Fire Policy Reform
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Cohesive Strategy for Wildfire Management
FUSEE comments on Cohesive Strategy
National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy
Cohesive Strategy (Oct. draft)
Forums on the Cohesive Strategy for Wildland Fire Management - FUSEE's submitted written comments
Invitation: Forums on the Cohesive Strategy for Wildland Fire Management
Memorandum of Understanding – Wildland Fire Leadership Council
U.S. Forest Service Fire Policy Direction
USFS Fire Management Policy: Shift in Policy or Shifty Policy
USFS Chief Tom Tidwell's Letter of Intent on 2014 Fire Season (Feb. 6, 2014)
USFS Ten Questions: The Risk Decision Framework, 2014
USFS Chief Tom Tidwell's Letter of Intent on 2013 Fire Season (Feb. 20, 2013)
USFS Wildland Fire Response Protocol (Feb. 2013)
USFS Washington Office's "Overview of What has Not Changed in Chief's Letter of Intent" (March 2013)
USFS Deputy Chief Jim Hubbard's Memo on 2012 Wildfire Guidance (May 25, 2012)
Seewald and Derr's Wildfire Review Report for Congressman Steve Pearce and the National Institute for the Elimination of Catastrophic Wildfire (April 2013)
Media Stories on 2013 USFS Fire Policy Change
Forest Service Chief Announces Return to Sensible Policy for 2013 Wildfire Season: Ends Fiscally and Ecologically Irresponsible Policy Against Managing Wildfires for Safety and Restoration Goals
March 6, 2013
Forest Service Hits Reverse on Firefighting Policy (Public News Service)
Forest Service Letter Gives Vague Ideas About Fighting Wildfires (NBC Montana.com)
March 7, 2013
Forest Service Appears to Shift Controversial -- and Shortsighted -- Firefighting Policy (OnEarth.com)
USFS: 'Fight All Fires' No More (Sheridan Media.com)
March 8, 2013
Forest Service May Let More Fires Burn (Associated Press)
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Time Magazine
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Outside Magazine
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Treehugger.com
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News Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) |
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Ruidoso News (NM) |
Silver City Daily Press (NM) |
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Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC) |
Sumter Times (SC) |
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Corpus Christi Caller Times (TX) |
Standard Examiner (Ogden, UT) |
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Wenatchee World (WA) |
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Forest Service on Wildfires: Burn, Baby, Burn: The Agency Appears to Have Backed Off Its Controversial "Aggressive Initial Attack" Strategy for Wildfires (Mother Jones)
Forest Service Decides to 'Let It Burn' (Salon)
U.S. Forest Service Adopts New (Old) Wildfire Policy (KBOI2.com, Boise, ID)
March 9, 2013
U.S. Forest Service Moves Away from Fire Policy (FireEngineering.com)
March 11, 2013
Fire Suppression Flip-Flop (High Country News)
August 7, 2012
In a Major Policy Reversal, the Forest Service Is Fighting Every Fire This Year -- But at What Cost? (OnEarth)
Appropriate Management Response
Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy - FINAL
Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy - DRAFT
Quadrennial Fire Review 2009
Asymmetric Fire and Strategic Management Response
National Wildfire Coordinating Group: Memorandum 1-7-09
Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy
Begging the Question: Appropriate Management Response as a Toolbox vs. Tautology: Integrating Safety, Ethical, and Ecological Sideboards into AMR (FUSEE)
FUSEE AMR policy proposals
Decision Not to Approve New or Continued Wildland Fire Use or Prescribed Fire
Strategic Implementation Plan Template
Cost Management Strategy DRAFT
Modification of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy Guidance
Briefing Paper: Modifying Guidance for Implementation of Fed. Wildland Fire Policy
2008 Directions to Leaders - Federal Fire & Aviation programs
Incentives & Wildfire Suppression Policy
AMR Long-term Implementation Plan (PowerPoint)
Fire Executive Council: Briefing Paper: Modifying Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Policy
National Fire Plan: Wildland Fire Leadership Council Decision Document
Appropriate Management Response: Northern Rockies 2007
Appropriate Management Response (AMR) Policies: A State Perspective – Management considerations for large, long duration wildland fire incidents in Montana
AMR Briefing Paper, Fire Executive Council
AMR Briefing Paper Timeline, Wildland Fire Leadership Council
Issue Paper: Implementing Appropriate Management Response
Uncle Stu
JFSP Research Interest on AMR
NFAEB AMR memo
R1 AMR Summary for the Northern Rockies
R3 Wildland Fire Management Efficiencies Implementation Guide
USFS AMR Guide 2007
USFS AMR Guide 2006
