[Fwd: NWCG EDXL-DE comment submitted to OASIS]

["Timothy Grapes" <tgrapes@evolutiontechinc.com>]

All,
Below is the public comment provided by NWCG - please add this to the
public comments list.

Tim

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Subject: NWCG EDXL-DE comment submitted to OASIS
From:    "Timothy Grapes" <tgrapes@evolutiontechinc.com>
Date:    Tue, October 4, 2005 8:52 am
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Jon,

Thanks again for taking the time to work through this process with us. 
The process exists to support your needs and help ensure a better product.
 We look forward to your continued participation defining EDXL standards.

As requested, the following formal comment was submitted to OASIS through
their web form today on your behalf, referencing your email address
(jskeels@fs.fed.us).  Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions
or concerns moving forward.

Best Regards,
Tim Grapes

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Name: Timothy Grapes on behalf of Jon Skeels
Title: Senior Project Manager
Organization:
WO-Fire & Aviation Staff
Information Systems Project Office
USDA Forest Service / National Wildfire Coordinating Group
Regarding Specification:  EDXL-DE v 1.0

A meeting was held on October 3, 2005 between the National Wildfire
Coordinating Group (NWCG - represented by Jon Skeels) and representatives
of the DHS Disaster Management eGov initiative and the OASIS Emergency
Management Technical Committee.  The NWCG has reviewed the EDXL
Distribution Element during this public comment period.  The purpose of
the meeting was to address NWCG comments and questions, and to facilitate
submission of their formal comments back to OASIS.

The following formal comments regarding the EDXL Distribution Element are
submitted on behalf of the NWCG.

"The EDXL Distribution Element must contain explicit (optional) elements
identifying a  declared incident.  At a minumum the following elements
must be added.  These elements are considered to be essential for standard
adoption and for a "Yes" vote by the NWCG.

1- Incident identifier
2- Incident Description"

Regards,
Jon Skeels
NWCG
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Tim Grapes
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