ne rsc newsletter october 2014

25
NE RSC Newsletter articles - October 2014 Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Northeast Region Resilient Landscapes - Fire Adapted Communities - Safe and Effective Wildfire Response The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee provides executive leadership, coordination and guidance for implementation of the Northeast Regional Action Plan while providing a forum for members to recommend and guide joint strategic direction on fire and land management activities. The NE RSC continues to collaboratively support, recognize and assist the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals and implementation efforts. NE RSC Chair: Brad Simpkins, New Hampshire State Forester October 2014 In this Issue: Prescribed Burn at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center 1

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Page 1: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

NE RSC Newsletter articles - October 2014Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy

Northeast Region

Resilient Landscapes - Fire Adapted Communities - Safe and Effective Wildfire Response

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee provides executive leadership coordination and guidance for implementation of the Northeast Regional Action Plan while providing a forum for members to recommend and guide joint strategic direction on fire and land management activities The NE RSC continues to collaboratively support recognize and assist the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals and implementation efforts

NE RSC Chair Brad Simpkins New Hampshire State Forester

October 2014In this Issue

Prescribed Burn at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center The Fire-Oak Synthesis Project Dr Stephen Pyne looks at the US fire revolution over the past century Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Next Generation Fire Modeling for Advanced Wildland Fire Training US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

1

Training Opportunities

Conferences and Meetings

2

Prescribed Burn at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center

Contributed by Matt Bushman Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

The Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (NGLVC) in Ashland Wisconsin burned 23 acres of grassland habitat to reduce non-native invasive species (NNIS) promote native plants and educate the public about prescribed burns The prescribed burn was conducted on May 15 2014 at the NGLVC in conjunction with the Chequamegon Bay Bird and Nature Festival an annual weekend event of birding and nature activities on Wisconsinrsquos south shore of Lake Superior Attendees of the Bird and Nature Fest as well as members of the public were encouraged to view the prescribed burn from the observation tower of the NGLVC and listen to Forest Service personnel discuss prescribed burning techniques goals and benefits Approximately 50 people observed and learned about the prescribed burn Invitational activities such as this demonstrate objectives of Goal 1 (Restoring Resilient Landscapes) of the Northeast Regional Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy by offering a chance for the public to learn about the role of prescribed fire and how managers use this management tool

The prescribed burn was conducted by US Forest Service personnel from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as well as the Midewin Hotshot Crew from the Midewin Tallgrass Prairie in Northeastern Illinois

Additional information about this project is available by contacting Matt Bushman the botanist at the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest either via email at mmbushmanfsfedus

3

The USFS uses a drip torch to ignite a prescribed burn to treat reed canary grass a non-native invasive species at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland Wisconsin May 15 2014

Visitors to the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland Wisconsin view the prescribed burn on May 15 2014

THE FIRE-OAK SYNTHESIS PROJECT

Source Firesciencegov Friday Flash eNews Issue 102 | September 12 2014

In 2010 we issued a request for proposals to synthesize the existing fire-oak literature The ultimate goal was to develop guidelines for using prescribed fire to restore and sustain upland oak ecosystems in eastern North America This report is the culmination of that project and is divided in to the following chapters

- FIRE HISTORY OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA - ADAPTATIONS OF OAK TO FIRE - REVIEW OF FIRE EFFECTS STUDIES - GUIDELINES FOR USING FIRE IN OAK ECOSYSTEMS

Read at httpswwwfiresciencegovprojects10-2-01-1project10-2-01-1_gtr_nrs135pdf

4

Dr Stephen Pyne looks at the US fire revolution over the past century

The Great Fires of 1910 also known as ldquoThe Big Blowuprdquo were a formative trauma for the American wildland fire community These fires scattered over six distinct areas in the northern Rocky Mountains burned more than 3 million acres killed 78 firefighters and launched a national debate about fire policy

Dr Stephen Pyne a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University specializes in environmental history and the history of fire In his presentation at NFPArsquos Backyards amp Beyond conference in Salt Lake City he took the opportunity of the recent centennial of the 1910 events to offer his perspective on what the Big Blowup meant ndash both back more than 100 years and what wersquove learned how wersquove changed and where we might go next

5

Dr Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University

Dr Pyne who spent 15 seasons as a wildland firefighter at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park said the 1910 fires pushed the US Forest Service into a singular strategy of suppression for more than five decades He said the fire community spent all of their efforts trying to take fire out of the landscape

Then in the early 1960s a new approach evolved that argued against all-suppression policies and focused on forest restoration and the healthy natural benefits of wildland fire

ldquoCertainly politics were a contributing factor but it was mostly a change in attituderdquo said Dr Pyne ldquoPeople wanted to live on that land and they knew they needed to learn how to related to fire in a different wayrdquo

So how is America coping with fire in the wildlands today Dr Pyne said three approaches are at play regressive (a revival of the suppression-centric mindset) proactive (modifying landscapes to create more fire resilient communities) and reactive (the ldquois what it isrdquo mindset just dealing with fires as they happen)

ldquoAll three approaches are at play and we donrsquot know how it will all be sorted outrdquo said Dr Pyne ldquobut it seems we are defaulting to the reactive strategy which is most economical and safer for firefighters but it going to produce a lot more burned areasrdquo

Read more at httpwildfireblognfpaorg201311dr-stephen-pyne-looks-at-the-us-fire-revolution-over-the-past-centuryhtml

6

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 2: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Training Opportunities

Conferences and Meetings

2

Prescribed Burn at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center

Contributed by Matt Bushman Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

The Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (NGLVC) in Ashland Wisconsin burned 23 acres of grassland habitat to reduce non-native invasive species (NNIS) promote native plants and educate the public about prescribed burns The prescribed burn was conducted on May 15 2014 at the NGLVC in conjunction with the Chequamegon Bay Bird and Nature Festival an annual weekend event of birding and nature activities on Wisconsinrsquos south shore of Lake Superior Attendees of the Bird and Nature Fest as well as members of the public were encouraged to view the prescribed burn from the observation tower of the NGLVC and listen to Forest Service personnel discuss prescribed burning techniques goals and benefits Approximately 50 people observed and learned about the prescribed burn Invitational activities such as this demonstrate objectives of Goal 1 (Restoring Resilient Landscapes) of the Northeast Regional Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy by offering a chance for the public to learn about the role of prescribed fire and how managers use this management tool

The prescribed burn was conducted by US Forest Service personnel from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as well as the Midewin Hotshot Crew from the Midewin Tallgrass Prairie in Northeastern Illinois

Additional information about this project is available by contacting Matt Bushman the botanist at the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest either via email at mmbushmanfsfedus

3

The USFS uses a drip torch to ignite a prescribed burn to treat reed canary grass a non-native invasive species at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland Wisconsin May 15 2014

Visitors to the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland Wisconsin view the prescribed burn on May 15 2014

THE FIRE-OAK SYNTHESIS PROJECT

Source Firesciencegov Friday Flash eNews Issue 102 | September 12 2014

In 2010 we issued a request for proposals to synthesize the existing fire-oak literature The ultimate goal was to develop guidelines for using prescribed fire to restore and sustain upland oak ecosystems in eastern North America This report is the culmination of that project and is divided in to the following chapters

- FIRE HISTORY OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA - ADAPTATIONS OF OAK TO FIRE - REVIEW OF FIRE EFFECTS STUDIES - GUIDELINES FOR USING FIRE IN OAK ECOSYSTEMS

Read at httpswwwfiresciencegovprojects10-2-01-1project10-2-01-1_gtr_nrs135pdf

4

Dr Stephen Pyne looks at the US fire revolution over the past century

The Great Fires of 1910 also known as ldquoThe Big Blowuprdquo were a formative trauma for the American wildland fire community These fires scattered over six distinct areas in the northern Rocky Mountains burned more than 3 million acres killed 78 firefighters and launched a national debate about fire policy

Dr Stephen Pyne a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University specializes in environmental history and the history of fire In his presentation at NFPArsquos Backyards amp Beyond conference in Salt Lake City he took the opportunity of the recent centennial of the 1910 events to offer his perspective on what the Big Blowup meant ndash both back more than 100 years and what wersquove learned how wersquove changed and where we might go next

5

Dr Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University

Dr Pyne who spent 15 seasons as a wildland firefighter at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park said the 1910 fires pushed the US Forest Service into a singular strategy of suppression for more than five decades He said the fire community spent all of their efforts trying to take fire out of the landscape

Then in the early 1960s a new approach evolved that argued against all-suppression policies and focused on forest restoration and the healthy natural benefits of wildland fire

ldquoCertainly politics were a contributing factor but it was mostly a change in attituderdquo said Dr Pyne ldquoPeople wanted to live on that land and they knew they needed to learn how to related to fire in a different wayrdquo

So how is America coping with fire in the wildlands today Dr Pyne said three approaches are at play regressive (a revival of the suppression-centric mindset) proactive (modifying landscapes to create more fire resilient communities) and reactive (the ldquois what it isrdquo mindset just dealing with fires as they happen)

ldquoAll three approaches are at play and we donrsquot know how it will all be sorted outrdquo said Dr Pyne ldquobut it seems we are defaulting to the reactive strategy which is most economical and safer for firefighters but it going to produce a lot more burned areasrdquo

Read more at httpwildfireblognfpaorg201311dr-stephen-pyne-looks-at-the-us-fire-revolution-over-the-past-centuryhtml

6

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 3: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Prescribed Burn at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center

Contributed by Matt Bushman Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

The Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (NGLVC) in Ashland Wisconsin burned 23 acres of grassland habitat to reduce non-native invasive species (NNIS) promote native plants and educate the public about prescribed burns The prescribed burn was conducted on May 15 2014 at the NGLVC in conjunction with the Chequamegon Bay Bird and Nature Festival an annual weekend event of birding and nature activities on Wisconsinrsquos south shore of Lake Superior Attendees of the Bird and Nature Fest as well as members of the public were encouraged to view the prescribed burn from the observation tower of the NGLVC and listen to Forest Service personnel discuss prescribed burning techniques goals and benefits Approximately 50 people observed and learned about the prescribed burn Invitational activities such as this demonstrate objectives of Goal 1 (Restoring Resilient Landscapes) of the Northeast Regional Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy by offering a chance for the public to learn about the role of prescribed fire and how managers use this management tool

The prescribed burn was conducted by US Forest Service personnel from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as well as the Midewin Hotshot Crew from the Midewin Tallgrass Prairie in Northeastern Illinois

Additional information about this project is available by contacting Matt Bushman the botanist at the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest either via email at mmbushmanfsfedus

3

The USFS uses a drip torch to ignite a prescribed burn to treat reed canary grass a non-native invasive species at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland Wisconsin May 15 2014

Visitors to the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland Wisconsin view the prescribed burn on May 15 2014

THE FIRE-OAK SYNTHESIS PROJECT

Source Firesciencegov Friday Flash eNews Issue 102 | September 12 2014

In 2010 we issued a request for proposals to synthesize the existing fire-oak literature The ultimate goal was to develop guidelines for using prescribed fire to restore and sustain upland oak ecosystems in eastern North America This report is the culmination of that project and is divided in to the following chapters

- FIRE HISTORY OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA - ADAPTATIONS OF OAK TO FIRE - REVIEW OF FIRE EFFECTS STUDIES - GUIDELINES FOR USING FIRE IN OAK ECOSYSTEMS

Read at httpswwwfiresciencegovprojects10-2-01-1project10-2-01-1_gtr_nrs135pdf

4

Dr Stephen Pyne looks at the US fire revolution over the past century

The Great Fires of 1910 also known as ldquoThe Big Blowuprdquo were a formative trauma for the American wildland fire community These fires scattered over six distinct areas in the northern Rocky Mountains burned more than 3 million acres killed 78 firefighters and launched a national debate about fire policy

Dr Stephen Pyne a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University specializes in environmental history and the history of fire In his presentation at NFPArsquos Backyards amp Beyond conference in Salt Lake City he took the opportunity of the recent centennial of the 1910 events to offer his perspective on what the Big Blowup meant ndash both back more than 100 years and what wersquove learned how wersquove changed and where we might go next

5

Dr Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University

Dr Pyne who spent 15 seasons as a wildland firefighter at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park said the 1910 fires pushed the US Forest Service into a singular strategy of suppression for more than five decades He said the fire community spent all of their efforts trying to take fire out of the landscape

Then in the early 1960s a new approach evolved that argued against all-suppression policies and focused on forest restoration and the healthy natural benefits of wildland fire

ldquoCertainly politics were a contributing factor but it was mostly a change in attituderdquo said Dr Pyne ldquoPeople wanted to live on that land and they knew they needed to learn how to related to fire in a different wayrdquo

So how is America coping with fire in the wildlands today Dr Pyne said three approaches are at play regressive (a revival of the suppression-centric mindset) proactive (modifying landscapes to create more fire resilient communities) and reactive (the ldquois what it isrdquo mindset just dealing with fires as they happen)

ldquoAll three approaches are at play and we donrsquot know how it will all be sorted outrdquo said Dr Pyne ldquobut it seems we are defaulting to the reactive strategy which is most economical and safer for firefighters but it going to produce a lot more burned areasrdquo

Read more at httpwildfireblognfpaorg201311dr-stephen-pyne-looks-at-the-us-fire-revolution-over-the-past-centuryhtml

6

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 4: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

THE FIRE-OAK SYNTHESIS PROJECT

Source Firesciencegov Friday Flash eNews Issue 102 | September 12 2014

In 2010 we issued a request for proposals to synthesize the existing fire-oak literature The ultimate goal was to develop guidelines for using prescribed fire to restore and sustain upland oak ecosystems in eastern North America This report is the culmination of that project and is divided in to the following chapters

- FIRE HISTORY OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA - ADAPTATIONS OF OAK TO FIRE - REVIEW OF FIRE EFFECTS STUDIES - GUIDELINES FOR USING FIRE IN OAK ECOSYSTEMS

Read at httpswwwfiresciencegovprojects10-2-01-1project10-2-01-1_gtr_nrs135pdf

4

Dr Stephen Pyne looks at the US fire revolution over the past century

The Great Fires of 1910 also known as ldquoThe Big Blowuprdquo were a formative trauma for the American wildland fire community These fires scattered over six distinct areas in the northern Rocky Mountains burned more than 3 million acres killed 78 firefighters and launched a national debate about fire policy

Dr Stephen Pyne a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University specializes in environmental history and the history of fire In his presentation at NFPArsquos Backyards amp Beyond conference in Salt Lake City he took the opportunity of the recent centennial of the 1910 events to offer his perspective on what the Big Blowup meant ndash both back more than 100 years and what wersquove learned how wersquove changed and where we might go next

5

Dr Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University

Dr Pyne who spent 15 seasons as a wildland firefighter at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park said the 1910 fires pushed the US Forest Service into a singular strategy of suppression for more than five decades He said the fire community spent all of their efforts trying to take fire out of the landscape

Then in the early 1960s a new approach evolved that argued against all-suppression policies and focused on forest restoration and the healthy natural benefits of wildland fire

ldquoCertainly politics were a contributing factor but it was mostly a change in attituderdquo said Dr Pyne ldquoPeople wanted to live on that land and they knew they needed to learn how to related to fire in a different wayrdquo

So how is America coping with fire in the wildlands today Dr Pyne said three approaches are at play regressive (a revival of the suppression-centric mindset) proactive (modifying landscapes to create more fire resilient communities) and reactive (the ldquois what it isrdquo mindset just dealing with fires as they happen)

ldquoAll three approaches are at play and we donrsquot know how it will all be sorted outrdquo said Dr Pyne ldquobut it seems we are defaulting to the reactive strategy which is most economical and safer for firefighters but it going to produce a lot more burned areasrdquo

Read more at httpwildfireblognfpaorg201311dr-stephen-pyne-looks-at-the-us-fire-revolution-over-the-past-centuryhtml

6

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 5: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Dr Stephen Pyne looks at the US fire revolution over the past century

The Great Fires of 1910 also known as ldquoThe Big Blowuprdquo were a formative trauma for the American wildland fire community These fires scattered over six distinct areas in the northern Rocky Mountains burned more than 3 million acres killed 78 firefighters and launched a national debate about fire policy

Dr Stephen Pyne a professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University specializes in environmental history and the history of fire In his presentation at NFPArsquos Backyards amp Beyond conference in Salt Lake City he took the opportunity of the recent centennial of the 1910 events to offer his perspective on what the Big Blowup meant ndash both back more than 100 years and what wersquove learned how wersquove changed and where we might go next

5

Dr Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University

Dr Pyne who spent 15 seasons as a wildland firefighter at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park said the 1910 fires pushed the US Forest Service into a singular strategy of suppression for more than five decades He said the fire community spent all of their efforts trying to take fire out of the landscape

Then in the early 1960s a new approach evolved that argued against all-suppression policies and focused on forest restoration and the healthy natural benefits of wildland fire

ldquoCertainly politics were a contributing factor but it was mostly a change in attituderdquo said Dr Pyne ldquoPeople wanted to live on that land and they knew they needed to learn how to related to fire in a different wayrdquo

So how is America coping with fire in the wildlands today Dr Pyne said three approaches are at play regressive (a revival of the suppression-centric mindset) proactive (modifying landscapes to create more fire resilient communities) and reactive (the ldquois what it isrdquo mindset just dealing with fires as they happen)

ldquoAll three approaches are at play and we donrsquot know how it will all be sorted outrdquo said Dr Pyne ldquobut it seems we are defaulting to the reactive strategy which is most economical and safer for firefighters but it going to produce a lot more burned areasrdquo

Read more at httpwildfireblognfpaorg201311dr-stephen-pyne-looks-at-the-us-fire-revolution-over-the-past-centuryhtml

6

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 6: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Dr Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University

Dr Pyne who spent 15 seasons as a wildland firefighter at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park said the 1910 fires pushed the US Forest Service into a singular strategy of suppression for more than five decades He said the fire community spent all of their efforts trying to take fire out of the landscape

Then in the early 1960s a new approach evolved that argued against all-suppression policies and focused on forest restoration and the healthy natural benefits of wildland fire

ldquoCertainly politics were a contributing factor but it was mostly a change in attituderdquo said Dr Pyne ldquoPeople wanted to live on that land and they knew they needed to learn how to related to fire in a different wayrdquo

So how is America coping with fire in the wildlands today Dr Pyne said three approaches are at play regressive (a revival of the suppression-centric mindset) proactive (modifying landscapes to create more fire resilient communities) and reactive (the ldquois what it isrdquo mindset just dealing with fires as they happen)

ldquoAll three approaches are at play and we donrsquot know how it will all be sorted outrdquo said Dr Pyne ldquobut it seems we are defaulting to the reactive strategy which is most economical and safer for firefighters but it going to produce a lot more burned areasrdquo

Read more at httpwildfireblognfpaorg201311dr-stephen-pyne-looks-at-the-us-fire-revolution-over-the-past-centuryhtml

6

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 7: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Barriers to Understanding the Influence of Use of Fire by Aborigines on Vegetation Introduction by M Kat Anderson

Contributed to this NE RSC newsletter by Jim Erickson

Author Omer C Stewart

In March 1963 anthropologist Omer Stewart delivered a paper at the second annual Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference in Tallahassee Florida about the ecological significance of the use of fire by aboriginal peoples around the world This paper published later that year in a conference proceedings is being reprinted here because 50 years hence it has become clear that it represents a turning point in our understanding of intentional burning by indigenous people and its effects on vegetation

View Full Abstract and PDF httpfireecologyjournalorgjournalabstractabstract=223

Source Fire Ecology Journal Volume 10(2) August 2014

7

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 8: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

NEXT GENERATION FIRE MODELING FOR ADVANCED WILDLAND FIRE TRAININGContributed by James Furman USFS Northeastern Area SampPF Air Force Wildland Fire Center

OVERVIEW

The Air Force Wildland Fire Center (AFWFC) at Eglin AFB in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) have initiated a project to demonstrate and validate the capabilities of a physics-based fluid dynamics wildland fire spread model FIRETEC to simulate fire behavior from prescribed fires in southeastern fuels Funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) this project proposes to (a) validate the FIRETEC model by comparing model simulations to measured values of fire-induced wind velocities and heat release from experimental prescribed fires (b) demonstrate the ability of FIRETEC to predict realistic fire phenomenological response to heterogeneous forest structure wind speed and firing pattern scenarios and (c) disseminate modeling results and lessons learned to fire managers and practitioners

WHAT IS FIRETEC

Current fire spread models are inadequate for predicting the complex influences of atmosphere forest structure and self-generating fire processes on wildland fire behavior FIRETEC is a physics-based three-dimensional computer code developed by LANL designed to capture what is a constantly changing interactive relation-ship between wildland fire and its environment To accurately represent such inter-active fire processes FIRETEC combines physics models that represent combustion heat transfer aerodynamic drag and turbulence

8

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 9: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

with a computational fluid-dynamics model that represents airflow and its adjustments to terrain vegetative obstructions and the fire itself

WHY EGLIN AFB

ESTCP is DoDrsquos environmental technology demonstration and validation program whose goal is to identify and demonstrate the most promising innovative and cost-effective technologies that address DoDrsquos high-priority environmental requirements

The AF Wildland Fire Center at Eglin AFB possesses an extremely active and successful wildland fire program annually managing over 250 wildland fire incidents either prescribed or wildfire as well as an extensive fuels monitoring program

The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) took place at Eglin AFB in 2008 2011 and 2012 and will provide invaluable validation datasets for FIRETEC model runs

For more information

James Furman US Forest Service jameshfurmanfsfedus Brett Williams Air Force Wildland Fire Center brettwilliams4usafmil Rod Linn Los Alamos National Lab rrllanlgov John Hall Environmental Security Technology Certification Program johnhallosdmil

Editorrsquos Note the Air Force Wildland Fire Management Center is a Northeast Cohesive Strategy Committee (NE RSC) partner

Read more at Link to attached full pdf article

9

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 10: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Forest Fire Warden Training Held in Pennsylvania

On September 12 the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources held its annual forest fire warden training in East Earl Pa Forest fire wardens have been responding to wildfires and conducting fire prevention programs for over 100 years in Pennsylvania Maureen Brooks Cooperative Fire Specialist for Northeastern Area Fire and Aviation Management delivered the training presentation

Source Chiefrsquos Desk Weekly News - Friday September 19 2014

Wisconsin DNR Sends Staff to Assist on Out-Of-State Fires

Contributed by Jolene Ackerman WI DNR

Wisconsin DNR has sent 22 fire control staff members to assist on out-of-state fire details since July 26 The opportunity has provided assistance to partners in Idaho Oregon and Washington while benefiting Wisconsinrsquos Forestry program by providing staff with needed training and experience

Out of State Mobilization Summary

WI Interagency Crew 3 - 5 Personnel to Idaho

WI Interagency Crew 4 ndash 7 Personnel including a crew boss and crew boss trainee to Oregon and Washington

WI Interagency Crew 6 ndash 2 Personnel to Oregon

8 Single Resource assignments to Washington Oregon and Idaho including Task Force Leader Priority Trainee and a member of the Rocky Mountain IMT

10

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 11: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

US Forest Service Gets to the Heart of Wildland Firefighters

Posted by Robert Westover Office of Communication US Forest Service on October 3 2014 at 1134 AM

A crew of wildland firefighters begins their trek into a fire Their specialty is wildfire suppression but they sometimes perform other work including search and rescue and disaster response assistance (US Forest Service)

11

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 12: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Morman Lake Hotshots check gear at a base camp The backbone of US Forest Service firefighting is the thousands of boots-on-the-ground men and women (US Forest Service)

It takes a certain type of person to fight wildfires Itrsquos not what they look like Or sound like Itrsquos not their heritage or their culture Itrsquos their heart

A seven-minute US Forest Service recruitment video ldquoThe Heart of a Firefighterrdquo takes viewers as close to being as firefighter as possible through a small screen

ldquoWe really wanted to show the heart and passion of our firefightersrdquo said Jason Steinmetz Emergency Management Specialist with the Forest Servicersquos Fire Aviation and Management program and co-producer of the video ldquoWith new filming technologies available it helps you feel what itrsquos like to be a firefighterrdquo

The video opens with the crackling sound of fire then slowly the sound of a heartbeat intermixes with sounds of thunder firefighters talking to each other over radios and increasingly the sound of tribal vocals and drumming mixed with the electronic music created by A Tribe Called Red

Intermixed are wildland firefighters describing their jobs and their emotional connection to the work that they do

ldquoWhen I smell smoke I got to gordquo one firefighter said in the video ldquoThat gets into your blood and it gets into your heart When you save a bunch of houses and people come out and shake your hand thatrsquos just a good feeling that stays with you the rest of your liferdquo

12

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 13: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Every year more and more of the Forest Service budget is allocated to fighting fires For the last 10 years fire prevention costs have soared consuming nearly half the agencyrsquos overall budget This requires the Forest Service to seek additional funding for other important fire prevention programs like forest restoration that can actually keep fires from becoming catastrophic in the first place

ldquoItrsquos never a given Some years we may need much more money than other yearsrdquo said Tom Harbour director of the agencyrsquos Fire and Aviation Management ldquoBut no matter what we need firefighters who are well trained and well equipped to handle the unpredictability of fire in our national wild landsrdquo

If the agency doesnrsquot have the proverbial boots on the ground no manner of technology can do what a firefighter can in helping to stop a raging fire

- See more at httpblogsusdagov20141003u-s-forest-service-gets-to-the-heart-of-wildland-firefighterssthashaVHvkNCJdpuf

13

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 14: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

County Wide Wildland Fire Program in Barnstable County MA

In 2011 Barnstable Countyrsquos Cape Cod Cooperative Extension funded the development of a county wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Cape Cod Barnstable County has conducted a Wildfire Preparedness Planning program since 2005 with the goal of reducing wildfire hazards on municipal lands and educating the public about wildland fire risk on Cape Cod Individual plans had been written for priority properties yet it was observed that many towns lack the information required to identify wildland fire hazards and prioritize town lands for treatment

The resulting 2012 Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan drafted by Northeast Forest and Fire Management LLC maps wildfire hazard and identifies the threat level for all of Cape Cod giving natural resource managers and conservation agents the tools to guide site-specific wildfire preparedness planning Several conservation agents and state officials have initiated projects based off the wildand fire risk level displayed on the maps included in the plan Prescribed burns and fuel treatments are being prioritized to areas with the highest risk as identified in the plan

The collaborative planning process included Cape Cod towns municipal fire departments land trusts federal agencies and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationrsquos Bureau of Forest Fire Control In addition to mapping wildfire risk the planning process included a survey of fire departments to identify equipment and training needs or areas to increase wildfire suppression capabilities

In the two years since the CWPP has been published it has been referred to countless times to develop strategies to reduce wildland fire hazards on Cape Cod Risk analysis maps are used to prioritize areas for fuel hazard reduction Survey results have enabled more county-wide training classes to take place Strategies and methods included for reducing wildfire risk to structures have been used to educate the public In 2014 the Barnstable County Wildfire Preparedness Plan continues to guide land managers and officials in planning and reducing wildfire hazards

14

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 15: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Copies if the plan and information on the program can be obtained from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extensionrsquos Natural Resource web page at httpwwwcapecodextensionorgnatural-resourceswildfire-preparedness-planning

15

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 16: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Training Opportunities

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY COURSE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seats are available for the following National Fire Academy course

Course Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities (R0614)

Course Dates

January 18 - 23 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

March 22 - 27 2015 Vacancies Emmitsburg Maryland

August 2 - 7 2015 Apply on 10152014 - 12152014 Emmitsburg Maryland

Contact Training Specialist Woody Stratton woodystrattonfemadhsgov

Phone 301-447-1380

Curriculum Fire Prevention Technical

This is a six day course for persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction The course will enable the student with the ability to create and sustain a fire adapted community located within a wildland urban interface Course outcomes will include

bull Develop a local community coalition to address the Wildland Urban Interface and create Fire Adapted Communities

bull Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

bull Facilitate partnerships improve networking and enhance resource allocation abilities that address WUI fire risks issues

bull Pre-fire communication and planning between government agencies local jurisdictions and the community at-large is essential in creating a fire adapted community

bull Improve quality of life and vitality within the local community

Selection Criteria For persons who have organizational responsibility for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) risk reduction operations in their agency or jurisdiction Open to Federal Tribal State and Local government officials including fire and emergency services

Delivery Type 6-Day On-Campus

Prerequisites ICS 100 and ICS 200 level training Preferred courses are Q462 and Q463 available through NFA Online at wwwnfaonlinedhsgov Chiefs signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training

Student Pre-Course Materials httpnfausfadhsgovaxpcmpcm_r0614pdf (114MB PDF Help)

NFPA Standards None

FEMA Form 119-25-1 General Admissions Application Form can be downloaded fromhttpwwwusfafemagovnfaaboutattendapplyshtm

16

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

19

Page 17: Ne rsc newsletter october 2014

Applications should be submitted to Office of Admissions Building I Room 216 National Emergency Training Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg MD 21727-8998 Fax to301-447-1441

Wildland Fire Courses at Fox Valley Technical College ndash Fall 2014

S-290 Intermediate Fire BehaviorOctober 15-18 2014 S-212 Wildland Powersaws December 9 -12 2014

S-270 Air OpsContact FVTCPlease contact Rick Buser for more information or call 920-205-5902

The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (Grand Rapids MN) will be hosting a RX-410 on January 26-29 2015

2014 New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

October 23-November 2 2014

The Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commissions Wildfire Task Force will hold the 17th annual New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy from October 23 through November 2 2014 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY

Conferences and Meetings

Regional

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference(TPOS and LSFSC is hosting a special fire and invasives session as part of this Conference)October 20-22 2014 in Duluth MN

17

A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

18

Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

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A Lake States and Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science SymposiumBurning Issues How do we integrate competing objectives in land management and restorationWhen January 13 and 14 2014Where Fort Custer Training Center Augusta MI

Stewardship Network 2015 Conference2015 Science Practice amp Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems ConferenceJanuary 23 amp 24 2015 at the Kellogg Center East Lansing MI

Midwest Fire ConferenceTallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science ConsortiumFebruary 17-19 2015 in Dubuque Iowa

National

Wildland Urban Interface ConferenceMarch 25-26 2015 in Reno Nevada Fire in Eastern Oak Forests ConferenceMay 27-29 2015 in Tuscaloosa Alabama

6 th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Advancing Ecology in Fire Management Knowledge Transfer through Workshops Presentations and MeetingsNovember 16-20 2015 in San Antonio Texas

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Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

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Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts

Brad Simpkins ChairNew Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands172 Pembroke RoadPO Box 1856Concord NH 03302-1856bsimpkinsdredstatenhus

Terry GallagherTechnical Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Eastern Regiontgallagherfsfedus

Maureen BrooksCommunications Working Group LeadUS Forest Service Northeastern Area SampPF mtbrooksfsfedus

Larry MasticCoordinator Northeast RegionCohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategygamlam1107gmailcom

The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy Restoring Resilient Landscapes Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire

This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues Go to httpwwwforestsandrangelandsgovstrategyRegional_Strategy_CommitteesNortheastindexshtml

GOT NEWS Does your agency organization or community have a wildland fire management project or event youd like to see featured in the NE RSC News Update Tell us about it Submissions should be sent by the end of each month to appear in the next monthly issue Just email to Larry Mastic

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