FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
                           WASHINGTON

            TITLE 3100 - COOPERATIVE FIRE PROTECTION

                    Amendment No.  3100-98-7

                     Effective July 22, 1998

POSTING NOTICE.  Amendments are numbered consecutively by Title 
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 Title was Amendment 3100-98-6 to FSM 3120 
Contents.

This amendment supersedes Amendment 3100-90-1 to FSM 3120.

                                   Superseded    New
   Document Name                   (Number of Pages)

   3120                               2          2


Digest:

This amendment makes minor editorial changes throughout chapter 
FSM 3120.

3120.3 - Clarifies the policy on fire equipment and supply 
management. 




MIKE DOMBECK
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             FSM 3100 - COOPERATIVE FIRE PROTECTION
                     WO AMENDMENT 3100-98-7
                        EFFECTIVE 7/22/98

       CHAPTER 3120 - FIRE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

3120.2 - Objectives.  To assist in achieving efficient State 
wildland fire protection programs through loans; procurement and 
leasing of Federal equipment and property; and shared equipment 
development and testing.

3120.3 - Policy.  

    1.  Assist States in determining fire equipment and supply 
needs and in acquiring and managing fire equipment and supplies 
in the most efficient manner consistent with law.

    2.  Loan Federal excess personal property to States to 
achieve efficiency in the State fire protection program.  Monitor 
the use and administration of that property.

    3.  Monitor the administration of accountable personal 
property purchased in whole or in part with cooperative fire 
protection program funds.

3121 - LOAN OF FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.  Guidance for the loan of 
equipment through the Federal excess personal property program is 
included in FSH 3109.12, Property Acquisition Assistance 
Handbook, and the interagency FEPP Desk Guide; Federal Excess 
Personal Property Program (FSM 3107.2).