###### WILDLAND FIRE SITUATION ANALYSIS

Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA) is a decision-making process in
which the Agency Administrator or representative describes the
situation, establishes objectives and constraints for the management of
the fire, compares multiple strategic wildland fire management
alternatives, evaluates the expected effects of the alternatives,
selects the preferred alternative, and documents the decision. The
format and level of detail required is dependent on the specific
incident and it's complexity. The key is to document the decision.

## WFSA INITIATION

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  **FIRE NAME**                              

  **JURISDICTION(S)**                        

  **DATE AND TIME INITIATED**                
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| #######                          |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| ####### DECISION                 |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **The selected alternative is:** |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| **RATIONALE:**                   |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR           |                                   |
| SIGNATURE**                      |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **DATE/TIME**                    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| # **I. WI                        |   |                                   |
| LDLAND FIRE SITUATION ANALYSIS** |   |                                   |
+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| A.  **JURISDICTION(S):**         | * |                                   |
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+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| C.  **UNIT(S):**                 |   | **D. WFSA #:**                    |
+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| E.  **FIRE NAME:**               |   | **F. INCIDENT #:**                |
+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| G.  **ACCOUNTING CODE:**         |   |                                   |
+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| H.  **DATE/TIME PREPARED:**      |   |                                   |
+----------------------------------+---+-----------------------------------+
| I.  **ATTACHMENTS:**             |   |                                   |
|                                  |   |                                   |
| > **COMPLEXITY                   |   |                                   |
| > MATRIX/ANALYSIS^1^**           |   |                                   |
| >                                |   |                                   |
| > **RISK ASSESSMENT^1^**         |   |                                   |
|                                  |   |                                   |
| ##  PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS^1^    |   |                                   |
|                                  |   |                                   |
| > **CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE^1^** |   |                                   |
| >                                |   |                                   |
| > **MAPS^1^**                    |   |                                   |
| >                                |   |                                   |
| > **DECISION TREE^2^**           |   |                                   |
| >                                |   |                                   |
| > **FIRE BEHAVIOR                |   |                                   |
| > PROJECTIONS^1^**               |   |                                   |
| >                                |   |                                   |
| > **CALCULATIONS OF RESOURCE     |   |                                   |
| > REQUIREMENTS^1^**              |   |                                   |
| >                                |   |                                   |
| > **OTHER (SPECIFY)**            |   |                                   |
|                                  |   |                                   |
| **^1^ Required**                 |   |                                   |
|                                  |   |                                   |
| **^2^ Required by the USFS**     |   |                                   |
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**Section II. Objectives and Constraints**

***The Agency Administrator completes this page.***

**II.A. Objectives: Specify criteria that should be considered in the**

**development of alternatives.**

> **Safety objectives for firefighters, aviation, and public must
> receive the highest priority, Suppression objectives must relate to
> resource management objectives in the unit resource management plan.**
>
> **Economic objectives could include closure of all portions of an
> area, thus impacting the public, or impacts to transportation,
> communication and resource values.**
>
> **Environmental objectives could include management objectives**
>
> **for airshed, water quality, wildlife, etc.**
>
> **Social objectives could include any local attitudes toward fire or**
>
> **smoke that might affect decisions on the fire, safety, etc.**
>
> **Other objectives might include legal or administrative constraints
> which would have to be considered in the analysis of the fire
> situation, such as the need to keep the fire off other agency lands,
> etc.**

**II.B. Constraints: List constraints on wildland fire action. These
could include constraints to designated wilderness, wilderness study
areas, environmentally or culturally sensitive areas, irreparable damage
to resources or smoke management/air quality concerns. Economic
constraints such as public and Agency cost could be considered here.**

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| # **II. OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS**                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **A. OBJECTIVES (must be specific and measurable):**                  |
|                                                                       |
| 1.  ***SAFETY:***                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| #### *Public* {#public .unnumbered}                                   |
|                                                                       |
| ***Firefighter***                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| 2.  ***ECONOMIC:***                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| 3.  ***ENVIRONMENTAL:***                                              |
|                                                                       |
| 4.  ***SOCIAL:***                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| 5.  ***OTHER:***                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| ```{=html}                                                            |
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| B.  **CONSTRAINTS:**                                                  |
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**Section III. Alternatives**

The FIRE MANAGER/and or INCIDENT COMMANDER complete(s) this page.

**III.A. Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Briefly describe the general
wildland fire strategies for each alternative. Alternatives must meet
resource management plan objectives.**

**III.B. Narrative: Briefly describe each alternative with geographic
names, locations, etc., that would be used when implementing a wildland
fire strategy. For example, "Contain within the Starvation Meadows'
watershed by the first burning period".**

**III.C. Resources Needed: Resources listed must be reasonable to
accomplish the tasks described in Section III.B. It is critical to also
look at the reality of the availability of these needed resources.**

**III.D. Estimated Final Fire Size: Estimated final size for each
alternative at time of containment.**

**III.E. Estimated Contain/Control Date: Estimates for each alternative
shall be made based on predicted weather, fire behavior, resource
availability and the effects of wildland fire management efforts.**

**III.F. Cost: Estimate all fire costs for each alternative. Consider
mopup, rehabilitation, and other costs as necessary.**

**III.G. Risk Assessment: Probability of success/Consequences of
failure: Describe probability as a % and associated consequences for
success and failure. Develop this information from models, practical
experience or other acceptable means. Consequences described will
include fire size, days to contain, days to control, costs and other
information such as park closures and effect on critical habitat.
Include fire behavior and long-term fire weather forecasts to derive
this information.**

**III.H. Complexity: Assign the complexity rating calculated in the
Guide for Assessing Fire Complexity.**

III.I. Maps: A map for each alternative must be prepared. The map shall
be based on the "Probability of success/Consequences of Failure" and
include other relative information.

+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| #                  |               |                |               |
|                    |               |                |               |
| # **I              |               |                |               |
| II. ALTERNATIVES** |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|                    | ##### A       | ##### B        | ##### C       |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| A.  **WILDLAND     |               |                |               |
|     FIRE           |               |                |               |
|     STRATEGY:**    |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| B.  **NARRATIVE:** |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| C.  **RESOURCES    |               |                |               |
|     NEEDED:**      |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| **HANDCREWS**      |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| > **ENGINES**      |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| > **DOZERS**       |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| > **AIRTANKERS**   |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| > **HELICOPTERS**  |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
|                    |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| D.  **ESTIMATED    |               |                |               |
|     FINAL FIRE     |               |                |               |
|     SIZE:**        |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| E.  **ESTIMATED    |               |                |               |
|     CONTAIN/       |               |                |               |
|     CONTROL DATE** |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| F.  **COSTS:**     |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| G.  **RISK         |               |                |               |
|     ASSESSMENT:**  |               |                |               |
|                    |               |                |               |
| PROBABILITY OF     |               |                |               |
| SUCCESS/           |               |                |               |
|                    |               |                |               |
| CONSEQUENCES OF    |               |                |               |
| FAILURE            |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| H                  |               |                |               |
| .  **COMPLEXITY:** |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+
| I.  **ATTACH MAPS  |               |                |               |
|     FOR EACH       |               |                |               |
|     ALTERNATIVE**  |               |                |               |
+--------------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+

**Section IV. Evaluation of Alternatives**

The Agency Administrator(s), FMO and/or Incident Commander(s) completes
this page.

IV.A. Evaluation Process: Conduct an analysis for each element of each
objective and each alternative. Objective shall match those identified
in section II.A. Use the best estimates available and quantify whenever
possible. Provide ratings for each alternative and corresponding
objective element. Fire effects may be negative, cause no change or may
be positive. Examples are: 1) a system which employs a "‑" for negative
effect, a "0" for no change, and a "+" for positive effect; 2) a system
which uses a numeric factor for importance of the consideration (soils,
watershed, political, etc.) and assigns values (such as ‑1 to +1, ‑100
to +100, etc.) to each consideration, then arrives at a weighted
average. If you have the ability to estimate dollar amounts for natural
resource and cultural values this data is preferred. Use those methods
which are most useful to managers and most appropriate for the situation
and agency. To be able to evaluate positive fire effects, the area must
be included in the resource management plan and be consistent with
prescriptions and objectives of the Fire Management Plan.

**Sum Of Economic Values: Calculate for each element the net effect of
the rating system used for each alternative. This could include the
balance of: pluses (+) and minuses (‑), numerical rating (‑3 and +3), or
natural and cultural resource values in dollar amounts. (Again resource
benefits may be used as part of the analysis process when the wildland
fire is within a prescription consistent with approved Fire Management
Plans and in support of the unit's Resource Management Plan.)**

+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| #                      |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| # **IV. EVALUA         |              |              |              |
| TION OF ALTERNATIVES** |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| **A. EVALUATION        | ####         | ####         | ####         |
| PROCESS**              | ### A {#a-1  | ### B {#b-1  | ### C {#c-1  |
|                        | .unnumbered} | .unnumbered} | .unnumbered} |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| *SAFETY*               |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Firefighter            |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Aviation               |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Public                 |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| Sum of Safety Values   |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| *ECONOMIC*             |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Forage                 |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Improvements           |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Recreation             |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Timber                 |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Water                  |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Wilderness             |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Wildlife               |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Other (specify)        |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| Sum of Economic Values |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| *ENVIRONMENTAL*        |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Air                    |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Visual                 |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Fuels                  |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| T & E Species          |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Other (specify)        |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| Sum of Environmental   |              |              |              |
| Values                 |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| *SOCIAL*               |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Employment             |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Public Concern         |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Cultural               |              |              |              |
|                        |              |              |              |
| Other (Specify)        |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| Sum of Social Values   |              |              |              |
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+

**Section V. Analysis Summary**

The Agency Administrator(s), FMO and/or Incident Commander(s) complete
this page.

**V.A. Compliance with Objectives: Prepare narratives that summarize
each alternative's effectiveness in meeting each objective. Alternatives
that do not comply with objectives are not acceptable. Narratives could
be based on effectiveness and efficiency. For example: "most effective
and least efficient", "least effective and most efficient", "or
"effective and efficient". Or answers could be based on a two‑tiered
rating system such as "complies with objective" and "fully complies with
or exceeds objective". Use a system that best fits the manager's
needs.**

**V.B. Pertinent Data: Data for this section has already been presented
and is duplicated here to help the Agency Administrator(s) confirm their
selection of an alternative. Final Fire Size is displayed on page three,
section III.D. Complexity is calculated in the attachments and displayed
on page three, section III.H. Costs are displayed on page three, section
III.F. Economic Values have been calculated and displayed on page four.
Probability of Success/Consequences of Failure are calculated in the
attachments and displayed on page three, section III.G.**

**V.C. External and Internal Influences: Assign information and data
occurring at the time the WFSA is signed. Identify the Preparedness
Index (1 through 5) for the National and Geographic levels. If
available, indicate the Incident Priority assigned by the MAC group.
Designate the Resource Availability status. This information is
available at the Geographic Coordination Center and needed to select a
viable alternative. Designate "yes" indicating an up‑to‑date weather
forecast has been provided to, and used by, the Agency Administrator(s)
to evaluate each alternative. Assign information to the "other" category
as needed by the Agency Administrator(s).**

**Section VI. Decision**

**Identify the alternative selected. Must have clear and concise
rationale for the decision, and a signature with date and time. Agency
Administrator(s) signature is mandatory.**

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| #  {#sect          |               |     |         |               |
| ion-3 .unnumbered} |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| # **V.             |               |     |         |               |
| ANALYSIS SUMMARY** |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| ##                 | ####### A     | ### |         | ####### C     |
| ##### ALTERNATIVES |               | ### |         |               |
|                    |               | # B |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| A.  **COMPLIANCE   |               |     |         |               |
|     WITH           |               |     |         |               |
|     OBJECTIVES:**  |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| #######            |               |     |         |               |
| # ***SAFETY*** {#s |               |     |         |               |
| afety .unnumbered} |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| ***ECONOMIC***     |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| *                  |               |     |         |               |
| **ENVIRONMENTAL*** |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| ***SOCIAL***       |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| ***OTHER***        |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| B.  **PERTINENT    |               |     |         |               |
|     DATA:**        |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| > ***FINAL FIRE    |               |     |         |               |
| > SIZE***          |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| > ***COMPLEXITY*** |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| > ***COST***       |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| > ***RESOURCE      |               |     |         |               |
| > VALUES***        |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| > ***PROBABILITY   |               |     |         |               |
| > of SUCCESS***    |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| > ***CONSEQUENCES  |               |     |         |               |
| > of FAILURE***    |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| C.  *              |               |     |         |               |
| *EXTERNAL/INTERNAL |               |     |         |               |
|     INFLUENCES:**  |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| ***NATIONAL AND    |               |     |         |               |
| GEOGRAPHIC         |               |     |         |               |
| PREPAREDNESS       |               |     |         |               |
| LEVEL***           |               |     |         |               |
|                    |               |     |         |               |
| > ***INCIDENT      |               |     |         |               |
| > PRIORITY***      |               |     |         |               |
| >                  |               |     |         |               |
| > ***RESOURCE      |               |     |         |               |
| > AVAILABILITY***  |               |     |         |               |
| >                  |               |     |         |               |
| > ***WEATHER       |               |     |         |               |
| > FORECAST         |               |     |         |               |
| > (LONG-RANGE)***  |               |     |         |               |
| >                  |               |     |         |               |
| > ***FIRE BEHAVIOR |               |     |         |               |
| > PROJECTIONS***   |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
|                    |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
|                    |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
|                    |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
|                    |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+
| #######            |               |     |         |               |
+--------------------+---------------+-----+---------+---------------+

**Section VII. Daily Review**

The Agency Administrator(s), or designate complete(s) this page.

**The date, time and signature of reviewing officials are reported in
each column for each day of the Incident. The status of Preparedness
Level, Incident Priority, Resource Availability, Weather Forecast, and
WFSA Validity is completed for each day reviewed. Ratings for the
Preparedness Level, Incident Priority, Resource Availability, Fire
Behavior, and Weather Forecast are addressed on page five, section V.C.
Assign a "yes" under "WFSA Valid" to continue use of this WFSA. A "no"
indicates this WFSA is no longer valid and another WFSA must be prepared
or the original revised.**

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| ### |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  IF |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  WF |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SA  |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| IS  |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| NO  |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| LON |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| GER |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  VA |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| LID |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| , A |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  NE |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| W W |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| FSA |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  WI |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| LL  |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| BE  |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| COM |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| PLE |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| TED |     |                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+-----+-----+-------------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+

## 

## WFSA COMPLETION/FINAL REVIEW

  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
  **THE SELECTED ALTERNATIVE ACHIEVED        
  DESIRED OBJECTIVES ON (DATE/TIME):**       

  **THE SELECTED ALTERNATIVE DID NOT ACHIEVE 
  THE DESIRED OBJECTIVES AND A NEW WFSA WAS  
  PREPARED ON (DATE/TIME):**                 

  **AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE   
  SIGNATURE:**                               
  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------

**A GUIDE FOR ASSESSING FIRE COMPLEXITY**

The following questions are presented as a guide to assist the Agency
Administrator and staff in analyzing the complexity or predicted
complexity of a fire situation. Because of the time required to assemble
or move an Incident Management Team to a fire, this checklist should be
completed when a fire escapes initial attack and be kept as part of the
fire records. This document is prepared concurrently with the
preparation of and attached to a new or revised Wildland Fire Situation
Analysis. It must be emphasized that this analysis should, where
possible, be based on predications to allow adequate time for assembling
and transporting the ordered resources.

> [Use of the Guide:]{.underline}

1.  Analyze each element and check the response yes or no.

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2.  If positive responses exceed, or are equal to, negative responses

> within any primary factor (A through G), the primary factor should be
>
> considered as a positive response.

3.  If any three of the primary factors (A through G) are positive
    response, this indicates the fire situation is or is predicted to be
    Type I.

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4.  Factor H should be considered after all above steps. If more than
    two of these items are answered yes, and three or more of the other
    primary factors are positive responses, a Type I team should be
    considered. If the composites of H are negative, and there are fewer
    than three positive responses in the primary factors (A-G) a Type II
    team should be considered. If the answers to all questions in H are
    negative, it may be advisable to allow the existing overhead to
    continue action on the Fire.

> GLOSSARY OF TERMS
>
> Potential for blow-up conditions - **Any combination of fuels, weather
> and topography excessively endangering personnel.**
>
> Threatened and endangered species - **Threat to habitat of such
> species, or in the case of flora, threat to the species itself.**
>
> Smoke Management - **Any situation which creates a significant public
> response, such as smoke in a metropolitan area or visual pollution in
> high-use scenic areas.**
>
> Extended exposure to unusually hazardous line conditions - **Extended
> burnout or backfire situations, rock slides, cliffs extremely steep
> terrain, abnormal fuel situations such as frost killed foliage, etc.**
>
> Disputed Fire Management responsibility - **Any wildland fire where
> responsibility for management if not agreed upon due to lack of
> agreements or different interpretations, etc.**
>
> Disputed fire policy - **Differing fire policies between suppression
> agencies when the fire involves multiple ownership is an example.**
>
> Pre-existing controversies - **These may or may not be fire management
> related. Any controversy drawing public attention to an area may
> present unusual problems to the fire overhead and local management.**
>
> Have overhead overextended themselves mentally or physically -
>
> **This is a critical item that requires judgment by the responsible
> agency. It is difficult to write guidelines for this judgment because
> of the wide differences between individuals. If, however, the Agency
> Administrator feels the existing overhead cannot continue to function
> efficiently and take safe and aggressive action due to mental or
> physical reasons, assistance is mandatory.**
>
> **FIRE COMPLEXITY ANALYSIS**

+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| A. FIRE BEHAVIOR: Observed or Predicted                      | Y     |
|                                                              | es/No |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| 1.  Burning Index (from on-site measurement of weather       | \     |
|     conditions).                                             | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| > Predicted to be above the 90% level using the major fuel   | _\_\_ |
| > model in                                                   |       |
| >                                                            | \     |
| > which the fire is burning.                                 | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 2.  Potential exists for "blowup" conditions (fuel moisture, | _\_\_ |
|     winds, etc).                                             |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| 3.  Crowning, profuse or long-range spotting.                | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 4.  Weather forecast indicating no significant relief or     | _\_\_ |
|     worsening conditions.                                    |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| B.  RESOURCES COMMITTED:                                     | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
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| 1.  200 or more personnel assigned.                          | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 2.  Three or more divisions.                                 | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 3.  Wide variety of special support personnel.               |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| 4.  Substantial air operation which is not properly staffed. | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 5.  Majority of initial attack resources committed.          | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| C.  RESOURCES THREATENED:                                    | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
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| ```                                                          |       |
| 1.  Urban interface.                                         | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 2.  Developments and facilities.                             | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 3.  Restricted, threatened or endangered species habitat.    |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| 4.  Cultural sites.                                          | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 5.  Unique natural resources, special designation zones or   | _\_\_ |
|     wilderness.                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| 6.  Other special resources.                                 | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| D.  SAFETY:                                                  | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
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| ```                                                          |       |
| 1.  Unusually hazardous fire line conditions.                | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 2.  Serious accidents or fatalities.                         | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 3.  Threat to safety of visitors from fire and related       |       |
|     operations.                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 4.  Restrictions and/or closures in effect or being          | \     |
|     considered.                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| 5.  No night operations in place for safety reasons.         | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| E.  OWNERSHIP:                                               | Y     |
|                                                              | es/No |
| ```{=html}                                                   |       |
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| ```                                                          | _\_\_ |
| 1.  Fire burning or threatening more than one jurisdiction.  | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 2.  Potential for claims (damages).                          |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| 3.  Different or conflicting management objectives.          | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 4.  Dispute over fire management responsibility.             | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| 5.  Potential for unified command.                           | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| F.  EXTERNAL INFLUENCES:                                     | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| ```{=html}                                                   | \     |
| <!-- -->                                                     | _\_\_ |
| ```                                                          |       |
| 1.  Controversial wildland fire management policy.           | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 2.  Pre-existing controversies/relationships.                | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 3.  Sensitive media relationships.                           |       |
|                                                              | \     |
| 4.  Smoke management problems.                               | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 5.  Sensitive political interests.                           | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| 6.  Other external influences.                               | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| G.  CHANGE IN STRATEGY                                       | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| ```{=html}                                                   | \     |
| <!-- -->                                                     | _\_\_ |
| ```                                                          |       |
| 1.  Change in strategy (from lower to higher intensity       | \     |
|     management).                                             | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 2.  Large amounts of unburned fuel within planned perimeter. | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| 3.  WFSA invalid or requires updating.                       | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|                                                              |       |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| H.  EXISTING OVERHEAD:                                       | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| ```{=html}                                                   | \     |
| <!-- -->                                                     | _\_\_ |
| ```                                                          |       |
| 1.  Worked two operational periods without achieving initial | \     |
|     objectives.                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
| 2.  Existing management organization ineffective.            | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| 3.  Overhead/IMT overextended mentally and/or physically.    | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
| 4.  Incident actions plans, briefings, etc., missing or      | \     |
|     poorly prepared.                                         | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
| > Total . . . . . . . . . . . .                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              |       |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
|                                                              | \     |
|                                                              | _\_\_ |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+

  ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
  Signature                          

  Date                               Time
  ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------

### 

### 

### 

### **WFSA INSTRUCTIONS**

######### Section I. WFSA Information Page

***The Agency Administrator completes this page.***

+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| ** | **Jurisdiction(s): Assign the agency that have or could have    |
| I. | fire protection responsibility, e.g., USFWS, Forest Service,    |
| A. | BLM, etc.**                                                     |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    | **Geographic Area: Assign the recognized "Geographic            |
| ** | Coordination Area" in which the fire is located, e.g.,          |
| I. | Northwest, Northern Rockies, etc.**                             |
| B. |                                                                 |
| ** | **Unit: Designate the local administrative unit, e.g., Hart     |
|    | Mountain Refuge Area, Flathead Indian Reservation, etc.**       |
| ** |                                                                 |
| I. | **WFSA #: Identify the number assigned to the most recent WFSA  |
| C. | for this fire.**                                                |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    | **Fire Name: Self-explanatory.**                                |
| ** |                                                                 |
| I. | **Incident Number: Identify the agency number assigned to the   |
| D. | fire, e.g., BOD 296, BNF 001.**                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    | **Accounting Code: Insert the local unit's accounting code.**   |
| ** |                                                                 |
| I. | **Date/Time Prepared: Self-explanatory.**                       |
| E. |                                                                 |
| ** | **Attachments: Check here to designate attachments used in the  |
|    | completion of the WFSA. "Other" could include data or models    |
| ** | used in the development of the WFSA. Briefly describe the       |
| I. | "other" items used.**                                           |
| F. |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
| I. |                                                                 |
| G. |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
| I. |                                                                 |
| H. |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
|    |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
| I. |                                                                 |
| I. |                                                                 |
| ** |                                                                 |
+----+-----------------------------------------------------------------+