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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (REGION 3)
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
FSH 5109.14 – INDIVIDUAL FIRE REPORT HANDBOOK, FORM FS-5100-29
CHAPTER 1 – REPORTING FIRES
Supplement No.: 5109.14-92-1
Effective Date: August 10, 1992
Duration: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: LARRY HENSON
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 08/10/1992
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this
supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to
this Handbook was No. 16 which is superseded by this supplement.
New Document
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8 Pages
Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
1.2--1 through 1.2--7
5 Pages
Digest:
1.2-1.21 Entire text has been reformatted, with no change in direction.
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FSH 5109.14 – INDIVIDUAL FIRE REPORT HANDBOO, FORM FS-5100-29
CHAPTER 1 – REPORTING FIRES
1.2 - Nonstatistical Wildfires
7. Prescribed Fires - Broadcast and pile burning accomplished under preplanned,
specified conditions to meet specified conditions will be reported on form R3-FS-5100-30,
Prescribed Fire Report (8/88).
See exhibit 01 for a completed form. Complete items 1-16 for all prescribed fires.
1.21 - Specific Item Instructions for Form R3-FS-5100-30.
Specific Item Instructions. The following item numbers and headings correspond to the same
item numbers and headings on form R3-FS-5100-30.
Prescribed Fire Name. Enter the name of the prescribed fire in the spaces allotted. This entry is
not retained in the data base.
Location. Enter the appropriate T/R/S numbers and letters, or geographical location, to identify
the location of the prescribed fire for local purposes. This entry is optional and is not retained in
the data base.
Item 1. Region, Forest, District ID and Supervisor's Prescribed Fire Number. Enter the
two-digit Region, Forest, and District numbers that identify the reporting unit. The Supervisor's
Office enters the three-digit supervisor prescribed fire number when it receives the report
(Forests shall develop their own numbering system).
Item 2. Landownership. Enter the letter code for the agency legally responsible for the
land on which the prescribed fire is located. Use the standard two-letter state code for state
agencies as shown in item 3, or the following three-letter codes for Federal agencies.
Codes
Federal Agencies
USF
BLM
BIA
NPS
FWS
ARM
AFS
NAV
OTH
USDA Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Park Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
DOD Army
DOD Air Force
DOD Navy
Enter for all other agencies
Item 3. Ownership at Origin/State at Origin. Enter the one-digit code that corresponds to
land status at the point of origin.
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Codes
1 - National Forest, National Grassland or Land Utilization Project
2 - State and private lands inside Forest Service protection
boundary
3 - Outside Forest Service protection boundary
4 - Other Federal lands inside Forest Service protection boundary
Enter the two-letter code for the area where the prescribed fire was ignited.
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CD
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
GU
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Canada
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MX
MI
MN
MS
MO
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mexico
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
OH
OK
OR
PA
PR
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
Montana
Mebraska
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
UT
VT
VI
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Item 4. Fire Management Analysis Zone. Enter the Forest's designator for the National
Fire Management Analysis System fire management analysis zone (FMAZ) in which the
prescribed fire burned. If more than one FMAZ was involved, enter the one with the most
burned area.
Item 5. Point of Ignition. Enter the latitude and longitude at the point of ignition. Report
degrees in whole numbers and minutes to the nearest tenth.
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Item 6. Time of Ignition. Enter the number of the month and day, the last two digits of
the year, and the hour and minutes (military time) when the prescribed fire was ignited.
Item 7. Time Smoke Production Stopped. Enter the number of the month and day, the
last two digits of the year, and the hour and minutes (military time) when the smoke from the
prescribed fire stopped being emitted.
Item 8. Fuel Type and Fire Type/Acres Burned. Record the fuel type consumed by fire
type and total acres burned for each category on the prescribed burn, which should equal the total
project acres prescribed-burned when totaled.
Fuel Consumed
Assumed Fuel
Codes
Fuel Type
Fire Type
Consumption
UH
UB
HB
HP
BA
GA
Understory vegetation
Understory vegetation
Harvest and thinning residue
Harvest and thinning residue
Brush
Grass
Head
Backing
Broadcast
Piled
All
All
12 T/AC
15 T/AC
15 T/AC
21 T/AC
3 T/AC
3/4 T/AC
Item 9. Total Acres Prescribed-Burned (program will compute). Manual entry on the
form is optional.
Item 10. Particulate Matter Emissions in Grams (program will compute).
Item 11. Project Function/Cost ($ Hundreds)/Acres. Record the portions of the project
accomplished for the functional codes shown with the total functional cost-and-acre portion of
the prescribed fire project (right-justify).
Codes
PF24
PF25
DN222
CW222
ET251
ET252
ET254
-
Natural Fuels Improvements
Activity Fuels Improvements
Range Resource Non-structural Improvements
Wildlife Habitat Non-structural Improvements
TSI-Release and Weeding
TSI-Precommercial Thinning
TSI-Understory Control
Item 12. Fire Intensity Level. Enter the fire intensity level (FIL) code for the
predominant or typical sustained flame length observed during the prescribed fire (broadcast
only).
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Code
(FIL)
1
2
3
4
5
6
Flame Length
(feet)
0-2
2-4
4-6
6-8
8 - 12
12 plus
Item 13. Representative Weather Station. Enter the six-digit identifier that corresponds
to the weather station from which specific weather data related to the prescribed fire can be
obtained for further evaluation purposes.
Item 14. Fuel Model. Enter the one-letter code of the prevailing National Fire Danger
Rating System (NFDRS) fuel model where the prescribed fire was located.
Item 15. Aspect. Enter the code for the general aspect on which the prescribed fire
burned.
Code
Aspect
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
North
Northeast
East
Southeast
South
Southwest
West
Northwest
Ridge top
Flat (may also be used for all aspects)
Item 16. Elevation. Enter elevation of prescribed fire in hundreds of feet above sea level
(Example: Code 3840 feet as 38).
Item 17. Special Codes. Follow instructions in Forest and Regional supplements to this
handbook for items to report and the appropriate codes to use for each. The maximum number
of items that may be reported is 12.
Special Code #1 - MH
The general average mixing height experienced during the prescribed burn in feet above sea level
(right-justify).
Special Code #2 - WS
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The general average wind speed experienced during the prescribed burn in miles per hour (rightjustify).
Special Code #3 - WD
The general average wind direction experienced during the prescribed burning in Azimuth
Readings.
Example: Wind blowing from the south is a reading of 180 degrees (rightjustify).
Special Code #4 - SC
The sky conditions experienced during the prescribed burning in the following codes (rightjustify):
SU - Sunny
MS - Mostly Sunny
PC - Partly Cloudy
CC - Completely Cloudy
Example: S C/ _ _ _ _ S U
Special Code #5 - AW
If the prescribed burn is located in a Wilderness or Primitive Area, insert the area number (rightjustify). See exhibit 2 for area number codes.
Example: A W/_ _ 1 5 2 (Aldo Leopold Wilderness)
Special Code #6 - TC
The general average tons/acre of actual fuel consumed. Round off to nearest ton (right-justify).
Example: T C/_ _ _ 1 0
Special Code #7 - BD
The burn day is entered by month and day. Multiple days can be entered using additional code
blocks (left-justify). Enter burn acres per day in space 7 of code block. Round to nearest hundred
and enter in hundreds.
Example: B D/0 9 0 5 3
Burn Day - September 5
Burn Acreage - 251 acres to 349 acres
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Enter under "Remarks" the acreage on any burn day where more than 949 acres
are accomplished.
Remarks. Enter any information needed to clarify and explain the prescribed fire situation or to
document additional pertinent facts not recorded elsewhere in the form. Remarks are for local
information only, and are not included in the data base.
Map. Attach a map to the local file copy of form R3-FS-5100-30 as required by Forest or
Regional instructions, or when appropriate for future reference for activities resulting from the
prescribed fire, such as legal proceedings, post-prescribed-fire evaluations, or timber
management prescriptions.
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1.21 - Exhibit 01
USDA-Forest Service
Prescribed Fire Report
(Ref. FSH 5109.14)
Prescribed Fire Name
Willow
Location T14N, R13E, Sec. 9, 10, 11 G&SRM
1. Region/Forest/District ID and SO
Prescribed Fire Number
2. Land Ownership
3. Ownership at Origin/State at Origin
4. Fire Management Analysis Zone
5. Point of Ignition
lat 34/22.3
6. Time of Ignition
7. Time Smoke Production Stopped
8. Fuel Type and Fire Type/Acres Burned
HP/ 435
9. Total Acres Prescribed-Burned
(program will compute)
10. Particulate Matter Emissions in Grams
(program will compute)
11. Project Function/Cost
($ hundreds)/Acres
12. Fire Intensity Level
13. Representative Weather Station
14. Fuel Model
15. Aspect
16. Elevation (feet hundreds)
17. Special code
Remarks:
Prepared by:
Joe Smith
Date
9/12/87
03/01/02/032
USF
1/AZ
IS
long 111/20.0
09/08/87/0930
09/11/87/1800
UB/ 100
PF24/ 9/ 100
PF25/ 23/ 435
/ /
2
020211
J
6
69 0 0
MH/ 9000 TC/ 9 /
WS/ 12 BD/09082 /
WD/ 200 BD/09092 /
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R3-FS-5100-30 (8/88)
1.21 - Exhibit 02
WILDERNESS AND PRIMITIVE AREA CODES
Area
Number
152
254
153
256
154
155
257
255
124
2
156
157
251
258
259
3
58
260
261
262
Area Name
Aldo Leopold
Apache Kid
Apache Creek
Bear Wallow
Blue range
Capitan Mountains
Castle Creek
Cedar Bench
Chama River Canyon
Chiricahua
Wilderness Areas
Area
Number
5
265
266
267
59
6
118
268
269
253
270
271
60
126
246
7
250
8
9
257
Area Name
Mount Baldy
Mt. Wrightson
Munds Mountain
Pajarita
Pecos
Pine Mountain
Pusch Ridge
Red Rock-Secret
Mountain
Rincon Mountain
Saddle Mountain
Primitive Areas
AreaNumber Area Number
264
Miller Peak
1
Blue Range