Beale Wildland Fire Management Technical Support

Successful fire management programs ensure, wildland fires threats to bases are reduced. AFWFB is a cost-effective tool that can be used to meet these needs for both protection of the base and support of natural resources. The natural resources provision and protection pursuant to the Sikes Act are incorporated into the AFWFB objectives as defined: • Properly plan and conduct wildland fire and mechanical fuel reduction activities at multiple installations to advance recovery of fire dependent ecosystems, threatened and endangered species and reduce the impacts of wildfire; and • To assemble, edit, summarize, analyze, interpret, and apply environmental data to the management of wildland fire on Air Force installations directly pursuant to the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on such installations; and • Develop Prescribed Fire Plans, training and informational reports, maps and briefings outlining program activities and accomplishments.