Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment: 10 Year Strategy Implementation Plan, December 2006

摘要

The fires of 2000 focused national attention on the threats wildland fire posed to people, communities, and natural resources. All levels of government responded and, in concert with a wide spectrum of non-governmental interests, joined forces to develop a comprehensive nationwide approach to lessen the impacts of unwanted fires. A major component of that overall effort emerged in August 2001 with the approval of A Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment: 10-Year Strategy, (10-Year Strategy) by the Western Governors Association (WGA), the Secretaries of the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, and many others including southern Governors, counties, and tribes. The Governors, Secretaries, and their partners subsequently approved the Implementation Plan for the 10-Year Strategy in May 2002. Both documents benefited from the contributions of numerous non-governmental partners. Recognizing that effective management depends on adaptation in response to new understanding, the Implementation Plan envisioned its own review and modification over time. The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC), chartered by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to give collaborative strategic and policy oversight to the fire program, initiated a review of the Implementation Plan in December 2004. As an important part of this review, WFLC considered an evaluation completed in November 2004 by the WGA Forest Health Advisory Committee. This updated Implementation Plan focuses anew on the collaborative framework essential for success, and as to the Strategys four goals, sets forth desired outcomes, performance measures, and responsibilities for tasks identified. The goals are interrelated and mutually reinforcing: restoring fire-adapted ecosystems and reducing hazardous fuels will reduce risks to communities and provide economic benefits, as well as improve fire prevention and suppression. This updated Implementation Plan emphasizes: Information sharing and monitoring of accomplishments and forest conditions to improve transparency; A long-term commitment to maintaining the essential resources for implementation; Landscape-level vision for restoration of fire adapted ecosystems; The importance of using fire as a management tool; and Continuing to improve collaboration consistent with the vision of the 10-Year Strategy and this Implementation Plan.