Fire Management

The Fire Management Plan (FMP) (PDF 1,869 KB) for Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is a strategic plan that defines a program of work to manage wildland fire, (including prescribed fire and wildfire) and implement non-fire fuel treatments (mechanical and chemical). Actions are based on direction contained in existing park planning documents and in NPS policy and guidance. This FMP provides for firefighter and public safety and includes strategies for managing wildland fire. The FMP addresses values to be protected and is consistent with park resource management objectives and environmental laws and regulations such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Clean Air Act, etc

Last updated: February 5, 2024

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1978 Island Ford Parkway
Sandy Springs, GA 30350

Phone:

678-538-1200
Call 770-992-6585 for non-emergency law enforcement assistance for any event that does not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of visitors or employees. Examples of when to call 770-992-6585 are for property crime (car break-ins, vandalism), suspicious activity, or a threat to the park's resources (digging). Dial 911 when there is a direct threat to the health and safety of visitors or employees. Examples of when to dial 911 are for missing person, fire, physical altercation, or injury.

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