No issue or concern is ever ignored. Pressure to implement a project, whether self-imposed or from resource specialists or management, is not tolerated. All Plans are current. Any Plan not implemented the year it is initially reviewed and approved is again reviewed and approved prior to implementation. Other factors not specifically addressed in the Plan are tracked, such as drought, green-up conditions, and any resource changes.
Personnel maintain their currency with new technology.
Red card qualifications are current and accurate. The red card database is updated at least twice a year, by June 1 and December 1. Pack test and physical examination entries are done as needed. The BLM Arizona State Office, in cooperation with the Field Offices, is reviewing each zone's Prescribed Fire Program.