1. BIA - Division of Forestry and Wildland Fire Management Pete Wakeland

2. A Recap of the Past Fire Season

3. Against the 10-year average:
* Indian Lands saw 3478 Fires (down 28%)
* 274,566 acres burned (down 45%)

4. Operational Recap for 2017 * More than 1100 personnel to staff:
*205 Engines
* 7 Interagency Hotshot Crews
* 43 Pieces of Heavy Equipment
* 8 Helicopter Modules
AND……..

5. * Approximately 2225 Emergency
* REMARKABLY….. Only minor injuries and ZERO fatalities to BIA fire personnel in 2017.

6. BIA Wildland Fire Budget

7. Here is what the budget funds

8. Wildland Fire Preparedness
Preparedness (Readiness & Support)
Funds personnel and equipment
96% successful in keeping fires small
Protection
63M burnable acres (24% of DOI)
100 Field units (59 BIA, 41 Tribal)
Workforce Development
Diminishing “bench depth”
Recruitment & retention
3 new Tribal WF development crews

9. Wildland Fire Suppression
Our Workload Firefighting Assets 482 primary (GS + Tribal) firefighters 208 Model 52 engines (~150 fully staffed) 9 helicopters; 8 helitack modules 7 Interagency Hotshot Crews Emergency Firefighters Surge capacity 2016: 1700 EFFs; $12M earnings

10. Fuels Management
Reduces susceptibility to fires and fire intensity Fuels investments retain ecosystem resilience to wildfire Fuels investment can “Avoid Cost” of resource loss by 2x to 30x the cost of suppression

11. Indian Country Wildfire Prevention
Most damaging wildfires are human-caused Human-caused fires reduced by avg of 2,100/yr: Before prevention: 5,600/yr 30 Prevention Programs serving over 200 Tribes Prevention Investment: $1 invested = $16 avoided

12. Post-Wildfire Recovery
Burned Area Rehabilitation
Facilitate recovery of fire-affected lands unlikely to recover to desired conditions
Emergency Stabilization (Suppression)
Protect life & property from post-wildfire effects
Minimize degradation of critical natural/cultural resources

13. Thank You All