Escaped Fire definition

Escaped Fire means any fire that goes beyond the area described in the burn prescription and requires outside resources to contain or that burns onto adjoining landowner's land not included in the burn prescription.
Escaped Fire. A fire which has exceeded, or is expected to exceed, initial attack capabilities or prescription. Fee Basis Acquisition of Services: One agency provides fire management services on the lands under the jurisdiction of another and payment is provided for the service. For a given fee, one agency can become the Protecting Agency for the other. The fee (or cost) is the price for the work agreed to be performed on each acre of land. Fire Management Activities and/or Services: Any or all activities that relate to managing fire or fuels on lands under the jurisdiction of any agency to this Agreement. Activities include, but are not limited to: suppression, prescribed fire/fuels management, fire analysis/planning, rehabilitation, training, prevention, public affairs, and other beneficial efforts. Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC): The physical location of an interagency, regional operation center for the effective coordination, mobilization and demobilization of emergency management resources. Indirect Cost: A fixed percentage rate as determined by a process provided for in the Indirect Cost Negotiation Agreement as in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87, to recover those costs that cannot be directly charged to the project. The rate will be specified in the Annual Statewide Operating Plan. Initial Attack Period: The first 24 hours, or by written local agreement. Initial Attack Zone: An identified area in which predetermined resources would normally be the initial resource to respond to an incident. Interagency: Involvement of two or more agencies to this Agreement. Jurisdictional Agency: The Agency having land and resource management and/or protection responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by federal, state or local law. Northwest Geographic Area: The lands in Oregon and Washington managed and/or protected by the Agencies to this Agreement. Offset: Exchange of fire management services in specific locations that are anticipated to be approximately equal value between Agencies. Operating Plan – Geographic Area: A plan which will include all Geographic Area considerations. This will be developed at the Geographic Area level and approved by the Coordinating Group member agencies. Operating Plan - Statewide: A plan which will include all statewide considerations. This will be developed at the state level and approved by affected federal, tribal, state and local Coordinating Group member agencies.
Escaped Fire. A fire which has exceeded, or is expected to exceed initial attack capabilities or prescription. Fire Management Activities and/or Services: Any or all activities that relate to managing fire or fuels on lands under the jurisdiction of any agency to this Agreement. Activities include, but are not limited to: suppression, prescribed fire/fuels management, fire analysis/planning, rehabilitation, training, prevention, public affairs, and other beneficial efforts. Fiscally Responsible Agency: AFS is fiscally responsible for the costs of wildfires on DOI- administered lands and Alaska Native lands conveyed under Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 1971; DNR is fiscally responsible for the costs of wildfires on State, private and municipal lands; USFS is the responsible party for costs incurred on national forest lands and Alaska Native land in southeast Alaska. Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC): The physical location of an interagency, regional operation center for the effective coordination, mobilization, and demobilization of emergency management resources. Interagency: Involvement of two or more agencies to this Agreement. Interagency Crew: A crew composed predominantly of regular employees from several agencies. For example, a cr ew co m p o sed o f three National Park Service personnel, seven Fish and Wildlife Service personnel, and ten Forest Service personnel.

Examples of Escaped Fire in a sentence

  • Escaped Fire is a fire that exceeds the capabilities of the initial suppression response resources and is so declared by the Initial Attack Commander or the Initial Attack Agency dispatcher.


More Definitions of Escaped Fire

Escaped Fire. A fire that has exceeded, or is anticipated to exceed pre-planned initial attack capabilities or fire management objectives established for that area. ESF Primary Agency: A Federal Agency designated as an Emergency Support Function primary agency serves as a Federal executive agency under the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) to accomplish the ESF Mission.
Escaped Fire. A fire which has exceeded, or is anticipated to exceed, preplanned initial action capabilities or the fire management direction. Fee Basis Acquisition of Services: For a given fee, one agency can become the protecting agency for the other. Th fee (or cost) is the price for the work agreed to be performed on each acre of land. Fire Management Activities and/or Services: Any or all activities that relate to managing fire or fuels on lands under the jurisdiction of any Party to this Agreement. Activities include, but are not limited to: suppression, prescribe fire/fuels management, fire analysis/planning, rehabilitation, training, prevention, public affairs, and other beneficial efforts. Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC): An organization which serves as the focal point within a large geographic area to provide the logistical support and intelligence needs, relative to ongoing and anticipated wildland fire and other emergency support activities.
Escaped Fire means a fire that has exceeded preplanned initial attack capabilities of fire management direction
Escaped Fire. A fire that has exceeded, or is expected to exceed initial attack capabilities or prescription. Fire Management Activities or Services: Any or all activities that relate to managing fire or fuels on lands under the jurisdiction of an agency to this Agreement. Activities include, but are not limited to: suppression, readiness, pre­suppression, prescribed fire, fuels management, fire analysis or planning, rehabilitation, training, prevention, public affairs, and other beneficial efforts. Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC): The physical location of an interagency, regional operation center for the effective coordination, mobilization, and demobilization of emergency management resources. Indirect Cost: A fixed percentage rate as determined by a process provided for in the Indirect Cost Negotiation Agreement as in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A­87, to recover those costs that cannot be directly charged to the project. Initial Attack Period: The first 24 hours, or by written local agreement. Initial Attack Zone: An identified area in which predetermined resources would normally be the initial resource to respond to an incident. Interagency: Involvement of two or more Agencies. Jurisdictional Agency: The Agency having land and resource management or protection responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by federal, state, or local law. New Mexico Area: The lands in New Mexico the Agencies manage or protect. Offset: Exchange of fire management services in specific locations that is anticipated to be approximately equal value between Agencies.
Escaped Fire. A fire that has exceeded, or is anticipated to exceed pre-planned initial attack capabilities or fire management direction. Exchange Fire Protection: When two Agencies exchange fire protection responsibilities with one another on lands under their jurisdiction. Federal Excess Personal Property: Federally owned personal property and equipment excess to a Federal Agency’s needs that can be loaned to the State or rural fire departments for use in fire management activities. Fire Management Activities: Any or all activities that relate to managing wildland fire or natural fuels on lands under the jurisdiction of any Agency to this Agreement. Activities include but are not limited to: planning, prevention, detection, training, suppression of wildland fires, and planning and conducting fuels management activities.
Escaped Fire. A fire which has exceeded, or is expected to exceed initial attack capabilities or prescription. Fire Management Activities and/or Services: Any or all activities that relate to managing fire or fuels on lands under the jurisdiction of any agency to this Agreement. Activities include, but are not limited to: suppression, prescribed fire/fuels management, fire analysis/planning, rehabilitation, training, prevention, public affairs, and other beneficial efforts. Interagency: Involvement of two or more agencies to this Agreement. Interagency Crew: A Type 2 crew composed predominantly of regular employees from several agencies. For example, 3 National Park Service personnel, 7 Fish and Wildlife Service personnel and 10 Forest Service personnel.

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