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Prescott dispatch center

Prescott dispatch center. 2013 Annual Report. Participating agencies / units. Bureau of Indian Affairs Colorado River Agency Fort Yuma Agency Western Regional Office Bureau of Land Management Colorado River District United States Fish & Wildlife Service

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Prescott dispatch center

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  1. Prescott dispatch center 2013 Annual Report

  2. Participating agencies / units • Bureau of Indian Affairs • Colorado River Agency • Fort Yuma Agency • Western Regional Office • Bureau of Land Management • Colorado River District • United States Fish & Wildlife Service • Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge • Cibola National Wildlife Refuge • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge • Imperial National Wildlife Refuge • Kofa National Wildlife Refuge • United States Forest Service • Prescott National Forest

  3. Content • WildCAD Incidents • Wildfire • Prescribed Fire • Resource Mobilization • Qualifications Management • National Fire Danger Rating System • Staffing • Accomplishments

  4. 2013 WildCAD Incidents

  5. Wildcad Incident history • 2008: 1,112 • 2009: 1,200 • 2010: 1,134 • 2011: 1,316 • 2012: 1,100 2013: 1,040 incidents • April - September • 847 incidents (85% of incidents) • Average 5 incidents per day • 41% of incidents occurred on Saturday & Sunday • 42% of incidents occurred between 1000 & 1400 Top 5 Incident Categories -2013

  6. 2013 WILDFIRES

  7. 2013 Statistical Wildfires

  8. Wildfire - BLM Colorado river district Size Class A: 0 -.25 B: .26 – 9.9 C: 10 – 99 D: 100 – 299 E: 300 – 999 F: 1000 – 4999 G: 5000+ • Largest Fires of 2013 • Dean Peak: 5,413 acres, lightning caused, started on 6/29 • Coyote: 55 acres, lightning caused, started on 6/30 • Grand Wash: 53 acres, lightning caused, started on 8/17 • Horseshoe: 36 acres, lightning caused, started on 9/7

  9. Wildfire - USFS Prescott National Forest Size Class A: 0 -.25 B: .26 – 9.9 C: 10 – 99 D: 100 – 299 E: 300 – 999 F: 1000 – 4999 G: 5000+ • Largest Fires of 2013 • Doce: 6,770 acres, human caused, started on 6/18 • Eastwood Mesa: 400 acres, lightning caused, started on 8/15 • Crooks: 97 acres, human caused, started on 2/19 • South Fork: 69 acres, human caused, started on 4/29

  10. Wildfire - BIA Colorado River & Fort Yuma Agencies Size Class A: 0 -.25 B: .26 – 9.9 C: 10 – 99 D: 100 – 299 E: 300 – 999 F: 1000 – 4999 G: 5000+ • Largest Fires of 2013 • Dike Road (AZ-CRA): 9 acres, human caused, started on 8/22 • Confluence (AZ-FYA): 4 acres, human caused, started on 4/27

  11. Wildfire - USFWS Bill Williams, Cibola, Havasu, Imperial & Kofa Refuges Size Class A: 0 -.25 B: .26 – 9.9 C: 10 – 99 D: 100 – 299 E: 300 – 999 F: 1000 – 4999 G: 5000+ • Largest Fires of 2013 • Island Lake (AZ-IMR): 3,200 acres, human caused, started on 5/19 • Clear Lake (AZ-IMR): 20 acres, lightning caused, started on 8/22

  12. 2013 Prescribed Fire

  13. 2013 Resource Mobilization • Overhead • Processed 1,456 requests • Resources included BIA, BLM, FWS, USFS and AD overhead • Supplies • Processed 786 requests • Requests included ongoing fire and incident replacement (NFES and non-NFES supplies) • Equipment • Processed 247 requests • Resources included BIA, BLM, FWS, USFS and contract vendor equipment • Aircraft • Processed 49 requests • Resources included seasonal aviation assets within the PDC span of control • Crews • Processed 34 requests • Resources included USFS crews only

  14. 2013 Qualifications Management • Prescott Dispatch Center Responsibilities • Manage IQCS accounts for 241 responders • 174 Prescott NF overhead • 67 Prescott NF AD overhead • Hard-copy file management / Audits • Assist BIA, BLM and FWS as needed

  15. National Fire Danger Rating System

  16. National Fire Danger Rating System • Prescott Dispatch Center Responsibilities • Operate the Weather Information Management System (WIMS) for 10 DOI RAWS and 4 USFS RAWS • Document and disseminate NFDRS Indices and Components to field units • Maintain 4 USFS fixed-site RAWS and 1 USFS portable RAWS according to NWCG standards • Produce Prescott NF Fire Danger Pocket Cards according to NWCG standards • Calculate the Local Preparedness Level for Prescott NF and disseminate to field units • Update and implement the Prescott NF NFDRS Operating Plan • Utilize FireFamilyPlus software to provide fire management with tools to aid in decision making

  17. 2013 PDC Staffing • Center Manager: Kristi Sullivan • Assistant Center Manager: Barry Wallace • Assistant Center Manager: Steve Webb • IA/Aircraft Dispatcher: Jennifer Coleman • IA/Aircraft Dispatcher: Bec Sandle

  18. 2013 PDC Accomplishments • Maintained/monitored network of weather stations with no down-time or loss of data • Took over responsibility of Prescott NF AD Program, including timely processing of travel and time as well as hard-copy file management • Represented Southwest Area on WildCAD User Committee • Provided cadre for local and regional training courses • Deployed PDC Website, providing staff and participating agencies a platform for tools and products to help with operations • Redesigned dispatch center with new workstations which maximized square footage, increased efficiency and helped ergonomics • Implemented networked database for ArcMap, enhancing mapping capability • Successfully incorporated Department of Interior agencies (BIA, BLM, FWS) into PDC • As a group, the PDC team won the Prescott NF Partnership Award for 2013

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