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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC97-215 Eagle County Wildfire PlanC197 215114 RECENED AUG 0 4 1*1 EAGLE COUNTY EAGLE COUNTY SHERIFF WILDFIRE OPERATING PLAN 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Plan Approvals II. Jurisdiction III. Authority IV. Purpose V. Definitions A. Fire Protection Responsibilities 2 B. Mutual Aid Dispatch Areas 3 C. Special Management Considerations 3 D. Repair of Wildfire Suppression Damage 3 VI. Resource List VII. Protection Area Map VIII. Fire Readiness A. Fire Planning 4 B. WildfireTraining Needs and Coordination 4 C. Inspection Schedules 4 IX. Wildfire Suppression Procedures A. Incident Command System Use 4 B. Detection 4 C. Notification About Fires 5 D. Mutual Aid Dispatch Areas 5 E. Dispatching and Resource Ordering Process 6 F. Reinforcements and Support 6 G. Interagency Procurement 6 H. Interagency Use of Communications Systems 6 1. Escaped Fire Situation Analysis 7 J. State Emergency Fire Fund 7 K. Traffic Control 8 L. Law Enforcement and Fire Investigation 8 M. Post Incident Action Analysis 8 N. Out of Jurisdiction Assignments 8 X. Aviation Procedures 9 A. Call When Needed Aircraft 9 B. Leadplane / Air Attack Activation 10 C. Aviation Requests and Operations 10 XI. Fire Prevention 11 A. General Cooperative Activities 1 l B. Information and Education 11 C. Burning Permits and Burning Restrictions 11 XII. Fuel Management and Prescribed Fire Considerations XIII. Cost Reimbursements 12 A. Reimbursable Costs 12 B. Reimbursement Procedures 12 C. Resource Use Rates 13 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 12 XIV. General Procedures A. Periodic Program Review 14 B. Annual Update of Operating Plan 14 C. Resolution of Disputes 14 XV. Directory of Personnel 14 Exhibit B - Mobilization Plan Personnel Directory Resource Inventory (Wildland Fire Equipment) Aircraft Radio Frequencies Ad Pay Rates Exhibit C - Emergency Fire Fund (EFF) Fires Minimum County Commitment to EFF Fires EFF Analysis Form CSFS Fire Funding Request Form Assumption of Fire Control Duty Form Escaped Fire Situation Analysis Sample Cost Share Agreement 14 I. PLAN APPROVALS This plan will remain in effect until superseded in the following year. Participants will meet prior to fire season each year to review and update the plan for official approval. Attest: Clerk to M-LIXWQI Date White River National Forest Date Date Date Bureau of Land Management Date 14 '4�, 3 -Al- 77 State Forest Service Date I II. JURISDICTIONS Jurisdictional boundary lines for USFS, BLM and Eagle County, (state and private lands) are shown on the attached USFS White River National Forest Map marked EXHIBIT A. III. AUTHORITY This plan fulfills requirements in the latest Interagency Cooperative Fire Agreement between the State of Colorado and the USDA Forest Service, USDI National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fish and Wildlife Service. This plan fulfills Article I.2. of the Emergency Fund Contract for Forest and Watershed Fire Control between the State of Colorado and Eagle County and becomes Attachment C of that agreement. This plan fulfills Section D-1 of the "Agreement for Cooperative Wildfire Protection" signed March 12, 1990 between Eagle County and the State Board of Agriculture, by and through Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), and hereby becomes Attachment 3 of that Agreement. IV. PURPOSE The purpose of this Annual Fire Operating plan (AOP) is to set forth standard operating procedures, agreed policies and responsibilities to implement cooperative wildfire protection on all lands within Eagle County. V. DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF: A. FIRE PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITIES Each jurisdictional agency has ultimate responsibility for wildland fire protection on its own lands. The fire protection responsibilities of the County Sheriff, VFD/FPD Chiefs, the Board of County Commissioners and the Colorado State Forest Service on state and private lands are outlined in the 1973 Colorado Revised Statutes. The U.S. Forest Service has responsibility for fires on national forest lands and the Bureau of Land Management has responsibility for fires on BLM public lands. Responsibility for wildland fire suppression on state and private land within Eagle County is shared jointly by the Sheriff and the various VFD's/FPD's. Reimbursable costs shall be covered as mutually agreed upon by the County Commissioners, Sheriff and VFD's/FPD's. In the event that costs to be covered by the county exceed $5000.00 the sheriff or sheriffs designee will contact the Board of County Commissioners or its designee regarding the commitment of additional county funds. 2 B. MUTUAL AID DISPATCH AREAS Mutual aid wildfire protection has been established county wide between all signatories to this plan. See section IX.D. EXHIBIT B, shows mutual aid resources available from cooperating agencies. C. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS Use of roads on federal lands presently closed to vehicular travel (outside of wilderness or wilderness study areas) is hereby authorized to all parties to this Wildfire annual operating plan as follows: * Access for detection and suppression is allowed on established roads behind locked gates. * Access for suppression only is allowed on roads which have been designated as "closed". Detection or suppression within designated wilderness, wilderness study areas and/or "roadless" areas will not be conducted without express orders from the jurisdictional federal agency. D. REPAIR OF WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION DAMAGE Repair of wildfire suppression damage is the responsibility of the jurisdictional agency/agencies unless otherwise agreed to by a unified command group. The State Emergency Fire Fund, (EFF) is strictly a fire suppression fund and cannot pay for rehabilitation. Repair of damage directly related to suppression, (i.e. water bars on cat lines) may be authorized by a CSFS line officer if accomplished as a suppression component at the time of the fire suppression effort. VI. RESOURCE LIST A list of resources available for wildland fire suppression and support, listed by agency or department, is shown in EXHIBIT B. VII. PROTECTION AREA MAP EXHIBIT A, the USFS White River National Forest map is used to show jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of this plan. The map legend shows jurisdictional boundaries but generally the following colors correspond to the jurisdictions shown. COLO AEN Y White, Purple County/State Green U.S. Forest Service Orange Bureau of Land Management 3 VIII. FIRE READINESS A. FIRE PLANNING This AOP is the only example of an interagency fire plan in use for Eagle County. B. WILDFIRE TRAINING NEEDS AND COORDINATION Standardized, nationally approved fire training courses are provided periodically by the CSFS, USFS, BLM and other agencies. As these courses are scheduled all participants will be informed and invited to participate. CSFS will, to the extent possible, coordinate and provide wildfire training opportunities for local fire fighters as requested. The USFS will, to the extent possible, assist CSFS in providing requested training. C. INSPECTION SCHEDULES All CSFS and Cooperator engines subject to use on strike teams will be inspected, both engine and equipment, to ensure use and road worthiness. Inspections will be coordinated and conducted by CSFS mechanics. IX. WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PROCEDURES A. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM USE - The Incident Command System (ICS) will be utilized on all wildfires. In the case of fires involving or threatening more than one jurisdiction the fire will be managed by unified command. In the case of unified command, representatives from each jurisdiction will work together to develop a common set of policies, goals and objectives for suppression of the fire and designate a qualified operations section chief. B. DETECTION Fire reports from the public may be received by Eagle or Vail dispatch. All wildland fire reports will be forwarded to the appropriate, (closest) fire department or fire protection district, the Eagle County Sheriffs Office, (ECSO), and Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center, (GJQ. The agency that can take the quickest effective fire suppression action will be dispatched for initial attack. The jurisdictional agency will respond and establish command at the earliest possible time. 4 The ECSO control dispatch center may act as dispatch for wildfire operations in Eagle County. The incident commander on scene may stay with Vail or Eagle dispatch if deemed more practical or efficient. If an alternative dispatching agency is used that agency must keep the ECSO control center informed of the status of the fire and resources dispatched. C. NOTIFICATION ABOUT FIRES Notification to all other agencies that are, or may be, affected is the responsibility of the agency first arriving at the fire. The responding agency will direct the dispatcher to contact those agencies that are or may be effected. Assisting agencies making initial attack on fires outside their jurisdiction will ensure, through local dispatch, that the jurisdictional agency is promptly notified. D. MUTUAL AID DISPATCH AREAS Mutual aid will be exchanged between the participants regardless of jurisdictional boundary lines, (i.e. state/private - USFS - BLM). For the purpose of this plan, jurisdictional boundaries do not pertain to the boundaries of individual fire protection districts or departments. The mutual aid area will include all lands in Eagle County. Mutual aid will be implemented as follows: County wide mutual response: When dispatched, participants will respond to wildfires in the county regardless of jurisdiction. The level of activity or involvement by assisting agencies making a response may vary. At a minimum, assisting agencies will send such personnel and equipment necessary to size -up the fire and report the situation to the jurisdictional agency. County wide mutual initial attack: Participants will initial attack wildfires in the county regardless of jurisdiction when it is within their ability to do so. Assisting agencies may not initial attack fires on another jurisdiction if initial attack puts personnel at unreasonable risk, (such as a remote fire discovered at night) or if asked to stand down by the jurisdictional agency. It is understood, however, that assisting agencies are not required to obtain permission from the jurisdictional agency before beginning initial attack except in wilderness areas, (see section V. Q. County wide mutual aid upon request: Participants will provide aid, (personnel and equipment) upon request from the jurisdictional agency. It is understood, however, that no agency will be required or expected to commit its forces to assisting another agency to the extent of jeopardizing the security or responsibilities of its own jurisdiction. Each agency will assume responsibility for its own expenses during the first burn period. The first burn period extends 24 hours from the time a fire is first reported to the jurisdictional agency. The assisting agency(ies) may request reimbursement for costs incurred after that time. The jurisdictional agency will reimburse assisting agencies for costs incurred after the first burn period if requested to do so. 5 E DISPATCHING AND RESOURCE ORDERING PROCESS Requests for additional fire fighting forces will be made as follows: All requests for local non-federal agency fire forces will be made through the ECSO, Vail or Eagle dispatch. All requests for federal agency fire forces will be made through Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch. All requests for CSFS fire forces (except state engines already assigned to the sheriff or fire districts), through the Colorado State Forest Service District Forester or designee. F. REINFORCEMENTS AND SUPPORT All requests for additional resources beyond initial attack will be made by the applicable agency representative, using the ordering procedures outlined under item IX.E above. G. INTERAGENCY PROCUREMENT Non-federal participants to this plan may purchase fire suppression supplies from GSA through CSFS. Any other loaning, sharing, exchanging or maintenance of facilities, equipment or support services will be considered on a case by case basis as mutually agreed to by the concerned parties. H INTERAGENCY USE OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS/FREQUENCIES Federal, state, and county radio systems are largely incompatible at this time; however, all fire agencies in Eagle County are equipped with the Fire Emergency Radio Network (FERN -1). FERN -1, (154.280) may be used for inter -agency communication on a wildfire if one agencies operational channels are not compatible with another agencies radios. For the purpose of conducting business authorized by this operating plan, all parties to this operating plan agree that assisting agencies may use the jurisdictional agency's radio frequencies as needed to conduct emergency communications on fires. No participant to this operating plan will use, or authorize others to use , another agencies radio frequencies for purposes beyond the scope of this operating plan. Radio frequencies specifically authorized for use on wildfires are shown in EXHIBIT B. 6 I. ESCAPED FIRE SITUATION ANALYSIS Federal agencies are required to complete an Escaped Fire Situation Analysis, (EFSA) on all fires on federal lands that escape initial attack. CSFS requires that an Emergency Fire Fund Analysis Form, (CSFS-108A, attached in EXHIBIT C) be prepared on all non-federal fires that have the potential to exceed county control capabilities. The County Sheriff or his designee should use this foram to help determine if a fire might be eligible for use of the Emergency Fire Fund, (EFF). CSFS will prepare an ESFA for all fires that are approved for EFF use. J. STATE EMERGENCY FIRE FUND (EFF) Eagle County is a member of the State Emergency Fire Fund, (EFF). The purpose of EFF is to provide funds for fire suppression on multiple fire or a single large fire on private or state lands that exceed the material and/or financial resources of the county. Funding for EFF is provided by participating county governments. Each participating county pays annually into the fund based on the total assessed property value and acres of private and state land. If and when EFF funds are exhausted, CSFS will make every effort to obtain additional funds as needed from the Governor's emergency fund or from a special appropriation of the Colorado Legislature. Implementation of EFF can only be done by the State Forester of Colorado or his representative upon the recommendation of the local CSFS District Forester or his designee following a request from the county. For this reason it is important that the District Forester or his designee be notified immediately of fires on private or state land within the county. Should the fire surpass, or threaten to surpass the ability of county resources to contain it, EFF implementation can only occur with a CSFS representative on the scene of the fire. It is the duty of the District Forester or his representative to evaluate and report the situation to the State Forester and to formally request implementation of EFF. Requests for EFF implementation must be done in writing using the CSFS fire Funding Request form, (CSFS 164). In the case of EFF implementation the District Forester will act for the State Forester until relieved by a CSFS line officer. It is the sole responsibility of CSFS to act as administrator of EFF funds. The County Sheriff or his designee is responsible for initiating a written analysis of the fire to help determine if a request for EFF implementation is warranted. The Sheriff or designee will complete the EFF Analysis form, (CSFS 108A) prior to requesting EFF implementation. The CSFS District Forester or his designee may assist with the analysis. In the case of EFF implementation, the Sheriff and the Board of County Commissioners are responsible for assigning authority for the fire to CSFS by completing and signing the Assumption of Fire Control Duty 7 form, (CSFS 168). The Sheriff and the county will continue to put forth a maximum wildfire control effort. County resources committed to the fire shall not be less than shown in EXHIBIT C. The Sheriff will act as the county representative of any unified command group. The Sheriff will assist with daily analysis of the fire, (Escaped Fire Situation Analysis) and assume command when the incident is back within the county's ability to control. The above reference forms, (CSFS 108A, 164, 168 and escaped fire situation analysis) are shown in EXHIBIT C. It is the duty of other county agencies to assist the Sheriff in maintaining a maximum control effort for the duration of the fire. Any federal agencies involved in the fire will be a partner in a unified command structure with CSFS, the Sheriff and the local fire district chief(s). CSFS will relinquish command of EFF fires back to the County Sheriff when daily situation analysis show that the fire is within the county's ability to control. The county will mop -up and patrol the fire until declared "out" according to directions provided by CSFS or the unified command group. K. TRAFFIC CONTROL Traffic control will be provided by the County Sheriff upon request to expedite the routing of vehicles to and from major fires and to exclude unauthorized personnel from the fire area. L. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE INVESTIGATION It will be the responsibility of the jurisdictional agency to take appropriate law enforcement action. Law enforcement personnel from non jurisdictional agencies may assist upon request from the jurisdictional agency. The jurisdictional agency will have responsibility for investigating fires and any civil or criminal actions taken. Cooperating agencies may assist with fire investigations upon request of the jurisdictional agency(ies). Assisting agencies will make every effort to identify, protect and report all possible evidence to the jurisdictional agency. M. POST INCIDENT ACTION ANALYSIS Post incident analysis of events and actions taken by suppression forces during wildland fires will be conducted by the jurisdictional agency commensurate with the complexity of the incident. N. OUT OF JURISDICTION ASSIGNMENTS Incident qualification cards, (red cards) are not required for initial attack of fires within Eagle County; however, firefighters without red cards may be released from an incident by the 8 authorized representative of the jurisdictional agency. The authorized representative of the jurisdictional agency will coordinate the release of assisting agency personnel through the ranking officer/representative of the assisting agency. X. AVIATION PROCEDURES A. CALL WHEN NEEDED (CWN) AIRCRAFT All reQuests for aircraft should be made to the Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center, (GJC1. A flow chart showing recommended ordering proceedures is shown in EXHIBIT B. When any aircraft is requested by any agency for suppression efforts, the request must include the following: ► Name and agency of person ordering. ► Name, location and elevation of the fire. ► Name and radio frequency of ground contact at the fire. ► Aircraft hazards in the area. Orders for aircraft will be made only by the responsible official of the jurisdictional agency or by mutual agreement of the unified command. Costs will be paid by the ordering agency or as mutually agreed upon by the unified command. Single Engine Air Tankers, (SEAT's) may be pre -positioned at airports within or closer to Eagle County when a combination of factors or events warrant having an aircraft in the area. Requests for pre -positioning will be made as agreed upon by the County Sheriff and the State District Forester. Conditions that may warrant pre -positioning of a SEAT include: - Multiple fire starts within a 72 hour period. - High occurrence of dry lightening. - Persistent Red Flag weather conditions. - Local resources are occupied with other assignments. - Other factors as determined by the Sheriff and the State District Forester. When a SEAT is stationed at the Eagle County Airport, participants and cooperators will be notified by CSFS. Gypsum VFD will provide ground support when a SEAT is prepositioned or flying missions from the Eagle County Airport. U.S. Army aircraft, (helicopters) stationed at the Colorado High Altitude Training Site, (CHATS) mU be available when life or buildings are at risk or when federal aircraft are unavailable. Requests should be made by the County Sheriffto GJC. M l B. LEADPLANE / AIR ATTACK ACTIVATION Large capacity, (type I or II) air tankers stationed a Grand Junction and Broomfield are automatically dispatched with a leadplane when one is available. C. AVIATION REQUESTS AND OPERATIONS Federal contract aircraft listed in EXHIBIT B >U be available. These aircraft and others are available under nation wide contracts. If the federal aircraft listed in the mobilization plan are unavailable, orders for aircraft may be filled from out of state which will cost more than aircraft stationed in Colorado. Air attack with federal aircraft should be directed by qualified USFS or BLM personnel in accordance with agency regulations. Eagle County and the Colorado State Forest Service have an initial attack aircraft agreement for wildfire suppression (IAAA). The purpose of the agreement is to encourage aggressive initial attack on fires with the potential to develop into larger, more costly fires. Under the agreement Eagle County and CSFS will share air support costs as stated in the terms of the agreement. Initial attack is defined as suppression action during the first burn period. The first burn period extends 24 hours from the time a fire is first reported. The Eagle County Sheriff, A.J. Johnson, and the following designees are authorized to activate the IAAA agreement: - Ken Wilson, CAPT. - Mike Bosley, SGT. - Flint Chambers, SGT. - Steve Husky, SGT. Sheriffs Office FAX number: 328-1654 The County Sheriff or his designees will notify the CSFS District Forester immediately of aircraft orders made under IAAA. Aircraft use does not fall under mutual aid described in section IX.D. All costs for flight time and materials will be borne by the ordering agency except for specific aircraft identified as a mutual aid resource in EXHIBIT B. 10 XI. FIRE PREVENTION A. GENERAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES Each agency will provide land use reviews, (plat reviews) to Eagle County Planning Department as requested. Reviewing agencies will share information on subdivision or other plats when requested by other reviewing agencies. If warranted, participants will coordinate reviews of subdivision plats. B. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION Distribution of fire prevention materials will be handled by each individual agency. Coordinated distribution of materials and program delivery are suggested during fire prevention week, open houses and other local events. CSFS can order CFFP, (Smokey Bear) materials for fire departments/protection districts or the Sheriffs office upon request. Each agency will prepare press releases according to their own prevention plans. Joint press releases and coordination with cooperating agencies is suggested to prevent a conflict in released material. Coordination will take place before any local agency issues a burning restriction or ban. Fire prevention signs will be maintained as required by each agency for lands under their jurisdiction. The Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center (GJC) will monitor local fire danger levels. GJC will make fire weather, Red Flag warnings and other fire information available to cooperators via a computer bulletin board called GJC FireNet. CSFS may also notify local agencies through local dispatchers in the event of Red Flag warnings. C. BURNING PERMITS AND BURNING RESTRICTIONS Local fire chiefs have the responsibility of issuing burning permits in their respective districts. The burning permit shall require the holder to notify the Sheriff's office and either Vail or Eagle dispatch of controlled burning on private land prior to ignition. In addition all pertinent state and federal regulations will be followed. Requests for closures prohibiting open fires (burn bans) during hazardous periods will be made upon consensus by the Sheriff, fire districts, CSFS, USFS and BLM that a burn ban is warranted. At the time of any burn ban, participants and fire districts will communicate to determine the scope of the burn ban and to develop and implement a plan for enforcement and public notification. Avon Fire Department has agreed to serve as coordinator of burn bans put into effect. They will maintain information relating to the scope and duration of any burn bans activated. 11 C XII. FUEL MANAGEMENT AND PRESCRIBED FIRE CONSIDERATIONS The participants to this operating plan will cooperate in the development and implementation of prescribed burning programs and projects including planned ignitions, prescribed natural fires and modified control strategies and tactics applied to fires within remote areas. Wildfires resulting from escaped prescribed fires ignited by a party to this operating plan on lands it manages, shall be the responsibility of that party. The party responsible for the prescribed fire will reimburse other parties to this plan consistent with the terms and conditions container herein for costs incurred in suppression of such fires. If parties to this plan conduct a cooperative prescribed fire, details covering cost sharing, reimbursement, and responsibility for suppression costs, should it escape, shall be agreed upon and documented in the burn plan. XIII. COST REIMBURSEMENTS A. REIMBURSABLE COSTS Costs incurred by an assisting agency for services that exceed mutual aid fire protection shall be considered reimbursable. Services provided by assisting agencies beyond mutual fire protection must be requested by the jurisdictional agency. When fire occurs on lands of more than one jurisdictional agency and costs are incurred beyond the scope of mutual aid fire protection, costs will be borne by each agency proportional to the size of the burned area on each agency's jurisdictional area or as mutually agreed upon by the unified command. An example of a cost share agreement is shown in EXHIBIT C. B. REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES If reimbursement for an incident can best be handled at a local level the assisting agency may invoice the jurisdictional agency directly. If deemed more efficient, the county may aggregate expenses incurred by the county and local fire departments to suppress fires on federal jurisdictions and may present an invoice for such expense to CSFS who will then reimburse the county and subsequently bill the jurisdictional federal agency or agencies. Federal agencies may submit bills and statements for reimbursements from county and/or fire districts for federal suppression on non-federal lands to CSFS. CSFS will make such reimbursement and subsequently invoice the county or department as appropriate. 12 Any agencies wishing to handle reimbursements through CSFS must send invoices to the CSFS district Office, P.O. Box 2189, Dillon CO, 80435, within 30 days after incident resources are released. The CSFS State Office will attempt to make payment as soon as possible after receiving the invoice. Invoices are required to have proper documentation supporting expenses before the process for payment can be completed. C. RESOURCE USE RATES CSFS equipment use rates are computed annually. A current copy is included in EXHIBIT B. These rates apply to CSFS equipment, including equipment currently assigned to individual fire districts. These rates also apply to USFS and BLM fire equipment. Use rates for county and/or fire department equipment are also shown in EXHIBIT B. Fire equipment rental agreements between federal agencies, fire districts/departments and private suppliers should be completed annually by April 30, between the agencies concerned. Equipment not covered by such an agreement may not receive reimbursement expenses from jurisdictional agencies requiring them unless rates are mutually agreed to, in writing, at time such equipment is requested by the jurisdictional agency. Personnel salaries or wages shall be paid based on the actual cost to the assisting agency. Casuals and volunteers on a federal agency fire shall be paid at the appropriate AD rate. Current AD rates from the USFS Fire Handbook are shown in EXHIBIT B. Unless mutually agreed upon, personnel from other than the jurisdictional agency will be released by the end of the first burn period. AD pay levels established for fire fighters are as follows: Fire Department Chief or County Sheriff (or their acting) in capacity of an Incident Commander or Agency Coordinator . . . . . . .AD -5 Trained Strike Team/Task Force Leader . . . . . AD -4 Trained Squad Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AD -3 Trained Engine Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AD -3 Trained Firefighter .. AD -2 Untrained Firefighter . . . . . . .. . . . . . . AD -1 Personnel will be paid based on the position they occupy on the fire, as established by the Incident Commander, rather than on their individual qualifications. FN #IV. GENERAL PROCEDURES A. PERIODIC PROGRAM REVIEWS Program reviews will be conducted at the annual fire operating plan meeting. B. ANNUAL UPDATE OF OPERATING PLAN This annual operating plan, (AOP) must be reviewed annually, If no changes are made, a statement letter with signatures of all parties to this AOP will be distributed. C. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES The primary purpose of this operating plan is to ensure prompt suppression of wildland fires. Any interagency dispute arising from these procedures will be resolved on site by the Unified Command group. When necessary, following the conclusion of the incident a panel of agency representatives other than the parties involved in the incident will review and resolve the dispute. XV. DIRECTORY OF PERSONNEL See mobilization guide, (E)HIBIT B). 14