Developing the US Wildland Fire Decision Support System

Table 1

Administrative levels and spatial and temporal scales of the decision-making process in WFDSS.

Administrative levels	Scale		Decision-making process	Description
	Temporal	Spatial
Incident	Short (1–3 days)	Fine	Tactical	Specific actions related to managing an incident
Incident	Short-long (3+days)	Fine-coarse	Strategic	Broader direction related to managing an incident
Unit/region	Short-long	Coarse	Strategic	Strategic direction managing multiple fires
National	Long	Coarse	Strategic	Long-term strategic directions affecting large areas with variable time frames