NRE-FS-Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC)
Investment ID: 005-000003245
Overview
Program Title
NRE-FS-Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC)
Agency
Description
The Interagency Resource Ordering Capability will replace ROSS and will transform how the US Forest Service and the interagency wildland fire community orders, tracks, and manage resources to fight wildland fires and respond to all-hazard incidents.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
http://famit.nwcg.gov/applications/IROC
Investment Detail
IROC will replace ROSS within the national emergency response framework for Federal, state and local emergency agencies. The current application, ROSS, supports an average of 12,000-18,000 incidents yearly including wildland fire, aircraft and vehicle accidents, animal health emergencies, flooding, biological and explosive hazards, hurricanes, law enforcement, earthquakes/avalanches, tornados, public assistance, severe winter weather, and search and rescue. It is expected that IROC will be used as much, if not more, than ROSS due to the expanded mutual aid response needs.