Contents I Introduction 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.2 Purpose and Need for this Plan 1.3 Compliance 1.4 Legal Authorities for this Plan 2 Relationship to Land Management Planning and Fire Policy 2.1 NPS Management Policies 2.2 Enabling Legislation and Purpose 2.3 General Management and Resource Management Plans 2.4 How this Plan Will Meet Objectives of the GMP and RMP 3 Wildland Fire Management Strategies 3.1 General Management Considerations 3.2 Wildland Fire Management Goals 3.3 Wildland Fire Management Options 3.4 Description of Wildland Fire Management Units 4 Wildland Fire Management Program Components 4.1 General Management Considerations 4.2 General Implementation Procedures 4.3 Wildland Fire Suppression 4.4 Wildland Fire Use 4.5 Prescribed Fire 4.6 Non-Fire Fuel Treatment Applications 4.7 Rehabilitation and Restoration 5 Organizational and Budgetary Parameters 5.1 Description of Organization 5.2 Fire Management Organization and Responsibilities 5.3 FirePro Funding 5.4 Superintendent's Responsibility 5.5 Interagency Coordination 5.6 List of Key Interagency Contacts by Function 5.7 List of Fire-Related Agreements 5.1 6 Monitoring and Evaluation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Purpose and Need 6.3 Fire Monitoring Framework 6.4 Monitoring Levels for Fire Management Program Components 7 Fire Research 7.1 Summary of Existing Fire Research 7.2 Published Research at Crater Lake National Park 7.3 Current Research 7.4 Summary of Immediate Fire Research Needs 8 Public Safety 8.1 Description of Public Safety Issues and Concerns 8.2 Procedures for Mitigating Safety Issues 9 Public Information and Education 9.1 Description of Public Safety Information Capabilities and Needs 9.2 Future Education Goals 9.3 Description of Step-Up Public Information Activities 10 Protection of Sensitive Resources 10.1 Summary of Cultural Resources Requiring Sensitive Treatment or Special Protection 10.2 Summary of Natural resources Requiring Sensitive Treatment or Special Protection 10.3 Summary of Developments, Infrastructures, and In-holdings Requiring Protection 11 Fire Critiques and Annual Plan Review 11.1 Annual Fire Summary Report 11.2 Annual Fire Management Plan Review 11.3 Wildland Fire After Action Reviews 11.4 Accident Investigations 11.5 Preparedness Reviews 11.6 Prescribed Fire Reviews 12 Consultation and Coordination ii i2.i List of Significant Contributors and Reviewers of this Plan 13 Appendices 13.A References Cited 13.A-1 13.B Definitions 13B-1 13.C Species Lists 13.C -1 13.D NEPA,NHPA, and ESA Compliance 13.D.1 Biological Assessment 13.D.1-1 13.D.2 Biological Opinion 13.D.2-1 13.D.3 Environmental Assessment I3-D/} -1 13.D.4 FONSI (Finding of no Significant Impact) 13D.4 -1 13.E Unit Specific Supplemental Information (requiring annual revision) 13.E -1 13.F Wildland and Prescribed Fire Monitoring Plan 13.F -1 13.G Pre-Attack Plan 13.G-1 13.H Long-term Prescribed Fire and Hazard Reduction Plan 13.H-1 13.I Fire Prevention Plan 13.I -1 13.J Rental Equipment Agreements 13.J-1 13.K Contracts for Suppression and Prescribed Fire Resources 13.K -1 13.L Burned Area Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation Plan 13.L -1 13.M Resource Advisor Guide 13.M-1 13.N Prescribed Fire Notification List 13.N -1 13.O Media to be Contacted During Prescribed and Wildland Fires 13.O -1 13.P Wildland and Prescribed Fire Management Policy Implementation Procedures Reference Guide 13.P-1 13.Q Post-Project Evaluation Form 13.Q-1 Chapter List of Figures Figure 1-1 Crater Lake National Park and Vicinity 1-4 Figure 3-1 Crater Lake NP - Fire Management Units (FMUs) 3-22 Figure4-1 Wildland Fire Decision Process 4-3 Chapter List of Tables Table 3-1 Summary of Crater Lake National Park Fire Management Units 3-8 Table 3-2 Resource Target Conditions by Fire Management Units 3-10 Table 4-1 Crater Lake National Park Fire Weather Stations 4 -11 Table 4-2 Staffing Class Matrix 4 -14 Table 5-1 Fire Management Funding Structure 5-5 Table 6-1 NPS Fire Monitoring Handbook - Minimum Recommended Standards 6-2 Table 6-2 Resource Target Conditions by Forest Type (Restoration and Maintenance Phases) 6-4 Table 6-3 Necessary monitoring levels by Fire Management Optio 6-5 Table 13-1 Rare Species of Crater Lake NP 13.C-1 Table 13-2 Ethno-botanically Significant Plant Species J3-C-3 111 Appendix 13.D.1 Biological Assessment List of Figures Figure 1-1 Location of the Proposed Federal Action 13.D.1 -7 Figure 2-1 Fire Management Units for Alternatives 2 & 3 i3-D.i -19 Figure 2-2 Proposed Treatment Units for Alternatives 2&3 13.D.1 - 20 Figure 3-1 Spotted Owl Reproductive History at Crater Lake National Park 13.D.1 -21 List of Tables Table 1-1 List of Species Evaluated in this Biological Assessment 13.D.1 - 5 Table 1-2 Plant Species Not Affected by the Proposed Actions 13.D.1 - 6 Table 1-3 Wildlife Species Not Affected by the Proposed Actions 13D.1 - 6 Table 2-1 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan (Alternative 1) ;... 13.D.1 - 9 Table 2-2 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan (Alternative 2) 13D.1 -11 Table 2-3 Proposed Treatment Activity by Calendar Year and Fire Management Unit 13.D.1-12 Table 2-4 Crater Lake National Park Treatment Units and Descriptions (Alternative 2) 13.D.1-12 Table 2-5 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan (Alternative 3 - Proposed Action) 13.D.1-15 Table 2-6 Proposed Treatment Activity by Calendar Year and Fire Management Unit (Alternative 3 - Proposed Action) 13D.1 -15 Table 2-7 Crater Lake National Park Treatment Units and Descriptions (Alternative 3 - Proposed Action) 13.D.1 -16 Table 2-8 Comparison of Fire Management Activities by Alternative 13.D.1 -18 Table 3-1 Suitable Habitat Near Spotted Owl Activity Centers 13.D.1 - 24 Table 4-1 Summary of Habitat Acres Effected by the Proposed Action 13.D.1 - 27 Table 6-1 Determination of Effects by Alternative 13D.1 - 32 Appendix 13.D.2 Biological Opinion List of Tables Table 1 Acreage Proposed for Treatment by Calendar Year and Fire Management Unit adapted) from Table 2-6 of the BA) 13.D.2-10 Table 2 Crater Lake National Park Treatment Units and Descriptions (adapted from Table 2-7 of the BA) 13.D.2-10 Table 3 Suitable Owl Habitat Evaluation Baseline for Northwest Forest Plan lands (in acres and rounded to nearest 1000) 13.D.2-16 Table 4 Critical Habitat Baseline within the Boundaries of the Northwest Forest Plan (in acres and rounded to nearest 1000) 13.D.2-17 Table 5 Suitable Owl Habitat Baseline on Northwest Forest Plan Lands and Summary of Effects (in acres and rounded to nearest 1000) 13.D.2-19 Table 6 Critical habitat baseline and summary of effects (in acres and rounded to iv nearest 1ooo) 13.D.2-20 Table 7 BOs issued by the Service with effects to spotted owls, June 26,2001 to January 18,2002 13.D.2-25 Table 8 Aggregate Effects from Consultations from June 26,2001 to January 18,2002 (in acres) 13.D.2 - 27 Table 9 Suitable NSO Habitat Baseline on NWFP Lands and Summary of Effects as of January 18, 2002 (in acres) 13.D.2-28 Table 10 Critical Habitat Baseline and Summary of Effects, June 26,2001 to January 18,2002 (in acres) 13.D.2 - 29 Table 11 Aggregate effects from consultations from June 26,2001 to January 18,2002 13.D.2 - 30 Table 12 Critical Habitat Baseline (FSEIS) and Effects on the Eastern Oregon Cascades Physiographic Province, 1994 to 2001 (in acres) 13.D.2 - 35 Table 13 Summary of Suitable/NRF Habitat Near Spotted Owl Activity Centers (adapted from Table 3-1 in BA) 13.D.2 - 37 Table 14 Summary of Habitat Acres within Activity Centers and Maximum Effects by the Proposed Action (adapted from Table 4-1 in BA) 13.D.2 - 40 Appendix 13.D.3 Environmental Assessment List of Figures 1-1 Crater Lake National Park Vicinity !3-D.3 - 20 2-1 Fire Management Units for Alternatives 2 and 3 13.D.3-40 2-2 Proposed Treatment Units for Alternatives 2 and 3 13.D.3-41 3-1 Water Resources in Crater Lake National Park 13.D.3-52 3-2 Vegetation in Crater Lake National Park 13-0.3-57 List of Tables I-I Impact Topics for Crater Lake National Park Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment 13D.3 -18 2-1 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan (Alt. 1) 13.D.3 - 23 2-2 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan (Alt. 2) 13.D.3 - 25 2-3 Proposed Treatment Activity by Calendar Year and FMU (Alt. 2)13.0.3 - 25 2-4 Crater Lake National Park Treatment Units and Descriptions (Alt. 2)..i3.D.3 - 26 2-5 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan (Alt. 3) I3-D.3 - 29 2-6 Proposed Treatment Activity by Calendar Year and FMU (Alt. 3) I3-D-3-29 2-7 Crater Lake National Park Treatment Units and Descriptions (Alt. 3).i3.D.3.-3O 2-8 Impact Definitions I3-D-3 - 33 2-9 Comparison of Fire Management Activities by Alternative 13D.3 - 39 2-10 Comparison of Alternatives' Responses to Project Need, Objectives, Significant Issues and Impact Topics 13D.3. - 42 3-1 Estimated Historic Fire Regime Characteristics Found at Crater Lake National Park 13D.3 - 58 3-2 Forest Tree Series of Crater Lake National Park 13D.3 - 58 3-3 Threatened/Endangered/Sensitive Plant Species 13D.3 - 62 3-4 Threatened/Endangered/Sensitive Wildlife Species 13D.3 - 70 3-5 Common Noise Levels and Their Effects on the Human Ear.... 13.D.3 - 77 3-6 Recommended Land Use Noise Levels *3«D.3 ~ 11 3-7 Affected Impact Topics and Activities/Land Uses Contributing to Fire Management Plan Implementation Cumulative Effects 13.D.3 - 99 3-8 Cumulative Effects 13.D.3-100 Appendix 13.D FONSI Table 1 List of responsible officials for mitigation measures that are integral to the proposed action alternative 13.D.4-14 V. Appendix 13.F Wildland and Prescribed Fire Monitoring Plan List of Figures Figure 1-1 Forest Cover Types of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 13.F -14 Figure 3-1 Model of Adaptive Feedback Process (Keeley and Stephenson 2000)...13.F -15 Figure 3-2 How Management Objectives Change Over Time and Space 13.F -16 List of Tables Table 1-1 Summary of Fire Monitoring Plots by Forest Series 13.F - 2 Table 1-2 Common Tree Species of Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 13.F - 3 Table 3-1 Process-oriented historical fire regime characteristics for CRLA..13.F -18 Table 3-2 Structure-oriented historical landscape mosaics for CRLA 13.F -18 Table 3-3 Crosswalk between CRLA Forest Types and Fire Regime Classes used with the Interagency FRCC guidebook 13.F -19 Table 3-4 Target Conditions by Forest Type (Restoration and Maintenance phases) 13.F - 20 Table 4-1 NPS Fire Monitoring Handbook - Minimum Recommended Standards 13.F - 29 Table 4-2 Recommended Monitoring Levels by Fire Management Strategy 13.F - 31 Appendix 13.G Pre-Attack Plan List of Figures Figure 1 Natural Barriers and Safety Zones 13.G - 35 Figure 2 Hazard Locations (ground and aerial) 13.G - 37 List of Tables Table 1 Historical Structures and Locations in Need of Protection 13.G - 7 Table 2 Crater Lake Helispots I3-G~33 Appendix 13.H Long Term Prescribed Fire and Hazard Reduction Plan List of Figures Figure 1 Prescribed Fire and Hazard Reduction Treatment Area 13.H - 4 Vll List of Tables Table 2-5 Crater Lake National Park 5-Year Treatment Plan 13.H -1 Table 2-6 Treatment Activity by Calendar Year and Fire Management Unit 13.H - 2 Table 2-7 Multi-year Treatment Schedule 13.H - 2 Appendix 13.M Resource Advisor Guide List of Tables Table 1 Forest types of Crater Lake National Park (Pacific Meridian Resources 1996) 13.M-1 Table 2 Prohibited or appropriate suppression tactics for Research Natural Areas at Crater Lake 13.M-10 vni