Federal Wildfire Activities. Current Strategy and Issues Needing Attention.

Abstract

Concerned about the rising costs of preparing for and controlling wildfires, you asked us to provide information on how the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management manage their wildfire programs. Specifically, this report provides information on (1) the process the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management use to determine the amount of funds needed to prepare for fighting fires; (2) the roles and responsibilities of the National Interagency Fire Center in mobilizing fire fighting resources; and (3) the types of agreements reached among federal, state, and local fire fighting organizations. We also looked at several issues that could affect the agencies' ability to manage their fire fighting programs in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA366835

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Fire Fighting
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Suppression
  • Forest Fires
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • Physical Fitness
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Stations
  • United States

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