Incident Privileges

In WFDSS, there are system-wide user roles (e.g., Author, Viewer) and incident-specific privileges (e.g., Owner, Editor, Reviewer, Approver). Incident privileges are specific to each incident and determine what types of tasks a user can perform in support of the incident's documentation. For example; edit decision content, develop incident objectives and requirements, draw a planning area, or approve/publish a decision.

Incident privileges are assigned after an incident is created. When and whether you can assign incident-specific user roles depends on your system-level role:

• If an Author, GA Editor, or National Editor creates the incident, they can immediately assign team members to the incident privileges.
• If a Dispatcher creates an incident, the incident must be assigned an Owner before other incident privileges can be assigned.

Multiple Owners can assign incident-level roles to individuals or groups; however, at least one of the Multiple Owners must be an Author, GA Editor, or National Editor.

Each incident is assigned an owner or multiple owners. An Incident Owner can grant incident-specific privileges to other personnel (individuals or groups). When incident ownership is assigned to a group, an Incident Owner can add and modify roles for other individuals in the group, and delete ownership as needed. Incident Owners can also change incident ownership after declaring an incident out for reporting and analysis purposes.

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In This Section Incident Setup Owner Incident Editor Decision Reviewer Decision Approver

See Also Setting Incident Default Preferences About IRWIN Data Exchange Creating an Incident Point of Origin Values Inventory To answer the security question: Preventing Duplicate Incidents Editing Incident Information Deleting an Incident Viewing Incident Contact Information Viewing the FMU List for an Incident Viewing Incident History

Reference Field Descriptions Glossary Resources Spatial Data Reference Landscape Data Source Reference Relative Risk Reference Organization Assessment Reference Fire Behavior Reference About the WFDSS Decision Editors

Owner

Incident owners are responsible for ensuring that the incident is accurately tracked and analyzed, and that decisions about the incident are properly recorded, reviewed, and approved.

Owners must meet the following criteria:

• Authority to create decision documents about an incident in the GA where the incident occurs
• Author, GA Editor, or National Editor role

In addition, the following rules apply:

• Authors can transfer ownership on incidents that they created or currently own.
• GA Editors own all incidents within their GA, and can assign/transfer ownership on any incident in their GA.
• National Editors own all incidents and can assign/transfer ownership on any active incident.
• If a group is the Owner, the group must contain at least one member with Author or Editor permissions.

Owners have the following incident-level privileges:

• Editing any incident information
• Assigning incident editors, reviewers, and approvers to the incident
• Requesting analyses
• Uploading shapes and other files
• Creating decisions about the incident
• Requesting decision reviews
• Closing the incident

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Incident Editor

Incident Editors are responsible for assisting the incident owner in keeping the incident information updated.

Decision Reviewers and Approvers also can be Incident Editors.

Incident Editors must meet the following criteria:

• Fire responsibilities in the GA where the incident occurs
• Any WFDSS user role

Incident Editors have the following capabilities within the incident:

• Editing any incident information
• Requesting analyses
• Uploading shapes and other files. Shape Privileges by User Role further discusses
• Other incident-related tasks as requested by the owner

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Decision Reviewer

Decision Reviewers are responsible for examining the documentation related to a pending incident decision, and indicating whether have reviewed the decision or are returning it for edits. If they return the decision for edits, they need to include comments and/or suggestions for edits.

Marking a decision as Reviewed does not mean that the decision is approved. A decision can only be approved by the Decision Approver(s).

Decision Reviewers must meet the following criteria:

• Authority and knowledge to adequately review an incident decision within the GA where the incident occurred
• Understanding of the decision process and budgetary requirements for an incident
• Any WFDSS user role

While a Decision Reviewer can also be an Incident Editor, they cannot also be a Decision Approver for that incident. This incident privilege allows the Incident Owner to access specialists who might have specific input on a decision, but who do not have the fiscal responsibility for a decision that an Approver has.

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Decision Approver

Decision Approvers are responsible for examining the documentation related to an incident decision, and indicating whether they approve the decision or are returning to it for edits. If they return a decision for edits, they need to include comments as to why they rejected the decision.

Approving the decision adds it to the system of record for the incident. Once the decision is approved, it can't be altered.

All designated Decision Approvers for an incident must approve before it becomes part of the system of record (e.g., if the incident is multi-agency, the designated Decision Approver from each agency must sign off on the decision).

At least one Approver must complete the periodic assessment when it is due.

Decision Approvers must meet the following criteria:

• Authority and knowledge to approve an incident decision within the GA where the incident occurred
• Understanding of the decision process and budgetary requirements for an incident
• Financial authority to sign-off on an incident decision
• WFDSS user role

While Decision Approvers are automatically granted editing privileges for the incident, they cannot also be decision reviewers for that incident.

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