Long-Term Implementation Plan(LTIP)

Building Decision and Operational Support

of

Appropriate Management Response (AMR)

Objectives

• Understand how Long Term Implementation Plans in the decision process associated with Appropriate Management Response (AMR)

• Grasp the relationship between the LTIP, WFSA, Letter of Delegation and IAP

• Develop an understanding of the thought processes involved in developing, using and validating a LTIP

Appropriate Management ResponseSpectrum

MANAGE WILDLAND FIREAppropriate Management Response

Protection Objectives Benefit Objectivesi.e. reduce fire intensity or prevent fire spread into values to be protected such that loss in minimized. Accomplished by actions to halt, delay, detain, and/or slow fire spread, focused protection actions on values to be protected, or full perimeter control.

i.e. use of wildland fire to achieve benefit, reduce hazardous fuels, provide wildlife habit, support fire dependent communities, etc. May employ protection tactics to offset negative factor and maximize benefit

Where Long-Term Implementation Plan fits in the decision process

• Land/Resource Management Plan

• Pre-attack planning– (Unplanned fire) - Strategic Fire Size-up

• Initial Response

• Extended Response

• Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA)

• Long Term Implementation Plan

What is a Long-Term Implementation Plan?

• A strategic plan for managing an unplanned, long duration wildland fire with protection objectives

• Complements the WFSA• Needs to be included in the letter of

delegation• Details where, when, and how of

actions required to protect identified values

When to do a Long-Term Implementation Plan?

• Any time a fire is expected to be of a long duration, as determined locally compared to historic fire durations.

• Typically, think in terms of lasting more than 7 days (the limit of weather forecasting).

Considerations when doing a Long-Term Implementation Plan

• Contain a level of analysis commensurate with the complexity of the event

• Uses the WFSA values, cost projections, spatial and temporal alternative

• Probability of success• Available Resources now and in the

future

Uses of the Long-Term Implementation Plan

• Document a risk assessment• Provide implementation actions

needed to mitigate or eliminate threats• Recognize the need for continuity of

management for the long duration• Defines acceptable management limits

and when the assessment should be reviewed

Long-Term Implementation Plan Suggested Contents

• Incident specific objectives• Weather conditions and drought prognosis• Long-term risk assessment• Identification of values to protect• Threats - Assessment of risk on values to protect

– hazards identified, probability of event occurring and consequences of failure

• Mitigation Action(s) to protect values• Monitoring actions to ensure objectives are being met• Resources Needed to Manage the Fire

– Identify when and for how long• Information/Communication plan• Contingency Actions• Estimated costs• Signatures of agency administrator and incident commander

How to Prepare the Long-Term Implementation Plan

• Local unit fire, resource and planning staff with support from zone or geographic area coordination centers

• Comparable to WFIP Stage III – adapted to recognize protection objectives

• Weather and drought can be support by Predictive Service products

• Risk assessment– The 4-step risk assessment process (value,

hazard, probability, and relative risk) is appropriate for long-duration wildfire events.

• Mitigation Actions defined to reduce the probability of a hazardous event

Preparation (continued)

• Resources needed to implement mitigation and perimeter control actions need to reflect realistic availability and performance based on time of year and duration fire season

• Communication plan to provide the messages and ensure the information reaches all applicable audiences

• Contingency actions to plan for the unexpected and have a reserve on hand

• Estimated Cost to project expenditures over the duration of the fire, don’t forget what has been expended to date

What to do with the Long-Term Implementation Plan

• Monitoring and mitigation actions with required resources should feed the Incident Action Plan (IAP)

• Actions are conditional base on time, location and current conditions

• As conditions change periodic updates are needed

• Track the progress of implementing the plan

Things to Remember

• Risk analyses should consider both current risk and deferred risk– Understand that an acre protected from fire today

will burn eventually– The future may present different circumstances,

challenges and opportunities• Just because we write doesn’t mean someone

else will understand it– Be simple, clear and concise– Provide enough information that those who follow

will understand the intent of the actions described• Provide contact information so when questions

come up there can be follow-up

Objectives

• Understand how Long Term Implementation Plans in the decision process associated with Appropriate Management Response (AMR)

• Grasp the relationship between the LTIP, WFSA, Letter of Delegation and IAP

• Develop an understanding of the thought processes involved in developing, using and validating a LTIP

How Can Line Officers Gain Understanding?

• Participate in Shadow Assignments

• Host an IMT

• Participate in Reviews, CPRs and RFRs

• Pre-season Line Officer trainings/meetings

DISCUSSION OF LONG-TERM IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING

Perspective is only in your mind - Whether the sun is rising or setting the view may look the same and all you have to go by is what direction you are facing.