Working at the National Interagency Coordination Center: a discussion with Sean Peterson.

Episode 6 May 25, 2022 00:39:43
Working at the National Interagency Coordination Center: a discussion with Sean Peterson.
Wildfire Matters
Working at the National Interagency Coordination Center: a discussion with Sean Peterson.

May 25 2022 | 00:39:43

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Show Notes

Recorded on May 19, 2022, Sean Peterson, Assistant Center Manager of the National Interagency Coordination Center, or NICC, talks about his career in wildland fire management from firefighter to his current position at the National Interagency Fire Center. We discuss day to day NICC operations – explaining the dispatch system and the role of the air space coordination unit, predicative services, and the intelligence section. Sean talks about working with the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group, or NMAC, on setting national wildfire resources priorities, preparedness levels, and the importance of working with interagency, state, international, and military partners to support not only wildfires nationally but also assisting FEMA during all-hazard/all-risk incidents.

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