The Northern Rockies Coordinating
Group (NRCG) Board of Directors is composed of representatives
from the following organizations:
Montana Firewarden's 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 Officer's 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 |
Director/Representative |
Phone Number |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Great Plains Region |
David
Hall
115 4th Avenue Southeast
Aberdeen, SD 54701 |
605-226-7621 |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pacific Northwest Region |
Cory
Winnie - Chair
911 NE 11th
Portland, OR 97232 |
503-231-6759 |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Rocky Mountain Region |
Bob
Roberts
316 North 26th Street
Billings, Montana 59101 |
406-247-7949 |
Bureau of Land Management |
Ken Schmid
Montana State Office, BLM
5001 Southgate Dr
Billings, Montana 59101 |
406-896-2919 |
Fish and Wildlife Service |
Jim
Kelton
Fish & Wildife Service
134 Union Boulevard
Lakewood, Colorado 80228 |
303-236-8125
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Forest Service |
Patti
Koppenol
Fire and Aviation Management
P.O. Box 7669
Missoula, Montana 59807 |
406-329-3401 |
Idaho Department of Lands |
Brian
Shiplett
Idaho Department of Lands
3802 Industrial Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 |
208-769-1525 |
Montana Department of Natural
Resources & Conservation |
Ted
Mead
Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
2705 Spurgin Road
Missoula, Montana 59804 |
406-542-4304 |
Montana Disaster and
Emergency Services |
Paul Grimstad - Vice Chair
Montana Disaster & Emergency Services
P.O. Box 4789
Helena, Montana 59604-4789 |
406-324-4775 |
Montana Fire Chiefs Association |
Bill
Colwell
Missoula Rural Fire District
2521 South Ave.
Missoula, MT 59804 |
406-549-6172 |
Montana Firewardens Association |
Rick Seidlitz
P O Box 469
White Sulphur Springs, Montana 59645 |
406-547-4290 |
Montana Sheriff's and Peace
Officers Association |
Vern Burdick
Choteau County Sheriff
PO Box 459
Fort Benton, MT 59442
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406-622-5451 |
National Park Service |
Tim Reid
Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone NP, WY 82190 |
307-344-2170 |
North Dakota Forest Service |
Sarah
Tunge
North Dakota Forest Service
916 E. Interstate Ave. Suite #4
Bismark, North Dakota 58503 |
(701) 328-9985 |
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Kitty
Ortman, Executive Secretary
Fire and Aviation Management
P.O. Box 7669
Missoula, Montana 59807 |
406-329-3404 |
| 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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