204.21—Fire management assistance declaration criteria.
(a) Determinations.
We will approve declarations for fire management assistance when the Administrator 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;
(3)
High fire danger conditions, as indicated by nationally accepted indices such as the National Fire Danger Ratings System;