FEPP Program vs. FFP Program
FEPP Program
1. The Federal Excess Personal Property Program (FEPP) will still function as it does presently. FEPP items will still remain Federal property on loan to DNRC to support the states fire program.
2. FEPP items will still be tracked and disposed of through FEPMIS and following present Federal rules and buidelines in Desk Guide for FEPP Property.
FFP Program
1 . The Firefighter Property Program (FFP) will be in additin to
the FEPP program. This program allows the transfer of ownership and
title of Federal Personal Property to states, counties and emergency
fire service organizations.
2. FFP property will be tracked and transferred
through FEPMIS by the state FEPP manager.
• State owned acquired FFP property will be tracked and disposed of following present state rules and guidelines for State property under (Property Asset Management System) PAMS.
•Items that are transferred and/or titled to a county or emergency fire service organization items still need to be tracked and disposed of through county or emergency fire service organization through their present asset management systems.
FEPP & FFP procedures
1. Agreements must be in place prior to screening and acquisition of federal property
Master agreement between the State Forestry and U.S. Forest Service. Agreement between each Land Office and their respective counties and emergency fire service organizations.
2. All records are kept in FEPMIS
FEPP inventories are maintained in FEPMIS with NFC ID:Federal Property Number, ownership stays with the Forest Service.
FFP inventories are maintained in FEPMIS with NFC ID: property number (DDMT Prefix), ownership/title is transferred to receiving state, county and emergency service fire organizations.
3. Requests (list of needs) for FEPP & FFP Property
FEPP property, Land Office fire program manager submits requests to state FEPP program manager.
FFP property (Only items from the FFP Authorized FSC Codes List and DEMIL Codes A, B, and C can be acquired under the FFP Program) also restricted by condition code of property, property should be useable or repairable, not allowed to cannibalize or acquire property for replacment parts.
•State: Land Office fire program manager submits requests to state FEPP program manager.
•County or emergency service fire organization: Emergency service fire organization submits to the county fire warden, county fire warden submits to Land Office fire program manager who submits to the State FEPP manager explaining the intended use of FFP property acquired. A copy of the letter should be kept at the requesting Land Office as well.
•FEPP and FFP wish list needs to be provided and updated to the state FEPP program manager and Land Office Fire Program Managers by December 31st each year.
Receipt, allocating and retrieving FEPP & FFP property
State FEPP & FFP property for DNRC's fire program use will be DNRC's responsibility to receive, transport and allocate.
Local Agency FFP property that ownership will transfer to the county or emergency service fire organizatin will be the county or emergency fire service organization responsibility to receive, transport and allocate.
•A signed letter authorizing counties or emergency fire service organizations to receive and pickup property will be provided to, counties or emergency fire service organization prior to acquisition of FFP property.
DNRC is not responsible for development or inspection/maintenance of property transferred directly to the counties or emergency fire srevice organizations. However, the State FEPP Manager, Land Office Fire Program Managers, Counties and Emergency Fire Service Organizations are required to maintain records to track acquired FFP property for 5 years for auditing purposes.
