Joint ResponsibilitiesJoint responsibilities
include the following:
Meetings between the NWS offices and the natural resource
agencies.
The NWS, as a Strategic Partner, is expected to maintain interaction with fire weather agencies on a yearly basis. This would include participation in fire weather related operations meeting with the interagency partners, since these meetings often include NWS operations. The fire weather focal point or MIC
from the NWS Wakefield office will attend at least one of these
statewide meetings annually.
Maintenance and Revision of the Annual Operating Plan.The
AOP should be revised each year by the end of January, with
cooperation and participation from each NWS office and each natural
resource agency. The NWS office will be custodian of the
plan.
Agreements on Services Provided.Agreements on services and
standards are normally reached at statewide meetings, but may be
achieved at by a series of local meetings or by other means such as
telephone or e-mail. NWS offices and land mangers should be aware of
the ripple effect an agreement might have on other NWS offices and
their customers, particularly when service areas cross state
lines.
Workplace Visits.Natural resource agencies and the NWS
collaborate on familiarization of personnel in each others fields of
expertise, operations and equipment. Visits to offices and work
centers, as well field job sites can meet part of these
requirements.
Service Evaluation.Services provided by the NWS, and
delivery of observations and information from the natural resource
agencies to the NWS in support of these services, shall be under
constant evaluation by both parties.
Numbering and archiving of observation stations.The GACC,
when requested to do so by a natural resource agency, shall assign a
station ID number for fire weather observation platforms.
The
land management agency will provide the station name, location
(county, latitude, and longitude), and elevation to the GACC
meteorologist.
The GACC meteorologist will assign the number
and assist the station owner in establishing a station catalog in
WIMS.
The numbering convention uses a six digit number, starting with '18' for locations in Maryland. The following two digit number designates
the county, and the counties are numbered from 01 in the northwest,
to 99 in the southeast.
The GACC
meteorologist is responsible for maintaining a database of RAWS
stations in their area. This information can be provided to the NWS
regional program manager upon request.
The master list for the NWS Wakefield CWA can be found in the appendix
of this operating plan, which will be updated at least annually with
any new or changed stations.
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