Wildland Fire Management Plan Craters of the Moon National Monument XVI. Fire Critiques and Annual Plan Reviews

All fire management plans are subject to informal review annually with formal review every five years.

A. Critiques

All fires occurring within the monument will receive at a minimum a review by those involved to evaluate such topics as: the initial response, "hotline" (on-going fire incident) review, control methods used, safety concerns, and the need for new and replacement equipment. This review will be conducted by one of the following: the Incident Commander, the Fire Management Officer, or the official who has designated fire program responsibilities. The purpose of this review is to recognize and document actions that were successful and identify and rectify actions that were unsafe or ineffective.

The superintendent will conduct closeout meetings with Incident Management Teams (IMT) to ensure a successful transition of the incident back to the Monument and to identify and evaluate incomplete fire business. Refer to Chapter 13, Exhibit 1 of RM-18 for a sample IMT closeout.

A regional or national level fire review may be conducted if one of the following occurs:

• Fire crosses the Monument boundary into another jurisdiction without the approval of landowner or agency.
• Fire resulted in adverse media attention.
• Fire involved serious injury or death, significant property damage, or has the potential to do so.
• Fire results in controversy involving another agency.

Refer to Chapter 13, Exhibits 2 & 3 of RM-18.

All entrapments and fire shelter deployments will be reported and investigated as soon as possible after the deployment incident. Refer to Chapter 13, Exhibit 4 & 5 of RM-18 for review directions and written outline format.

B. Plan Reviews

An informal fire management program review will be conducted annually to evaluate current procedures and identify any needed changes to the Monument FMP. A formal fire management review will be conducted every five years. The Monument Superintendent must approve significant changes to the body of this plan. The only exceptions to this procedure will include: grammatical corrections, minor procedural changes, deletions, corrections, and additions to the appendices. Copies of all changes will be promptly forwarded to the Fire Management Program Center. Changes requiring the approval and concurrence will be submitted with a new cover sheet for signature and dates, which will replace the original cover sheet upon receipt by the Superintendent.