Recent Changes to the Fire Management Manual

Changes to the manual are listed on this page.

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 and should be completed before the end of June. 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.
02 Oct 06:	Guidance on work/rest ratio and fatigue added to Personnel page. Updated summary and process for Qualifications Review Committees added to the Personnel page. Changes made to Site Fire Management Planning components. Site Specific Fire Operations dropped and Key Constraints added. Added worksheet for documenting components of site fire management planning in other conservation plans. Added to Site Fire Management Planning page.
24 Aug 06:	Minutes for March-June 2006 posted on Fire Management Advisory Team page.
30 Jun 06:	Error on About page corrected concerning availability of Manual in pdf format. Requirement #6 changed to clarify physical fitness testing and make more uniform across organization. New Physical fitness page added to provide complete information on standards and testing. Guideline regarding physical fitness eliminated because it is now incorporated into Requirement #6. Fire Manager authorities clarified (see third bullet in list). TNC Volunteer Crew Member position will be phased out. Memo from FMAT linked to page. Personnel page modified to include authority for local burn bosses and Fire Managers to use QRC process to evaluate competency of TNC-VCM positions as FFT2 until December 2008.
19 Apr 06:	PDF version of the Manual added to the About page.
31 Mar 06:	Personnel section updated to reflect changes to 310-1. Fire Manager authorities modified. Fire Management Coordinator authorities modified. Requirement #3 changed. Guideline #6 changed. Who Prepares and Approves a Burn Unit Plan? changed. Added minutes to the Fire Management Advisory Team page
08 Dec 05:	Fire Management Advisory Team minutes added.

Last updated April 30, 2008.