Intermountain and Northern Regions
State Fire
Assistance Program
The State Fire Assistance Program
provides financial and technical support directly to the states, to
enhance firefighting capacity, support community-based hazard
mitigation, and expand outreach and education to homeowners and
communities concerning fire prevention. The program requires a
50-50 match by the state. The delivery system is through the
State Forester.
As a result of the National Fire
Plan and the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, the hazardous fuels
reduction component is a major part of the State Fire Assistance
Program. The hazardous fuels application and selection process
is managed by the Western States Fire Managers. The hazardous
fuels component, along with most other fuels mitigation funds
provided by federal agencies and the state is coordinated through a
collaborative inter-agency effort.
Benefits:
- Complements federal firefighting
forces to optimize fire protection across ownerships
- Complements hazardous mitigation
efforts across ownerships to reduce risk to communities
- Enhances local fire protection
entities capability and capacity (training, equipment,
preparedness, and education)
- Engagement of communities and
homeowner to be able to recognize interface fire hazards and
provide them with opportunities to develop local solutions
- Provides a fire protection
training link to volunteer fire departments
Key Partners
Primary
Secondary
- State Emergency Management
Agencies
- State Fire Marshals
- Other Federal Agencies
- Grazing Associations (in ND)
- Tribes
- Rural Fire Departments
- Resource Conservation & Development
Councils
Opportunities for National
Forests and Grasslands
- Coordinate fire prevention,
pre-suppression, hazard mitigation and suppression activities
with State Foresters and local cooperators
- Provide training opportunities
for local fire departments and mutually assist each other in
wildland suppression activities.
- Work locally with communities
and cooperators to identify opportunities to work with each
other, especially in the wildland urban interface
Program
Coordinator for ID, MT, NV, ND, UT
For further
assistance contact
Cathy Scofield or Julie Campbell
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