PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT



PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT

AMONG

THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, STATE OF COLORADO

THE

NATIONAL FORESTS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, U.S.D.A., FOREST SERVICE

THE

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF COLORADO

AND THE

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

REGARDING

THE MANAGEMENT OF WILDLAND FIRE FOR RESOURCE BENEFITS

WHEREAS, the USDA Forest Service is authorized by the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act (P.L. 86-517, 74 Stat. 215; 16 U.S.C. 528), and the Bureau of Land Management is authorized by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (P.L. 94-579, 90 Stat. 2743); and

WHEREAS, the Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have determined that the management of wildland fire for resource objectives has the potential to affect historic properties and have consulted with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council) pursuant to Section 800.13 of the regulations (36 CFR part 800) implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA, 16 U.S.C. 470f); and

WHEREAS, the fire management area covered by this Programmatic Agreement (PA) includes all public lands managed by the units of the BLM and FS in the State of Colorado as listed in Appendix A and will be collectively referred to herein as the BLM and FS lands; and

WHEREAS, a relatively small proportion of the lands covered by this PA have been inventoried and, consequently, there is the potential that the management of wildland fire for resource benefits may damage or destroy unidentified flammable and fire vulnerable historic properties; and

WHEREAS, The BLM, FS, SHPO, and Council agree that published data indicate that certain classes of historic properties are at minimal risk under controlled burning, but are vulnerable to fire-control, suppression and rehabilitation activities (Appendix B); and

WHEREAS, the definitions contained in 36 CFR 800.2 and those included in Appendix C shall apply to this agreement; and

WHERAS, the BLM and FS have provided the Tribes listed in Appendix E the opportunity to comment on this PA:

NOW, THEREFORE, the BLM, FS, SHPO and the Council agree that the following will be incorporated into the Fire Operating Plans of the BLM and FS units participating in this agreement based on the process outlined in Appendix D.

STIPULATIONS

The BLM and the FS shall ensure that the following stipulations are carried out:

A. Pre-Ignition of Wildland Fire Managed for Resource Benefits:

1. Cultural Resource Specialists (CRSs) stationed on the BLM and FS units specified in Appendix A will prepare for their respective units, “prescription/constraint” (P/C) maps showing potential high risk areas and specially designated exclusion areas detailed in A.2 below. The P/C maps must be completed by each participating unit before it may implement its managed wildland fire program.

a. High and low risk classes of historic properties identified by the BLM and FS are listed in Appendix B. Any party to this PA may request that this list be amended whereupon the parties will consult to consider such amendment. Changes to this list may be made by written consent of the SHPO, Council, Regional Forester (FS), and State Director (BLM).

b. The P/C maps will be developed using literature and records searches, including, but not limited to aerial photographs, topographic sheets, cultural resource atlases, and fire effects studies.

c. The protected areas encompassing historic properties and potential areas of high risk will be indicated on the P/C maps.

d. The BLM and FS will consult with American Indian Tribes in developing the P/C maps. At a minimum, the participating BLM and FS units will consult with interested American Indian Tribes to determine potential damage to Traditional Cultural Properties. A list of Tribes consulted is included in Appendix E.

e. Each CRS shall provide their completed P/C maps to the Fire Manager for incorporation into their unit’s fire Operating Plan, for use in the initial development of a managed wildland fire’s burn plan.

f. Each participating BLM and FS unit will make their respective P/C maps available to SHPO and the Council for review and comment upon request.

2. All Existing, proposed and potential National Register (NR) Districts will be excluded from managed wildland fire burn plans.

3. A CRS will be designated as a member of the Managed Wildland Fire Analysis Team as described in Appendix D. Once an ignition has been determined to have the potential to be a wildland fire managed for resource benefits, the CRS will consult the P/C maps to assess the potential risks to identified and unidentified NR eligible, potentially eligible, or designated properties. The CRS will use the P/C maps as a basis for recommending to the Deciding Officer whether a fire should proceed as a managed wildland fire or should be suppressed because of the risks to identified and unidentified NR eligible, potentially eligible, or designated properties.

4. The FS and BLM will ensure that the Managed Wildland Fire Operating Plans covering the lands affected by this agreement are submitted to the SHPO prior to implementation of the plans.

B. Managed Wildland Fire “in Progress” Activities:

1. The CRS shall be informed and involved in the “daily revalidation” of managed wildland fire

conditions (see Appendix D) to ensure that the risks to historic properties and their protective needs have not changed as a result of any changes in a managed fire’s behavior.

2. In the event that it becomes necessary to employ ground-disturbing fire control methods during the management of a wildland fire, a CRS (or archeological technician under the supervision of a CRS) will be required to accompany bulldozer and hand line crews in order to protect known properties and previously unidentified properties. The need for such protective measures will be identified in the

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Risk Assessment stage and burn plan development. A CRS or designated archeological technician will be assigned to accompany the bulldozer or hand line crew to mark sites for avoidance.

3. Historic properties at high risk to damage by fire, as identified in Appendix B of this agreement, will be protected through the use of natural topographic features, previously constructed roads, fuel breaks, and non ground - disturbing techniques such as wet lines and black lines. Previously unrecorded high-risk properties that are encountered during the course of a managed wildland fire will be protected in the same manner.

C. Post-Fire Activities:

1. Because of the nature of managed wildland fire, ground-disturbing rehabilitation work is not a typical element of post fire activities. However, should ground-disturbing rehabilitation work be required, the BLM will ensure that it is carried out in accordance with the terms of the State Protocol Agreement between the Colorado State Director of the Bureau of Land Management and Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Manner in Which the Bureau of Land Management Will Meet its Responsibilities Under the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Programmatic Agreement Among the Bureau of Land Management, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Council of State Historic Preservation Officers (State Protocol). The FS will ensure that it is carried out in consultation with the SHPO, ACHP, interested Indian Tribes, and interested persons in accordance with 36 CFR 800.

2. The BLM and the FS shall conduct an annual review of the cultural resource activities related to the managed wildland fire program. One CRS representing the FS and one CRS from the BLM will collaborate on the preparation of a FS/BLM, consolidated annual report to the Regional Forester for the FS and the State Director for the BLM listing all activities accomplished and planned as part of the Managed Wildland Fire program. The CRS on each participating unit will be responsible for providing a summary report of the activities accomplished under this agreement on their respective units to the representatives described above no later than March 1, of each year. The content of the individual unit reports is outlined in Appendix F. The report will be submitted to the SHPO and Council after review by the Regional Forester and State Director. The report will be submitted to the Regional Forester and the State Director no later than April 1, of each year and to the SHPO and Council no later than July 1, of the same year.

3. As part of long term wildland fire management strategy, the BLM and FS shall support a variety of cultural resource management activities as they relate to the wildland fire management program. These activities will be carried out on an annual basis and may include, but are not limited to, reconnaissance survey, post-fire studies, monitoring, backlog site evaluations, and cultural resource related research. Descriptions of the activities accomplished, as well as activities planned for the subsequent fiscal year, shall be included in the annual report. Failure to comply with this requirement will constitute non-compliance with the terms of this PA and may result in the suspension of a participating FS or BLM unit, or units from the terms of this Agreement.

D. General Provisions:

1. The P/C maps described in A.1 will contain sensitive information concerning the locations of cultural

resources. Except as provided elsewhere in this PA, distribution of these maps will be limited to the Wildland Fire Analysis Team.

2. Fire crews will receive instruction on the laws and agency policies regarding the protection of cultural

resources as part of their orientation training.

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3. Identification, reporting and treatment of effects on historic properties associated with the Managed Wildland Fire program will be conducted by the BLM in accordance with the State Protocol and by the FS in accordance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR 190:44716-42) and with 36 CFR 800.4 through 800.6.

4. Any party to this PA may request that it be amended whereupon the parties shall consult to consider such amendment.

5. The Regional Forester or State Director may, at their discretion or upon written notification from the SHPO or Council, suspend a participating National Forest or BLM unit from the terms of this PA upon determination of a documented pattern of failure to comply with the terms of this PA. In that event, the parties and the affected unit shall be provided thirty (30) days to consult, to seek agreement or other actions that would avoid suspension. The SHPO and Council will be notified in writing of the suspension. In the case of the FS, suspension from this agreement requires the affected National Forest unit to comply with 36 CFR Parts 800.4 through 800.6 with regard to all undertakings that otherwise would be reviewed under this agreement. In the case of the BLM, suspension from this agreement requires the affected unit to comply with the State Protocol with regard to all undertakings that otherwise would be reviewed under this agreement. Suspension of a National Forest or BLM unit from the terms of this Agreement may be lifted by the Regional Forester or State Director with unanimous consent of the consulting parties.

6. Any party to this PA may terminate it by providing thirty (30) days’ notice to the other parties, provided that the parties will consult prior to written termination to seek agreement on amendments or other actions that would avoid termination. In the event of termination, the FS will comply with 36 CFR 800.4 through 800.6 with regard to individual undertakings covered by this agreement. In the event of termination, The BLM will comply with the State Protocol with regard to undertakings covered by this agreement.

7. Pursuant to Section 22, Title 41, United States Code, no member of, or Delegate to, Congress shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement, or any benefits that might arise therefrom.

8. The principal contacts for this PA include the following:

Regional Heritage Program Manager Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

U. S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region Office of Planning and Review

P. O. Box 25127 12136 West Bayaud Avenue, Suite 330

Lakewood, Colorado 80225 Lakewood, Colorado 80228

(303) 275-5051 (303) 969-5110

Deputy Preservation Officer State Historic Preservation Officer

Bureau of Land Management Colorado Historical Society

2505 South Townsend 1300 Broadway

Montrose, Colorado 81402 Denver, Colorado 80203

(970) 240-5303 (303) 866-3392

Cultural Resource Advisor

Office of the State Director

Bureau of Land Management

2850 Youngfield Street

Lakewood, Colorado 80225

(303) 239-3752

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9. This instrument is neither a fiscal nor a funds obligation document. Any endeavor involving reimbursement, contribution of funds, or transfer of anything of value between the parties to this instrument will be handled in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and procedures including those for Government procurement and be made in writing by representatives of the parties and shall be independently authorized by appropriate statutory authority. This instrument does not provide such authority. Specifically, this instrument does not establish authority for noncompetitive award to the cooperator or of any contract or other agreement. Any contract or agreement for training or other services must fully comply with all applicable requirements for competition.

10. This instrument is executed as of the last date shown below and expires no later than September 30, 2003 at which time it is subject to review, renewal, or expiration. The BLM, FS, SHPO and ACHP will meet prior to this date in order to review the effectiveness of this PA and determine its disposition.

Execution and implementation of this Programmatic Agreement evidences that the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have afforded the Council a reasonable opportunity to comment on the Managed Wildland Fire Program and that the Forest Service and BLM have taken into account the effects of the Program on historic properties.

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Lyle Laverty, Regional Forester, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S.D.A. - Forest Service Date

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Ann Morgan, State Director, Bureau of Land Management, State of Colorado Date

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Georgianna Contiguglia, Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer Date

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John M. Fowler, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Date

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APPENDIX A

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND FOREST SERVICE UNITS

PARTICIPATING IN THIS AGREEMENT

Bureau of Land Management

Office of the State Director

Bureau of Land Management

2850 Youngfield Street

Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076

Deputy Preservation Officer and

Uncompahgre Resource Area

Bureau of Land Management

2505 South Townsend

Montrose, Colorado 81402

Glenwood Springs Resource Area

50649 Highway 6 and 24

P.O. Box 1009

Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601

Grand Junction Resource Area

2815 H Road

Grand Junction, Colorado 81506

Gunnison Resource Area

216 North Colorado

Gunnison, Colorado 81230

Kremmling Resource Area

1116 Park Avenue

P.O. Box 68

Kremmling, Colorado 80459

Little Snake Resource Area

1280 Industrial Avenue

Craig, Colorado 81625

Royal Gorge Resource Area

3170 E. Main Street

Canon City, Colorado 81212

San Juan Resource Area

701 Camino del Rio

Durango, Colorado 81301

White River Resource Area

73544 Highway 64

Meeker, Colorado 81641

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U. S. Forest Service

Regional Forester

Rocky Mountain Region

P.O. Box 25127

Lakewood, Colorado 80225

Arapaho – Roosevelt National Forests and

Pawnee National Grasslands

240 West Prospect

Fort Collins, Colorado 80526

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests

2250 Highway 50

Delta, Colorado 81416

Medicine Bow – Routt National Forests

Headquarters Annex

Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487

Pike – San Isabel National Forests

And Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

1920 Valley Drive

Pueblo, Colorado 81008

San Juan – Rio Grande National Forests

701 Camino del Rio

Durango, Colorado 81301

White River National Forest

Old Federal Building

Box 948

Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602

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APPENDIX B

WILDLAND FIRE AND HISTORIC PROPERTY PROTECTION

In defining constraint areas for managing wildland fires for resource benefits, three basic threats to historic properties were considered:

1. Threats from fire itself, or fire intensity;

1. Threats from fire control activities such as bulldozer lines, hand lines, retardant drops and staging areas;

1. Threats from post-fire erosion control or rehabilitation activities.

In the case of a wildland fire managed for resource benefits, the primary threat is from fire itself and to a lesser degree, associated control activities such as building line with a bulldozer or other ground–disturbing equipment. With respect to the latter, ground–disturbing control activities are minimal owing to the fact that a managed wildland fire relies primarily on natural fuel breaks such as streams, extensive rock outcroppings, existing roads and other topographic features for control and size limits. Because of the low–intensity nature of a managed fire, ground–disturbing rehabilitation work is not a typical element of post–fire activities. In cases where rehabilitation work is required, it is not of an emergency nature as is the case with wildfires.

The list of high and low risk properties that may be affected by fire directly was developed through a review of available literature on the subject of fire effects on cultural resources. The primary sources for this review included The Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources: A Survey of Literature Pertaining to Fire Control and Management by William Kight, dated 1994 and The Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources by Hal Keesling, dated 1993. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be amended as provided for in A.1.a.

High Risk:

Historic sites with standing, or down wooden structures or other flammable features.

Rock image sites.

Prehistoric sites with flammable architectural elements and other flammable features.

Prehistoric artifact scatters located in potentially unstable geomorphological settings.

Historic and prehistoric sites with the potential for hearths and datable charcoal or other fire sensitive deposits.

Prehistoric and historic cemeteries.

Peeled, or scarred pine tree sites.

Aspen art sites.

Traditional Cultural Properties.

Rockshelter Sites

Cultural Landscapes

Low Risk:

Prehistoric and historic sites with deeply buried cultural deposits.

Prehistoric artifact scatters in stable settings.

Prehistoric and historic sites with non-flammable surface features.

Historic earthworks.

Sites officially determined ineligible for listing in the NRHP.

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APPENDIX C

DEFINITIONS

The following terms are defined in the Secretary of Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Identification (48 FR 190:44722) and at 36 CFR 800.2 e and from NPS Bulletin 36, Protecting Cultural Landscapes: Planning, Treatment and Management of Historic Landscapes.

a. Historic Property Historic Property means any prehistoric or historic district, site,

Building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in,

The National Register. This term includes, for the purposes of these

Regulations, artifacts, records, and remains that are related to and

located within such properties. The term “eligible for inclusion

in the National Register” includes both properties formally determined

as such by the Secretary of the Interior and all other properties that

meet the National Register listing criteria.

b. Intensive Survey A systematic, detailed examination of an area designed to gather

information about historic properties sufficient to evaluate them against predetermined criteria of significance within specific historic contexts.

c. Reconnaissance Survey An examination of all or part of an area accomplished is sufficient detail to make generalizations about the types and distributions of historic properties that may be present.

d. Cultural Landscapes A geographic area, including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.

The following terms have been defined in the Federal Wildland Fire Policy and Program Review approved by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior in December, 1995.

a. Wildland Fire Any non-structure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland.

b. Prescription Measurable criteria which guide selection of appropriate management

response and actions. Prescription criteria may include safety,

economic, public health, environmental, geographic, administrative,

social or legal considerations.

c. Appropriate Management Specific actions taken in response to a wildland fire to

Response implement protection and fire use objectives.

d. Prescribed Fire Any fire ignited by management actions to meet specific objectives.

A written, approved prescribed fire plan must exist, and NEPA

requirements must be met, prior to ignition.

e. Wildfire An unwanted wildland fire.

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f. Wildland Fire Situation A decision – making process that evaluates alternative management

Analysis (WFSA) strategies against selected safety, environmental, social, economical,

political, and resource management objectives as selection criteria.

Obsolete Terms:

a. Prescribed Natural Fire

a. Management Ignited Prescribed Fire

a. Escaped Fire Situation Analysis

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APPENDIX D

MANAGED WILDLAND FIRE

A wildland fire is any non-structure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland. “Managed Wildland Fire” is used to describe a wildland fire that begins with a natural ignition and is managed, in order to meet specific resource objectives. The term “wildfire” refers to an unwanted wildland fire that will be subjected to suppression actions (see Appendix C for additional definitions). The reliance on natural ignition makes predetermination of the location of a managed wildland fire impossible. As a consequence, planning for a managed wildland fire takes place at the “landscape” level, incorporating opportunities on both BLM and National Forest lands. While certain areas may be excluded for specific management reasons, for example National Register Districts, the majority of the Forests and Resource Areas, including Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas, will be open to the use of managed wildland fire as a means of achieving a variety of other resource benefits.

OBJECTIVES

There are two major objectives that are consistent with the use of managed wildland fire:

1. To permit lightning caused fires to play, as nearly as possible, their natural ecological role: and,

2. to reduce to an acceptable level, the risks and consequences of wildfire within the area or escaping from the area.

DECISION AND PLANNING PROCESS

The decision-making authority for a managed wildland fire rests with the Forest Supervisors, Associate Forest Supervisors, Area managers or their delegates. The Line Officer responsibility involves (1) approval of the decision to declare a natural ignition to be managed for resource objectives, (2) approval of the burn plan for each wildland fire that is to be managed, and (3) approval of revisions to the burn plan.

The person directly in charge of a managed wildland fire is the “Prescribed Fire Manager”.

Declaration of a managed wildland fire – Formal documentation of the decision to manage a natural ignition is accomplished by using the Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA) and a “Go/No Go” checklist.

Completion of the Prescribed Burn Plan will be accomplished in the first 72 hours after the decision to manage a wildland fire.

After the decision has been made to manage a natural ignition, a Managed Wildland Fire Analysis Team is assembled and planning proceeds through a series of three stages of assessment: (1) completion of the Go/No Go checklist, (2) development of the Prescribed Burn Plan”, and (3) daily revalidation of an on-going managed wildland fire.

The following criteria are considered in the initial risk assessment:

1. Cause of the ignition.

2. A Prescribed Burn Plan can be completed within 72 hours.

3. A Prescribed Fire Manager is available.

4. Regional, State and/or National Fire Situation requires suppression of new ignitions.

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5. BLM and FS fire suppression resources are at an appropriate level.

6. Air quality conditions are acceptable.

7. Funding is available. Life and private property boundaries are not immediately threatened.

4. There are no other Line Officer concerns relative to the management of a wildland fire for resource

benefits (other Line Officer concerns might include known significant resources such as National

Register Districts, Traditional Cultural Properties or certain natural resources).

The second level of risk analysis involves a more in-depth, site-specific examination of the fire’s potential and possible related resource damage. The following criteria are considered:

1. Impacts on visitors, users, cooperators, and communities.

2. Amount of fire that is acceptable and manageable.

3. Existing and predicted weather, fire behavior and fuel conditions.

4. Local/regional/national fire situation.

5. Drought evaluation.

6. Potential impacts on PETS (Proposed, Endangered, Threatened and Sensitive) plant and animal

species habitat.

7. Potential impacts to cultural resources.

8. Will the Maximum Allowable Perimeter (MAP) be threatened?

9. Will two or more managed wildland fires reach an undesirable condition?

The third element of the process is the “daily revalidation”. This is an on-going process designed to monitor and evaluate any critical changes that could influence management decisions for a managed wildland fire.

The Prescribed Fire Manager will test daily the assumptions and projections made in the Prescribed Burn Plan and MAP. The level of analysis conducted will be commensurate with the fire activity and predicted conditions. This daily documented analysis reaffirms that the managed wildland fire is still burning within Burn Plan expectations.

If changes have caused original assumptions to be significantly different or no longer valid, fire projections and/or changes of necessary actions will be updated. A revised Prescribed Burn Plan will be provided to the approving Line Officer.

If a change in the status of a managed wildland fire is to a wildfire, immediate completion of an Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA) will be done to determine the most appropriate response.

PREPARATION OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN PLAN

As noted above, a Prescribed Burn Plan will be completed and approved by the appropriate Line Officer for each managed wildland fire within 72 hours after discovery of an ignition and declaration to manage the fire for resource benefits.

1. The first task in the development of a Burn Plan is the completion of the fire projection for the

appropriate time period (normally 10 day and 30 day scenarios).

2. Once the fire projection has been completed, the complexity of the fire can be determined. This

dictates the positions/skills that will be required for preparing the Prescribed Burn Plan. At a

minimum:

the recommending Line Officer

Prescribed Fire Manager

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Fire Staff Officer

Prescribed Fire Behavior Specialist

Wilderness Specialist (on units possessing

Wilderness Areas)

Cultural Resource Specialist

Public Affairs Officer

As the complexity of a fire increases and more risk is involved, other skills and expertise are likely to be required including, wildlife biologists, fisheries biologists, botanists, hydrologists, soil scientists, and air resource specialists. All positions will be predetermined (prior to the fire season).

The expectations of this team are to:

1. Recommend the Maximum Allowable Perimeter.

Document a Risk Assessment by describing the probabilities and consequences of both success and failure of implementing the managed fire including potential effects on resources.

Compile a cost estimate for managing the fire.

Describe specific actions (monitoring fire behavior, holding actions, contingency actions, public information, viability of plants and animal habitats) to be undertaken as part of the management of the fire.

Compile the organization chart and personnel requirements to manage the fire.

Prepare daily revalidation process to be used during the course of the fire, including specific decision criteria to be reviewed.

Draft the evaluation plan for assessing the outcome of the fire.

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DECISION-MAKING AND NOTIFICATION FLOW CHART

FIRE DISCOVERED

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DISPATCH NOTIFIES DISTRICT FIRE OFFICER, BLM FIRE OFFICER AND APPROPRIATE

LINE OFFICER

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DISTRICT/RESOURCE AREA INITIATES INITIAL GO/NO-GO DECISION AND DOCUMENTS

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IF DECISION IS NO, DECLARE A WILDFIRE AND INITIATE A

WILDLAND FIRE SITUATION ANALYSIS

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IF DECISION IS YES TO MANAGE THE FIRE FOR RESOURCE BENEFITS

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ADJACENT DISTRICTS, RESOURCE AREAS, FOREST SUPERVISORS

DISTRICT MANAGERS, REGIONAL AND BLM STATE COORDINATION CENTERS

ARE NOTIFIED OF DECISION

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PRESCRIBED FIRE MANAGER AND FIRE ANALYSIS TEAM ASSIGNED

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PRESCRIBED FIRE MANAGER AND FIRE ANALYSIS TEAM

COMPLETE SECOND LEVEL OF ANALYSIS AND PRESCRIBED BURN PLAN

(WITHIN 72 HOURS OF FIRE DISCOVERY)

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DECISION TO CONTINUE AS A MANAGED WILDLAND FIRE OR

DECLARE A WILDFIRE

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IF NO, DECLARE A WILDFIRE AND INITIATE WILDLAND FIRE SITUATION ANALYSIS

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IF DECISION IS YES TO CONTINUE AS A WILDLAND FIRE MANAGED FOR RESOURCE BENEFITS

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RESOURCE SPECIALISTS AND FIRE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED DUTIES

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FIRE MANAGEMENT TEAM MONITORS THE FIRE AND COMPLETES DAILY REVALIDATION

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IF FIRE REMAINS IN PRESCRIPTION, MAINTAIN DAILY REVALIDATION

UNTIL FIRE IS DECLARED OUT

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FIRE MANAGEMENT TEAM PREPARES SUMMARY FIRE REPORT

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APPENDIX E

LIST OF TRIBES CONSULTED

Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma

Northern Arapaho

Cheyenne Tribe of Oklahoma

Northern Cheyenne

Comanche Tribe

Hopi Tribe

Jicarilla Apache Tribe

Kiowa Tribe

Navajo Nation

Shoshone Tribe

Shoshone-Bannock Tribe

Southern Ute Tribe

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Uintah-Ouray Ute Tribe

Nineteen Pueblos including:

Pueblo of Cochiti

Pueblo of Isleta

Pueblo of Laguna

Pueblo of Zia

Pueblo of San Ildefonso

Pueblo of San Juan

Pueblo of Santa Clara

Pueblo of Acoma

Pueblo of Sandia

Pueblo of Zuni

Pueblo of San Felipe

Pueblo of Santa Ana

Pueblo of Santo Domingo

Pueblo of Pojoaque

Pueblo of Nambe

Pueblo of Picuris

Pueblo of Tesuque

Pueblo of Jemez

Pueblo of Taos

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APPENDIX F

OUTLINE OF CONTENTS OF REPORTS SPECIFIED IN STIPULATION C.2

This agreement concerns only fires that were managed for resources objectives. Thus, fires that required immediate suppression (wildfires) and the activities associated with them should not be considered here, although the total number of managed fires versus wildfires should be stated for comparative purposes. In general, the report to the agency representatives from the individual units should be simple and straightforward.

I. ACTIVITIES:

A. Managed Wildland Fires:

This section should include a summary description of each wildland fire managed for resource objectives. The description should be simple: how many, their names, geographic location, and size (accompanied by an 81/2” x 11” document size map showing location of each fire to be included in an appendix to the combined report).

Also include a description of any ground disturbing controlling actions that were used and how these were mitigated.

B. Process:

One of the most important aspects of this agreement is the process that involves Cultural Resource Specialists in the Risk Assessment and planning process for managed wildland fire. A discussion of how the process worked or didn’t work for each individual unit is therefore relevant and should be included.

C. Problems:

A discussion of any problems associated either with the overall implementation of the agreement (for example, overall coordination between Fire Managers and CRSs) or more specific difficulties (for example, the availability of a unit’s CRS for the planning process).

D. Other Activities:

1. A brief listing of activities supported by the Fire Management Program as part of Stipulation C.3. This would include reconnaissance’s and other inventories conducted for the purposes of fuels management or any other project supported fiscally by the Forest or Resource Area Fire Management Program. Detailed reports on each project are not expected as part of the report specified in Stipulation C.3. Such projects will be reported on detail in accordance with the standard reporting process utilized by each agency. For the BLM, reporting will be in accordance with the terms of the State Protocol. In the case of the FS, reporting will be in accordance with 36 CFR 800.4 through 800.6

2. A listing of Fire-supported projects proposed for the upcoming fiscal year as part of Stipulation C.3.

II. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This section should include any recommendations individual units may have concerning the agreement and the processes outlined therein (from both Fire and Cultural Program perspectives).

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