Common use of Dispatch Services Clause in Contracts

Dispatch Services. a. Initial and Extended Attack: Fire dispatching for fires on land protected by agencies will comply with the following: i. Resources will be dispatched using the closest force(s) concept. Pre- planned response plans based on National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) indices will be utilized to guide this process. ii. The responsibility for management of the incident will fall to the most qualified initial attack supervisor on the first resource to arrive at the scene. Individual will remain as Incident Commander until released of these duties by the protecting or Jurisdictional Agency. iii. Agencies are responsible to provide information and assistance to each other in a timely manner, for proper completion of the fire reports. iv. In the event of an extended attack or when incident management teams are in command of an incident, dispatch actions for that incident will be conducted through the Jurisdictional Agency, unless the Jurisdictional Agency delegates otherwise. b. Mobilization, Demobilization and Support: Addressed on the Northern Rockies Interagency Coordination Center website. The NRCC Center Manager has been delegated the authority to support and move resources within the NRGA and between geographic areas in support of preparedness, severity, and wildland needs.