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Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Fire Management Plan Requirement......................................................................................1 1.2 Collaborative Planning Process..............................................................................................1 1.3 Federal Policy Implementation ...............................................................................................1 1.4 NEPA/NHPA Planning Requirements ....................................................................................2 1.5 Authorities for this Plan...........................................................................................................2 2 RELATIONSHIP TO LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND FIRE POLICY.... 3 2.1 NPS Management Policies.....................................................................................................3 2.2 Enabling Legislation & Purpose of NPS Unit..........................................................................3 2.3 General Management Plan.....................................................................................................4 2.4 Resource Management Plan ..................................................................................................4 2.5 FMP Support to the General and Resource Management Plans...........................................4 3 FIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.................................................................. 5 3.1 General Management Considerations....................................................................................5 3.2 Fire Management Goals .........................................................................................................5 3.3 Fire Management Options ......................................................................................................7 3.4 Wildland Fire Management Strategies by Fire Management Unit..........................................7 4 FIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE ......................................... 23 4.1 Management of Unplanned Ignitions....................................................................................23 4.2 Burned Area Rehabilitation...................................................................................................41 4.3 Prescribed Fire .....................................................................................................................41 4.4 Non-Fire Fuels Treatment Applications................................................................................45 5 ORGANIZATIONAL AND BUDGETARY PARAMETERS ................................. 48 5.1 Organizational Structure.......................................................................................................48 5.2 Funding.................................................................................................................................57 5.3 Fire Management Committee ...............................................................................................57 5.4 Interagency Coordination .....................................................................................................58 5.5 Interagency Contacts............................................................................................................59 5.6 Fire Related Agreements......................................................................................................59 6 MONITORING AND EVALUATION................................................................... 60 6.1 Program Effectiveness..........................................................................................................60 6.2 Fire Effects............................................................................................................................60 6.3 Cultural Resources ...............................................................................................................61 7 FIRE RESEARCH ............................................................................................. 64 8 FIREFIGHTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY............................................................. 65 8.1 Firefighter Safety ..................................................................................................................65 8.2 Public and Employee Safety.................................................................................................66 8.3 Affected Environment ...........................................................................................................66 9 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION..................................................... 68 9.1 Communication Methods......................................................................................................68 10 PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE RESOURCES ................................................. 71 11 FIRE CRITIQUES AND ANNUAL PLAN REVIEW ............................................ 73 11.1 Adaptive Management..........................................................................................................73 11.2 Plan and Program Review....................................................................................................75 11.3 Incident Reviews...................................................................................................................75 12 CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION......................................................... 77 12.1 Agency Consultation.............................................................................................................77 12.2 Preparers and Contributors ..................................................................................................78 12.3 Agencies, Tribes, Organizations and Individuals Contacted................................................79 APPENDICES APPENDIX A – Glossary APPENDIX B – References & Reference CD APPENDIX C – Biotic Characteristics & Affected Environment APPENDIX D – Minimum Requirement Analysis APPENDIX E – Minimum Impact Suppression Techniques & Rehabilitation APPENDIX F – Annual Fire Checklist APPENDIX G – Delegation Information Duty Officer Responsibilities Duty Officer Delegation from Agency Administrator FMO Delegation from Agency Administrator IC Expectations from Interagency Administrators Team Delegation of Authority (Draft) Team Briefing Template APPENDIX H – Pre-Attack Plan APPENDIX I – Fire Size-Up APPENDIX J – Preparedness & Step-Up Staffing Plan Pre-Planned Dispatch APPENDIX K – Wyoming Interagency Fire Restrictions Plan APPENDIX L – Interagency Agreements Interagency Agreement (GRTE / BTNF) Annual Operating Plan (GRTE / BTNF) Annual Operating Plan (Teton County) Annual Mini Mobilization Plan (Wyoming) Greater Yellowstone Area Interagency Fire Management Planning and Coordination Guide Inter-park Agreements (FOLA, FOBU, BICA) APPENDIX M – Intra and Interagency Contacts APPENDIX N – Fuels and Fire Effects Monitoring Plan APPENDIX O – Five Year Project Plan APPENDIX P – Policy Updates 2009 Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Mgmt Policy 2009 Preparedness Strategy APPENDIX Q – WFDSS Instructions APPENDIX R – APPENDIX S – APPENDIX T – APPENDIX U – APPENDIX V – WY Game & Fish Mitigations APPENDIX W – Fish & Wildlife Service Emergency Consultation APPENDIX X – Fire Management Mitigation Measures APPENDIX Y – Fire Management Plan Biological Assessment APPENDIX Z – Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment & FONSI 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Fire Management Plan Requirement All agencies within the Department of the Interior (DOI) with vegetation capable of sustaining wildland fire are required to prepare fire management plans. The NPS has recognized and acted on this direction in the completion of this plan satisfying the policy requirement outlined in Director’s Order 18 (NPS, 2008). This document fulfills the agency requirement. It also functions as an addendum to Grand Teton National Park’s General and Resource Management Plans and serves as a detailed program of action, providing specific guidance and procedures for accomplishing wildland fire management objectives. The purpose of the Wildland Fire Management Plan (FMP) is to provide direction and establish specific procedures to guide all wildland fire program activities within Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. The Grand Teton National Park Division of Ranger Activities is responsible for wildland fire management activities in the adjacent John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway. This Fire Management Plan addresses both NPS units. Language in this document referring to “Grand Teton National Park”, “GTNP” or “the Park” is meant to include both. 1.2 Collaborative Planning Process This plan was developed in a collaborative process utilizing an interdisciplinary team approach consisting of members of Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson Hole Fire & EMS, public, and the Intermountain Region of the NPS. This plan outlines operational guidelines for implementing the described fire management program. The staff at Grand Teton National Park intends to rely heavily on collaboration with neighboring fire management resources as opportunities exist to collaborate with local, county, and state agencies in meeting the fire and resource objectives. 1.3 Federal Policy Implementation The Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (1995, review 2001) provides the