Fire management plans are required for emergency preparation. The fire management plan is a document that lays out how fire management strategies and tactics will protect values-at-risk, such as structures, viewsheds, and archeological sites, and provide the necessary tools to meet resource and park management goals and objectives. The plan is based on professional fire management expertise, specific knowledge of park resources, visitor use patterns, local weather patterns, fire history, science, and ecology. Policy development is a vital part of wildland fire management. Policy describes the overall intent and purpose of the Wildland Fire Management Program. Having clear direction leads to a safer work environment for firefighters and promotes integration of fire management activities with other land management objectives. Policy is developed both at the interagency level to provide consistency across agency boundaries. It’s good that first responders and fire experts are coming up with land policies to prevent wildfires.

Keywords: Fire, Management, Policy

Sources: https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfireLinks to an external site. , 

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/policy-and-action/outthink-wildfire/five-action-policiesLinks to an external site. 

By: Mandy Mckenzie