Overview
You will find the Incidents, Pending Requests, Request Status & Resources tiles located here.
What is the Dispatch Portal?
This national group facilitates coordination of wildland fire activities.
What is NWCG or National Wildfire Coordinating Group
DZIA
DOZER OPERATOR, INITIAL ATTACK
A political boundary designated by the wildland fire protection agencies, where these agencies work together in the coordination and effective utilization.
What is a Geographic Area?
Any tracked vehicle with a front‐mounted blade used for exposing mineral soil.
Dozer
A request awaiting action by a Dispatch Center is called this.
What is a Pending Request?
What organizational structure is used to manage an incident?
What is ICS, Incident Command System?
OPBD
OPERATIONS BRANCH DIRECTOR
The United States has _____ GACC areas
10
Any ground level machine providing specified levels of pumping, water and hose capacity.
Engine
When an order has been filled from a different dispatch center it can be found in what location?
What are Non-Local Requests?
NWCG publishes this guide commonly found in firefighters pack or pocket
What is the NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG)
RESL
RESOURCES UNIT LEADER
The states of Idaho, Nevada & Utah make up this.
What is Great Basin GACC
Organized group of firefighters under the supervision of a crew leader or other designated official.
Fire Crew
IROC is the short name for this dispatch application.
What is Interagency Resource Ordering Capability?
This type of book evaluates skills and completing one earns qualifications.
What is a Position Taskbook?
GSUL
GROUND SUPPORT UNIT LEADER
This GACC has the smallest footprint
What is Northern California?
Incident commander and appropriate general or command staff assigned to manage an incident.
Incident Management Team
If a dispatcher needs to locate a non-local incident for any information, what do they need to do to find it?
Under the Incidents Tab - Select Non-Local Incidents - Select the All Tab - Type in the name of the incident and it will appear in the records section.
Which (2) Trainings are required to be signed off as an EDSD according to the NWCG Position Website?
D-310, Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher
ICS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
INVF
WILDLAND FIRE INVESTIGATOR
The states that make up the Northern Rockies GACC (5)
What is Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota.
Trade name for a fire resistant, synthetic material used in the manufacturing of flight suits and wildland firefighting pants and shirts.
Nomex