44 C.F.R. § 204.21 Fire management assistance declaration criteria.
Title 44 - Emergency Management and Assistance
(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.
Title 44: Emergency Management and Assistance
PART 204—FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
Subpart B—Declaration Process
§ 204.21 Fire management assistance declaration criteria.
