1. U.S. Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Cross Boundary Fires U.S. and Canada Patti Hirami Director, Eastern Region Fire and Aviation Management
You can see the fire is backing into the wind, as we planned it.
Foundation behind why cross boundary relationship is effective. September 1970 – Severe fires in California. Many local, state and federal agencies responded but we had many problems (coordination, communication, and terminology) .
Adopted as the international standard at the 3 rd International Wildland Fire Conference in Sydney, Australia in 2003.
Briefly share our successes and seek your thoughts on our future work.
