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Wildland Fire Management Plan

Arnold Air Force Base 2017 - 2021

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ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN

2017 ? 2021

This Wildland Fire Management Plan (WFMP) has been prepared in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures of the department of Defense, the Air Force, and the National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group. The effective date of the WFMP begins on the date of the last required signature.

Approving Officials:

LAVIOLETTE.JOHN. Digitally signed by

LAVIOLETTE.JOHN.W.1010835212

W.1010835212

Date: 2017.04.11 11:49:26 -05'00'

JOHN W. LAVIOLETTE

Date

Wildland Fire Program Manager

Digitally signed by LOPES.DARYLE.L.1009452318

LOPES.DARYLE.L.1009452318 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=CONTRACTOR, cn=LOPES.DARYLE.L.1009452318 Date: 2017.04.03 14:27:59 -05'00'

DARYLE L. LOPES

Date

Base Fire Chief

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 10 2.0 PROGRAM AUTHORITY...................................................................................... 12 3.0 AAFB FIRE MANAGEMENT GOALS ................................................................. 12 4.0 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ..................................................................... 12

4.1 WILDLAND FIRES ................................................................................................................................... 13 4.2 PRESCRIBED FIRES ................................................................................................................................. 13

5.0 INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND MUTUAL AID .................................. 14 6.0 SMOKE MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 14 7.0 SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ................................................ 15

7.1 SITE SPECIFIC PRESCRIBED BURN PLANS ............................................................................................... 16 7.2 PRE-BURN BRIEFING .............................................................................................................................. 16 7.3 PRE- BURN COORDINATION / NOTIFICATION.......................................................................................... 16 7.4 UNEXPLODED ORDINANCE AND "NO PLOW ZONES" .............................................................................. 16

8.0 RISK ASSESSMENT AND DECISION ANALYSIS............................................ 18

8.1 FMU-1 FULL DIRECT SUPPRESSION ....................................................................................................... 19 8.2 FMU-2 LIMITED DIRECT SUPPRESSION/INDIRECT SUPPRESSION ............................................................ 20 8.3 FMU-3 INDIRECT SUPPRESSION/MONITORING ....................................................................................... 19

9.0 WILDLAND FIRE HISTORY ................................................................................ 27

9.1 PRESETTLEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 28 9.2 FIRE ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO AAFB ESTABLISHMENT............................................................................... 28 9.3 AAFB FIRE ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................... 29

10.0 NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................... 31 11.0 MISSION IMPACTS .............................................................................................. 29 12.0 WILDLAND FUEL FACTORS ............................................................................ 29

12.1 GRASS AND GRASS DOMINATED .......................................................................................................... 29

Fuel Model 1 ............................................................................................................................. 29 Fuel Model 3 ............................................................................................................................. 33

12.2 SHRUB FIELDS ...................................................................................................................................... 36

Fuel Model 6 ............................................................................................................................. 36

12.3 TIMBER LITTER .................................................................................................................................... 36

Fuel Model 8 ............................................................................................................................. 36 Fuel Model 9 ............................................................................................................................. 36

12.4 SLASH .................................................................................................................................................. 37

Fuel Model 11 ........................................................................................................................... 37 Fuel Model 12 ........................................................................................................................... 37

12.5 FIRE BEHAVIOR .................................................................................................................................... 37

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