Forests Glossary Definition (English)
WFSA Defined
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"A decision-making process that evaluates alternative suppression strategies against selected environmental, social, political, and economic criteria. Provides a record of decisions. A WFSA is required when the documentation of suppression decisions needs to occur when (1) a wildland fire escapes initial actions or is expected to, or (2) a wildland fire managed for resource benefits exceeds prescription parameters in the fire management plan, or (3) a prescribed fire exceeds its prescription and is then declared a wildland fire."
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