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- Intelligence - Weather - Fuels - Fire Danger - Outlooks Unit 12

Learn how predictive intelligence aids in priority setting and decision-making, the role of EDSD, types of info for Intel Coordinator/Info Officer in fire management. Understand why intelligence is crucial in resource allocation and disaster preparedness.

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- Intelligence - Weather - Fuels - Fire Danger - Outlooks Unit 12

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  1. - Intelligence- Weather- Fuels- Fire Danger- OutlooksUnit 12

  2. Unit 12 Objectives • Describe how the predictive services function is critical to priority setting and decision making. • Describe the role of the EDSD as it relates to the predictive services function. • Identify the basic types of information that may be of interest to the Intelligence Coordinator and/or Information Officer.

  3. Definition of Intelligence Incident intelligence describes incident specifics with appropriate technical details to provide managers with a good understanding of the situation for the decision making process. Slide 12-3

  4. NICC MAC Intelligence Flow GACC Dispatch Offices Expanded Dispatch Incident Management Team Incident

  5. Role of the EDSD • Collect and consolidate incident resource information. • Disseminate the information.

  6. Collect and Consolidate Incident Information • HOW will you find the information? • ROSS Reports • ICS 209 • Local Reports • WHAT information are you looking for? • Number of open or unfilled requests. • Requests being UTF’d from the national level. • Resources being made available for reassignment or demobilization.

  7. Disseminate the Information • WHEN should you be disseminating the information? • WHO will need this information? • Supervisory Dispatcher • Information Officer • Duty Officers / Local MAC Group • GACC / GACC MAC • NICC / National MAC

  8. Why is Intelligence Critical? • Keeps managers informed to make decisions. • Competition for resources at Preparedness Levels 4 or 5. • Aids priority setting. • Identifies critical resource shortages.

  9. Why is Intelligence Critical? • Keeps expanded dispatch informed for support of management decisions. • Provides pertinent information to complete intelligence products.

  10. Predictive Services Products • ICS-209 Incident Intelligence Summary • Daily Interagency Situation Report • Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR) • Wildland Active Fire Maps (MODIS, etc.) • Weekly/Monthly/Seasonal Weather/Fire Danger Outlook • Other local examples

  11. Interagency Web Applications Homepage (FAMWEB)

  12. ICS 209 Entry

  13. Daily Sit Report

  14. National IMSR

  15. MODIS

  16. Predictive Services Products (cont.) • Each Geographic Coordination Center will produce or provide links for Fire Weather / Fire Danger Outlooks: • Weekly • Monthly • Seasonal

  17. Unit 12 Objectives • Describe how the predictive services function is critical to priority setting and decision making. • Describe the role of the EDSD as it relates to the predictive services function. • Identify the basic types of information that may be of interest to the Intelligence Coordinator and/or Information Officer.

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