Transcript FIRE SEASON 2009 Changes you Need to Know About Incident Business 05/2009

FIRE SEASON 2009
Changes you Need to Know About
Incident Business
05/2009
AD Changes
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Deputy IC and AC are now okay –
The Area Commander, Type 1 or Type 2 Incident Commander,
Security Specialist Level 1 or Level 2, Fire Investigator, and
Buying Team Leader are key positions and may be filled only
by current agency employees. For state or local government
partners who cannot work on Federal incidents under their
employment status or cooperative agreement due to policy or
statute, the following positions may to be filled in the 2009 pay
plan under the included conditions:
a. Area Commander: State or local government employees
who meet qualifications as certified by their Geographic Area
Coordinating Group.
b. Type 1 and Type 2 Incident Commander: State or local
government employees who meet qualifications as certified by
their Geographic Area Coordinating Group.
AD Changes Con’t
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c. Fire Investigator: State or local government
employees.
5. When approved by the Director, Acquisition
Management (AQM) retirees may temporarily
have warrants reinstated and may be hired as
ADs in these positions:
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a. Buying Team Leader.
b. Contracting Officer.
Additional positions added to the matrix
Deleted HELM and HELB as they are no longer
positions in 310-1. Insert HMGB, Helicopter
Manager Boss
Incident Travel
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ADs
Will be paid on OF-288 for mileage/incidentals
 Flights made through CBA will NOT require
voucher or TA
 Will need to be processed through GovTrip if
more than above (ie. Hotel, meals)
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For FS ASC will help with TA and Voucher
 BLM used GovTrip after the fact
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Incident Travel cont.
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BLM employees use GovTrip after travel
FS employees
Prepare a limited open authorization for
Mission-Critical
 Use GovTrip to process TA and Voucher
 P Codes will be available to all for TA
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Crew Bosses can still use PCMS to
subsist their crew
General Topics
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Cost Reviews
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Fuel Vendors
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No relief – still a priority for FS
Expect more discussion with State budgets
dropping
Expanding the use of credit cards
Rental Vehicles through GSA or an EERA
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Process payments like any other equipment
Do NOT pay on your travel voucher (liability)
Dispatch should consider using if team is ordered
for your unit
General Topics (2)
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Best Value Dispatching in Full Swing
Resources hired for incident only released
first
 After that priority is set in demob plan
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No expectation to release in Best Value Order
General Topics (3)
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Fire Coop Agreements have been changed
for out of area response
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Single Point of Payment
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National Template
No Portal to Portal
Set Rates and Overhead
DOI = Casual Pay
FS = EERAs and Contracts
OWCP Clarification
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Poison Oak/Ivy will require CA-16
All paperwork goes home with employee, no fax
General Topics (4)
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Debit Card Implementation – Region 8 is the
“test” Region for fire use. AR will begin
using debit cards for Native American crews
in June. National Forests in NC and FL will
be the next 2 Forests using Debit Cards after
the initial test period in AR.
AD Pay Plan  The 2009 DOI AD Pay Plan was effective
5/21/09 (for AD's SPONSORED by DOI)
 Forest Service sponsored AD's are
hired/paid under the 2009 Forest Service
AD Pay Plan that was effective 3/31/09
General Topics (5)
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Amendment # 1 to the 2008 Interagency
Incident Business Management
Handbook issued in May 2009.
Changes to Chapter 10 – Personnel,
Sections 15 and 16.
 Changes to Chapter 20 Acquisition
 A summary of changes and ordering info
is available at
http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/iibmh2/cha
nge_summary-2009.htm
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Solicitations – National
Templates
Moving to more competitive pre-season agreements.
 07 – Engines, Tactical & Support Tenders
 08 – Mobile Laundry, Clerical Support Trailers, GIS
Trailers, Faller Modules, Refer Trucks, Mechanic
Service Trucks, Tents/Canopy
 09 – Potable Water/Gray Water/Trailer Mounted
Hand wash stations.
 Portable Toilets & Hand wash stations
 Heavy metal... Dozers, excavators, testing in the
SA
 Dispatch tables generated based on best value
Future Years
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Barcoding is Back and Alive
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2 teams in CA are piloting this year
E-ISuite is on line for 2010 release
Master Agreement for the Fed agencies is being
rewritten – expect release fire season 2010
Serious Injury and Death Handbook is in draft format
Federal Excess Personal Property Rules being
looked at
National MOU with FEMA for all hazard assignments
Type 3 Considerations
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Accruals
Timekeeping
Contract/agreement admin
Home fire unit issues
Length of assignment/Mandatory Days off
 Meals
 ADs at home unit
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Correct fire numbers