Northern Great Plains Interagency

Dispatch Center

4250 Fire Station Rd. Suite 2

Rapid City SD 57703

605-393-8017

1-800-275-4955

The Northern Great Plains Interagency Dispatch Center was opened June of 2003. The Center has seven permanent employees, 3 Forest Service , 3 State, 1 BIA and 3 Forest Service seasonal's.

Units Dispatched by GPC
BIA
FWS
NPS
Standing Rock ND-SRA Tewaukon NWR ND-TWR Agate Fossil Beds NM NE-AFP
Winnebago NE-WBA Kulm WMD ND-KUR Homestead NM NE-HOP
Crow Creek SD-CCA Boyer Chute NWR NE-BGR Midwest Regional NPS Headquarters NE-MWP
Cheyenne River SD-CRA Crescent Lake NWR NE-CLR Scotts Bluff NM SD-SBP
Lower Brule SD-LBA Ft. Niobrara NWR NE-FNR Badlands NP SD-BDP
Pine Ridge SD-PRA North Platte NWR NE-NPR Jewel Cave NM SD-JCP
Rosebud SD-RBA Rainwater Basin WMD NE-RBR Mount Rushmore NM SD-MRP
Sisseton- Wahapeton SD-SIA Valentine NWR NE-VAR Wind Cave NP SD-WCP
Yankton SD-YAA Huron WMD SD-HUR Devils Tower NM SD-DTP
USFS
Lake Andes NWR SD-LAR
STATES/COUNTIES
Black Hills NF SD-BKF La creek NWR SD-LCR State of South Dakota SD-SDS
Nebraska NF SD-NBF Madison WMD SD-MDR Crook County WYS WY-CRX
BLM
Sand Lake NWR SD-SLR Weston County WYS WY-WEX
SD BLM Lands SD-SDD Waubay NWR SD-WAR    
           
           

 

Center Manager - Sheri Fox -Black Hills National Forest

Assistant Center Manager - Angie Hinker - Black Hills National Forest

Lead State Dispatcher - Kenneth Wesche - SD Wildland Fire Suppression

Lead BIA Dispatcher - Melody Rothleutner - Aberdeen Area Office

Lead Forest Service - Andy Solvie - Black Hills National Forest

State Dispatcher - Megan Jaros - SD Wildland Fire Suppression

State Dispatcher - Paul Reiter - SD Wildland Fire Suppression

GPC does initial attack dispatching for two National Forests, the Black Hills National Forest including the Bearlodge, Northern Hills, Mystic, and Hell Canyon Ranger Districts; and the Nebraska National Forest including the Buffalo Gap, Ft. Pierre, and Oglala National Grasslands, Samuel R. McKelvie NF, and the Bessey and Pine Ridge Ranger Districts.

GPC also dispatches for five units under the National Park Service, including Badlands, Wind Cave and Jewel Cave National Parks as well as Mount Rushmore and Devils Tower National Monuments.

Within the State of South Dakota, GPC dispatches for all private and state lands within the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District including Custer State Park.

For the State of Wyoming GPC is responsible for initial attack for all of Crook County and the portion of Weston County within the reciprocal boundary.

In addition to Initial Attack GPC also logistically supports the units listed below.

 
INCIDENT INFORMATION
 
PREDICTIVE SERVICES
Intelligence
Weather
Fuels/Fire Danger
Outlooks
 
LOGISTICS / DISPATCH
Aviation
Crews
Equipment/Supplies
Overhead
GPC Neighbors
ADMINISTRATIVE
Rocky Mountain Area Coordinating Group
GPC Board of Directors
Policy and Reports
Incident Business Management
Safety Management
Software Applications
Training
 
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