Program Overview

Goals

• Assist partners and cooperators to accomplish effective and efficient fire protection on state, private, and federal lands.
• Help Forest Supervisors achieve effective and efficient fire management on National Forest System lands in Alaska.
• Monitor Regional Fire Safety Practices, 30-Mile Action Plan Implementation and make recommendations on improvement of program safety.

Program Description

The Fire Management Program in Alaska includes two areas:
                            1)National Forest System Fire Management
                            2) Cooperative Fire Protection

1) The National Forest System, Fire Management Program provides leadership, direction, and technical expertise to the Chugach and Tongass National Forests in support of their fire protection and use programs. Approximately 29 million acres are protected. Wildfires number about 30 per year. Fuel treatment and wildlife habitat improvement using fire as a management tool also occur.

2) The Cooperative Fire Protection program provides Forest Service financial and technical assistance (fire prevention, suppression technology, and equipment) to the State of Alaska to effectively and efficiently protect state and private lands from wildfire. Elements of Cooperative Fire Protection include:

•        Volunteer Fire Assistance financial support to rural fire departments.
•        Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) - excess federal fire fighting
         related equipment made available to state and local fire departments.
•        State Fire Assistance - direct financial, technical, and operational support to state
         level wildland fire protection.

 

Fire Links: Program Overview Annual Report of the Year 2002 Staff and Responsibilities Helping Communities Become Fire Wise Rural Fire Protection Fact sheet Volunteer Fire Assistance Staff and Responsibilities State Fire Assistance Program Federal Excess Personal Property National Forest System Other State and Private Programs: Forest Health Protection Cooperative Forestry International Forestry Grants and Agreements

Return to: TOP State and Private Forestry Email

USFS National Forest National Fire Management Other Alaska Links: Alaska Regional Chugach National Forest Tongass National Forest State of Alaska-Fire Programs

Inquires for Training Phone: 907-269-8400 Inquires for Alaska Fire Information Phone: 907-269-8454