Common use of Special Management Considerations Clause in Contracts

Special Management Considerations. Identify areas where there are resource and other management concerns, i.e. special management considerations, appropriate fire management actions, any restrictions in firefighting tactical techniques, etc. (Note: This information could be incorporated by reference to a land or resource management plan.) • Identify any tactical strategies that may need to be considered in order to limit the potential for increased damage to private and public property, infrastructure investments or critical habitat, when it is necessary to limit the use of aerially delivered fire retardant in certain locations, such as the WUI or in an aerial retardant avoidance area. • Jurisdictional agencies, which may include state and private lands, should identify the conditions under which wildland fire may be managed to achieve benefit, and the information or criteria that will be used to make that determination (e.g., critical habitat, hazardous fuels and land management planning documents) Note: This information could be incorporated by reference to a land or resource management plan. • Identify how suppression costs related to special management considerations will be allocated. Decision Process: Identify the process by which the Parties will develop and document decisions regarding suppression strategies and tactical actions that are cost efficient and consider loss and benefit to land, values at risk, resource, social and political values, and existing legal statutes. Cooperation: Identify how to involve all Parties in developing the strategy and tactics to be used in preventing unwanted wildland fire from crossing the jurisdictional boundary, and how all Parties will be involved in developing mitigations which would be used if a wildland fire does cross jurisdictional boundaries. Communication: Describe the level of communication required with neighboring jurisdictions regarding the management of all wildland fires, especially those with multiple objectives. Communications should occur prior to fire seasons and during the early stages of wildland fires. Agencies managing fires, especially those with multiple objectives, should consider: firefighter and public safety, predicted weather conditions, resource drawdown, proximity to values at risk, smoke, current and anticipated fire activity and time of season. Neighboring jurisdictions should provide prompt notification to agencies when concerns exist about fires that are managed strategically and have the potential to impact adjacent jurisdictions. Cost efficiency: Jurisdictions will identify conditions under which cost efficiency may dictate where suppression strategies and tactical actions are taken (i.e., it may be more cost effective to put the containment line along an open grassland than along a mid-slope in timber). Points to consider include loss and benefit to land, values at risk, resource, social and political values, and existing legal statutes. Delegation of Authority: Describe procedures and criteria to specify direction, authority and financial management guidelines that local Unit Administrators will use to inform Incident Commanders. Preservation of Evidence: Evidence will be preserved in accordance with applicable Agency regulations and policies. (insert other items, as applicable, or remove this line).

Special Management Considerations. Identify areas where there are resource and other management concerns, i.e. special management considerations, appropriate fire management actions, any restrictions in firefighting tactical techniques, etc. (Note: This information could be incorporated by reference to a land or resource management plan.) • Identify any tactical strategies that may need to be considered in order to limit the potential for increased damage to private and public property, infrastructure investments or critical habitat, when it is necessary to limit the use of aerially delivered fire retardant in certain locations, such as the WUI wildland urban interface or in an aerial retardant avoidance area. • Jurisdictional agenciesAgencies, which may include state and private lands, should identify the conditions under which wildland fire may be managed to achieve benefit, and the information or criteria that will be used to make that determination (e.g., critical habitat, hazardous fuels and land management planning documents) ). . (Note: This information could be incorporated by reference to a land or resource management plan. • .) Identify how suppression costs related to special management considerations will be allocated. Decision Process: Identify the process by which the Parties parties will develop and document decisions regarding suppression strategies and tactical actions that are cost efficient and consider loss and benefit to land, values at values-at-risk, resource, social and political values, and existing legal statutes. Cooperation: Identify how to involve all Parties parties in developing the strategy and tactics to be used in preventing unwanted wildland fire from crossing the jurisdictional boundary, and how all Parties parties will be involved in developing mitigations which would be used if a wildland fire does cross jurisdictional boundaries. Communication: Describe the level of communication required with neighboring jurisdictions regarding the management of all wildland fires, especially those with multiple objectives. Communications should occur prior to fire seasons and during the early stages of wildland fires. Agencies managing fires, especially those with multiple objectives, should consider: firefighter fire fighter and public safety, predicted weather conditions, resource drawdown, proximity to values at risk, smoke, current and anticipated fire activity and time of season. Neighboring jurisdictions should provide prompt notification to agencies when concerns exist about fires that are managed strategically and have the potential to impact adjacent jurisdictions. Cost efficiency: Jurisdictions will identify conditions under which cost efficiency may dictate where suppression strategies and tactical actions are taken (i.e., it may be more cost effective to put the containment line along an open grassland than along a mid-slope in timber). Points to consider include loss and benefit to land, values at risk, resource, social and political values, and existing legal statutes. Delegation of Authority: Describe procedures and criteria to specify direction, authority and financial management guidelines that local Unit Administrators will use to inform Incident Commanders. Preservation of Evidence: Evidence will be preserved in accordance with applicable Agency regulations and policies. (insert other items, as applicable, or remove this line).