5109.14-95-1 Transmittal Page 1 of 2 FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK WASHINGTON FSH 5109.14 - INDIVIDUAL FIRE REPORT HANDBOOK, FORM FS-5100-29 Amendment No. 5109.14-95-1 Effective September 5, 1995 POSTING NOTICE. Amendments are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this amendment. Retain this transmittal as the first page of this document. The last amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 5109.14-92-1 to FSH 5109.14. This amendment supersedes Amendment 5109.14-92-1 to FSH 5109.14. Superseded New Document Name (Number of Pages) (Entire Handbook) 5109.14, Contents 2 2 5109.14, Foreword 1 - 5109.14,0 Code Contents - 1 5109.14,0 Code - 3 5109.14,1 Contents 1 - 5109.14,1 2 - 5109.14,10 Contents - 1 5109.14,10 - 4 5109.14,2 Contents 1 - 5109.14,20 Contents - 1 5109.14,2 9 - 5109.14,20 - 19 5109.14,22,Exs. 01-02 - 3 5109.14,3 Contents 1 - 5109.14,30 Contents - 1 5109.14,3 2 - 5109.14,30 - 3 5109.14,4 Contents 1 - 5109.14,4 4 - Digest: This amendment revises, reorganizes, and recodes direction throughout FSH 5109.14. The previous one-digit chapter codes are changed to two-digit codes. Changes within each chapter follow: 5109.14 Table of Contents - Revises codes and captions to match changes in the text of the chapters. Zero Code - Incorporates direction on policy, responsibilities, definitions, and time frames formerly in other chapters. Moves terms formerly in the Glossary, chapter 3, to section 05, Definitions. 12 - Adds section on reporting prescribed fires declared as wildfires. 13 - Clarifies and reorganizes direction on spot fires, multiple fires, and fires on multiple units. Changes reporting responsibility for fires that affect two or more units. 21 - Adds direction on the number of reports required for a fire on single or multiple units. 22 - Adds direction on fields to report by types of fires. Specifies special codes required for certain fires. Includes revised Form FS-5100-29 in exhibit 01 and 02. 22.1 - Makes minor revisions and adds direction on data input for unnumbered blocks at the top of Form FS-5100-29. Adds direction on new public land survey system fields. 22.2 - Makes minor revisions and adds direction on data input for Identification block. Adds direction on county field. 22.3 - Makes minor revisions and adds direction on data input for Occurrence block. Changes time range from 0001-2400 to 0000 (midnight, beginning of the day) and 2359 for reporting purposes. Adds direction on general cause, specific cause, and class of people fields. 22.4 - Groups direction on data input for Action block. Requires fire time out for all fires, and changes time definition. Adds Rappeller (P4) to Forces Used codes; removes obsolete code E8. 22.5 - Groups direction on data input for Description block. Adds direction on slope percent field. Adds new NFDRS fuel model code (X) for non-vegetative fuels. FFF cost is now reported in whole dollars. 22.6 - Groups direction on data input for Options block. Adds new nationally defined special codes, most of which are for optional use. Digest--continued: 22.7 - Groups direction on data input for unnumbered blocks at the bottom of Form FS-5100-29. 22.8 - Groups direction on remarks and report approvals. 23 - Adds direction to categorize acres burned by protection agency and landowner class for C and larger fires. 30 - Removes former chapter 3, Glossary, and moves definitions to section 05, Definitions. Recodes direction from former chapter 4 to current chapter 30, Fire Information Reporting System, and revises direction. Requires that local fire data bases must agree with national data base. JACK WARD THOMAS Chief