Unit 3B, Budgets, Activity 2
(Unit 3B Act. 2 .pdf) - (Unit 3B Act. 2.doc)
Access a web site, read, and answer questions
The Wilderness Society web site contains an analysis of the Federal Fire Budget process with recommendations for making it better. This activity will allow you to:
1. Examine the budget process as it directly relates to the fire budget for all
agencies;
2. Compare this process with their understanding of the budget process;
3. Define the concerns of internal and external concerns relating to the cost of
wildland fire suppression; and,
4. Relate the wildland fire budget to the entire federal budget.
View the following web site at the Wilderness Society.
http://www.wilderness.org/Library/Documents/WildlandFireBudget.cfm
Read the document, “The Federal Wildland Fire Budget, Let's Prepare, Not Just React, Emphasis on Reduced Financial and Ecological Costs,” by Carolyn Alkier, Ph.D.
When you complete Lesson 3B, the following questions will be asked:
1. What is the general fund?
2. How many fire plans have been completed in your agency?
3. Suggest 3 incentives that Congress could create for federal agencies to
contain the cost of wildland fire suppression.
4. List 2-3 appropriate expenditures for:
a. Preparedness.
b. Suppression.
c. Hazardous Fuels.
d. Burned Area Rehabilitation
e. State and Local Assistance
f. Fire Facilities.
g. Joint Fire Science
Next Lesson:
Unit 3B Budgets Activity 3.