MISSION STATEMENT

CHAPTER 1 DIVISION ORGANIZATION

MISSION STATEMENT

The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (FFSL) manages, sustains and strengthens Utah’s forests, rangelands, sovereign lands and watersheds for its citizens and visitors.

AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY • Determine and execute the best methods of protecting private and public property by preventing the origin and spread of fire on non-federal forest, rangeland and watershed. • Protect non-federal forest and watershed areas through application of conservation principles. • Encourage private landowners to preserve, protect and manage forest and other lands throughout the state.

COREVALUES OF THE FIRE PROGRAM • WE encourage innovation • WE cultivate a trusting environment • WE embrace a safety-conscious approach • WE promote open and honest communication • WE respect and develop individuals and teams • WE uphold the highest standard of integrity in all of our actions • WE are personally accountable and deliver on our commitments • WE develop sincere relationships resulting in valuable partnership

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the FFSL Fire Program is to protect Utah from the dangers of wildfire through collaborative prevention, preparedness, fuels mitigation, and fire management.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS All current State Agreements, Fire Department Agreements, County Agreements, Rate Books and Utah Wildfire Resource Memorandum of Understanding (UWRMOU) are stored on the State FFSL Enterprise Website: (https://ffsl.link/EnterpriseFire) - for QR Code see 1.1 on page 11. These documents are updated annually and are utilized by state and federal resources, including Incident Management Teams.

UTAH COOPERATIVE FIRE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (CFMA) AND STAFFORD ACT RESPONSE AGREEMENT The purpose of this Agreement is to document the commitment of the Agencies to this Agreement to improve efficiency by facilitating the coordination and exchange of personnel, equipment, supplies, services, and funds among the Agencies in sustaining wildland fire management activities, such as prevention, preparedness, communication and education, fuels treatment and hazard mitigation, fire planning, response strategies,

tactics and alternatives, suppression and emergency stabilization and/or burned area rehabilitation. Agreement numbers are listed in the Reference Section.

STATEWIDE OPERATING PLAN This Statewide Operating Plan is prepared pursuant to the (CFMA) between the State of Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and U.S. Department of Interior Agencies (DOI) within the State and the Intermountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service.

FIRE DEPARTMENT MANUAL AND RATE BOOK The Utah Division of FFSL, Fire Department Manual and Rate Book establishes standard pay rates and explains the requirements and payment method for Utah fire departments and supporting agencies providing services on wildland fires outside their jurisdictional area of responsibility.

FIRE DEPARTMENT UWRMOU The purpose of this UWRMOU is to provide a mechanism for procurement, use and compensation for services provided by Utah fire departments or districts outside their jurisdictional area of responsibility to the State of Utah and its cooperators.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN FFSL AND COUNTIES For the purpose of establishing and maintaining a cooperative program for wildland fire protection in order to discharge the responsibilities of the County and the State for protecting unincorporated private, County and state-owned forest, rangeland and watershed lands from fire as provided by UCA, section 65A-8-203.

UTAH NATIONAL GUARD AGREEMENT This agreement provides a mechanism for the use of and reimbursement for National Guard resources on wildland fire incidents. Resources can only be used under the authority of a Governor’s declaration of a state of emergency. All requests for National Guard resources are made through the state office.

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT This agreement defines the procedures for ordering and procuring Utah Department of Transportation resources for wildland fire management activities.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands is one of the eight divisions that comprise the Department of Natural Resources.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS • Bear River Area • Central Area • Northeast Area • Southwest Area