Wildland Fire Chemicals

Reporting of Fire Chemical Applications in Waterways and Mapped Avoidance Areas

• Summary - Reporting and monitoring requirements by agency
  • 2012 Reporting & Monitoring Requirements Summary (.pdf)
    
    
• Forest Service – Reporting and monitoring requirements guides and reporting tools
  • Getting Started with Wildland Fire Chemicals Misapplication Reporting System – Includes instructions for registering into the e-authentication system
  • Implementation Guide for Aerial Application of Fire Retardant
  • Wildland Fire Chemical Misapplication Reporting System and Interagency Reporting Tools (WFCMR)
    E-authentication is required to access the reporting system
  • Forest Wide Aerial Fire Retardant Avoidance Maps
    
    
• Forest Service – Report misapplications and exceptions occurring during aerial or ground application of Class A foam or Water Enhancer (Gel) or ground application of Long-Term Retardant
  • Follow InteragencyPolicy_Aerial-Ground_Delivery
    
    
• Other Agency – Report all misapplications and exceptions occurring during any application of Long-Term Retardant, Class A foam or Water Enhancer (Gel)
  • Follow InteragencyPolicy_Aerial-Ground_Delivery
  • BLM Instruction Memorandum No. FA IM-2009-27
    
    
• For help with requirements on the reporting process or tools within the reporting system , please contact:
  • Julie Laufmann
    jlaufman@fs.fed.us
    970-226-2040
    
    OR
    
    
  • Shirley Zylstra
    szylstra@fs.fed.us
    406-329-4859
    
    
• For help obtaining access to the system (eauthentication or into the portal), please contact:
  • Dale Guenther
    dguenther@fs.fed.us
    503 808-2188