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The Northern Rockies
Coordinating Group (NRCG) Board of Directors is composed of
representatives from the following organizations:
Montana Firewardens Association
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
Division
Montana Department of Natural Resources
and Conservation
Idaho Department of Lands
North Dakota Forest Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Forest Service
Fire Chief's Association
Montana Sheriff's and Peace Officers
Association
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The NRCG Board of Directors
assumes responsibility for all aspects of fire management within the
Northern Rockies through a concept of shared program leadership. NRCG
strives for consensus rule. NRCG Board of Directors:
• Deal primarily with broad, strategic issues and plan for them from an
integrated agency
standpoint.
• Ensure agency administrators are informed and involved as appropriate
in fire management
issues and operational procedures.
• Oversee and foster the planning and execution of fire programs
through local, interagency
networks of Zones, Committees, and Task Forces.
• Are responsible for the overall preparedness and performance of all
fire service
organizations in the Geographic Area. Fire reviews may be
initiated by NRCG as a way
to monitor performance.
• Function as the Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group as required.
• Establish procedures for, and implementation, selection, and
management of Northern
Rockies Type I Teams. Management of teams is delegated to
the Operations Committee.
• Provide Geographic Area input to the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group.
• Annually establish, review, and approve the Northern Rockies
Geographic Area
Interagency Mobilization Guide.
• Provide oversight (through Committees) to the Northern Training
Center, the Northern
Region Fire Cache, and the Northern Rockies Coordination
Center.
• Review and approve annual interagency supplements to the Fire
Business Management
Handbook and the Fireline Handbook.
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Agency
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Director/Representative
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Phone Number
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Great Plains
Region
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David
Hall
115 4th Avenue Southeast
Aberdeen, SD 54701
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605-226-7621
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Bureau
of Indian Affairs
Northwest Region
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Cory Winnie
911 NE 11th
Portland, OR 97232
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503-231-6759
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Bureau
of Indian Affairs
Rocky Mountain
Region
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Robert
LaPlant
316 North 26th Street
Billings, Montana 59101
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406-247-7949
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Bureau
of Land Management
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Ken Schmid
Montana State Office, BLM
5001 Southgate Dr.
Billings, Montana 59101
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406-896-2919
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Fish
and Wildlife Service
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Jim Kelton
Fish & Wildlife Service
134 Union Boulevard
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
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303-236-8125
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US
Forest Service
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Patti Koppenol – Chair
Fire and Aviation Management
P.O. Box 7669
Missoula, Montana 59807
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406-329-3401
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Idaho
Department of Lands
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Ken Ockfen
Idaho Department of Lands
3802 Industrial Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
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208-666-8650
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Montana
Department of Natural
Resources &
Conservation
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Ted Mead
Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, Montana 59804
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406-542-4304
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Montana
Disaster and
Emergency
Services
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Paul Grimstad
Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
1956 Mt. Majo St
Fort Harrison, Montana 59636
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406-324-4775
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Montana
Fire Chiefs Association
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Bill Colwell
Missoula Rural Fire District
2521 South Ave.
Missoula, MT 59804
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406-549-6172
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Montana
Firewardens Association
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Rick Seidlitz
- Vice Chair
P O Box 469
White Sulphur Springs, Montana 59645
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406-547-4290
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Montana
Sheriffs and Peace
Officers
Association
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Vern Burdick
Choteau County Sheriff
PO Box 459
Fort Benton, MT 59442
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406-622-5451
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National
Park Service
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Kelly
Kane
National Park Service
P.O. Box
Denver, CO
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303-969-2449
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North
Dakota Forest Service
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Sarah Tunge
North Dakota Forest Service
916 E. Interstate Ave. Suite #4
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503
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701-328-9985
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Kitty Ortman,
Executive Secretary
Fire and Aviation Management
P.O. Box 7669
Missoula, Montana 59807
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406-329-3404
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The NRCG Board of Directors
will appoint a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson who will serve for 1
year. The Vice-Chairperson shall advance to the office of Chairperson
after the completion of 1 year or upon the permanent vacancy of the
Chairperson.
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The Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson are responsible for the overall operations of NRCG. The
Chairperson calls the meetings and conference calls, sets the agenda,
facilitates the meetings and facilitates efforts to reach agreements on
issues. The Chairperson will sign NRCG decision documents. A signature
by the Chairperson represents consensus agreement by all of the NRCG
participating agencies.
The Executive Secretary reports to the Chairperson. The Secretary will
ensure meeting notices are distributed, minutes of the meeting are
taken, edited, filed and distributed; products from working groups are
reproduced and distributed to NRCG members and agencies. The Secretary
tracks work commitments, distributes executive committee tasks,
prepares decision documents and conducts follow up on the status of
NRCG decision implementation.
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