I. INTRODUCTION Table of Contents Page A. Resource Management Objectives 1 B. Fire Management Policy 4 C. Fire Management Goals and Objectives.... 5 II. AREA DESCRIPTION A. Vegetation 6 B. Forest Insects and Diseases 9 C. Grazing 10 D. Fragile Environments 10 E. Animals 10 III. FIRE INFORMATION A. Fire History and Fire Behavior 10 B. Fire Season 13 C. Forest Types and Fire Effects 13 IV. FIRE MANAGEMENT AREAS A. Crater Lake FMA 2 3 B. Boundary FMA 2 3 C. Exlusion FMA 26 V. FIRE MOBILIZATION A. Fire Management Organization 26 1. Fire Management Responsibilities...26 2. Park Fire Committee 28 3. Decision Tree Analysis 29 B. Prevention 31 C. Pre-attack Planning 32 1. Personnel Qualifications 32 2 . Annual Management Program 34 3 . Supplies and Equipment 36 4. Fire Weather Station and AFFIRMS...36 5. Pre-attack Plan 38 6 . Cooperators 3 8 D. Step-up Plan 38 E. Detection 46 F. Communications 46 G. Initial Attack-Decision Procedures 48 H. Fire Investigation 49 I. Extended Attack 4 9 J. Aircraft Operations 51 K. Rehabilitation 52 VI. PRESCRIBED FIRE A. Prescribed Natural Fire 53 B. Prescribed Burning 54 C. Prescribed Burn Plans 61 D. Fire Monitoring and Evaluation 61 Page VII. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND INTERPRETATION 62 VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES A. Finance 63 B. Reports and Records 65 C. Fire Reviews 65 IX. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES A. Smoke Management 66 B. Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species...68 X. APPENDICES A. Decision Tree Analysis Documents B. Interagency Fire Agreements C. Fire Monitoring Guidelines D. Wilderness Fire Suppression Guidelines E. Line Officers Briefing Package F. Prescribed Burn Plan G. Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species (Plants/Animals) H. Glossary of Terms I. Bibliography Figures 1. Fires for the Years 1931 - 1986 for Crater Lake National Park 15-16 2. Total Fires in Crater Lake National Park by Size, Class, Causes, and Acres 17-18 3. Total Fires in Crater Lake National Park by Month 1940 - 1986 19 4 . Decision Tree Analysis 30 5 . Fire Weather Stations 37 6 . Step-up Plan Actions 40 7. Adjective Class Matrix 45 8. Forty Year Prescribed Burn Schedules 56-59 9 . Prescribed Burn Unit Acreages 60 1. Crater Lake National Park and Vicinity 2-3 2 . Vegetation 8 3. Lightning Fire History, 1931 - 1986 20-22 4 . Fire Management Areas 2 4 5. Panhandle and Sun Creek Prescribed Burn Units 55