Wildland Fire WG Welcome to the 2020 Wildland

Wildland Fire WG Welcome to the 2020 Wildland Fire Working Group Meeting Mark Stevenson, USAF and Stephen Najjar, USAF Co-Chairs

Wildland Fire WG Agenda WG update Service fire accomplishments Items of interest from members Election for one co-chair, two year term Memorial for Nicole Chadwick-Hawkins

Accomplishments Developed web page in conjunction with members Email sharing information with membership Considered line officer type training in conjunction with NMFWA, decided to plan for next year

Web Page

USAF Fiscal Year 19 Wildland Fire Stats Wildfires Fires: 182 Acres: 53, 097 Prescribed Burns Fires: 351 Acres: 147, 599 Mechanical Treatments: 30 Acres: 1, 373

Army Wildland Fire Data Summaries # Army Installations Managing Wildland Fire: 149 Total Acres (n=149 sites): 12. 3 M Burnable Acres (n=149 sites): 8. 6 M (70%) FY 19 Reported Wildfire Acres: 123, 800 (2, 084 fires) 5 -Year Avg Reported Wildfire Acres: 181, 900 While 63% of installations are categorized as Medium to High Wildfire Hazard, they represent 84% of the burnable acreage (graphics to right). Data Source: FY 19 Environmental Quality Reporting HQDA, DCS G-9, DAIN-ISE Anne Jewell / DCS, G-9 Environmental Division / 571 -256 -9732 / anne. m. jewell 3. civ@mail. mil 6 Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) 6

Army Wildland Fire Data Summaries # Army Installations Applying Prescribed (Rx) Fire: 103 FY 19 Planned Rx Fire Acres: 897, 800 FY 19 # Rx Burn Days: 1, 169 FY 19 Actual Rx Fire Acres: 493, 000 (55% of planned) 5 -Year Avg Rx Fire Acres: 503, 860 Primary Rx Fire objectives categorized as fuel reduction, ecosystem/threatened endangered species management, forest management (graphics to right). Data Source: FY 19 Environmental Quality Reporting HQDA, DCS G-9, DAIN-ISE Anne Jewell / DCS, G-9 Environmental Division / 571 -256 -9732 / anne. m. jewell 3. civ@mail. mil Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) 7

Army Wildland Fire Data Summaries Approximately 2, 000 personnel in wildland fire management at installations, predominantly performing wildland fire mission as a collateral-duty function. Innately cross-functional between Natural Resources and Fire and Emergency Services programs with augmentation through external agreements. Progressing towards NWCG position qualification standards for Army civilian personnel. Data Source: FY 19 Environmental Quality Reporting HQDA, DCS G-9, DAIN-ISE Anne Jewell / DCS, G-9 Environmental Division / 571 -256 -9732 / anne. m. jewell 3. civ@mail. mil Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) 8

Nicole Chadwic k Hawkins Anne Jewell / DCS, G-9 Environmental Division / 571 -256 -9732 / anne. m. jewell 3. civ@mail. mil Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) 9