Presentation Objectives

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2. The Wilderness Resource Advisor Working With Fire Use Management Teams Presentation Objectives • Discuss the Basics of Fire Use • Discuss How To Work Effectively With Teams & Information the Team Will Need • Describe What To Expect From a FUMT • Describe Roles and Responsibilities • Discuss WFRAs Desired Qualifications

3. Fire Use Authorizing Documents “Wildland Fire is based on approved Fire Management Plans…”

4. Wildland Fire Use-Definition “The application of the appropriate management response to naturally ignited wildland fires to accomplish specific resource management objectives in predefined designated areas outlined in Fire Management Plans.” “Wildland fire will be used to protect, maintain, and enhance resources and, as nearly as possible, be allowed to function in its natural ecological role.”

5. THE FOUNDATION

6. WFIP Stage One-Content • StrategicFire Size-Up • Availability of resources • C. Decision Criteria Checklist • D. Initial Management Action • E. Special hazards and concerns • F. Safety Concerns • G. Values at Risk • H. Operational Plan • I. Periodic Fire Assessment Stage 1 content • Fire Assessment • WFIP Stage One • Decision Criteria Checklist, • aka, “Go-No Go Checklist” • B. Initial Management Actions • C. Periodic Fire Assessment

7. DECISION CRITERIA CHECKLIST (GO-NO GO) • DECISION ELEMENT YES NO • Is there a threat to life, property, or public and ___ ___ • firefighter safety that cannot be mitigated? • Are potential effects on cultural and natural ___ ___ • resources outside the range of desired effects? • Are relative risk indicators and/or risk • assessment results unacceptable to the ___ ___ • appropriate Agency Administrator? • Is there other proximate fire activity that limits ___ ___ • or precludes successful management of this fire? • Are there other Agency Administrator issues that ___ ___ • preclude wildland fire use? • A “Yes” response to any of the questions indicates a suppression oriented action.

8. WFIP Stages 2 and 3 Stage 2 “…defines management action in response to a changing fire condition.” Stage 3 “…defines management action in response to an escalating fire situation, potential for long duration, and increased need for management activity…”

9. Fire Use Management Resources Fire Use Manager 2 (FUMA2) Fire Use Module Fire Use Management Team

10. High Complexity WFU Event(Utilizing A Fire Use Team) Additional support staff and trainees may be requested by the FUMT depending upon the specific situation.

11. The Team Written Delegation Specifies Key Items • Resource Advisor(s) • Resources of Concern • Protection Responsibility • Jurisdiction, Coordination • Agency Administrator(s) Role, Responsibility • Intrusions-Definition, Authority to Authorize, Tracking

12. Briefing Package >Basic Contact Information Phone Lists, Radio System, >Service & Supply Plan, >Land & Fire Management Plan,

13. Resource Information Management Concerns Maps, Data Bases Water Sources, Aviation Considerations, Remote Camp Concerns, Cultural Resources, Threatened, Endangered & Sensitive Species Smoke

14. Working With the Team Understanding Roles Planning Meetings, Briefings Incident Action Plans Informal Coordination

15. Technology Orthographic Photos & IR Imagery

16. Long Range Fire Use Planning • Management Actions, Both Long & Short Term.. • Development and Implementation of The Wildland Fire Implementation Plan (Stage III).. • Long Term Assessments of Fire Behavior & Weather.. • Development of MMA (Maximum Manageable Area)..

17. Prework and/or ID Meeting With the Team >fuels, fire history >structures-protect? >TE&S >fisheries, wildlife >cultural resources >outfitters and guides >grazing permittee >recreation structures bridges, signs

18. Safety of Personnel, Permittee, Public • Agency personnel-location, contact • Permittee-operations location, timing, contact • Public >areas of concentrated use >closure process and timing >coordination >notification, posting

19. Unusual Recreation Uses

20. Ensure Understanding of Fisheries or Watershed Concerns

21. Identify Water Approved Water Sources

22. Unusual Permitted Uses DOW Cabin

23. Structure Protection

24. Damaged Trail Bridge

25. Protection of Cultural Resources

26. Primitive Skills, Minimum Tool

28. Opportunities to Be Proactive Opportunities To Be Proactive

29. Trail Debris Addressing Impacts

30. Your Background, Interactions, Qualifications

31. Why Fire Use

32. Review Presentation Objectives >Discuss the Basics of Fire Use >Discuss How To Work Effectively With Teams & Information the Team Will Need >Describe What To Expect From a FUMT >Describe Roles and Responsibilities >Discuss WFRAs Desired Qualifications

33. Trappers Lake “A conservationist is one who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature on the face of the land.” Aldo Leopold, 1949, A Sand County Almanac

34. Cowboy’s Guide… “No matter who says what, don’t believe it if it don’t make sense.” Conclusion “The length of a conversation don’t tell nothing about the size of the intellect.”