Incident Business Practices
This website is a collection of business items of interest to employees, forest administrative or budget officers, incident management teams, and program managers and provides links to sites with additional information.
Pacific Southwest Region Operating Guidelines
- Standard Operating Procedures for Incident Administration (Welcome to R5 Guide)
- R5 Finance Toolkit
Related Links
- Incident Business Management Handbook Link
- Incident Business Practices
- I-Suite
- IROC
- FEMA - US Fire Administration
- NWCG - National Wildfire Coordinating Group
- NMAC - National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group
- Incident Payment Center (ASC - Internal)
- National Contracts, Procurement, and Vendor Resources
Incident Business Contacts
Kris Armstrong Assistant Director, Incident Business Admin & Operations Cell: 661-342-7297 | ||
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COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS & COST SHARES | INCIDENT FINANCE | CONTRACTING OPERATIONS |
Heidi Chambers Supervisory Incident Business Specialist Cell: 530-648-6044 POC: ONCC, OSCC Local Agreements, CFMA, CFAA, Cost Shares & Settlements | Mandi Musachia Supervisory Incident Business Specialist Cell: 530-258-7155 POC: KNF, LNF, MDF, MNF, SHF, SRF, TNF, PNF AO and HUC POC | Jennifer Wells Supervisory Fire Contract Specialist Cell: 530-394-8042 Office: 530-675-1146 |
Patricia Torres Incident Business Specialist Cell: 707-656-6187 | Patrick DeNatale Incident Business Specialist Cell: 559-290-0606 POC: STF, SNF, SQF, LPF, ANF, BDF, CNF, INF eDOC, AD's, IB Website POC, ECC | Isabel Kusumoto Fire Contract Operations Specialist Cell: 760-937-7108 |
Allison Stewart Incident Business Specialist Cell: 559-920-5754
| Lindsay Sundal Incident Business Specialist Cell: 530-551-1779 POC: TBA | VACANT Fire Contract Operations Specialist Cell: TBA
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VACANT Incident Business Specialist Cell: TBA
| Holly Hernandez Incident Business Specialist Cell: 530-254-4696 POC: TBA | VACANT Fire Contract Operations Specialist Cell: TBA
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Personnel
Administratively Determined (AD) / Emergency Workers (Casual Hires)
- Administratively Determined (AD) Pay Plan for Emergency Workers
- AD Authorization to Drive Government Owned Vehicle Sample Letter
- Casual Hire FEHB Fact Sheet
ASC Payment Procedures (Casual Pay)
- Forest Service Casual Hire Travel Process
- AD Travel Worksheet
- Incident Payment Guide
- Casual Pay Fax/Email Process
- Forms
AD Position Exceptions
- Currently Under Review
DOI Casual Hires
- Department of Interior Administratively Determined (AD) Pay Plan for Emergency Workers
- Incident Payment Procedures for DOI Casuals
Compensation for Injury
- Forest Service Injury & Illness Reporting Process on Incident Assignments
- Injury Quick Reference
- Facilitating Treatment of Traumatic / Burn Injuries
ASC Payment Procedures for Agreements & Contracts (VIPR, EERA, National Contracts)
Claims
Incident Replacement
Acquisitions
- R5 Incident Procurement / Contracting Operations
- Procurement & Property Service (PPS)
- At Incident Management Support Branch (AIMS)
- AIMS Process Flow Down
Cooperative Fire Agreements & Cost Shares
Contacts
- Heidi Chambers, Supervisory Incident Business Specialist
Heidi.Chambers@usda.gov
(530) 648-6044 - Allison Stewart, Incident Business Specialist
Allision.Stewart@usda.gov
(559) 920-5754
Agreements
- California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA)
- California Master Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreement (CFMA)
- Local Cooperative Fire Agreements
National Memorandum of Understanding for Wildland Fire Management
California Conservation Corps (CCC) Agreement
Reimbursement Process for Non-Suppression Activities under Cooperative Fire Agreement
Cost Shares
Suppression Repair