Intro to Sustainable Fire Camps
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National Logistics Meeting Boise, Idaho March 2011 Jennifer Letz, USFS Meghan Oswalt, USFS Deanna Crawford, USFS Intro to Sustainable Fire Camps
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Intro to Sustainable Fire Camps. National Logistics Meeting Boise, Idaho March 2011 Jennifer Letz , USFS Meghan Oswalt , USFS Deanna Crawford, USFS. Topics. Introductions What is Sustainability? Fire and Sustainability Logistics & Sustainable ICPs Importance of Logistics How? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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National Logistics MeetingBoise, IdahoMarch 2011
Jennifer Letz, USFSMeghan Oswalt, USFS
Deanna Crawford, USFS
Intro to Sustainable Fire Camps
Topics
Introductions What is
Sustainability? Fire and
Sustainability Logistics &
Sustainable ICPs Importance of
Logistics How?
Fire Season 2011 How can we help?
Jennifer Letz
Sustainable Operations Specialist for the Deschutes & Ochoco NFs, Bend, OR
MA in Sustainable Management Worked in / around fire since 1996 R6 Fire & Aviation Chair of Western Collective Greening
Fire Team
Deanna Crawford
Incident Business Specialist, Nez Perce, Clearwater, and Idaho Panhandle Forests in Grangeville, ID
Resource Unit Leader on Northern Rockies Type 1 Team
Degrees in Art and Criminology Member of Western Collective Greening
Fire Team
Meghan Oswalt
Assistant Sustainability Coordinator for the Aerial Fire Depot Missoula, MT
BS in Computer Science Currently working on a MS in
Environmental Studies and MS in Computer Science
R1 Fire and Aviation Active participant of Western Collective
Greening Fire Team
What is Sustainability?
My definition is…
A discipline balancing the needs of the EEnvironment, social EEquity, and EEconomic issues in the decision-making process.
“The 3 EEs.”
EnvironmentSocial EquityEconomics
Economics
Social Equity
EnvironmentCone of Sustainability
How Do We Think Sustainably?
Whole Systems Thinking Look at the big
picture Consider the near
& far reaching effects of your decisions
What upstream changes can create win-win solutions?
Greening vs. Sustainability
GreeningGreening SustainabilitySustainabilityDetail focused Whole systems Whole systems
focusfocus
TacticalTactical StrategicStrategicEcological The 3 EsThe 3 EsFocus on
addressing symptoms
Focus on Focus on addressing root addressing root
causecause
Fire Operations & Sustainability
Facilities & Water Transportation &
Fleet Green Purchasing National Fire Caches
ICPs Contracts Appropriate
Response to Fire
In 2009, the USFS Washington In 2009, the USFS Washington Office of Fire & Aviation Office of Fire & Aviation
Management designated 7 areas to Management designated 7 areas to integrate sustainable practices:integrate sustainable practices:
Greening Fire Team
Team under the Forest Service Western Collective for Sustainable Operations Agency initiative to organize
and promote sustainable operations in the Forest Service and beyond
Board of Directors comprised of Deputy Regional Foresters of 6 Western regions
Created in 2009
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Greening Fire Team
Research, recommend, and assist with implementing sustainable improvements at fire camps and beyond
Firefighter safety top priority Current projects include:
Waste reduction Recycling Alternatives to bottled water Outreach and education
Why Fire Camp?
Multiple opportunities to integrate sustainable operations Historical reliance on disposable items has
led to increase in spending and waste of resources and energy
Unique challenges due to various unknowns Increasing demand for spending reductions Crossroads of the fire community – chance to
influence behaviors of 1000s of folk from multiple agencies, states, private industry, etc.
Logistics, Sustainability, & ICPs Every camp denizen has a role to play…
… but Logistics is the “hub” of camp activity.
Day in the Life - Logistics
PHEW!
Working Towards Sustainable ICPs
How?
-CHOOSE-CHOOSE
--COLLABORATCOLLABORATEE --
COMMUNICATCOMMUNICATEE
Choose: ICP Flow of Materials
ICPFuel
Water
Food
Supplies
Recycling / Donation
Waste / Grey Water
Emissions
Cache / Host Unit
Collaborate: Sphere of Influence
Camp CrewCamp Crew
Team MembersTeam Members
FirefightersFirefighters
Host UnitHost Unit
ContractorsContractors
Branch MembersBranch Members
You!You! Buying Buying TeamTeam
NIFNIFCC
Ask…
Communicate
Connect the Dots – lack of communication is biggest hurdle to successful sustainable operations at camp
Moving Forward: Fire Season 2011
What are you already doing to improve sustainability at camp?
What can you do this season to improve sustainable operations?
How can we help you?
