[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR204.21]

[Page 406]
 
              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 204--FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Declaration Process
 
Sec. 204.21  Fire management assistance declaration criteria.


    (a) Determinations. We will approve declarations for fire management 
assistance when the Associate Director determines that a fire or fire 
complex threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
    (b) Evaluation criteria. We will evaluate the threat posed by a fire 
or fire complex based on consideration of the following specific 
criteria:
    (1) Threat to lives and improved property, including threats to 
critical facilities/infrastructure, and critical watershed areas;
    (2) Availability of State and local firefighting resources;
    (3) High fire danger conditions, as indicated by nationally accepted 
indices such as the National Fire Danger Ratings System;
    (4) Potential major economic impact.