FLOOD02771

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Rising from the Ashes a Panel Discussion on Post-Fire Management Solutions
• Date: 8/19/2002
• Prepared By: URS
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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Fire Science Coordination Team

The 2000 fire season has given rise to a massive Federal effort to address the recent affects of wildland fire and
to reduce the impacts of future wildland fires on natural ecosystems and local communities, This effort evolved from
"Managing the Impact of Wildfires on Communities and the Environment - A Report to the President in Response
to the Wildfire of 2000." Congress has appropriated significant funds to address wildland fire preparedness,
wildland fire operations and rural fire assistance, Within this appropriation is guidance regarding fire science
research activities and burned area rehabilitation activities, both are areas of significant interest to the USGS,

The Forest Service, BLM, FWS, NPS, BIA and recently the USGS in collaboration with the States are developing
plans to implement actions to address the goals set forth in the report to the President. The Interior bureaus are
meeting semiweekly to coordinate their activities regarding implementation planning in support of the National
Fire Initiative, The USGS has been invited to participate in these meetings to help plan science and mapping
support, Stan Coloff has been designated as our representative,

e The primary purpose for establishing a "USGS Fire Science Coordination Team" is to provide a structure and
mechanism for orderly information flow within the USGS regarding science and technical support for the National
Fire Initiative, There is a lot of activity in support of this Initiative government-wide and in order for us to
participate effectively we need be able to communicate quickly the needs of the land management agencies to
appropriate entities within our organization,

For more information about the Fire Science Coordination Team, you may access a draft of the charter document
at the link below,

Fire Science Coordination Team charter document

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA
U RL: < http://firescience.usgs.gov/htm I/fs _coord .htm I>
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