Recent changes to the Fire Management Manual

This page documents changes made in the Fire Management Manual within the last two years.

15 Oct 09:	-Complete redesign of Administrative Section of the Fire Manual. Text moved to the Conservancy's Intranet Fire Manual web site for insurance and detailed adiministrative instructions, as well as legal forms. -Added requirement for Consequence Analysis to burn plans; must have for all burns conducted after January 1, 2010. -Added clarification for non-U.S. Fire Management activities to require training and qualifications standards that are reviewed. -Adjusted parts of the manual to conform with recent NWCG changes: SRB types prerequisite for ICT4; fire shelter transition to New Generation shelters by January 1, 2010; Instructor qualifications clarified for teaching S-212 chainsaw course; also noted the fire course RX300 is now RX301 and RX341. -Clarified Manual text on Can burn plans be modified in the field? Need Fire manager approval (e.g. phone, email) if change is contrary to Fire Manual Guidelines; and not allowed if change is contrary to Fire Manual Requirements. -Clarified Manual text for Requirement #7, report incidents when fire leaves managed land, not just fires off TNC lands. -Clarified Manual text for Guideline #3, Fire Manager to consider weather as an element of Non-broadcast burn plans. -Text of Fire Manual edited to remove references to old organizational names, e.g. Conservation Strategies Division and Global Fire Initiative.
01 Jan 09:	Complete manual review. Added requirement for Fire Manager to review and sign burn plans implemented by contractors; must approve choice of contractor. Added guidance on using CD versions of S-130, S-190, and I-100. Clarified requirement for Conflict of Interest procedure when burning on private lands.
30 Apr 08:	New RxB3 position added Added Requirement #9 regarding permission to burn on third party lands. Has always been a required form, but added here for clarity. Under Requirement #7, added reportable incident for smoke-related damages resulting in insurance claim. Added legal disclaimer on several pages. Removed some legal or otherwise sensitive material to be put on a legal section of the Conservancy's Fire Team intranet page. This section is under development. Added information on the Fire Management Oversight Review process. Removed FMAT meeting minutes, now to be kept at myfirecommunity.net.
30 May 07:	Clarification made to Chainsaw Operator position.
15 Apr 07:	Correction made to Required Plans regarding updated non-broadcast burn guideline.
31 Mar 07:	Chainsaw Operator and chainsaw standard added to Personnel section. Updated Waivers in Administration section to include requirement for map and Landowner Information Form. Posted new Non-broadcast Burning guidelines. Updated information on the FMAT page.

Last updated October 15, 2009.