Policies and Guidelines
Policy
- Protecting People and Natural Resources: A Cohesive Fuels Treatment Strategy, February 2006 (PDF, 15.4 MB)
- National Fire & Aviation Executive Board Policy Directives Task Group: Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy
- Urban Wildland Interface Communities Within the Vicinity of Federal Lands That Are at High Risk From Wildfire - Federal Register (January 4, 2001) (PDF, 197 KB)
- Wildland Interface Communities Within the Vicinity of Federal Lands That Are at High Risk From Wildfire: Federal Register (August 17, 2001) (PDF, 298 KB)
Guides
- Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (PDF, 860 KB)
- Fuel Treatment Program Development and Collaboration Process (PDF, 242 KB)
- Healthy Forests Initiative (HFI) and Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) Interim Field Guide
- Identifying and Prioritizing Communities at Risk (PDF, 21 KB) - memo from the Forest Service Chief introducing:
Memoranda of Understanding
- Memorandum of Understanding for Coordination and Cooperation of Fire Department Wildland Fire Assistance Programs (PDF, 363 KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding for the Development of a Collaborative Fuels Treatment Program (PDF, 225 KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding on Policy Principles for Woody Biomass Utilization for Restoration and Fuel Treatments on Forests, Woodlands and Rangelands (PDF, 45 KB)
- Wildland Fire Leadership Council Memorandum of Understanding