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Wildland Fire Safety

Fire Use is a major program element of Fire & Aviation Management. The program includes the combination of Wildland Fire Use opportunities and Prescribed Fire (Rx Fire) applications to meet natural resource objectives.

Wildland Fire Use is the management of naturally ignited wildland fires to accomplish specific prestated resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in Fire Management Plans.

Prescribed Fires are any fires ignited by management actions to meet specific objectives. A written, line officer approved prescribed burn plan must exist, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements must be satisfied, prior to prescribed fire ignition.

• Fire Use Working Team
• Fire Use Management Teams
• Fire Effects Information System
• Prescribed Fire
• Wildland Fire Use
  

Interagency Prescribed Fire Planning & Implementation Procedures Reference Guide

• 2006 Guide

WFU Implementation Guide

• 2006 Changes to the WFU Implementation Guide
  
  
• Wildland Fire Use Implementation Procedures Reference Guide (May 2005-Minor Revisions March and April 2006)

• National Interagency Fuels Management (website)