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1 Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Department of Agriculture Forest Service 0 January 0 NFES
2 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter-0 Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Chapter- Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy Overview BLM Program Organization and Responsibilities NPS Program Organization and Responsibilities FWS Program Organization and Responsibilities FS Program Organization and Responsibilities -Reserved- Safety and Risk Management Interagency Coordination and Cooperation Fire Management Planning Preparedness Incident Management Suppression Chemicals and Delivery Systems Firefighting Training and Qualifications Firefighting Equipment Communications Aviation Operations and Resources Fuels Management Reviews and Investigations Dispatch and Coordination System
3 Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations January 0 NFES Produced by the Federal Fire and Aviation Task Group, National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID. This document is posted at Published copies of this document may be ordered from the National Interagency Fire Center, Great Basin Cache Supply Office, Boise, Idaho 0-. Consult the current NWCG National Fire Equipment System Catalog Part : Publications for current prices and ordering procedures posted at Release Date: January 0
4 NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER S. Development Avenue Boise, Idaho 0- January, 0 To: From: Agency Personnel Fire and Aviation Directors; Bureau of Land Management U.S. Forest Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Subject: Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations The Fire and Aviation Directors of the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service have directed the Federal Fire and Aviation Task Group (FFATG) to annually revise, publish, and distribute the federal Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations, and issue errata to this document. The Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations, states, references, or supports policy for Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service fire and fire aviation program management. Employees engaged in fire suppression and fire management activities will comply with interagency and agency-specific health, safety, and fire management policy documents. For the Bureau of Land Management this document is supplemental policy. For the USDA Forest Service this document provides guidance for implementing safe and effective fire and aviation management operations based on policy in in Forest Service Manual 0 and 00. For the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this document provides guidance for implementation of FW. For the National Park Service this document supplements Reference Manual. Release Date: January 0
5 This document addresses specific action items that are contained in the Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (February, 00). The contents of this book are not to be modified. Supplemental agency specific direction of a more restrictive nature may be issued separately. Suggestions for modification of this publication should be sent to your agency representatives listed on this page. Federal Fire and Fire Aviation Task Group agency representatives: Jeff Arnberger, BLM Paul Petersen, BLM Chris Wilcox, FWS Doug Alexander, FWS Bill Van Bruggen, FS Evans Kuo, FS Mark Koontz, NPS Release Date: January 0
6 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 0 Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy Overview Scope Purpose Review and update of the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (January 00) Guiding Principles of the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy 0-0 Elements of the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy (February, 00) Definitions Wildland Fire Fire Type Wildfire Management Objectives Response to Wildfire Initial Response Initial Attack (IA) Extended Attack Extended Attack Incident Suppression Protection Prescribed Fire Fire Operations Doctrine Purpose of Fire Operations Doctrine The Nature of Fire Operations Wildland Fire Operations Risk Management Fire Preparedness Fire Operations Command Philosophy Fire Leadership Fire Suppression Principles of Suppression Operations Principles of Fire Suppression Action Cost Effective Fire Operations Chapter 0 BLM Wildland Fire and Aviation Program Organization and Responsibilities Introduction BLM Fire Operations Website NWCG Relationship to BLM Fire and Aviation Directorate Program Manager Responsibilities Assistant Director, Fire and Aviation (FA-0) Equal Employment Opportunity Manager (EEO) (FA-) Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
7 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Support Services Division Chief (FA-00) Fire Operations Division Chief (FA-00) Budget and Evaluation Division Chief (FA-00) Aviation Division Chief (FA-00) Planning and Resources Division Chief (FA-00) External Affairs Division Chief (FA-00) State Director District/Field Manager Management Performance Requirements for Fire Operations Manager s Oversight Post Incident Review Fire Training for Agency Administrators State Fire Management Officer (SFMO) District/Zone/Field Office Fire Management Officer Fire Staff Performance Requirements for Fire Operations Delegation of Authority Delegation for State Fire Management Officers (SFMO) Delegation for District/Zone/Field Office Fire Management Officers (FMO) BLM Operational Duty Officer (ODO) Incident Business BLM Fire Management Position Titles and Fire Department Cooperator Equivalencies Safety and Occupational Health Program Safety and Health Responsibilities to the Fire Program Employee Safety and Health Program Responsibility Emergency Notification and Contact Information Employee Advocacy BLM Fire and Aviation Honor Guard Employee Conduct Examples of Harassment and Misconduct BLM Mobile Fire Equipment Policy Introduction Policy and Guidance Fire Equipment Committees BLM National Fire Equipment Program (NFEP) BLM Fire Equipment Status Report (FES) BLM Engine Use Report (EUR) Equipment Development Standardization Fire Engine and Command Vehicle Identifier Standards Deficiency Reporting Acquisition of Working Capital Fund Equipment Funding BLM Mobile Fire Equipment Ordering Equipment Modification/Retrofitting Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
8 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Property Transfer/Replacement Conversions BLM Engine Equipment Inventory Fire Equipment Maintenance and Care Standards Fire Equipment Maintenance and Procedure Record (FEMPR) BLM Home-to-Work Transportation Lights and Siren Response BLM Firefighters Introduction BLM Firefighter Priority for Use Mobilization of BLM Firefighters Preparedness Funding Suppression Funding Short Term Severity (State Level Severity) National Level Severity Funding National Preposition Funding State Discretionary Preposition Funding BLM Fire Training and Workforce Development BLM Fire Training and Workforce Development Program BLM Standards for Fire Training and Workforce Development BLM Firefighters General Non-Fire Training Requirements Driver Training for Regular Drivers of Fire Equipment BLM Firefighter Mandatory Physical Fitness Standards BLM National Fire Operations Fitness Challenge Interagency Fire Program Management Standards BLM Hand Crews BLM Hand Crew Standards (all crew types) BLM Hand Crew Standards by Type BLM Interagency Hotshot Crews BLM IHC Locations BLM IHC Annual Crew Mobilization BLM IHC Decertification and Recertification BLM IHC Crew Size BLM IHC Status Reporting System BLM IHC Training and Qualification Requirements BLM Fire Suppression Modules BLM Fire Suppression Module Mobilization BLM Wildland Fire Modules BLM Engines BLM Engine Ordering BLM Engine Typing BLM Engine Minimum Staffing Requirements BLM Engine Training and Qualification Requirements BLM Engine Driver Requirements BLM Smokejumpers BLM SMKJ Operations...0- Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
9 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS BLM Smokejumper Mission BLM SMKJ Coordination & Dispatch BLM Ram-Air Parachute System Management BLM Smokejumper Aircraft BLM SMKJ Training BLM Smokejumper Training and Qualification Targets BLM SMKJ Jump Proficiency Guideline BLM Smokejumper Physical Fitness Standards BLM Exclusive Use Helitack Crews BLM Exclusive Use Helicopter Locations Target (Desired) Exclusive Use Helitack Crew Qualifications & Composition Management Actions for Noncompliant Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) Sage Grouse Conservation Related to Wildland Fire and Fuels Management BLM Use of WFDSS Wildfire Decision Approval Process in Alaska for Non-BLM Lands Chapter 0 National Park Service Program Organization & Responsibilities Introduction NPS Wildland Fire Operations Website Agency Administrator Roles Director Regional Director Park Superintendent Agency Administrator Management Performance Requirements for Fire Operations Fire Management Staff Roles National Office Regional Office Park Fire Management Staff Performance Requirements for Fire Operations Requirements for Fire Management Positions Training Training for Park Superintendents Training for Fire Management Officers NPS Firefighters General Training Requirements Structural Fire and Hazardous Materials Response Structural Fire Response Requirements (Including Vehicle, Trash, and Dumpster Fires) Hazardous Materials Response Delegation of Authority Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
10 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Delegation for Regional Fire Management Officers NPS Duty Officer (DO) Engine Operating Standards Vehicle Color and Marking Engine Module Standards Lights and Siren Response Vehicle Maintenance, Repairs and Replacement Annual Safety Inspections, Scheduled Maintenance, and Daily Inspections Fixed Ownership Rates (FORs) Equipment Bulletins and Equipment Alerts NPS Firefighter Target Physical Fitness Standards National Fire Operations Fitness Challenge Wildland Fire Uniform Standards Fire Management Credentials NPS Use of WFDSS National Park Service Specific Qualifications and Qualifications Exceptions Chapter 0 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Program Organization & Responsibilities Introduction Agency Administrator Roles Director Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System Regional Director Regional Chief and Refuge Supervisors Project Leader/Refuge Manager Management Performance Requirements for Fire Operations Fire Management Staff Roles National Office Fire Director Regional Office Regional Fire Management Coordinator (RFMC) Refuge Zone Fire Management Officer (FMO) Fire Management Staff Performance Requirements for Fire Operations National Fire Leadership Team Delegation of Authority Regional Fire Management Coordinator Zone Fire Management Officer Inter-refuge Agreements Fire Duty Officer Fire Severity Funding Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
11 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Daily Fire Report Individual Fire Report Fish and Wildlife Service Use of Wildland Fire Decision Support System Final Wildland Fire Record Physical Fitness and Conditioning Training Agency Administrator Training Fire Management Officer Training FWS Firefighter General Training Requirements Fish and Wildlife Service Specific Qualifications Chapter 0 USDA Forest Service Wildland Fire and Aviation Program Organization and Responsibilities Introduction Foundational Doctrine The Operational Environment Mission Leadership and Accountability Roles and Relationships Operations Risk Management Agency Administrator Positions Training and Core Competencies Line Officer Certification Program Line Officers will be evaluated in three basic areas Guidelines Working Level Journey Level Advanced Level Other Considerations Guidance on the Selection of Coaches Specific Agency Administrator Performance Standards for Fire and Aviation at the Field Level Responsibilities Preparedness Suppression Responsibilities and Oversight Risk Management Framework Safety Fuels Prescribed Fire Fire Management Positions Specific Fire Management Staff Performance Standards Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
12 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS for Fire Operations at the Field Level Preparedness Suppression Safety Prescribed Fire Structure Exposure Protection Principles Mission and Role Strategic Principles Tactical Applications Structure Protection Definition USFS Role Local Government Role Cost Tactical Operating Principles Chapter 0 Reserved Chapter 0 Safety and Risk Management Introduction Policy Guiding Principles Goal Definitions Risk Management Process Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)/Risk Assessment (RA) Work/Rest Length of Assignment Assignment Definition Length of Assignment Days Off Assignment Extension Single Resource/Kind Extensions Incident Management Team Extensions Maximum Consecutive Days Worked- Home Unit Driving Standard General Driving Policy Non-Incident Operations Driving Mobilization and Demobilization Incident Operations Driving Fire Vehicle Operation Standards Management Controls to Mitigate Exposure Wildland Fire Field Attire Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
13 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Required Fireline PPE Wildland Fire Boot Standard Fire Shelters Head Protection Eye and Face Protection Hearing Protection Neck Protection Leg Protection Respiratory Protection Specialized or Non Standard Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) High Visibility Vests Fireline Safety Incident Briefings LCES - A System for Operational Safety Right to Refuse Risk Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Location of Fire Camps and Plans to Remain in Place Standard Safety Flagging Emergency Medical Planning and Services Incident Emergency Medical Planning Air Ambulance Coordination Incident Emergency Medical Services Required Treatment for Burn Injuries Burn Injury Criteria Explosives, Munitions, and Unexploded Ordinance Notifications Discovery of Explosives/Munitions/UO Associated with Former Defense Sites Industrial and Naturally Occurring Hazardous Materials Exposures Hazardous Materials Response Dump and Spill Sites Wildland Fires in or Near Oil/Gas Operations Wildland Fires in or Near Radioactive Locations Hazardous Water Sources Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Exposure Safety for Non-Operational Personnel Visiting Fires Visits to Incident Base Camps or Non-Fireline Field Locations Fireline Logistical Support Minimum Requirements for Visits to the Fireline/R Burns Non-Escorted Visits Escorted Visits Helicopter Observation Flights Fixed-Wing Observation Flights Six Minutes for Safety Training SAFENET Accident/Injury Reporting Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
14 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Agency Reporting Requirements OSHA Reporting Requirements Critical Incident Management Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Chapter 0 Interagency Coordination & Cooperation Introduction National Wildland Fire Cooperative Agreements USDOI and USDA Interagency Agreement for Fire Management DOI, USDA, and DOD Interagency Agreement National Wildland Fire Management Structure Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) Wildland Fire Executive Council (WFEC) Federal Fire Policy Council (FFPC) Fire Executive Council (FEC) Fire Management Board (FMB) National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Interior Fire Executive Council (IFEC) Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) Multi-Agency Management and Coordination National Multi-Agency Coordinating (NMAC) Group Geographic Area Multi-Agency Coordinating (GMAC) Groups National Dispatch/Coordination System National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) Local Dispatch Centers Local and Geographic Area Drawdown National Ready Reserve (NRR) Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook Standards for Cooperative Agreements Agreement Policy Types of Agreements National Interagency Agreements Regional/State Interagency Agreements Local Interagency Agreements Emergency Assistance Contracts Elements of an Agreement Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) General Elements of an AOP Fiscal Responsibility elements of an AOP All-Hazards Coordination and Cooperation Stafford Act Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Homeland Security Act Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
15 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Homeland Security Presidential Directive National Response Framework National Incident Management System (NIMS) Emergency Support Function (ESF) Annexes National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. 0- Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act Presidential Policy Directive All-Hazards Coordination and Cooperation NWCG Role in Support, Coordination, and All-Hazards Response by Wildland Fire Agencies USFS All-Hazards Guiding Principles and Doctrine International Wildland Fire Coordination and Cooperation U.S. - Mexico Cross Border Cooperation on Wildland Fires U.S. - Canada, Reciprocal Forest Firefighting Arrangement U.S. - Australia/New Zealand Wildland Fire Arrangement International Non-Wildland Fire Coordination and Cooperation International Disasters Support Chapter 0 Fire Management Planning & Response Purpose Policy Agency Planning Guidance DOI FS Concepts and Definitions Planning Related Definitions Land/Resource Management Plan Fire Management Plan Fire Management Unit Compliance Spatial Fire Management Plan (SFMP) Spatial Fire Management Plan (SFMP) Mapsheet SFMP Map Set Connection to Other Plans Chapter Preparedness Preparedness Preparedness Plans Fire Danger Operating Plan Staffing Level Adjective Fire Danger Rating Preparedness Level Plans Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
16 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Step-Up Plans Initial Response Plans Fire Danger PocketCard for Firefighter Safety National Predictive Services Fire Potential Outlooks and Advisories National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook Fuel and Fire Behavior Advisories Local Unit Seasonal Tracking Management Actions for Noncompliant Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) Portable RAWS Fire Severity Funding Typical Uses Authorization... - State/Regional Level Severity Funding... - National Level Severity Funding... - Appropriate Severity Funding Charges... - Labor... - Vehicles and Equipment... - Aviation... - Travel and Per Diem... - Prevention Activities... - Inappropriate Fire Severity Funding Charges... - Interagency Requests... - Requesting Fire Severity Funding... - Sequence of Action and Responsible Parties for Severity Funding Requests... - Labor Cost Coding For Severity Funded Personnel... - Documentation... - Severity Funding Reviews... - Fire Prevention/Mitigation... - Wildland Fire Cause Determination & Fire Trespass... - Wildland Fire Mitigation and Prevention... - Professional Liability Insurance... - Chapter Incident Management and Response National Response Framework National Incident Management System Incident Management and Coordination Components of NIMS Incident Command System (ICS) Wildfire Complexity Wildfire Risk and Complexity Assessment Command Organizations Incident Command Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
17 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS On-site Command Organizations Incident Characteristics Type Incident Characteristics Type Incident Characteristics Type Incident Characteristics Type Incident Command Type Incident Characteristics Type Incident Command Type Incident Characteristics Type Incident Command Incident Management Teams Area Command Type Incident Management Teams National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) Type Incident Management Teams Unified Command Coordination and Support Organizations Buying/Payment Teams Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS)... - Initial Decision... - New Decision... - WFDSS Decision Approval and Publication... - WFDSS Approval Requirements by Agency... - WFDSS Support... - Managing the Incident... - Agency Administrator Definition... - Agency Administrator Responsibilities... - Agency Administrator Representative Responsibilities... - Resource Advisor Responsibilities... - Use of Trainees... - Incident Action Plan... - Incident Status Reporting... - Incident History and Financial Records... - Document and Computer Security... - Transfer of Command... - Release of Incident Management Teams... - Team Evaluation... - Unit/Area Closures... - Incident Emergency Management Planning and Services... - Fire Management in Wilderness... - Operational Guidelines for Aquatic Invasive Species Noxious Weed Prevention Responding to Non-Wildland Fire Incidents... - Wildland Urban Interface... - Structure, Vehicle, Dumpster, Trash, and Landfill Fires... - Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
18 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Public Emergency Medical Responses... - Post Wildfire Activities... - Post-Fire Activities Table... - Emergency Stabilization Approval Authorities Table... - Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Teams... - Incident Business Management... - Cost Management... - Large Fire Cost Reviews... - Cache Management... - Type and National Interagency Support Caches... - Type Support Caches... - Type Local Caches... - Inventory Management... - System Implementation... - Accountability... - Trackable Items... - Durable Items... - Consumable Items... - Incident Management and Environmental Sustainability... - Incident to Incident Transfer of Supplies and Equipment... - Fire Loss Tolerance Reporting for Type and Incidents... - Incident Supply and Equipment Return Procedures Cache Returns and Restock Procedures Incident Replacement of Government Property Chapter Suppression Chemicals and Delivery Systems Policy for Use of Fire Chemicals Types of Fire Chemicals Long-Term Retardant Fire Suppressant Foam Wet Water Water Enhancer (Gel) Safety Information Personnel Safety Aerial Application Safety Interagency Policy for Aerial and Ground Delivery of Wildland Fire Chemicals near Waterways and Other Avoidance Areas Definition of Waterway Definition of Waterway Buffer Definition of Additional Mapped Avoidance Areas Guidance for Pilots Exceptions for Aerial Delivery of Long-Term Retardant on USDA Forest Service Lands (0 Record of Decision) Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
19 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Exceptions for All Other Agencies and All Other Fire Chemicals Reporting Requirements of Aerially Delivered Wildland Fire Chemicals into Waterways, Waterway Buffer Areas and Mapped Avoidance Areas Endangered Species Act (ESA) Emergency Consultation Operational Guidelines for Invasive Species Chapter Firefighter Training and Qualifications Introduction Standards Qualification and Certification Process Non-NWCG Agency Personnel Qualifications Non-NWCG Agency Personnel Use on Prescribed Fire Incident Qualifications and Certification System (IQCS) Certification of Non-Agency Personnel Incident Qualification Card Incident Qualification Card Expiration Dates Universal Training Requirements Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training Physical Fitness Physical Fitness and Conditioning Medical Examinations and Work Capacity Tests Department of Interior Wildland Firefighter Medical Standards Program (DOI/MSP) - Arduous Fitness Level Medical Exam Process for Light and Moderate Fitness Levels Health Screen Questionnaire (HSQ) Work Capacity Test (WCT) Categories... - Work Capacity Test (WCT) Administration... - WCT Retesting... - Minimum Age Requirements for Hazardous Duty Assignments on Federal Incidents... - Engine Modules... - Helicopter Modules... - Smokejumpers (SMKJ)... - SMKJ Policy... - SMKJ Communications... - SMKJ Training... - SMKJ Target Qualifications... - SMKJ Physical Fitness Standards... - Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC)... - IHC Policy... - IHC Certification... - Annual Crew Pre-Mobilization Process... - Annual IHC Readiness Review... - Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
20 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS IHC Organization... - IHC Availability Periods... - National IHC Status Reporting System... - IHC Communications... - IHC Transportation... - Other Hand Crews... - Policy... - Minimum Crew Standards for National Mobilization... - Wildland Fire Modules (WFM)... - WFM Policy... - WFM Types and Certification... - WFM Availability Periods... - WFM Organization... - Minimum WFM Standards for Interagency Mobilization... - Agency Certified Positions... - Chainsaw Operators and Fallers Chapter Firefighting Equipment Introduction Policy Firefighting Engine/Water Tender Common Standards Driving Standard Engine/Tactical Water Tender Water Reserve Chocks Fire Extinguisher Nonskid Surfaces First Aid Kit Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) Speed Limits Lighting Emergency Light Use Fire Engine Maintenance and Inspections Firefighting Engines Operational Procedures Engine Typing Fire Engine Staffing Engine Inventories Water Tenders Water Tender Typing Water Tender Staffing Standards Dozers/Tractor Plows Dozer/Tractor Plow Training and Qualifications Dozer/Tractor Plow Physical Fitness Standards Dozer/Tractor Plow Operational Procedures Release Date: January 0 Table of Contents-
21 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)/Utility-Terrain Vehicles (UTV) Required PPE Vehicle Cleaning/Noxious Weed Prevention Incident Remote Automated Weather Stations Aerial Ignition Devices Ground Ignition Devices and Transporting/Dispensing Fuel Chapter Communications Policy Dispatch Recording Devices Cellular/Satellite Phone Communications Radio Communications Radio Contracts Radio Frequency Management Daily Operational Frequency Management Mutual Aid Frequency Management Incident Frequency Management Aviation Operations Frequency Management Pre-assigned National Frequencies National Air Guard Frequency National Flight Following Frequency National Interagency Air Tactics Frequencies National Interagency Airtanker Base Frequency Smokejumper and Rappel/RADS Air to Ground Frequency Government-wide Area Common User Frequencies National Interagency Fire Tactical Frequencies Incident Radio Support Military Communications on an Incident Chapter Aviation Operations and Resources Purpose and Scope Organizational Responsibilities National Office DOI Office of Aviation Services (OAS) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Forest Service (FS) State/Regional Office Local Office Aviation Information Resources Aviation Safety Risk Assessment and Risk Management Table of Contents- Release Date: January 0
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