[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR204.21]



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              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.