Prescribed Fire Effects Monitoring FSM 5140 42 6

Prescribed Fire Effects Monitoring

FSM 5140. 42. 6 Forest Supervisor…responsibility… Ensuring adequate tracking and monitoring of all prescribed or wildland fire use…

Wildland Prescribed Fire Management Policy Implementation Procedures Reference Guide National Park Service USDA Forest Service Bureau of Indian Affairs U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Land Management

Implementation Guide: Provisions for post-burn evaluation to enable managers and the agency administrator to determine if project objectives have been met…… In addition to short-term monitoring to document the results of a burn, longterm monitoring is strongly recommended……

Why?

Forest Plan Implementation Purpose and Need / Proposed Action Alternatives Decision Desired and Existing Conditions Public Implement Adjust Evaluate Monitor

Maslow…… a roadmap for human behavior…

• Where are we?

• Where are we? • Where do we want to go?

• Where are we? • Where do we want to go? • What’s the best way?

• Where are we? • Where do we want to go? • What’s the best way? • Are we there yet?

Forest Plan Implementation Purpose and Need / Proposed Action Alternatives Decision Desired and Existing Conditions Public Implement Adjust Evaluate Monitor

What?

Forest Plan Implementation Purpose and Need / Proposed Action Alternatives Decision Desired and Existing Conditions Public Implement Adjust Evaluate Monitor

National Fire Plan “… 10 -Year……Implementation Plan” • Goal Two – Reduce Hazardous Fuels

Fire Threat Assessment Model • Hazard • Risk • Consequences

National Fire Plan “… 10 -Year……Implementation Plan” • Goal Two – Reduce Hazardous Fuels • Goal Three – Restore Fire Adapted Ecosystems

Total Monitoring • Implementation – according to management direction? • Effectiveness – moving toward desired condition? …intent of S&G’s? • Validation – still where we want to go? …underlying assumptions still valid?