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Wildland Fire Protection

For questions about the Western Wildland Urban Interface Grant Program or application process please contact your state forestry agency or:

Mark Kahley, Division Manager Resource Protection
Washington Department of Natural Resources
1111 Washington St. SE
PO Box 47037
Olympia, WA 98504-7037
mark.kahley@wadnr.gov
phone: (360) 902-1011

Click Here for Western Wildland Urban Interface Grant Program Applications for 2009

Mission:
The western states see the need to focus a unified state perspective on wildfiremanagement to promote effective rural fire protection and to stimulate and improve efficiency in the protection and management of State and private wildlands in the western United States. To this end, the Council of Western State Foresters established a working group known as the Western Fire Management & Protection Committee, fomerly known as the Western State Fire Managers’ Committee.

Purpose:

  1. To serve as a specialist staff group for the Council of Western State Foresters to collectinformation, to provide detailed analysis, and to make recommendations on fire issues.
  2. To aid in merging regional viewpoints, focusing attention, and reaching consensus onrecommending a Western approach on fire issues for the Council of Western StateForesters
  3. To serve as a sounding board for the Western State Foresters on fire-related issuesconcerning National Fire Plan, National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG), NationalAssociation of State Foresters (NASF) Committees, Federal agencies, and cooperators.
  4. To provide a western state perspective on issues such as: needs for fire equipment development, fire research, use of inmate crews, training and qualifications and aviation resources.
  5. To provide opportunity for increased interaction and effectiveness among Western FireManagers, the Southern Fire Chiefs, and the Northeast Fire Supervisors.
  6. Offer recommendations to the Council of Western State Foresters concerning westernState representation on NWCG working teams.
  7. Provide a forum for other fire-related organizations to disseminate fire information andideas to the western state fire organizations.
  8. Conduct western State Fire Assistance Competitive Grant funding process.