Louisa Evers – State/Regional Fire Ecologist

Objectives are Hierarchical Resource Objectives Fire Effects Objectives Fire Behavior Objectives Burning Prescription

Objectives must be:

S – specific M – measureable A – attainable R – relevant T – trackable

Element 20

Fuels information required and procedures

Weather monitoring required and procedures

Fire behavior monitoring required and procedures

Smoke dispersal monitoring required and procedures

Monitoring required to ensure prescribed fire objectives are met

Monitoring Methods

Brown’s down woody inventory Step counts Photo guides Photo points Monitoring forms

Fuels Weather Behavior Smoke

Monitoring Tips

Use standard protocols – FFI, monitoring manuals

Use standardized forms Store the data for later retrieval and

analysis

Reasons Monitoring Fails

Never completed Information/data collected but not

analyzed Information/data analyzed but results

inconclusive Information/data analyzed, interesting,

but never presented or used Information/data presented but not

used due to internal or external factors Data/analyses filed but can’t be found Data/analyses filed on media that

become obsolete and not transferred

Interagency Monitoring Strategy Key Features Three intensity levels

Level 1 – GIS maps of treatment areas Level 2 – qualitative assessment of

treatment success on 10% of treatment units

Level 3 – quantitative assessment of treatment success on 1-2 projects per year

Conduct assessments before and after treatment

Key Features Continued

Standard protocols and database – FFI

Minimum data standards Monitor only what is relevant Additional monitoring paid by other

resource programs

Goals of Monitoring Strategy Alter Fire Regime Condition Class Alter expected wildfire behavior Alter expected wildfire effects