Fire Management 2022 Program Guide
AFTER Fire Season: We are committed to meeting locally (e.g., Forest/Area Office) and at the State/Regional level to evaluate how our communication process worked during the previous fire season and make adjustments as necessary. Local after-action reviews regarding season-long issues and successes will be shared with the Regional Fire Director and State FMO to inform an AAR at the State level.
FIRE WARDEN GENERAL The fire warden is an integral component of the wildland fire protection program in Utah. Responsibility for wildland fire management is a complex mix of federal, state and local laws, policies and cooperative agreements. By law each fire service provider is primarily responsible for fire within their jurisdiction. Because wildland fires seldom remain in a single jurisdiction the cooperating agencies have made agreements that define how we will work together. The “Master Agreement” states that the Division is responsible for wildland fire suppression on private land and will manage all the required agreements with county and local government: (https://ffsl.link/EnterpriseIBM) - for QR code see 7.3 on page 192. The Fire Warden is the Division’s critical link between federal agencies and local fire service providers (reference to 65A-8-209(3). The ability of a Fire Warden to cooperate and coordinate fire protection activities between the Division, local fire departments, federal agencies’ personnel (BLM, USFS, BIA, NPS) and the public, will enhance the efforts of all personnel and assure efficient use of public dollars. The Fire Warden, as well as volunteer or full-time fire department personnel responding to wildland fire incidents will be qualified, trained, equipped and organized so that the incident is contained and controlled in the safest manner possible.
DIRECTION Attempt to control all wildfires in the county with local resources (county, state and federal). Should a fire warden require additional supervisory assistance on a wildfire, the Fire Management Officer (FMO) or designated Duty Officer (DO) will be contacted. (Each Area should develop specific SOPs to address this.) Additional supervisory and suppression resources outside of the county can be obtained through contact with the FMO or your interagency fire center. Incident stabilization is one of the main objectives on all wildland fires managed by the Division. Establishing order early and maintaining it throughout the duration of the incident is critical to the safety of suppression resources and the cost-effective allocation of forces and state funds. One tool to accomplish this objective is the Incident Organizer. Use an Incident Organizer to help compile and organize all the critical information needed to plan and execute an incident action plan. It is an effective tool to track resources. It provides a means to document all actions taken and the rationale behind the decision process as well as the information required to fill out a fire report. Use an Incident Organizer on all wildland
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