviation Safety Team (FFAST) Federal Wildland Firefighter Interagency Medical Standards Program (IMST)* Workforce Management Training Working Team (TWT) Federal Fire Training Task Group (FFTWG) IFPM Resolutions Board Implementation Team Education/Training Task Group NWCG Training Development Unit (NTDU)* *Current Permanent Staffs Designated Liaisons for January meeting Brian McManus, FWS Fire Director Mike Dougherty, USFA Fire Program Manager Tim Murphy, BLM Fire Director Lyle Carlile, BIA Fire Director Dan Smith, NASF Fire Director Fire Program Coordination NWCG Committee McManus Dougherty Murphy Carlile Smith These are functions, not individual positions NWCG Sub-Structure Chart

7. NWCG virtual organization (post-substructure workshop) Teams organize work area’s Working Teams identify gaps Working Teams identify redundancy New Substructure developed that optimizes functionality

9. DHS and NWCG How to collaborate and assure integrity of our investments with NIMS The DHS organization is similar to the NWCG structure DHS has Working Groups established to define: Resource Typing Job Titles to be credentialed Required training Standards Technologies And for the following functional areas: Incident Management Fire/Hazardous Materials Public Works Project Support Team Law Enforcement Medical/Public Health Search and Rescue Emergency Medical Services Leadership recognizes the need for a crosswalk between DHS and NWCG working groups