Responsibility
The Steering Committee has been charged with providing the National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center (NIPFTC) Director and staff feedback as to whether the mission of NIPFTC is being carried out. The mission is to maintain a national interagency center of excellence for wildland fire management, with an emphasis on fuels planning, implementation, and field experience, to increase skills and knowledge and to build confidence in future fire managers.
Composition
The Steering Committee is composed of the NIPFTC Director and Assistant Directors, along with representatives from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Florida Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Defense (DOD), Tall Timbers, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).