Purpose:
The Delmarva Fire Management Group (DFMG) have banded
together to form a fire management group for the protection of over
700,000 acres of forestland and approximately 200,000 acres of
marshlands in the Eastern Region in Maryland.
Under the Authority of Annotated Code Section 5-701, of the
State of Maryland, the State Forester is designated the responsibility
to carry out this protection. This group has come together to give
their assistance in the phases specified in the accompanying
pre-suppression and suppression plans.
This plan is made in accordance with the Maryland State Fire
plan and to provide assistance to the Public Lands - Forestry Programs
of the Department of Natural Resources. The reason being to assist in
providing the standard of fire protection needed for cost efficient and
effective management of the State's natural resources. The
implementation of the State Fire Protection Policy and Objectives will
be the responsibility of the field units. The DFMG will act as an
advisory unit to the Public Lands - Forestry Programs in all phases of
fire protection providing further services as specified in this plan.
Policy:
The Fire Protection policy for the DFMG is to protect and
promote health, safety, economy, and general welfare of the people of
the State through proper use, development and preservation of the
State's natural and basic assets. The DFMG will encourage the economic
development and use of its natural resources for the improvement of the
local economy, preservation of natural beauty, and promotion of
recreation and leisure interests throughout the Eastern Region of the
State.
Further, the DFMG will establish a governing board to
oversee, re-evaluate and up-date this plan as needed. This board will
act in the advisory capacity to the Public Lands - Forestry Programs in
the protection of forests and all natural fuels from fire as stated in
this cooperative pre-suppression and suppression plan.
Objective:
To pool together personnel, equipment, management techniques
and all other available resources, to improve the Delmarva Fire
Protection Program by reducing fire losses and costs of operations, to
the benefit of the citizens of this region as well as to the
cooperation members of this group. The end result being an everlasting
existence of the resources we are now managing for our children in the
years to come.
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