Introduction
Purpose
of AOP.
This Operating Plan
serves as the official document governing the interaction and relationships
between the National Weather Service, and the federal, state and local
natural resource and land management agencies or cooperators in North
Carolina.
Explanation
of relationship between AOP and MOU.
This State Operating Plan
is issued in lieu of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the
National Weather Service, federal, state, and other agencies that rely on
fire weather support. The plan will outline forecast operations and
services available to users. This includes products and formats,
dissemination and coordination, and the responsibilities of the partners.
This Operating Plan will
be the governing document for fire weather procedures and cooperation among
the following agencies:
- NOAA
National Weather Service
- US
Forest Service
- USDI
National Park Service
- NC
Forest Service
- US
Fish and Wildlife Service
- US
Army - Fort Bragg
- US
Marine Corps - Camp Lejeune
- US
Air Force - Dare County Bomb Range
- The
Nature Conservancy
- USDI
Bureau of Indian Affairs
- NC
Division of Parks & Recreation
- US
Army - Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal
- US
Marine Corps - Cherry Point
- NC
Wildlife Resources Commission
The Southern Area
Mobilization Guide and the National Mobilization Guide further define the
relationship between the natural resource agencies and the NWS Incident
Meteorologist.
This Operating Plan for
Fire Weather Services conforms with the Interagency Agreement for Meteorological Services
, valid from 2008 through 2012.
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