Wildland Fire Plans and Policy

This dataset contains plans and policy for the National Park Service's Wildland Fire Management.<br><br>Fire management plans are required for all parks with burnable vegetation. The fire management plan is a document that lays out how fire management strategies and tactics will protect values-at-risk (such as structures, viewsheds, archeological sites, etc.) and provide the necessary tools to meet resource and park management goals and objectives. The plan is based on professional fire management expertise, specific knowledge of park resources, visitor use patterns, local weather patterns, fire history, science, and ecology.<br>Fire management plans also summarize elements of law, policy, and requirements from other park planning efforts. The park’s fire management plan is guided by the park’s existing planning documents, such as the general management plan and resource stewardship strategy.<br>The NPS fire management plan framework can be found on the National Wildfire Coordinating Group Interagency Fire Planning Committee useful resources dropdown menu.<br><br>The purpose of the NPS Wildland Fire Strategic Plan (2025 planning is in progress) is to position NPS wildland fire management for the future by identifying assumptions, reaffirming our values, and establishing our priorities to meet the mission and the Secretarial goals for active management.<br>These wildland fire goals directly effect how the NPS plans, responds to, and manages wildland fire. In addition, they establish the framework for effectively planning an efficient organization consisting of a well-trained and well-positioned workforce, and how to make the best use of appropriated funds.<br>Success resides with all NPS employees and our partners. As conditions inevitably change, and as progress is made to meet our goals, the NPS Fire Management Leadership Board will continually monitor, review, and update this plan as often as necessary to ensure that it remains a trusted reference point.<br><br>Dataset retrieved on 2025-03-23<br>