**Chapter 04**

**U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Program Organization & Responsibilities**

**Introduction**

This document states, references, or supplements policy for the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Wildland Fire Management Program. The
standards provided in this document are based on current U.S. Department
of the Interior and Bureau policy, and are intended to provide fire
program guidance. The intent is to ensure safe, consistent, efficient,
and effective fire and aviation operations. This document will be
reviewed and updated annually.

**Agency Administrator Roles**

**Director**

The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service has overall responsibility
for the service wildland fire management program. The Director will
ensure that all regional fire management activities are formally
evaluated.

Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System

The National Wildlife Refuge System under the Chief provides leadership
for the wildland fire management program. The National Wildlife Refuge
System also formally evaluates all regional fire activities at least
every five years. The Assistant Director is authorized to promulgate and
approve the *Fire Management Handbook* and other fire related handbooks
as needed to provide guidance.

Regional Director

The Regional Director is responsible to the Director for fire management
programs and activities within their region. The Regional Director will
meet the required elements outlined in the *Management Performance
Requirements for Fire Operations* and ensure training is completed to
support delegations to line managers and principal actings.

**Regional Chief and Refuge Supervisors**

Regional Chiefs and Refuge Supervisors are delegated specific leadership
responsibilities by the Regional Director. They provide oversight and
direction, in coordination with, the Wildland Fire Management Program
for the National Wildlife Refuge System. These responsibilities occur
through established lines of authority as assigned by the Regional
Director.

Project Leader

The Project Leader is responsible to the Regional Director for the safe
and efficient implementation of fire management activities within their
unit, including cooperative activities with other agencies or
landowners, in accordance with delegations of authorities. The Project
Leader, or principal acting, will meet the required element outlined in
the *Management Performance Requirements for Fire Operations.*

**Management Performance Requirements for Fire Operations**

+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **PERFORMANCE        | **FWS     | *         | *         | **Project |
| REQUIRED**           | D         | *Regional | *Regional | Leader**  |
|                      | irector** | D         | Chief /   |           |
|                      |           | irector** | Refuge    |           |
|                      |           |           | Sup       |           |
|                      |           |           | ervisor** |           |
+======================+===========+===========+===========+===========+
| 1.  Ensures that     | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     Fire Management  |           |           |           |           |
|     Plans (FMP)      |           |           |           |           |
|     reflect the      |           |           |           |           |
|     agency           |           |           |           |           |
|     commitment to    |           |           |           |           |
|     firefighter and  |           |           |           |           |
|     public safety,   |           |           |           |           |
|     while utilizing  |           |           |           |           |
|     the full range   |           |           |           |           |
|     of fire          |           |           |           |           |
|     management       |           |           |           |           |
|     activities       |           |           |           |           |
|     available for    |           |           |           |           |
|     ecosystem        |           |           |           |           |
|     sustainability.  |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 2.  Develops fire    | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     prevention, fire |           |           |           |           |
|     suppression, and |           |           |           |           |
|     fire use         |           |           |           |           |
|     standards that   |           |           |           |           |
|     are compliant    |           |           |           |           |
|     with agency fire |           |           |           |           |
|     policies.        |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 3.  Ensures use of   | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     fire funds is in |           |           |           |           |
|     compliance with  |           |           |           |           |
|     department and   |           |           |           |           |
|     agency policies. |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 4.  Ensures that all | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     fire management  |           |           |           |           |
|     activities are   |           |           |           |           |
|     supported by a   |           |           |           |           |
|     current FMP and  |           |           |           |           |
|     is integrated    |           |           |           |           |
|     with an approved |           |           |           |           |
|     Comprehensive    |           |           |           |           |
|     Conservation     |           |           |           |           |
|     Plan.            |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 5.  Attends the      |           |           | X         | X         |
|     *Fire Management |           |           |           |           |
|     Leadership       |           |           |           |           |
|     Course.* Ensures |           |           |           |           |
|     that personnel   |           |           |           |           |
|     delegated fire   |           |           |           |           |
|     program          |           |           |           |           |
|     responsibilities |           |           |           |           |
|     have completed   |           |           |           |           |
|     the *Fire        |           |           |           |           |
|     Management       |           |           |           |           |
|     Leadership       |           |           |           |           |
|     Course.*         |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 6.  Provides a       |           | X         | X         | X         |
|     written          |           |           |           |           |
|     Delegation of    |           |           |           |           |
|     Authority to     |           |           |           |           |
|     FMOs that gives  |           |           |           |           |
|     them an adequate |           |           |           |           |
|     level of         |           |           |           |           |
|     operational      |           |           |           |           |
|     authority. If    |           |           |           |           |
|     fire management  |           |           |           |           |
|     responsibilities |           |           |           |           |
|     are zoned,       |           |           |           |           |
|     ensures that all |           |           |           |           |
|     appropriate      |           |           |           |           |
|     Agency           |           |           |           |           |
|     administrators   |           |           |           |           |
|     have signed the  |           |           |           |           |
|     delegation.      |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 7.  Ensures that     | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     only trained,    |           |           |           |           |
|     certified fire   |           |           |           |           |
|     and non-fire     |           |           |           |           |
|     personnel are    |           |           |           |           |
|     available to     |           |           |           |           |
|     support fire     |           |           |           |           |
|     operations at    |           |           |           |           |
|     the local and    |           |           |           |           |
|     national level.  |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 8.  Ensures that     | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     master           |           |           |           |           |
|     agreements with  |           |           |           |           |
|     cooperators are  |           |           |           |           |
|     valid and in     |           |           |           |           |
|     compliance with  |           |           |           |           |
|     agency policy,   |           |           |           |           |
|     and that         |           |           |           |           |
|     attached Annual  |           |           |           |           |
|     Operating Plans  |           |           |           |           |
|     are current.     |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 9.  Personally       |           |           |           | X         |
|     visits at least  |           |           |           |           |
|     one wildland and |           |           |           |           |
|     one prescribed   |           |           |           |           |
|     fire each year.  |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 10. Annually         | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     convenes and     |           |           |           |           |
|     participates in  |           |           |           |           |
|     pre-and post     |           |           |           |           |
|     season fire      |           |           |           |           |
|     meetings.        |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 11. Reviews critical |           | X         | X         | X         |
|     operations and   |           |           |           |           |
|     safety policies  |           |           |           |           |
|     and procedures   |           |           |           |           |
|     with fire and    |           |           |           |           |
|     fire aviation    |           |           |           |           |
|     personnel.       |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 12. Ensures timely   | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     follow-up to     |           |           |           |           |
|     fire management  |           |           |           |           |
|     program reviews. |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 13. Ensures that     | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     fire and fire    |           |           |           |           |
|     aviation         |           |           |           |           |
|     preparedness     |           |           |           |           |
|     reviews are      |           |           |           |           |
|     conducted        |           |           |           |           |
|     annually in all  |           |           |           |           |
|     unit offices.    |           |           |           |           |
|     Personally       |           |           |           |           |
|     participates in  |           |           |           |           |
|     at least one     |           |           |           |           |
|     review annually. |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 14. Ensures that     | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     investigations   |           |           |           |           |
|     are conducted    |           |           |           |           |
|     for incidents    |           |           |           |           |
|     with potential,  |           |           |           |           |
|     entrapments, and |           |           |           |           |
|     serious          |           |           |           |           |
|     accidents as per |           |           |           |           |
|     agency policy.   |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 15. Provides a       |           |           |           | X         |
|     written          |           |           |           |           |
|     delegation of    |           |           |           |           |
|     authority, WFSA, |           |           |           |           |
|     and an *Agency   |           |           |           |           |
|     Administrator    |           |           |           |           |
|     Briefing to      |           |           |           |           |
|     Incident         |           |           |           |           |
|     Management       |           |           |           |           |
|     Teams.*          |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 16. Ensures that     |           |           |           | X         |
|     resource         |           |           |           |           |
|     advisors are     |           |           |           |           |
|     identified,      |           |           |           |           |
|     trained and      |           |           |           |           |
|     available for    |           |           |           |           |
|     incident         |           |           |           |           |
|     assignment.      |           |           |           |           |
|     Refer to         |           |           |           |           |
|     *Resource        |           |           |           |           |
|     Advisors Guide   |           |           |           |           |
|     for Wildland     |           |           |           |           |
|     Fire* PMS 313,   |           |           |           |           |
|     NFES 1813, Jan   |           |           |           |           |
|     2004.            |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 17. Attends post     |           | X         | X         | X         |
|     fire closeout on |           |           |           |           |
|     Type 1 and Type  |           |           |           |           |
|     2 fires.         |           |           |           |           |
|     (Attendance may  |           |           |           |           |
|     be delegated.)   |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 18. Ensures that a   |           | X         | X         | X         |
|     Wildland Fire    |           |           |           |           |
|     Implementation   |           |           |           |           |
|     Plans (WFIP) are |           |           |           |           |
|     completed,       |           |           |           |           |
|     implemented and  |           |           |           |           |
|     updated daily    |           |           |           |           |
|     for all fires    |           |           |           |           |
|     managed as       |           |           |           |           |
|     wildland fire    |           |           |           |           |
|     use.             |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 19. Ensures that     |           | X         | X         | X         |
|     trespass actions |           |           |           |           |
|     are initiated    |           |           |           |           |
|     and documented   |           |           |           |           |
|     to recover cost  |           |           |           |           |
|     of suppression   |           |           |           |           |
|     activities, land |           |           |           |           |
|     rehabilitation,  |           |           |           |           |
|     and damages to   |           |           |           |           |
|     the resource and |           |           |           |           |
|     improvements for |           |           |           |           |
|     all human-caused |           |           |           |           |
|     fires where      |           |           |           |           |
|     liability can be |           |           |           |           |
|     determined, as   |           |           |           |           |
|     per FWS *Fire    |           |           |           |           |
|     Trespass         |           |           |           |           |
|     Handbook*.       |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 20. Ensures          | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     compliance with  |           |           |           |           |
|     National and     |           |           |           |           |
|     Regional Office  |           |           |           |           |
|     policy for       |           |           |           |           |
|     prescribed fire  |           |           |           |           |
|     activities.      |           |           |           |           |
|     Provides         |           |           |           |           |
|     periodic reviews |           |           |           |           |
|     of the           |           |           |           |           |
|     prescribed fire  |           |           |           |           |
|     program.         |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 21. Ensures that     |           | X         | X         | X         |
|     Prescribed Fire  |           |           |           |           |
|     Plans are        |           |           |           |           |
|     approved and     |           |           |           |           |
|     meet agency      |           |           |           |           |
|     policies.        |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 22. Ensures that the |           |           |           | X         |
|     Prescribed Fire  |           |           |           |           |
|     Plan has been    |           |           |           |           |
|     reviewed and     |           |           |           |           |
|     recommended by a |           |           |           |           |
|     qualified        |           |           |           |           |
|     technical        |           |           |           |           |
|     reviewer who was |           |           |           |           |
|     not involved in  |           |           |           |           |
|     the plan         |           |           |           |           |
|     preparation.     |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 23. Ensures that a   |           |           |           | X         |
|     policy has been  |           |           |           |           |
|     established for  |           |           |           |           |
|     review and       |           |           |           |           |
|     signing of the   |           |           |           |           |
|     go-no/go         |           |           |           |           |
|     checklist.       |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 24. Ensures Unit     | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     Safety Program   |           |           |           |           |
|     is in place, has |           |           |           |           |
|     a current plan,  |           |           |           |           |
|     has an active    |           |           |           |           |
|     safety           |           |           |           |           |
|     committee, and   |           |           |           |           |
|     includes the     |           |           |           |           |
|     fire program.    |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 25. Annually updates | X         | X         | X         | X         |
|     and reviews the  |           |           |           |           |
|     *Agency          |           |           |           |           |
|     Administrator's  |           |           |           |           |
|     Guide to         |           |           |           |           |
|     Critical         |           |           |           |           |
|     Incident         |           |           |           |           |
|     Management*      |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| 26. Ensures that     |           |           |           | X         |
|     current fire and |           |           |           |           |
|     weather          |           |           |           |           |
|     information is   |           |           |           |           |
|     posted and       |           |           |           |           |
|     available for    |           |           |           |           |
|     all employees.   |           |           |           |           |
+----------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

**Fire Management Staff Roles**

National Office

**Service Fire Management Coordinator (SFMC)**

The Service Fire Management Coordinator is the Chief of the Fire
Management Branch in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and is the
Service representative at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
The SFMC, through *Service Manual 621 FW 1*, is delegated authority by
the Director to represent the Service on the National Multi-Agency
Coordinating Group (NMAC Group). The SFMC is responsible for
implementing the decisions of the NMAC as they affect U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service areas. The decisions of the NMAC include the
prioritizing of incidents nationally and the allocation or reallocation
of firefighting resources to meet national priorities.

The Fire Management Branch is responsible for providing technical
direction and coordination of fire management planning, policy
development, and procedures servicewide.

Regional Office

**Regional Fire Management Coordinator (RFMC)**

The Regional Fire Management Coordinator provides coordination,
training, planning, evaluation, and technical guidance for the region
and is available to provide assistance for intra-agency and interagency
wildland fire management needs. The RFMC will meet qualification
requirements established by the service for the position. The RFMC,
through written delegation by the Regional Director, is delegated
authority to represent the region on the GMAC. The RFMC is responsible
for implementing the decisions of the MAC Group as they affect U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service areas. The decisions of the GMAC include the
prioritizing of incidents and the allocation or reallocation of
firefighting resources to meet wildland fire management priorities.

**Refuge**

Fire Management Officer (FMO)

The Fire Management Officer (FMO) is responsible and accountable for
providing leadership for fire management programs at the local level.
The FMO determines program requirements to implement land use decisions
through the Fire Management Plan (FMP) to meet land management
objectives. The FMO negotiates interagency agreements and represents the
Agency Administrator on local interagency fire and fire aviation groups.

An FMO may be assigned to provide wildland fire management support to a
group of refuges (zone or district) when individually each refuge does
not warrant a fulltime FMO.

**Training**

The qualification standards identified in the *Interagency Fire Program
Management Qualification Standards* will be required, in conjunction
with specific agency requirements, when filling vacant fire program
positions, and as an aid in developing Individual Development Plans
(IDPs) for employees.

**Fire Management Staff Performance Requirements for Fire Operations**

+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| **PERFORMANCE**                    | **Fire   | **RFMC** | **Zone/  |
|                                    | Di       |          | District |
| **REQUIRED**                       | rector** |          | FMO**    |
+====================================+==========+==========+==========+
| 1.  Establishes and manages a      | X        | X        | X        |
|     safe, effective, and efficient |          |          |          |
|     fire program.                  |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 2.  Ensures that the Fire          | X        | X        | X        |
|     Management Plan (FMP) reflects |          |          |          |
|     the agency commitment to       |          |          |          |
|     firefighter and public safety, |          |          |          |
|     while utilizing the full range |          |          |          |
|     of fire management activities  |          |          |          |
|     available for ecosystem        |          |          |          |
|     sustainability.                |          |          |          |
|                                    |          |          |          |
| *(Federal Wildland Fire Management |          |          |          |
| Plan 2001)*                        |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 3.  Provides the expertise and     | X        | X        | X        |
|     skills to fully integrate fire |          |          |          |
|     and fire aviation management   |          |          |          |
|     into interdisciplinary         |          |          |          |
|     planning efforts.              |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 4.  Ensures that only trained and  | X        | X        | X        |
|     qualified personnel are        |          |          |          |
|     assigned to fire and fire      |          |          |          |
|     aviation duties.               |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 5.  Ensures completion of a Job    |          | X        | X        |
|     Hazard Analysis (JHA)/Risk     |          |          |          |
|     Assessment for fire and fire   |          |          |          |
|     aviation activities so         |          |          |          |
|     mitigation measures are taken  |          |          |          |
|     to reduce risk.                |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 6.  Ensures compliance with        | X        | X        | X        |
|     work/rest guidelines during    |          |          |          |
|     all fire and fire aviation     |          |          |          |
|     activities.                    |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 7.  Ensures that the fire and fire | X        | X        | X        |
|     aviation management employees  |          |          |          |
|     understand their role,         |          |          |          |
|     responsibilities, authority,   |          |          |          |
|     and accountability.            |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 8.  Organizes trains, equips, and  | X        | X        | X        |
|     directs a qualified work       |          |          |          |
|     force. Establishes and         |          |          |          |
|     implements performance review  |          |          |          |
|     process.                       |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 9.  Develops implements,           | X        | X        | X        |
|     evaluates, and documents fire  |          |          |          |
|     and fire aviation training to  |          |          |          |
|     meet current and anticipated   |          |          |          |
|     needs.                         |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 10. Ensures fire and fire aviation | X        | X        | X        |
|     policies are understood,       |          |          |          |
|     implemented, and coordinated   |          |          |          |
|     with other agencies as         |          |          |          |
|     appropriate.                   |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 11. Monitors fire suppression      | X        | X        | X        |
|     activities to recognize when   |          |          |          |
|     complexity levels exceed       |          |          |          |
|     program capabilities.          |          |          |          |
|     Increases managerial and       |          |          |          |
|     operational resources to meet  |          |          |          |
|     the need.                      |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 12. Monitors fire season severity  | X        | X        | X        |
|     predictions, fire behavior,    |          |          |          |
|     and fire activity levels.      |          |          |          |
|     Takes action to ensure safe,   |          |          |          |
|     efficient, and effective       |          |          |          |
|     operations.                    |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 13. Ensures that master agreements | X        | X        | X        |
|     with cooperators are valid and |          |          |          |
|     in compliance with agency      |          |          |          |
|     policy, and that attached      |          |          |          |
|     Annual Operating Plans are     |          |          |          |
|     current.                       |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 14. Develops, maintains and        |          | X        | X        |
|     implements current operational |          |          |          |
|     plans. (e.g., dispatch,        |          |          |          |
|     preparedness, prevention).     |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 15. Ensures use of fire funds is   | X        | X        | X        |
|     in compliance with department  |          |          |          |
|     and agency policies.           |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 16. Ensures that fire severity     | X        | X        | X        |
|     funding is requested, used,    |          |          |          |
|     and documented in accordance   |          |          |          |
|     with agency standards          |          |          |          |
|     (*Interagency Standards for    |          |          |          |
|     Fire and Fire Aviation         |          |          |          |
|     Operations*, Chapter 9).       |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 17. Reviews and approves           |          | X        | X        |
|     appropriate overtime           |          |          |          |
|     authorization requests for     |          |          |          |
|     personnel providing fire       |          |          |          |
|     suppression coverage during    |          |          |          |
|     holidays, special events, and  |          |          |          |
|     abnormal fire conditions.      |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 18. Ensures a process is           | X        | X        | X        |
|     established to communicate     |          |          |          |
|     fire info to public, media,    |          |          |          |
|     and cooperators.               |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 19. Annually convenes and          | X        | X        | X        |
|     participates in pre-and post   |          |          |          |
|     season fire meetings.          |          |          |          |
|     Specifically address           |          |          |          |
|     management controls and        |          |          |          |
|     critical safety issues.        |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 20. Oversees pre-season            | X        | X        | X        |
|     preparedness review of fire    |          |          |          |
|     and fire aviation program.     |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 21. Initiates, conducts, and/or    | X        | X        | X        |
|     participates in fire program   |          |          |          |
|     management reviews and         |          |          |          |
|     investigations.                |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 22. Personally participates in     |          | X        | X        |
|     periodic site visits to        |          |          |          |
|     individual incidents and       |          |          |          |
|     projects.                      |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 23. Utilizes the Incident          | X        | X        | X        |
|     Complexity Analysis appendix F |          |          |          |
|     & G to ensure the proper level |          |          |          |
|     of management is assigned to   |          |          |          |
|     all incidents.                 |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 24. Ensures that transfer of       |          | X        | X        |
|     command occurs as per appendix |          |          |          |
|     D on incidents.                |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 25. Ensures that incoming          |          | X        | X        |
|     personnel and crews are        |          |          |          |
|     briefed prior to fire and fire |          |          |          |
|     aviation assignments.          |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 26. Ensures an accurate and        | X        | X        | X        |
|     defensible Wildland Fire       |          |          |          |
|     Situation Analysis (WFSA) is   |          |          |          |
|     completed and updated daily    |          |          |          |
|     for all fires that escape      |          |          |          |
|     initial attack.                |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 27. Ensures that a Wildland Fire   | X        | X        | X        |
|     Implementation Plan (WFIP) is  |          |          |          |
|     completed, approved, and       |          |          |          |
|     certified daily for all fires  |          |          |          |
|     managed for Wildland Fire Use  |          |          |          |
|     objectives.                    |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 28. Works with cooperators,        | X        | X        | X        |
|     groups, and individuals to     |          |          |          |
|     develop and implement          |          |          |          |
|     processes and procedures for   |          |          |          |
|     providing fire safe            |          |          |          |
|     communities within the         |          |          |          |
|     wildland urban interface.      |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 29. Ensures that trespass actions  | X        | X        | X        |
|     are initiated and documented   |          |          |          |
|     to recover cost of suppression |          |          |          |
|     activities, land               |          |          |          |
|     rehabilitation, and damages to |          |          |          |
|     the resource and improvements  |          |          |          |
|     for all human-caused fires     |          |          |          |
|     where liability can be         |          |          |          |
|     determined, as per *FWS Fire   |          |          |          |
|     Trespass Handbook*.            |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 30. Ensures training for fire      | X        | X        | X        |
|     cause determination and fire   |          |          |          |
|     trespass is completed.         |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 31. Ensures compliance with        | X        | X        | X        |
|     National and State Office      |          |          |          |
|     policy for prescribed fire     |          |          |          |
|     activities. Provides periodic  |          |          |          |
|     reviews of the prescribed fire |          |          |          |
|     program.                       |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 32. Annually updates and reviews   | X        | X        | X        |
|     the *Agency Administrator's    |          |          |          |
|     Guide to Critical Incident     |          |          |          |
|     Management.*                   |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 33. Ensures that fire season       |          | X        | X        |
|     severity predictions, weather  |          |          |          |
|     forecasts, fire behavior       |          |          |          |
|     predictors, and fire activity  |          |          |          |
|     levels are monitored and       |          |          |          |
|     communicated daily to all      |          |          |          |
|     employees (hard copy, web      |          |          |          |
|     page, email, radio, or fax).   |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 34. Uses current National and      | X        | X        | X        |
|     Local Mobilization Guides and  |          |          |          |
|     ensures that national,         |          |          |          |
|     geographic and local           |          |          |          |
|     mobilization standards are     |          |          |          |
|     followed.                      |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+
| 35. Complies with established      | X        | X        | X        |
|     property control/management    |          |          |          |
|     procedures.                    |          |          |          |
+------------------------------------+----------+----------+----------+

Delegation of Authority

Delegation for Regional Fire Management Coordinators (RMFC)

In order to effectively perform their duties, a RFMC must have certain
authorities delegated from the Regional Director. This delegation is
normally placed in the regional office supplement to agency manuals.
This delegation of authority should include:

-   Serve as the Regional Director's authorized representative on
    geographic area coordination groups, including MAC groups.

-   Coordinate and establish priorities on uncommitted fire suppression
    resources during periods of shortages.

-   Coordinate logistics and suppression operations regional-wide.

-   Relocate agency pre-suppression/suppression resources within the
    region based on relative fire potential/activity.

-   Correct unsafe fire suppression activities.

-   Direct accelerated, aggressive initial attack when appropriate.

-   Enter into agreements to provide for the management, fiscal, and
    operational functions of combined agency operated facilities.

-   Suspend prescribed fire activities when warranted.

-   Give authorization to hire Emergency Firefighters in accordance with
    the DOI Pay Plan for Emergency Workers.

-   Approve emergency fire severity funding expenditures not to exceed
    the agency's annual authority.