Southwest Coordination Center Update

2011 Southwest Dispatcher’s Workshop

Kenan Jaycox – Center ManagerVacant – Asst Center Manager – Job to fly early in

2011Will take over IMT Coordination

Rick Black – Coordinator – IQCS/Equipment/SupplyFrank Bedonie – Coordinator – CrewsNancy Moore – Aircraft CoordinatorKim Owczarzak – Aircraft DispatcherJay Ellington – Intelligence/Website CoordinatorChuck Maxwell – Fire Weather Program LeadRich Naden – Forecaster/RAWS Coordinator

Southwest Coordination Center Staff/Functions

•Begins in January 2011•2 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

Interagency Dispatch Improvement Project (IDIP)

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 applicable18 month timeframeDeliverables include efficiency

recommendations and to provide tools/methodologies for other geographic areas to use

Interagency Dispatch Optimization Project (IDOP)

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 IMTsPermanent roster membersLiaison between expanded and the IMT to

facilitate/assist in getting required resources

Dispatch Assistance

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 <> FlagstaffTaos <> PrescottSanta Fe <> Show LowSilver City <> PhoenixAlamogordo <> ArizonaTucson <> Williams

Expanded Dispatch Assistance Plan

Type 1Dugger Hughes ICJoe Reinarz IC

Type 2NM – Pierson ICNAZ – Nelson ICCWZ – Templin ICSE AZ – Philbin ICArizona State – Hall/Joki

Wildland Fire Management/T2McBrattney/Hall IC

2011 Incident Management Teams

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 yearsSome 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

teamsParticipation incentives (increased pay, etc)

IMT Succession

Proposal being presented to ROSS Change Board to have Agency Only as the default – No timeline as to implementation

ROSS<>ICBS (Cache) InterfaceImproved performanceAdditional capability in filtering/viewing

requests and adding documentation

ROSS Changes

Out of Area Rotation processes will remain the same.

Within area mobilizations:Still use closest forces for the most partWill 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.

IHC Crews

No changes in who dispatches which vendorSWCC 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

Air Attack Aircraft Mobilizations

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)

ABZ/GLZ Boundary Changes