National Wildland Fire Committee Stewardship Leadership

Providing stewardship, leadership, guidance, and advocacy for interagency efforts in establishing and maintaining consistent nationwide standards for wildland fire behavior assessment. The committee members include key representatives such as Tami Parkinson, Kyle Cannon, Tara Umphries, Dr. Bil Grauel, Dr. Dan Jimenez, and more. They aim to support the Fire Environment Committee charter through collaborative efforts and expertise in fire management and ecology to enhance fire behavior assessment procedures.

• Wildland Fire
• Committee Stewardship
• Leadership
• Fire Behavior Assessment
• Interagency Efforts

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1. 11/15/2024 1

2. To support the Fire Environment Committee charter by providing stewardship, leadership, guidance and advocacy for interagency efforts to establish and maintain consistent and effective nationwide standards and procedures for wildland fire behavior assessment. 11/15/2024 2

3. Tami Parkinson Chair USFS WFM-RD&A Field Representative FBAN/SOPL Kyle Cannon Vice Chair USFS Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Zone Fire Management Officer Fireline Operations Representative FBAN/SOPL 11/15/2024 3

4. Executive Secretary Tara Umphries Rocky Mountain Region District Ranger LTAN Dr. Bil Grauel Bureau of Indian Affairs Fire Ecologist JFSP Representative BIA/Tribal Representative LTAN 11/15/2024 4

5. Dr. Dan Jimenez USFS Missoula Fire Lab Research Scientist Research Representative John Kern Florida Division of Forestry Deputy Chief of Field Operations State and S495 Representative FBAN/LTAN 11/15/2024 5

6. Jason Loomis National Park Service Regional Fire Management Specialist National Park Service and S-590 Representative FBAN/LTAN/SOPL/ Incident Commander Stephen Marien Eastern Region Predictive Services Meteorologist Predictive Services Representative 11/15/2024 6

7. Dr. Jim Riddering University of Montana Research Professor Academia Representative Rocco Snart State of Colorado Plans Branch Chief State Representative FBAN/LTAN 11/15/2024 7

8. Brent Wachter North Zone Predictive Services Predictive Services Representative IMET 11/15/2024 8

9. Fire Behavior Curriculum Fire Behavior Curriculum Unit Leadership 90 Series Course Development Subject Matter Experts Fire Behavior Courses CFFDRS Lesson Maintenance Integration of Extreme Fire Behavior Synthesis S290 online coordination and implementation NWCG certified Behave Plus Videos and Training 11/15/2024 9

10. Fire Behavior Curriculum Continued Long Term Spatial Analysis Model Support S495 Oversight and Coordination S590 Steering Committee Coordination Fire Behavior Learning Opportunity Development ( Staff Rides, Case Studies, Facilitated Learning Analyses) 11/15/2024 10

11. Fire Behavior Research Safety Zone Research Support Canopy Characteristic Synthesis Weather Sensitivity Analysis Entrapment Research Support Publication and Policy Review Incident Response Pocket Guide Wildland Fire Qualifications Guide and Taskbook Revision Wildland Fire Incident Management Guide 11/15/2024 11

12. Fire Behavior Field Reference Guide Updates and Publishing Fire Behavior Field Pocket Guide Updates and Publishing ( Appendix B) Wildland Fire Information Technology Development NWCG Business Line Review Fire Environment Intelligence Task Group Leadership 11/15/2024 12

13. WFSTAR & Fireline Refresher Contributions Participation and development in annual fire refresher topics Firefighter Math Maintenance of Online Training Materials Integration of product into training/course curriculum Over 50,000 visits annually from over 50 countries Outreach Fire & Fuels Conferences Posters and presentations Fire Behavior Workshops Publications Collaboration with Fire Science Exchanges 11/15/2024 13

14. JFSP Fire Behavior Proposals & Products Proposal Support and Peer review Review of Extreme Fire Behavior Synthesis Assessment of Emerging Fire Behavior Tools Facilitate and participate in peer review Campbell Prediction System, Viegas Model, PROS-PI, Safety Zone Standards, etc. Fire Behavior Glossary Maintenance and review 11/15/2024 14

15. Research Fire Science Exchanges Wildland Fire Management RD&A NWCG Committees IAWF JFSP NAFRI WFSTAR NWS NASA SPoRT WETC 11/15/2024 15

16. Conference Calls Monthly Fall Meeting October, 2018 , in Glenwood Springs, CO Spring Meeting May, 2018, in Seattle, WA 11/15/2024 16