This includes, but is not limited to: Directs the State's wildland fire programs within their assigned region; Acts as State's subject matter expert for wildland fire response, incident business management practices including State cooperator reimbursement process; Interprets existing policies, rules and legislation related to wildland fire and incident response and implements/communicates to external agencies and internal personnel; identifies issues and areas for improvement in policy, guidelines, and operating plans, and provides and recommends changes as needed to maintain and improve effectiveness of programs. Provides mediation where appropriate; Represents the DFPC, other state agencies, counties, and local fire agencies on interagency regional groups, committees, meetings etc; Is the first primary point of contact representing DFPC and its authorities for local agencies in the regions, maintains relationships with Interagency partners in assigned regions, including Federal, State, county and local fire representatives and agencies.