Cost Share Workshop

1. Cost Share Workshop Local Agreements Federal/Local Government Fire Service Organizations (FSO)

2. Local Agreements - Content • Mutually advantageous and in the public interest for agencies to coordinate and assist in each other’s effort in prevention detection and suppression wildland fires. • Forest Service and BLM have entered into agreements with Local Fire Service Organizations having adjoining jurisdiction or protection responsibilities.

3. Agreements – Cooperative Wildland Fire Protection Agreements • Cooperative Wildland Fire Protection Agreement between Federal and Local Agencies for “Supplemental Resources”.

5. Cooperative Wildland Fire Protection Agreements between: USDA Forest Service / USDI BLM and Local Fire Departments and Fire Protection Districts • Provides for a basis for cooperation in all aspects of wildland fire management. • Facilitates the exchange of personnel, equipment, supplies, services and funds.

6. Agreements – Federal/Local • Provides Fire Business Procedures • Non-Reimbursable (Mutual Aid) • Reimbursable (Assistance by Hire) • Establishes common Operating Procedures

7. Agreements – Federal/Local • Cost Sharing • Based on Agency responsibilities • Trigger Points defined • Participants • Timeframes

8. Agreements – Federal/Local • Mutual Aid Non-Reimbursable Assistance • 24 hour assistance pretty much the standard. • Resource Limitations

9. Agreements – Federal/Local • Assistance by Hire • Utilization of resources on a reimbursable basis . • Some resources, hand crews and aviation, are almost always defined in the agreement as being in this category.

10. Agreements – Federal/Local • Fire suppression Billings • Statement of who bills who • Billing Estimates and Timeframes • Billing Content • Where to send bills

11. Agreements – Federal/Local • Boundary Fires • Voluntary Action on Lands Protected by another Agency • Initial Attack

12. Agreements – Federal/Local • Fire Trespass/Determination of Cause • Waiver of Claims

13. Agreements – Federal/Local • Annual Operating Plans • Are part of the Agreement • Will be developed annually • Details of protection areas/responsibility • Details of Assistance by Hire and Mutual Aid • Specifics of Organization and Reimbursement Rates • Details to implement the Agreement

14. Agreements – Federal/Local ??

15. COOPERATIVE FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT • Between • USDA FOREST SERVICE • HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST • CARSON RANGER DISTRICT • And • THE SIERRA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT • This Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement is made and entered into by and between the following entities, who may be referred to herein jointly as the parties: (1) the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Carson Ranger District, referred to as Federal Agency and (2) the Sierra Fire Protection District, hereinafter referred to collectively as the Department. • After the introductory header our (FS and BLM) formatting will be different but we will have mostly the same clauses and similar wording: • Purpose Etc. Etc. there are more similarities than differences but there are differences. • Statement of Mutual Benefits • Authorities • Mutual Aid Cost Share • Billing Procedures Assistance by Hire