Management

This page provides the public and the wildland fire community with information on various fire management program activities. This page includes elements pertaining to fuels and fire ecology, fire use, firefighter training, safety, technology, terminology, and other wildland fire information.

• North Zone Fire Cache
• South Zone Fire Cache
• California Forest News  
  A video series exploring fire and fuels management and other topics related to National Forests in California
• Critical Incident Stress Management
• Fire Safety and Risk Management 
  Information to promote the safety and welfare of all firefighting personnel.
• Fuels, Fire Ecology & Smoke Management 
  This Fire Management program area is dedicated to protecting, restoring and enhancing the ecosystems of the Pacific Southwest through the use of fire and mechanical treatments.
• Hotshot Crews
• Incident Business Practices 
  This web area is a collection of business items of interest and provides links to sites with additional information. It contains Local Coop Fire Agreements and Annual Operating Plans as well as Cost Share Agreements.
• Incident Management Team Meetings
• Incident Procurement 
  Incident Procurement is designed to share Incident Contracting information within the Pacific Southwest Region.
• Pacific Southwest Region's Fire and Aviation Management Strategic Plan 
  Planning document for the Pacific Southwest Region 5, Fire and Aviation Management to operate as Wildland Fire and Aviation Management Leaders, while safely sustaining, protecting and restoring ecosystems.
• Project Activity Level (PAL) 
  PAL is a decision support tool designed to help fire and timber resource managers establish the level of industrial precaution for the following day.
• Saw Program
• Smokejumpers Home
• Training 
  Information regarding Regional and National Fire & Aviation training.
• Understanding of the National Fire Danger Rating System 
  A system that allows fire managers to estimate today's or tomorrow's fire danger for a given area.
• Wildland Fire Decision Support Systems (WFDSS) 
  A system of accepted models for risk-informed decision making in support of wildland fires.
• Wildland Fire Terminology
• Wildland Fire Training and Conference Center (WFTC) 
  WFTC provides classroom and meeting facilities for agency and public non-commercial functions.
• Wildfire Risk to Communities