50th AnnualNortheast Forest Fire Supervisors Committee Meeting

June 20-24, 2016–King of Prussia, PA

50th AnnualNortheast Forest Fire Supervisors Committee Meeting

“FIFTY YEARS OF NORTHEASTERN FIRE MANAGEMENT”

June 20 – 24, 2016

Radisson Valley Forge

King of Prussia, PA

AGENDA (DRAFT)

Time / Topic/Subject / Presenter
Monday, June 20, 2016
10:00 - 17:00 / Eastern Area Operations Working Team (If needed)
10:00 – 17:00 / NE Training Working Team (If needed)
1200 / Lunch (on your own)
1300 - 1700 / NAASF FireCommittee Leadership Team / Dave Celino, Chair
2000 – 2230 / Dinner on your own / Hospitality Room Open
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
0700-900 / Registration
0800 - 0815 / Call Meeting to Order/ Introductions
Housekeeping Issues / Dave Celino, MA Chair
Mike Kern, PA
0815 - 0845 / Welcome Speaker – TBA from USFS / TBA
0845 - 1000 / NASF Fire Committee Report / Dan Smith, NASF Fire Director
1000 - 1030 / Break with vendors
1030 - 1040 / (2) Vendor Presentations
1040 - 1200 / Fire Technology Update / Keith Smith, NASF
1200 - 1300 / Lunch
1300 - 1310 / (2) Vendor Presentations
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 (continued)
1315 - 1400 / Fire Technology - Irwin / Keith Smith / USFS
1400 - 1415 / Southern Fire Chiefs Update / Southern Chiefs Rep
1415 - 1430 / Western Fire Managers Update / Western Group Rep
1430 - 1445 / Cohesive Strategy Update / Brad Simpkins, NH
NAASF State Forester, Liaison to NFFS
1445 - 1500 / UAS Update and NASAC / Bill Edwards, NJ
Dan Zimmerman, USFSNA
1500 - 1530 / Break with vendors
1530 - 1540 / (2) Vendors Spots
1545 - 1615 / State AD Hiring / Coop Agreement Liability Issue Update / Bob Hartlove, USFS NA
AD Hiring Task Group
Dave Celino, MA
Dan Smith, NASF
Owen Martin, USFS NA
1615 - 1730 / Review / Discussion of Issue Papers / Dave Celino, Chair
2000 – 2230 / Hospitality Room OPEN
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
0800 - 0810 / Housekeeping / Mike Kern, Marris Gablicks
PA IMT
0810 - 0900 / USFS Northeastern Area Update/ NA Reports / Owen Martin, USFS NA
0900 - 0930 / WRR, NA Grants, VFA/SFA Update / Maris Gablicks, NA
Owen Martin, NA
0930 - 1000 / Eastern Area Coordination Center - Update / Laura McIntyre Kelly, EACC
1000 - 1030 / Break with vendors
1030 - 1040 / (2) Vendors Spots
1040 - 1130 / Wildland Firefighter Safety Presentation / Brent C. Ruby, Ph.D.,
Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism
1130 - 1200 / 50 Years of Resource Sharing, Moving Forward / Tom Parent, Exec Dir
NE Forest Fire Compact
1200 - 1300 / LUNCH
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (continued)
1300 - 1315 / (3) Vendor Spots
1315 - 1345 / NAASF Report / Ian MacFarlane, Exec Dir
NAASF
1345 – 1400 / NWCG Incident Business Committee / Robbie Gross, ME
1400 - 1430 / ISO Fire Protection Rating System / TBA
1430 - 1500 / National Fire Protection Association / TBA
1500 - 1530 / Break with Vendors
1530 - 1545 / (3) Vendor Spots
1545 - 1600 / NFFS 50th Anniversary Project/Meeting Update / Maris Gablicks, NA
1600 - 1730 / NFFS Committee Business Meeting
-Committee and working team reports
Training, CIMC, OWT, ……..
-Individual Compact Updates
-Finalize Issue Papers / Dave Celino, Chair
2000 – 2230 / Hospitality Room OPEN / Ron Stoffel
Thursday, June 23, 2016
0800 - 815 / Housekeeping and Logistics for Staff Ride / Mike Kern, PA
Maris Gablicks
0815 – 0930 / NFFS Business Meeting / Dave Celino, Chair
Ron Stoffel, Incoming Chair
1000 / Board Bus for Staff Ride at Valley Forge National Park / Ron Stoffel
1800 / NFFS Banquet / Ron Stoffel
Friday, June 24, 2016 TRAVEL DAY
0800 - 0900 / NFFS Leadership Team – Close out meeting / Ron Stoffel

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