The purposes of the Arkansas Voluntary Smoke Management Guidelines (guidelines) are to assure adherence to air quality regulations and to manage smoke from prescribed fire so the smoke’s impact on people will be acceptable.

These…

From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Quaility Commission. Regulation number 9 on open burning, prescribed fire, and permitting. 5 CCR 1001-11

This document is for you if you are, or work for, a fire management officer (FMO) and are new to the job, or just new to Colorado. It’s for you also if you want to know about how the Colorado smoke management program functions administratively.…

Smoke management program manual that provides an overview for fire management officers, including site inspection expectations and "big league" burn programs.

The Cooperative Agreement Between Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is an agreement addressing smoke from prescribed fires.

Delaware’s Visibility State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision revised August 2022.

Agricultural and Forestry BSMPs and Smoke Management Programs are addressed in section 8.9.

EPA acknowledgement letter sent from EPA Region 4 for Florida's Smoke Management Program.

The purpose of this letter is to acknowledge receipt of Georgia's March 27, 2009, letter which contained Georgia's state-certified Smoke Management Plan (SMP) and associated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Georgia Department of…

The purposes of the Florida SMP are to mitigate public safety hazards (e.g. on roadways, in urban and exurban areas, and in the vicinity of airports) posed by smoke, to prevent deterioration of air quality including visibility impairment in Class…

This Smoke Management Plan details Georgia's basic framework of procedures and requirements for managing smoke from prescribed fires.

The objective of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) 2022 ambient air quality monitoring annual network plan is to determine whether the state’s ambient air quality monitoring network is achieving its monitoring objectives and…

Idaho Administrative Code covering rules for the control of air pollution.

Note: This URL starts the reader off on page 125, the pages that cover prescribed fires are pages 125 adn 126.

This Smoke Management Plan (SMP) is based on Section VI “Smoke Management Programs” of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S.EPA) “Interim Air Quality Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires” (April 23, 1998). According to this policy,…

The following smoke management guidelines are recommendations. The guidelines are not inclusive of all smoke management techniques and are not meant to limit prescribed burning activities. Rather, these guidelines are intended as interim…

The Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management website provides a single location for land managers conducting prescribed burns in the Flint Hills to obtain information and access tools to assist them in making burn decisions.

Smoke management plan focusing on reducing the impacts of Flint Hills burning on air quality in downwind areas. The plan includes contingency measures to be evaluated for potential adoption in the event that further actions are needed. 

This Voluntary Smoke Management Plan (VSMP) represents an informal agreement between members of the Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council and a commitment to protect and expand the use of prescribed fire in the state, as well as to limit impacts of…

This Smoke Management Program (SMP) establishes a basic framework of procedures and requirements for managing smoke from fires for resource benefits. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry administers the SMP, partnering with the Louisiana…

These guidelines are intended to assure adherence to air quality regulations and to manage smoke from forestry prescribed burning operations in such a way as to keep the smoke’s impact on the environment within acceptable limits.

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to set forth the principles of the working relationship between the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) - Division of Air Quality (DAQ) and the North Carolina…

The agreement is made and entered into the first day of July 2985, by and between S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control - Air Quality and the S.C. Forestry Commission.

The SMP has been developed based on the principles identified in The Exceptional Events Rule (EER) Parts 50 and 51 of March 22, 2007 and Section VI, “Smoke Management Programs” of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) April 23, 1998 “…

The planning process for the Minnesota Smoke Management Program document began early in 1999 with the formation of a subcommittee of the Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) Prescribed Fire and Fuels Working Team (PFFWT). Participants…

This document is intended to provide guidelines for forest resource managers which, if properly applied, can reduce the risk of adverse impacts of smoke from forestry or agricultural-related burns on smoke-sensitive areas. 

The SMP establishes a basic framework of procedures and requirements for managing smoke from fires managed for resource benefits and are typically developed by States/tribes with cooperation and participation by wildland owners/managers. The…

The intent of the Montana/Idaho Airshed Group smoke management program is to minimize or prevent smoke impacts while using fire to accomplish land management objectives. The Group‟s Operating Guide identifies the responsibilities of member…

This Coordination Strategy (Strategy) establishes a protocol for coordination between the participating federal and state fire management agencies (FMAs), the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, and the Idaho Department of…

The purpose of the Washoe County Health District Air Quality Management Division (AQMD) Smoke Management Program (SMP) is to coordinate and facilitate the management of prescribed outdoor burning on lands in Washoe County, while minimizing…

Information page on the Nevada smoke management program, including links to the complete smoke management program plan.

The public policy of the State of Nevada is to achieve and maintain levels of air quality which will protect human health and safety, prevent injury to plant and animal life, prevent damage to property, and preserve visibility and the scenic and…

The primary purpose of the Smoke Management Program (SMP) is to mitigate the effects of smoke from forestry related prescribed burning on Smoke Sensitive Areas (SSAs). The primary impetus is the Clean Air Act of 1970 and subsequent…

Rules, resources, and permitting information.

Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF), is the state regulatory agency responsible for the oversight of forest and rangeland fire management programs. The…

Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) site containing resources, rules, and contact information.

The South Carolina Smoke Management Guidelines provide for minimizing the impact of smoke from vegetative debris burning operations for forestry, agriculture, and wildlife purposes. To do this, the Guidelines define smoke sensitive areas, amounts…

The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) worked with the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP), the Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR), states not members of WRAP, federal land managers, the Environmental Protection…

The Alabama Smoke Management Program (SMP) utilizes a basic framework of requirements and procedures for managing smoke from fires managed for resource benefits developed by the State of Alabama with the cooperation and participation of land…

Information on open burning, prescribed fire, Tennessee smoke rules, basic smoke management practices, and permitting.

The smoke management plan (SMP) sets in place best management practices to limit impacts on air quality and smoke sensitive areas before, during, and after burning. The guide is also designed to provide educational material and references…

The purpose of R307-204 is to establish by rule procedures that mitigate the impacts on air quality and visibility from prescribed fire.

This SMP identifies the responsibilities of federal and state land managers and the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ) to coordinate procedures that mitigate the impacts of prescribed fire on air quality, visibility, and public safety,…

Agricultural and forestry smoke management are addressed in Section 11.7.

This publication provides guidelines for planning and managing smoke from prescribed fires to:

• Minimize ambient air quality impairment.
• Prevent smoke from being carried to, or accumulating in, areas sensitive to smoke…

The people of Washington State care about the quality of our air. In response to that concern, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Ecology (Ecology), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Land…

The Smoke Management Plan regulates prescribed burning on forest land aimed at reducing fuel loading, restoring forest ecosystems, and potentially reducing the risk to communities from catastrophic wildfires, while minimizing air quality impacts…

These Smoke Management Best Management Practices (SMBMP) are a set of guidelines and procedures that are followed by signatory organizations to reduce the adverse effects of smoke from prescribed fires. The goal of the Wisconsin SMBMP…

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) document to assist burners in determining what SMP level a planned burn project falls under, the emissions equivalency conversion tables are provided.

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) document to assist burners in determining what SMP level a planned burn project falls under, the emissions equivalency conversion tables are provided.

Document includes information on:

• Contacts
• WAQSR Ch. 10 Regulations
  • Open Burning under Ch. 10, Section 2
  • Prescribed Burning (SMP-I,II) under Ch. 10, Section 4
  • Unplanned Events under Ch. 10, Section…

Document includes information on:

• Contacts
• WAQSR Ch. 10 Regulations
  • Open Burning under Ch. 10, Section 2
  • Prescribed Burning (SMP-I,II) under Ch. 10, Section 4
  • Unplanned Events under Ch. 10, Section…

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) document to assist burners in determining what SMP level a planned burn project falls under, the emissions equivalency conversion tables below are provided. These tables represent, by vegetation…

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) document to assist burners in determining what SMP level a planned burn project falls under, the emissions equivalency conversion tables below are provided. These tables represent, by vegetation…