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Airtanker Base Operational Risk Management Working Group

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Mission Statement

Mission Statement

The Airtanker Base Operational Risk Management Working Group (ABORMWG) focuses on providing resources, information, and tools to promote successful risk management in support of interagency airtanker and airtanker base operations to help mitigate conditions that lead to accidents and injuries.

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Primary Objectives

  • Provide airtanker bases with a foundation for effective risk management to improve situational awareness and decision making during airtanker operations.
  • Develop nationally recognized and accepted standards, tools, and processes for risk management at airtanker bases and during airtanker operations.
  • Support efforts that will lead to increased knowledge and practical application of risk management processes and tools within the interagency airtanker program.
  • Provide a forum for interagency coordination in risk management for airtanker operations.

Chair: Mary Loan

NWCG Coordinator: Dave Schultz

Parent Committee: Airtanker Base Operations Unit

Meeting Schedule: TDB

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