TNC Fire Operating Unit Fire Program Review Project

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TNC Fire Operating Unit Fire Program Review
Project

• January 10, 2006
• TNC Burn Boss Meeting
• Camp Twin Lakes, Rutledge, GA.

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Fire Program External Review
Recommendation 24 Develop a fire management
oversight and quality assurance process that
reviews individual state programs on a 5-10 year
interval. We agree this is essential. The
Fire Management Advisory Team will be engaged in
developing an oversight process and begin
implementation in 2006
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How we will do it

• Small workgroup
• Mike Babler-CO, Mike Melnechuck-AR,
• Tim Reed-WO-GCAT, Terri Schulz CO
• Reviewed Agencies documents
• Solicit input from field
• To FMAT
• To Paula
• Initial field test of process before finalizing
• Field test in FY 06

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Objectives of Review Program

• Highlight success
• Protect people, program and organization
• Safety and Legal
• Align with Conservancy values on compliance,
  oversight, and adapting for improvement
• Identify areas that need attention
• Share information with all states and others as
  appropriate
• Adaptive program to improve

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What its not

• Not out to get someone for errors
• Not to penalize
• Not to put up unnecessary barriers

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Draft outline of process

• Suggestions
• One external review every 5-10 years
• One internal review in between
• Team Leader appointed by TNC Fire Management
  Coordinator Paula
• Team Composition Varied
• Depend on scope and scale of state program

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Review Team Details

• Suggestions
• Membership
• TNC from other states
• TNC Partners
• FMAT
• Fire Management Leadership

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Areas of Review

• Suggestions
• Planning
• Big Picture, is Fire necessary?
• Are program goals in alignment with needs?
• SOP, Requirements and Guidelines
• Operations
• Safety
• Special areas

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Results

• Suggestions
• Findings-4 categories Positive/Negative
• Recommendations for improvement
• Report, disposition
• Information exchange for overall program
  improvement
• Information only for the State and National Fire
  Program Manager
• Sensitive information
• Example

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OOPS!
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Input

• FMAT
• Mike Babler
• Today
• This Week
• This is a work in progress
• Desire Program Excellence
• Discussion