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Managing the Managing the Impacts of Wildfires Impacts of Wildfires on Communities and on Communities and the Environment: the Environment: A A Report to the Report to the President in Response President in Response to the Wildfires of to the Wildfires of 2000 2000
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Background:
Presidential directive on August 8th called for a plan from the Departments of Agriculture and Interior:• To respond to the fires of 2000
• To be developed in 30days
The plan (a.k.a., the National Fire Plan) was sent to the President on September 9th
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Linkage of the National Fire Plan to Other Major Reports
“…The National Fire Plan is intended to serve as an umbrella document for the other major tactical reports (for example, the “Cohesive Strategy”) designed to improve the effectiveness of wildland fire management and prevention”
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
National Fire Plan Key Points:
No. 1. Firefighting No. 2. Rehabilitation and
Restoration No. 3. Hazardous Fuel
Management No. 4. Community Assistance No. 5. Accountability
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Key Point No. 1: Firefighting
“…Continue to aggressively fight fires for the rest of this season and be adequately prepared for next year.”
Includes: Preparedness Suppression Emergency Contingency Workforce Development and Maintenance New Technology Development, including the Joint
Fire Science Program
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Key Point No. 2: Rehabilitation and Restoration
“…Rebuild landscapes and communities damaged by the wildfires of 2000.”
Includes: Rehabilitation of Burned Areas Restoration Invasive Species Management Economic Impact Analysis Linkages to Priority Watersheds
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Key Point No. 3: Hazardous Fuels Reduction
“…Invest in projects that reduce fire risk.”
Includes: Fuels Management Analysis, Planning, and Monitoring for NEPA
Compliance Applied Research and Development
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Key Point No. 4: Community Assistance
“…Work directly with communities to ensure adequate protection now and in the future.”
Includes: State Fire Assistance Volunteer Fire Assistance Market Development and Expansion Through the
Economic Action Programs Firewise and Other Fire Prevention Education
Programs Fuels Management and Defensible Space
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Key Point No. 5: Accountability
“…Be accountable and establish adequate oversight, coordination, program development, and monitoring of performance.”
Includes: A Management Structure Performance Measures Budget and Program Planning Allocations Information Management Communication Products and Status Reports
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
The National Fire Plan is Guided by Operating Principles:
1. Firefighting readiness
2. Prevention through education
3. Rehabilitation
4. Hazardous fuel reduction
5. Restoration
6. Collaborative stewardship
7. Monitoring
8. Local jobs
9. Applied research and technology transfer
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Additional Funding* Needs Identified and Received in the Plan:
$1,789,395,000 for both Departments $ 1,102,821,000 for the USDA Forest
Service $686,574,000 for the US Department of
the Interior This represents an overall increase of
about 135% for the programs included in the National Fire Plan.
* Not yet final (9/28/00).
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Funding Specifics for the Forest Service:
The $1,102,821,000 increase includes:
$207,547,000 for Preparedness (base program)*
$179,000,000 for Suppression $44,000,000 for Facilities $136,000,000 for Fuels Management* $142,000,000 for Rehabilitation and
Restoration $276,000,000 for Emergency Contingency $118,274,000 for the cooperative programs
* Includes an additional $30,000,000 for research
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Some Estimated Outcomes for the Forest Service Portion of the Plan:
1,800,000 acres of fuels reduction on Federal lands
395,000 acres of fuels reduction on nonfederal lands
750,000 acres of rehabilitation and restoration
4,000 Volunteer Fire Departments assisted
8,000 new jobs created
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Coordinator;Deputy; and,
Executive Assistant
FuelsReduction
Management Structure:
State Liaison
Firefighting Rehabilitationand
Restoration
CommunityAssistance
Planningand
Analysis
Business Operations
• Readiness•Suppression•Emergency Contingency•Technology Development
•Rehabilitation•Restoration•Invasive Species Management
•Fuels Management•Applied Research•JFSP
•State Assistance•Volunteer Assistance•EAP•Firewise
•Information•Budget•Program Development
Regional Teams
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
The Management Structure (continued):
Coordinator (interim) (Michael T. Rains)Executive Assistant (Mary Farnsworth)
State Liaison (Jim Hubbard)Deputy Coordinator (Denny Truesdale)
Business Operations
Program Coordinators:Firefighting (Harry Croft)
Rehabilitation and Restoration (Sally Collins)
Hazardous Fuel Reduction (Mike Dudley)
Community Assistance (Janet Anderson-Tyler)
Planning and Analysis (Hank Kashdan)
Regional Teams (Regional Forester)
US Department of the Interior
USDA Forest Service
Some Immediate Next Steps:
Complete the 2000 fire season safely Continue rehabilitating burned areas Complete Plan of Work for National Fire
Plan Secure “Point of Contact” for the Regions Develop Regional Teams for implementation Develop criteria for distribution of funds Finalize listing for fuels management
projects and other actions Allocate budgets
Questions?Questions?
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