Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan organizes the work of the Fire Ecology Program in a comprehensive, logical manner to define the scope of the program, establish goals and objectives to drive the program, outline strategies for achieving the objectives, and develop action plans for accomplishing the strategies.

Steering Committee
The Fire Ecology Steering Committee (FESC) was established to support field level resource and fire management programs.

Partnerships
The establishment, maintenance, and promotion of partnerships both within and outside the agency are critical to ensuring long-term NPS fire management program success.

Reference Manual #18: Wildland Fire Management
Reference Manual 18 is issued by the Associate Director, Park Operations and Education and is a technical expression of wildland fire management requirements and procedures that provides detailed definitions and expanded guidance of all information presented in DO-18. Chapter 4 (Fire Management Plans), Chapter 7 (Fuels Management), Chapter 8 (Fire Ecology and Monitoring), and Chapter 18 (Fire Research) are particularly relevant to the Fire Ecology Program. (3.10 mb)

1916 NPS Organic Act
"...to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

Director’s Order #18: Wildland Fire Management
DO#18 defines the basic principles and strategic guidelines governing the management of wildland fire by the National Park Service (NPS). It is a renewal of the previously issued Wildland Fire Management Director’s Order, which had a sunset date of December 31, 2006. It has been updated to implement the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy. The provisions of this Director’s Order and Reference Manual 18 provide further direction for Section 4.5 of Management Policies 2006 and supersede all previous NPS instructions, requirements, and statements of policy relating to wildland fire management that may be in conflict.

National Fire Plan
The National Fire Plan is a long-term investment that will help protect communities and natural resources, and most importantly, the lives of firefighters and the public. It is a long-term commitment based on cooperation and communication among federal agencies, states, local governments, tribes and interested publics.

Federal Wildland Fire Policy
This report addresses five major topic areas, presents nine guiding principles that are fundamental to wildland fire management and recommends a set of thirteen Federal wildland fire policies. While unique agency missions may result in minor operational differences, having, for the first time, one set of "umbrella" Federal fire policies will enhance effective and efficient operations across administrative boundaries and improve our capability to meet the challenges posed by current wildland fire conditions.

Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy and Program Review Implementation Action Plan Report (1996)
Action items related to the policy.