Description: The physical location covered by an interagency, dispatch center for the effective coordination, mobilization and demobilization of emergency management resources. A dispatch center actively supports incidents within its boundaries and the resources assigned to those incidents. 12/4/2023 - Tabular change only per Lauren Hickey, Business Data Management Lead. Within USAKGADC, Dispatch Office Location varies with season. 90 days of the year are dispatched from Ft Yukon, and the rest of year are dispatched from Ft Wainwright. Per IDX Application, the Dispatch Office is shown as Ft Wainwright, but either location is valid depending on the time of year. The COMMENTS field was updated with this information. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.10/04/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes made by Kat Sorenson, R1 Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. Boundaries modified to move Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (MTBLR) from Lewistown (MTLEC) Dispatch Zone to Great Falls (MTGDC) Dispatch Zone per Kat Sorenson, R1 Aircraft Coordinator.Last remaining polygon of North Dakota Dispatch (NDC) merged into Miles City Dispatch (MCC) after late Spring 2023 merge.10/02/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes made. Boundaries modified between Warm Springs Reservation, COC, and CCC to straighten out Dispatch boundaries and push them to edges of Warm Springs Reservation per Jada Altman, Central Oregon Center Mgr, Jeff Walther, Asst NW GACC Mgr, and Ted Pierce, NW GACC Mgr.Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.10/02/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes in the NW GACC. Per Ted Pierce, NW GACC Center Mgr, and Jerry Messinger, Air Tactical Group Supervisor, the following changes were made with input from Jason Mund. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.Eastern WA, the dispatch boundary and initial attack frequency zone between NEC and CWC, above Warm Springs Reservation, moved east. South of The Dalles, the dispatch boundary and initial attack frequency zone moved east with Columbia (CCC) taking that piece from Central Oregon (COC). West side of Warm Springs Reservation (USORWSC) re-modified back to a straight line between Eugene Interagency (USOREIC) and between Central Oregon (USORCOC).9/7/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Per Calvin Miller, Deputy Center Directory SACC, and Kymberli Hoffman, Center Manager for TNTNC, the following changes were made: Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.Cumberland Gap National Historical Park moved to KYKIC. Corresponding changes made to Initial Attack Frequency Zones.Great Smoky Mountains National Park moved to TNTNC. Corresponding changes made to Initial Attack Frequency Zones.Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Parks moved to TNTNC. NO corresponding changes made to Initial Attack Frequency Zones.Shiloh National Military Park moved to TNTNC. NO corresponding changes made to Initial Attack Frequency Zones.Natchez Trace Parkway moved to MSMIC along its entirety. NO corresponding changes made to Initial Attack Frequency Zones.9/6/2023 Tabular and geospatial changes between Payette (IDPAC) and Boise (IDBDC) Interagency Dispatch areas for both Dispatch and Initial Attack Frequency Zones in the area of Cascade Reservoir and Long Valley, per Matthew Sorensen, Boise Center Mgr, BLM, and Gina Dingman, Great Basin GACC Center Mgr. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.9/5/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. USNDNDC (Bismark, ND) combined into USMTMCC (Miles City Dispatch) in Miles City, MT, per Kat Sorenson. Bismark, ND, Dispatch office deleted for 2024. No changes to Initial Attack Frequency boundaries. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.8/30/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Boundary change between Pueblo (USCOPBC) and Montrose (USCOMTC) in Colorado. Small portion of Pueblo moved to Montrose dispatch area. Requested by Katie E. Williamson, BLM, and Travis Hartsburg between Rambouillet Park and Jarose Mesa - 8/30/2023. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.7/27/2023 - Tabular changes only. Flathead Reservation wants to maintain their boundary, but all dispatch activities are handled by Missoula. DispName4th changed from "Flathead Dispatch" to "Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center". DispUnitID4th changed from "USMTFHA" to "USMTMDC". IRWIN team deciding how they want to proceed in the future. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.3/31/2023 - 4/4/2023 - Tabular changes only. DispLocation and GACCUnitID updated using Unit IDx information current as of 4/3/2023. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. Text changes to table include:For GACCUnitID, change USNWCC to USORNWC.For GACCUnitID, change USUTGBCC to USUTGBC.For USAZPHC, change DispLocation from Phoenix, AZ, to Mesa, AZ.For USORCOC, change DispLocation from Prineville,OR, to Redmond, OR.For USOREIC, change DispLocation from Eugene, OR, to Springfield, OR.For USPRCIC, change DispLocation from Boqueron, PR, to Palmer de Rio, PR.For USUTNUC, change DispLocation from Salt Lake City, UT, to Draper, UT.For USVAVIC, change DispLocation from Roanoke, VA, to Charlottesville, VA.For USWYTDC, change DispLocation from Moose, WY, to Bondurant, WY.3/23/2023-3/24/2023 - Tabular changes only. ContactPhone updated using Unit IDx information current as of 3/24/2023. Text changes per Official Unit IDs list "Unit Idx Name" field supplied by Kara Stringer (Combined Dispatch Centers 03222023.xlsx), co-lead for NWCG Unit ID Committee. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. Changes include:GACCName from "Southwest Coordination Center" to "Southwest Area Coordination Center"GACCName from "Southern California Geographic Area Coordination Center" to "Southern California Coordination Center" DispUnitID from USCAMRNC to USCAMRCCDispName from "Angeles Emergency Communication Center" to "Angeles Communication Center"DispName from "Bitterroot Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Bitterroot Dispatch Center"DispName from "Blue Mountain Interagency Communication Center" to "Blue Mountains Interagency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Boise Dispatch Center" to "Boise Interagency Dispatch Center" DispName from "Coeur d'Alene Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Coeur d'Alene Dispatch Center"DispName from "Dillon Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Dillon Dispatch Center"DispName from "Florida Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Florida Interagency Coordination Center"DispName from "Fort Belknap Dispatch" to "Fort Belknap Agency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Grass Valley Emergency Comm Center" to 'Grass Valley Interagency Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Great Falls Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Great Falls Dispatch Center"DispName from "Howard Forest Command Center" to "Howard Forest Emergency Command Center" DispName from "Illinois Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Illinois Interagency Coordination Center"DispName from "Kern County Fire Department Emergency Communication Center" to "Kern County Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Las Vegas Interagency Communication Center" to "Las Vegas Interagency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Los Padres Communications Center" to "Los Padres Communication Center"DispName from "Madera-Mariposa-Merced Emergency Command Center" to "Madera-Mariposa-Merced Command Center"DispName from "Mat-Su/Southwest Area Forestry Dispatch" to "Mat-Su/Southwest Area Dispatch"DispName from "Mid-Atlantic Coordination Center" to "Mid-Atlantic Interagency Coordination Center"DispName from "Missouri-Iowa Interagency Fire Center to Missouri-Iowa Interagency Dispatch Center"DispName from "North Dakota Interagency Dispatch Center" to "North Dakota Dispatch Center"DispName from "Owens Valley Interagency Communications Center" to "Owens Valley Interagency Command Center"DispName from "Plumas Emergency Communications Center" to "Plumas Emergency Communication Center"DispName from "Rocky Boy's Dispatch" to "Rocky Boy's Agency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Roseburg Interagency Coordination Center" to "Roseburg Interagency Communication Center"DispName from "San Benito-Monterey Emergency Command Center" to "San Benito Monterey Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Santa Clara Command Center" to "Santa Clara Emergency Command Center'DispName from "South Central Interagency Dispatch Center" to "South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Tuolumne Calaveras Command Center" to "Tuolumne Calaveras Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Valdez-Copper River Area Forestry Dispatch" to "Valdez-Copper River Area Dispatch"DispName from 'Woodacre Emergency Command Center" to "Woodacre Headquarters Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Yakima Agency Dispatch Center" to "Yakama Agency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Yreka Interagency Dispatch Center" to "Yreka Interagency Command Center"DispName from "Uinta Basin Interagency Fire Center" to "Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center"DispName from "Wisconsin Interagency Dispatch Center (federal) /Wisconsin State Dispatch Center (state)" to "Wisconsin Interagency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Michigan Interagency Dispatch Center (federal) /Michigan State Dispatch Center (state)" to "Michigan Interagency Dispatch Center"DispName from "Fresno-Sierra Emergency Command Center" to "Sierra Interagency Communication Center"DispName from "Perris Emergency Command Center" to "Riverside Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Red Bluff Emergency Command Center" to "Tehama Glenn Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Visalia Emergency Command Center" to "Tulare Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Orville Emergency Command Center" to "Butte Emergency Command Center"DispName from "Saint Helena Emergency Command Center" to "Lake Napa Command Center"1/11/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. USMTBFAC (Blackfeet Reservation) merged into USMTGDC (Great Falls Interagency Dispatch Center). USMTBFAC remains as 4th Tier Dispatch. USMTFHA (Flathead Reservation) merged into USMTMDC (Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center). USMTFHA remains as 4th Tier Dispatch. Changes made by Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator, and Kara Stringer, IRWIN Business Lead. Edits by JKuenzi. 1/10/2023 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Two islands on west edge of John Day Dispatch area (USORJDCC) absorbed into USORCOC Dispatch per direction from Kaleigh Johnson (Asst Ctr Mgr), Jada Altman (Central Oregon Center Mgr), and Jerry Messinger (Air Tactical Group Supervisor). Update made to Dispatch and Initial Attack Frequency Zone boundaries. Edits by JKuenzi, 11/08/2022 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Update made to Dispatch and Initial Attack Frequency Zone boundaries between Miles City Interagency Dispatch Center (USMTMCC) and Billings Interagency Dispatch Center (USMTBDC), along Big Horn and Rosebud County line near Little Wolf Mountains, per Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator, and Kelsey Pluhar, DNRC Asst. Center Manager at Miles City Interagency Dispatch Center. Area in Big Horn County is dispatched by MTMCC. Edits by JKuenzi, 09/06/2022-09/26/2022 - Geospatial and tabular changes in accordance with proposed GACC boundary re-alignments between Southern California and Great Basin in the state of Nevada. Boundary modified between CAOVCC (Owens Valley Interagency Communications Center) and NVSFC (Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center), specifically between Queen Valley and Mono Valley. The team making the change is made up of Southern Calif (JTomaselli) and Great Basin (GDingman) GACCs, with input from Ian Mills and Lance Rosen (BLM). Changes proposed will be put into effect for the 2023 calendar year, and will also impact alignments of Initial Attack Frequency Zone boundaries and GACC boundaries in the area described. Initial edits provided by Ian Mills and Daniel Yarborough. Final edits by JKuenzi, USFS. A description of the change is as follows: The northwest end of changes start approximately 1 mile west of Mt Olsen and approximately 0.5 mile south of the Virginia Lakes area. Head northwest passing on the northeast side of Red Lake and the south side of Big Virginia Lake to follow HWY 395 North east to CA 270. East through Bodie to the CA/NV state line. Follows the CA/NV State Line south to HWY CA 167/NV 359. East on NV359 to where the HWY intersects the corner of FS/BLM land. Follows the FS/BLM boundary to the east and then south where it ties into the current GACC boundary. 09/22/2022 - Tabular changes only. The DispLocation value of "Prineville, OR", was updated to "Redmond, OR", and the ContactPhone value was updated for Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USORCOC) per direction from Desraye Assali, Supervisory GIS Specialist in Region 6. The original correction had been made 9/30/2020, in the National Dispatch Office Location dataset, but had been missed in the National Dispatch Boundary dataset. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 09/07/2022 - 09/08/2022 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Multiple boundaries modified in Northern Rockies GACC to bring lines closer in accordance with State boundaries. Information provided by Don Copple, State Fire Planning & Intelligence Program Manager for Montana Dept of Natural Resources & Conservation (DNRC), Kathy Pipkin, Northern Rockies GACC Center Manager, and Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. The following changes were made:Boundary changes made to the following: Bitterroot Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTBDC), Dillon Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTDDC), Flathead Dispatch (USMTFHA), Great Falls Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTGDC), Helena Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTHDC), Kalispell Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTKIC), Lewistown Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTLEC), and Missoula Interagency Dispatch Ctr (USMTMDC).9/7/2022 - Tabular and geospatial changes. Completed change of Dispatch Boundary started 4/4/2022, USMTBZC (Bozeman Interagency Dispatch) was absorbed into USMTBDC (Billings Dispatch Center). This information for use in 2023. Change to the Initial Attack Frequency Zone Boundary will be dependent on FAA and frequency manager input which will be given by 2/28/2023. Information provided by Kathy Pipkin, Northern Rockies Center Manager, and Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi. 07/08/2022 - Tabular change only. DispName corrected from "Columbia Cascades Communication Center" to "Columbia Cascade Communication Center" , per Desraye Assali, R6 Fire and Aviation GIS Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 04/04/2022 - Tabular changes only. USCAMVIC (Monte Vista Interagency Center) changed to USCASDIC (San Diego Interagency Center). Information provided by James Tomaselli, R5 GACC Center Mgr, and Kara Stringer, Wildland Fire Data Management Business Operations Lead. Edits by JKuenzi. Tabular change only. Following discussion between NRCC (Northern Rockies Geographic Area Coordination Center), USMTBZC in Bozeman, MT, and USMTBDC in Billings, MT, plans to merge Bozeman into Billings anticipated to start 4/18/2022, but will transition throughout 2022 year and be finalized on or near January 2023. The Dispatch Boundary between USMTBZC (Bozeman Interagency Dispatch) and USMTBDC in Billings, MT, will remain in place on the map until January 2023. Tabular change made to show that MTBDC was doing dispatch duty for MTMCC. Information provided by Kathy Pipkin, Northern Rockies Center Manager, and Kat Sorenson, R1 Asst Aircraft Coordinator. Edits by JKuenzi. 03/24/2022 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Update made to 2 small polygons along the Rio Grande near a National Recreation Area and the Amistad Reservoir, which were changed from USNMADC to USTXTIC as a result of 2022 GACC Boundary change per Calvin Miller, Southern Area Coordination Center Deputy Manager, and Kenan Jaycox, Southwest Coordination Center Manager 01/05/2022 - Geospatial and tabular changes. USMTFPAC (Fort Peck Dispatch) was found to have been closed/stopped as of 03/09/2020 per WFMI (Wildland Fire Management Information) application. USMTFPAC polygon was merged into USMTLEC per USMTLEC Center Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.10/27/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. The area of USWASAC is merged into USWANEC per Ted Pierce, Deputy Northwest Geographic Area Coordination Center Manager, and Jill Jones, Interagency Dispatch Center Manager NE Washington Interagency Communications Center. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.10/15/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary alignments for the Duck Valley Reservation in southern Idaho along the Nevada border. Changes impacting USIDBDC and USNVEIC. The Duck Valley Reservation remains under the Dispatch authority of USNVEIC. The only change was to the alignment of the physical boundary surrounding the Reservation in accordance with the boundary shown on the 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and data supplied by CClay/JLeguineche/Gina Dingman-USFS Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.9/30/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary alignments for Idaho on Hwy 95 NE of Weiser between Boise Dispatch Center and Payette Interagency Dispatch Center - per CClay/JLeguineche/Gina Dingman-USFS Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. Boundary changes at: Weiser (T11N R5W Sec 32), (T11N, R5W, Sec 3), (T12N R5W, Sec 25), and Midvale.9/21/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes in accordance with proposed GACC boundary re-alignments between Southwestern and Southern GACCs where a portion of Texas, formerly under Southwestern GACC direction was moved to the Southern GACC. Changes to Dispatch Boundary include the following: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area changed from TXLAP to NMABC.Buffalo Lake NWR changed from TXBFR to NMABC.Amarillo BLM changed from TXAMD to NMABC.Muleshoe NWR changed from TXMLR to NMABC.Optima NWR changed from TXOPR to NMABC.Big Bend National Park changed from TXBBP to NMADC.Chamizal National Memorial changed from TXCHP to NMADC.Fort Davis Historic Site changed from TXFDP to NMADC.Amistad National Recreation Area changed from TXAMP to NMADC.All changes proposed for implementation starting 1/10/2022. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. See also data sets for Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC), and Initial Attack Frequency Zones Federal for related changes.3/30/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary changes for Washington, Columbia Cascades Communication Center per Ted Pierce, acting NW GACC Deputy Center Mgr, and Justin Ashton-Sharpe, Fire Planner on the Gifford Pinchot and Mt Hood National Forests. North edge of USWACCC modified to include Mt Ranier National Park. West edge modified slightly to include more of Washington (Burke Island, Bachelor Island, Martin Island, Mt Pleasant, Green Mtn, and the eastern three quarters of Silver Lake. No changes made to Oregon side of USWACCC. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 2/19/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary changes for Alaska. Fairbanks Area Forestry Dispatch, Delta Area Forestry Dispatch, and Tok Area Forestry Dispatch merged into Northern Forestry Dispatch Center (USAKNFDC) per Jennifer L Jenkins - BLM GIS Specialist, and Ray Crowe - BLM Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) Center Manager, Dan Labarre - DNR, and Gabriella Branson - DNR. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 2/18/2021 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary changes for Idaho originally submitted in 2016 but never completed in entirety. Changes between Boise Dispatch Center and Payette Interagency Dispatch Center - per Chris Clay-BLM Boise, DeniseTolness-DOI/BLM ID State Office GIS Specialist, and Gina Dingman-USFS Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) Center Manager. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. Boundary changes at: (T13N R3E Sec 25), (T15N R3E Sec 31), (T16N R3E Sec 18-20, and 30), and (T16N R2E Sec 13) all from Boise Dispatch to Payette. (T10N R4E Sec 4-9,17-18, 20) and (T11N R4E Sec15-16, 21-22, 27-29, 34-31) from Payette Dispatch to Boise. 11/19/2020 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Delineation of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO) in Southern California separated out from Ventura County Fire Communication Center(VNCC) and Los Angeles County Command Center (LACC) to be dispatched by Angeles Emergency Communication Center (ANCC). Decision coordinated and agreed to by James Tomaselli, SACC Coordination Ctr Mgr (USFS), Les Matarazzi (BLM), Michael J Minton, (NPS), Tom Cline, AFMO (USFWS), and others. Linework provided by Robert S Taylor, Fire GIS Specialist (NPS). Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 6/26/2020 - Geospatial and tabular changes. DispLocation updated from Wellpint to Wellpinit in Washington state. Boundaries modified for Utah-several locations- by Julie Osterkamp, Utah State Office. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 6/3/2020 - Tabular change only. DispLocation corrected from San Bernardino to Three Rivers, CA, per Jim Thomaselli, GACC Center Mgr. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 6/1/2020 - Tabular change only. DispLocation/DispName corrected from Fresno-Sierra Emergency Command Center to Madera-Mariposa-Merced Emergency Command Center. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 6/1/2020 - Tabular change only. DispLocation/DispName/DispArea changed from Show Low to Springerville Interagency Dispatch Center per KJaycox - GACC Ctr Mgr/JSprung - IA Dispatcher. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.5/28/2020 - Tabular change only. DispName corrected from Mat-Su/Southwest Area Forestry Dispatch to Kenai Interagency Dispatch Center per Jennifer Jenkins GIS Specialist. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.5/19/2020 - Tabular change only. Dispatch Name corrected from Helena to Great Falls Interagency Dispatch. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.5/6/2020 - Geospatial and tabular change. Updated TIC to USTXTIC. Polygon found to be a gap in previous versions and fixed. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.5/4/2020 - Geospatial and tabular change. Truxton Canyon Agency Dispatch (4th Tier) absorbed into USAZWDC per Kenan Jaycox, SWCC Center Mgr. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.4/30/2020-5/1/2020 - Geospatial and tabular change. NCIC separated from FICC per Juel Moore-USFS/Judy Wartella-NPS. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS. 4/20/2020 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Gaps eliminated. Record error corrected from Santa Fe info to Albuquerque. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.4/2/2020 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Boundary modified for MTKIC, MTFHA, MTMDC by Mike Gibbons/Kat Sorenson. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.2/26/2020 - 3/2/2020 - Geospatial and tabular changes. Table updated to match NWCG data standards. Layer updated to match new base layer (Census 8/2019 state and county boundaries) where possible. Similar updates made to National GACC Boundary and Initial Attack Frequency Boundary layers. Edits by JKuenzi, USFS.
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