Wildland and Prescribed Fire Wildland and Prescribed Fire Appropriate Management Response Wildland fire management can follow one of three paths, depending upon the level of land management planning completed, resource values affected or fire cause. In these situations, units may only implement initial attack suppression strategies. Human-caused fires will be suppressed whether an approved FMP is in place or not.
Prescribed fire differs little from how it has been managed under previous policy.
An FMP and an implementation plan must be completed and approved and clearly specify the need for prescribed fire. The plan is implemented when predetermined desired conditions exist and the necessary resources are available. In either wildland or prescribed fire situations, when the desired objectives cannot be met, a new strategy must be selected through the Wildland Fire Situation Analysis process. With Appropriate Management Response, an area can be treated under BLM s terms, where the benefits of a particular response are clearly defined and critical support resources are available. This way the safety of the public and federal firefighters is ensured and the actions taken are cost-effective and efficient.