Fiscal Year 2016 State Fire and Aviation Preparedness Review

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Utah State Office
440 West 200 South
STE. 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

May 31, 2016
In Reply Refer To: 9210 (UT-914)P

EMS TRANSMISSION 05/31/2016
Information Bulletin No.2016-020

To: District Managers, Great Basin Coordination Center Manager

Attn: District Fire Management Officers

From: State Director

Subject: Fiscal Year 2016 State Fire and Aviation Preparedness Review

As required by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy, a state fire program preparedness review will be conducted in Utah from June 5, 2016 to June 12, 2016. The review assesses fire programs for compliance with established standards stated in the Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations and other pertinent policy documents. Reviews identify organizational, operational, procedural, personnel or equipment deficiencies and recommend specific corrective actions. Review information is located online at the “Preparedness Review Guide.”

The 2016 review will assess fire program readiness in all four Districts and the Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC). The schedule for the review will be:

Location / District                                                Dates of Review
Cedar City / Color Country District                       June 6-7
Richfield / Color Country District                          June 7
Moab / Canyon Country District                            June 8-9
Vernal / Green River District                                  June 10
Salt Lake City / West Desert District                      June 10-12
Great Basin Coordination Center                            June 12

Reviews are conducted by employees from throughout Utah. This ensures a quality review and provides an opportunity for BLM Utah personnel to learn, share information and improve professionally. Review team members must be available for the duration of the review, or as long as required. Team members may be required to work and travel on weekends and evenings.

Funding for travel, per diem and overtime costs will be provided by Utah State Office. Team members for 2016 will be:

Team Member                  Home Unit                                           Review Area
L.J. Brown                         Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Team Lead, IHC, Fire Program Management
Chris Delaney                    Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Co-Team Lead, Fire Program Management
Karren Haslam                   Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Fire Business Management
Rhonda Shay                      Vernal / Green River District                Fire Business Management
Ron Rodrigue                     Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Safety and Facilities
Casey Matthews                 Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Facilities
Cherie Ausgotharp             Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Training
Cheryl Nelson                    Vernal / Green River District                 Dispatch / Logistics
Cameron Dingman             Salt Lake / Utah State Office                Aviation Management
Ricky Sorenson                  Cedar City / Color Country District      Aviation Management
Sean McArthur                   Moab / Canyon Country District           Fire Operations (Engines, etc.)
Norbert Norton                   Moab / Canyon Country District           Fire Operations (Engines, etc.)
Jarrett Nez                          Fillmore / West Desert District              Fire Operations (Engines, etc.)
Derek Mortensen                Salt Lake / West Desert District            Fire Operations (Engines, etc.)
Garret Carr                          St. George / Color Country District      Fire Operations (Engines, etc.)
Kevin Kutterer                    Salt Lake / West Desert District            Fire Operations (IHC)
Chris Deets                         Vernal / Green River District                 Fire Operations (IHC)
Ryan Parsons                      Salt Lake / Utah State Office                 Radio Program
Jared Rich                           Salt Lake / Utah State Office                 Radio Program
Vance Cornelius                 Richfield / Utah State Office                  Radio Program
Vance Anderson                 Cedar City / Utah State Office                Radio Program
Bryan Stamps                     Price / Utah State Office                         Radio Program

The review will conclude with a final close out to the Utah State Director, all Districts, and GBCC via VTC on June 14, 2016. Districts and GBCC will receive their final report by June 20, 2016. The final report includes:

• Cover letter – State Director to District Manager / Center Manager.
• Commendations - recognize exemplary individual achievement.
• Findings - identify specific fire program deficiencies.
• Discussion - elaborate on specific findings, if necessary.
• Recommendations - recommend specific corrective action.
• The State Fire Management Officer, requests a written action plan in response to the report recommendations.

The State Office will request that District and GACC level response are returned in written form within 30 days of the issuance of the final report. For each recommendation, the action plan should provide: 1) proposed corrective action, 2) name of individual responsible, and 3) the due date for proposed action. The State Office staff will assist you and your fire staff to ensure that action items are completed.

Please contact Chris Delaney, Acting State Fire Management Officer at 801-539-4277 or L.J. Brown, Acting Deputy State Fire Management Officer at 801-539-4091 if you have any questions about this review.

Signed by:                                       Authenticated by:
Raul Morales                                       Doug York
Acting State Director                           State Records Manager

2 Attachments:
1 – 2016 Utah Statewide Review Schedule (1p)
2 – 2016 Utah Statewide Review Team Functions (2pp)