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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
NORTHERN REGION (REGION 1)
MISSOULA, MT
FSM 5700 – AVIATION MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER – ZERO CODE
Interim Directive No.: 5700-2009-1
Effective Date: February 27, 2009
Duration: This interim directive expires on 08/27/2010.
Approved: THOMAS L. TIDWELL
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 02/27/2009
Posting Instructions: Interim directives are numbered consecutively by title and calendar
year. Post by document at the end of the chapter. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of
this document. This is the first interim directive to FSM 5700.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s)
(Interim Directive Number
and Effective Date)
None
2 Pages
Digest: In order by code, summarize the main additions or revisions of direction in this interim
directive.
5706.17 - Adds reference to Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations, 2009,
BLM Smokejumpers (pages 2-34 through 2-36 which includes section BLM SMKJ Operations).
Also adds that the Forest Service, Region 1, has the lead on implementing the training of Forest
Service smokejumpers in the use of the Ram-Air Parachute system according to BLM standards
and procedures.
R1 INTERIM DIRECTIVE: 5700-2009-1
EFFECTIVE DATE:
DURATION: This interim directive expires on
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FSM 5700 – AVIATION MANAGEMENT
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5706 - REFERENCES
17. All smokejumpers trained and operating on the Bureau of Land Management
parachute system will be governed and operate according to the Interagency Standards
for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations, 2009, BLM Smokejumpers, pages 2-34 through 236. Included in this section are BLM SMKJ Operations which states: BLM
smokejumper operational and administrative procedures are located in the Interagency
Smokejumper Operations Guide (ISOG), the BLM Ram-Air Training Manual (RATM),
the Boise Smokejumpers User Guide, the Alaska Fire Service Operational Procedures,
Policies, and Guidelines, and other pertinent agreements and operating plans.
The BLM SMKJ Equipment section includes: BLM smokejumpers use the
Smokejumper Ram-Air Parachute System exclusively. All abnormalities in personnel
parachute equipment and procedures will be reported through the Malfunction and
Abnormality Reporting System (MARS). All parachuting operations will be performed
according to established agency policies and procedures. All modifications to and
deviations from established standards will be reported, documented, and approved
through the BLM SMKJ Modification Documentation (MODOC) process.
The Forest Service, Region One, has the lead on implementing the training of Forest
Service smokejumpers in the use of the Ram-Air Parachute system according to BLM
standards and procedures. The use of the BLM system by the Forest Service is only for
the purpose of the agreement between the two agencies and will not continue past 2011
as identified in other Forest Service documents.