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NASASP Conference. Orange Beach, AL August 2007. A little about me.. Melissa Frey * National FEPP/FFP Program Manager * General Manager for Fire Management Today (FMT) * Web Master for the FEPP pages.
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NASASP Conference Orange Beach, AL August 2007
A little about me..Melissa Frey* National FEPP/FFP Program Manager* General Manager for Fire Management Today (FMT)* Web Master for the FEPP pages
The Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) Program refers to Forest Service-owned property that is on loan to State Foresters for the purpose of wildland and rural firefighting. What is FEPP?
State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service have mutually participated in the FEPP program since 1956.
When the State Forester assigns FEPP and/or FFP property to a fire department or fire district, an additional cooperative agreement is required at that level. The USDA Forest Service cooperates with the fire department or fire district only by proxy.
The Forest Service currently has FEPP on loan to 49 States and 4 territories!
Year: 1969 Make: AM General Model: 2.5 ton 6x6 Value: $41,822.00 Cost to FD: $5,000.00
Most of this property originated from the Department of Defense (DoD) after it became excess to their needs. Some property items become FEPP when they are excess to the National Forests.
Forest Service has over 1.2 billion dollars worth of FEPP on loan to our state cooperators.
From Oct 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 – states have acquired $27,446,272.04 worth of FEPP.
See the Acquisitions for the last 12 years on the Webhttp://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/ States' FEPP Acquisition by Year (1994 to 2006)
FSG 23 is the most common commodity with a current FEPP acquisition value of 836,910,471.81! 26,834 trucks and 4,834 trailers currently in our inventory.
Acquisitions have been decreasing over the last 10 years due to Federal and State changes.
State factors • Budget reductions – less money meant less or no funding for FEPP programs • Lack of personnel – retirements and positions not filled • Inability to travel – closure of DRMO’s meant loss of access to the property • Poor quality of equipment – loss of the higher screening authority meant best items were gone before our screening cycle
Federal factors • Reduction in budget – DoD purchasing less new equipment and using current items longer • Closure of DRMO’s – property not as accessible or visible to FEPP screeners • War in Iraq – property not being brought back to the states for disposal
More federal factors • Other federal agencies – more competition for limited items • Terrorism – LSN’s require DRMS CPC verification • Property no longer available – show up at the DRMO with a truck, but the property is already gone • GSA Xcess – no longer able to screen on site
What does the future hold? • Several bad fire years – maybe more money to the state cooperators to assist federal in firefighting responsibilities? • More Federal Grants – FEMA – more money possible for new equipment purchases? • The Firefighter Program – recipient takes ownership of excess DoD property!
Alabama Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Florida Idaho Kansas Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Washington 23 States can acquire FFPso far….
Will FEPP ever go away??? NO How do I know??? 5 reasons…
The Forest Service does not have the FFP program, it is through an agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency to allow the Forest Service acquisition approvals according to the guidelines established with the FEPP program.
The firefighter program does not authorize acquisition of many items that the FEPP program authorizes. For instance, office equipment, household furnishings, and certain tools.
Many state cooperators are not authorized to take ownership of excess DoD property, therefore cannot participate in the FFP program.
Aircraft – Demil C, D, and F property cannot transfer ownership. Some aircraft will only be available through FEPP and parts cannot be intermingled with FFP property.
Vehicular parts – FFP property must be put into use for firefighting or emergency services. It cannot be acquired for parts or to repair another vehicle. All FFP must be put into service.
In closing…..The FEPP program is alive and kicking and the state cooperators are pleased with its operation.
The FFP is in its infancy, but results so far are very promising. State cooperators are getting quality equipment and are putting it to very good use!!
