[Executive Summary] The Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Act of 2009 (FLAME Act) called for the development of a National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy). The Cohesive Strategy was created to serve as guidance to assist leadership, land managers and communities "live with wildland fire." This initiative and report has been produced to both assess progress to date and identify additional opportunities as to how the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) can continue to influence progress toward achieving the Cohesive Strategy vision and goals.

Built from multiple discussions within the National Strategic Committee (NSC), this report represents a deeper evaluation undertaken to ascertain national progress made in implementing the Cohesive Strategy, identify gaps in implementation, and attempt to reaffirm the Cohesive Strategy’s goals as the pathway to achieving its vision. To accomplish this, the NSC conducted a crosswalk and evaluated the strategic alignment of actions recommended in the Cohesive Strategy foundational documents and the 2014 Quadrennial Fire Review.

This report identifies a set of potential opportunities within the context of the Cohesive Strategy’s three goals for WFLC consideration for future direction, decision-making and reporting, including Cohesive Strategy reports to Congress. It also offers a basis for continuity of the Cohesive Strategy going into the new Administration, and assistance to new WFLC members as they transition to this wildland fire leadership role.