Wildland fire can be a friend and a foe. In the right place at the right time, wildland fire can createmany environmental benefits, such as reducing grass, brush, and trees that can fuel large and severe wildfires and improving wildlife habitat. In the wrong place at the wrong time, wildfires can wreak havoc, threatening lives, homes, communities, and natural and cultural resources.The Forest Service has been managing wildland fire on National Forests and Grasslands for more than 100 years. But the Forest Service doesn’t – and can’t – do it alone. Instead, the agency works closely with other federal, tribal, state, and local partners.This is more important than ever because over the last few decades, the wildland fire management environment has profoundly changed. Longer fire seasons; bigger fires and more acres burned on average each year; more extreme fire behavior; and wildfire suppression operations in the wildland urban interface (WUI) have become the norm.To address these challenges, the Forest Service and its other federal, tribal, state, and local have developed and are implementing a that has three key components: Resilient Landscapes, Fire Adapted Communities, and Safe and Effective Wildfire Response.
SMS documentation is typically consolidated into an SMS manual or in other operations manuals or electronic database system. Ensure staff members know how to access this SMS documentation. Compliance is indicated when: There is documentation that describes the safety management system and the interrelationships between all of its elements. Safety Management Manual (SMM) (ii) Published in separate English, Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish editions by the. SMM Safety management manual SMS Safety management system(s). With emphasis on the role civil aviation authorities play in supporting SMS implementation by service providers. 1.4 CONTENTS.
Aviation safety needs to be managed proactively by all actors. Safety management benefits the total aviation system by strengthening traditional risk control practices and ensuring safety risks are managed in a systematic way. Safety management allows room for innovation and flexibility: It is less about describing what to ‘do’ and more about how to ‘achieve safety’.Patrick Ky - EASA Executive DirectorFor further information or to provide feedback on any safety management related issue, you may use the following.