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Pre-Season Planning Wilderness Fire Resource Advisor Trainers Workshop April 1-3, 2008 Boise, ID
Objectives • Highlight key planning strategies and topics for READs & READ programs • Provide READ trainers with tools for discussing pre-season planning
Fire Readiness • Introduce the READ as a “Bridge” • Training • Education • Availability Who’s the READ?
Developing a READ Kit • Equipment • Resource Information • Fire Information • Templates • References
Resource Information • Cultural Resource survey • Cultural Resource site location • Wilderness boundary • T & E Species • Watersheds • Wildlife habitat
Fire Information • Helispots • Base and spike camp locations • Fireline • Fire history • FRID • Vegetation/fuels
References • Policy • Resource references • Historic (ie. prior BAER work)
Templates • Delegation of Authority • Wildland Fire Situation Analysis • Wildland Fire Implementation Plan • BAER Report
“State of Your Data” Considerations • Digital vs Analog • Scale • Resolution • Accuracy • Access • Interpretive ability
Pre-season Planning:Individual & Programmatic • Individual • Flexible time frame but… • Harder to gather & synthesize all the data • Funding may not be available • Programmatic • Take advantage of SMEs for better data but… • Can be like herding cats • Cost can be shared
Strategy: be Proactive • Meet with Agency Administrator • Meet with resource and fire managers • Develop a system (ie. Callout list) • Gather data with interpretation • Evaluate potential direct, indirect and operational impacts • Develop templates, SOPs
Summary Discussion • How will my pre-season planning reflect our program? • What do I need to emphasize to my audience?