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Meeting Minutes – 21 September 2016

 

Participants

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NWCG
Participants

 

Executive Board: Bob Roberts, vice-Chair (BIA), Dan Smith (NASF), Jeff Arnberger for John Glenn, Chair (BLM), Shane McDonald (FWS), Mark Koontz (NPS), Will May (IAFC), Aitor Bidaburu (USFA), Jill McCurdy for Frank Guzman (USFS); Rod Bloms (DOI OWF Liaison) Tim Sexton (RD&A).  Not Present: Jim Erickson (ITC).

 

NWCG Staff: Krysta Shultz (Executive Secretary), Sean Cross (NWCG Program Manager), Tim Blake (Operations Branch Coordinator), Paul Schlobohm (NWCG FMB Liaison), Deb Fleming (Training Development Program Manager), Elaine Waterbury (Planning Branch Coordinator).

 

 

Other
Participants

Russ Babiak (Operations Training Committee, FWS Representative)

 

Meeting handouts are available upon request via email at blm_fa_nwcg_executive_secretary@blm.gov

 

Item

Topic

Presenter

Action Taken

1

Welcome, Agenda Review, Active Tasking Review

Paul Schlobohm

N/A

2

Wildland Fire Management Training for Agency Administrators and Fire Management Officers Tasking Update

Tim Blake

Draft design criteria and a course recommendation will be presented at the November Operations Training Committee meeting.

3

IMT Succession – Review of outstanding tasking items

Paul Schlobohm

Approved.  Proposed actions will be sent forward to the IMT Succession Oversight Group for their October meeting.  Future information presented to the NWCG Executive Board will include all IMT succession activities and action to provide overall context.

4

Approval to release the October 2016 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1)

Tim Blake

Approved.

5

Leadership Curriculum Update

  1. GATR Request – Resolution on S-420/L-481 Equivalency
  2. Proposed Executive Board Tasking: NWCG Leadership Curriculum Assessment

Sean Cross

a/b)  Consult pertinent stakeholders and leaders from the Operations and Training Committee, Leadership Subcommittee, and Training Development Program to develop a draft briefing paper from Executive Board to OTC to conduct comprehensive assessment of leadership curriculum.  Sean Cross has the lead.  Due: October 19.  Executive Board to determine course of action based on the briefing paper.

6

NWCG Staffing Update

  1. PMC Update – Status of HR Actions
  2. New Branch Coordinator Roles

Deb Fleming

Sean Cross
  1. The BLM PMC approved the changes made to the structure of the NWCG Table of Organization.
  2. New Branch Coordinator Roles:
    • DMC, FENC (Paul)
    • ETC, IBC, NCSC, NIAC, RMC (Tim)
    • CEPC, FMC, IFPC, NIMS, OTC, SMOC, WUI (Deb)

7

Lightning Round

All

N/A

 

Date
Participants

<p>
<strong>Executive Board: </strong>Bob Roberts, vice-Chair (BIA), Dan Smith (NASF), Jeff Arnberger for John Glenn, Chair (BLM), Shane McDonald (FWS), Mark Koontz (NPS), Will May (IAFC), Aitor Bidaburu (USFA), Jill McCurdy for Frank Guzman (USFS); Rod Bloms (DOI OWF Liaison) Tim Sexton (RD&amp;A).&nbsp; Not Present: Jim Erickson (ITC).</p>

<p>
<strong>NWCG Staff: </strong>Krysta Shultz (Executive Secretary), Sean Cross (NWCG Program Manager), Tim Blake (Operations Branch Coordinator), Paul Schlobohm (NWCG FMB Liaison), Deb Fleming (Training Development Program Manager), Elaine Waterbury (Planning Branch Coordinator).</p>

Other Participants

<p>
Russ Babiak (Operations Training Committee, FWS Representative)</p>

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