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Incident Business Practices

Best business practices for wildfire, non-fire and FEMA emergency responses. 

Acquisition

Information about All-risk Acquisition authority, emergency equipment rental agreements (EERAs) and contracting. 

Many old fire hoses rolled and others bundled stacked on wood pallets awaiting servicing and testing before being put back into use.
South Zone Fire Cache supports January 2025 Fires: A pile of rolled hoses awaits rehab at the South Zone Fire Cache in Ontario, California. The hoses are pressure tested, cleaned and hung on towers to dry, before being rolled up again and put back into service. (Forest Service photo by Kerry Greene)
 

AD Employees

Administratively Determined (AD) Payment Status Report (08/26/2026), (XLSX, 2.2 MB)

The ECI is located in the upper left-hand corner of the OF-288. You can search the report by hitting Ctrl F and entering your ECI.

If you have questions about this report, call ASC Incident Finance 1-877-372-7248, select option #1 then option #3.

ADs without access to Forest Service computers can email the Budget and Finance Contact Center to submit questions or request additional information regarding payment status.

Additional Information

  • Archives: Incident Business Practices archived documents from 2016 and older.

  • Cooperative Relations (DOCX, 119 KB): Master Cooperative Wildland Fire Management and Stafford Act Response Agreement

  • Cost Accounting: Incident job code direction from 2026 - 2015

All-Hazard

The USDA Forest Service's All-Hazard program is the primary link between the interagency wildland fire community, federal structure fire-related agencies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Response Framework (NRF).

Compensation Injury Guidance

The Compensation Injury Guidance page addresses all work related injuries and illnesses while on wildland fires or other emergency incidents.

Cooperative Agreement and Cost Share Settlement:

Incident

  • Payments: Incident Finance Branch Payment Procedures

  • Procurement Purchase Card Lodging Guidance: Q & A for Lodging (PDF, 79 KB)

Personnel

Information about AD pay plans, letters and memos, travel, pay information, hiring and insurance for Wildland Firefighting Personnel.

Wildland firefighters getting a briefing
Crater Sinks prescribed fire project: Flagstaff Hotshots conduct firing operations June 6, 2023, on a portion of the Crater Sinks prescribed fire project, located on the Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. (Forest Service Photo by Randi Shaffer).