1. Fire and Aviation Contract Team
Region 6
Fire and Aviation Contract Team

2. Program Updates
FACT
Contracting
Operations
FEPP/FFP
AQM
FAM

3. AQM & FAM Charles Hill – Director of Acquisition Management R6
CiCi Chitwood – Assistant Director Fire, Business

4. FACT - Program
Katie Mergel - Supervisory Contract Operations Specialist – Detailed FACT Program Manager
Administration & Oversight of FACT
Liaison with FAM, Contracting, Contractors and State Partners
Administer MOUs
Training
Records Verification
FEPP/FFP Program Manager

5. FACT - Contracting Kevin Toombs – Contracting Officer
Aviation Contracts
Fallers
Ambulance EMT
Internet Services
Buying Team Leader

6. FACT Contracting Jeanne Williams – Contracting Officer Heavy Equipment
Misc. Heavy Equipment
Water Handling
Heavy Equipment w/Water

7. FACT Contracting Nathan Sabo – Contracting Officer
Mechanics w/ Service Truck
Fuel Trucks
Vehicle w/Driver
Potable/Gray Water Trucks/Trailer Mounted Handwash
Mobile Laundry Units
Chippers
Refrigerated Trailers
Buying Team Leader

8. Fact Contracting Juanita Dickson Jan Drum EERA’s Web page
Enterprise Vehicles
Jan Drum
Purchasing Agent
FEPP Property Management Officer

9. FACT Contract Operations Staff
Ron George – Contract Operations Specialist
Equipment Specialist
Administration of the Equipment MOUs
Quality Assurance of Inspectors
ICPI Coordination/Training
Co-Chair of Contract Equipment Task Team (CETT)

10. FACT Contract Operations Staff
Neil Austin– Contract Operations Resource Equipment Specialist
IFCA Committee
VIPR COR
ICPI Program
Training/WCFT Notifications/Monitoring

11. Equipment Inspection MOUs
There are a total of 10 Inspection Companies.
Inspected 1286 pieces of equipment in 2016.
In 2017 we will be inspecting:
Heavy Equipment, Mechanic w/Service Trucks, Fuel Trucks and Vehicle w/Driver
Fallers are required to submit resume in Exhibit K Format

12. Successes Working on future training for agency employees
Provide a better understanding of contractors role in fire management
Fire and Aviation Leadership Team Fall Meeting
Invited Jess Wills to participate as a joint presenter
Highly successful in raising awareness

13. Relationships
We continue to build relationships with our State partners in an effort to increase efficiencies
New contracting task force being assembled under the Incident Business Committee.
Provide an avenue to continue with interagency collaboration on contract equipment utilization

14. Collaboration
We have worked for the last two years with the WADNR to create efficiencies in vendor owned resource utilization.
Operating under the same agreement ensures that equipment is inspected and safe and that employees are trained.

15. WA-DNR Clauses added to VIPR
DNR Clauses added to VIPR Agreements.
Clauses apply on DNR incidents
DNR will be utilizing DPLs as the primary source list for DNR incidents

16. Questions?