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Rocky Mountain National Park
Fire Management Plan
 
Fire Management Mission Statement
To balance the ecological role of fire and other natural disturbances with the protection of human life and safety.
 

Forest Health:
Why we need a New Fire Management Plan (344 kb pdf)
Newsletter about forest health in Rocky Mountain National Park, update for 2010.

 
Photo prescribed burn in Horseshoe Park October 2007

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Prescribed burns are one scientific way to reduce hazardous fuels in Rocky Mountain National Park. More than thirty-five firefighters monitor this prescribed burn in Horseshoe Park, October 2007.

Cover

Title Pages

Signature Page

Abstract & Table of Contents

Figures 1-5

Figure 6

 

Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Relationship of the Fire Management Plan to Land Management Policy, Land Management Planning, and Fire Management Policy
  3. Wildland Fire Management Strategies
  4. Wildland Fire Program Components
  5. Organizational and Budgetary Parameters
  6. Monitoring and Evaluation
  7. Fire Research
  8. Public Safety
  9. Public Information and Education
  10. Protection of Sensitive Resources
  11. Fire Critiques and Annual Plan Review
  12. Consultation and Coordination

 
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