Planning in fire and fuels management is essential to ensure that all fire suppression and fuels treatment actions strongly support resource management and community protection objectives. The planning process also minimizes adverse impacts to park resources and neighboring communities. Fire and fuels planning is done by establishing fire management units (FMU's) which describe objectives for different areas within each park based on geography, fuels management and habitat enhancement needs, and values at risk. In 2004, the National Park Service completed a Fire Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Point Reyes National Seashore and North District of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This document includes an environmental analysis that encompasses actions within all FMU's. The Operational Strategy for the Fire Management Plan was completed in 2006. Fire and fuels management planning in Point Reyes National Seashore is guided by Director’s Order #18: Wildland Fire Management, Reference Manual 18, Wildland Fire Management (RM-18) (5,667 KB PDF), and the park's Fire Management Plan. Director's Order 12 and the NPS NEPA Handbook (2015) guide the National Park Service in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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Last updated: February 10, 2024