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The Oregon Smoke Management Program is a comprehensive program DEQ developed in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Health Authority. The Oregon Department of Forestry, with assistance from DEQ, implements the smoke management program for…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Northwest
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Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) site containing resources, rules, and contact information.
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Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Northwest
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Rules, resources, and permitting information.
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Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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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 Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), is…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's open burning resource and permitting information site.
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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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 amendments in 1977 and 1990. The Clean Air Act…
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Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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Environmental Quality Air Quality page on open burning, including links to burn permit requests, links to rules, data, and more.
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Northern Rockies
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A collection of New Jersey SIP documents with a searchable directory.
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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This document outlines New Jersey's long-term strategy (2018 to 2028) for dealing with visibility-impairing air pollution within its borders and from out-of-state sources that transportpollution to the Brigantine Wilderness Area. Burning is addressed in section 4.6.7.4.  
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Year: 2020
Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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City of Albuquerque air quality and open burn program.
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southwest
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The New Mexico Environment Department Smoke Management Program (SMP) ensures prescribed burns are carried out safely. Certain prescribed burns must be registered through the Department. The SMP Guidance Document and other resources listed below provide information and tools on…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southwest
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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 smoke impacts and protecting…
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Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southwest
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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 esthetic values of the state. The…
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Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southwest
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Information page on the Nevada smoke management program, including links to the complete smoke management program plan.
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Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southwest
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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.
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Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
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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 purpose of a SMP is to mitigate the…
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Year: 2009
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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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. 
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Year: 2022
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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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 included representatives from the…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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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 “Interim Air Quality Policy on…
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Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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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.
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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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 Department of Environmental Quality…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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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 smoke on public health. The…
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Year: 2022
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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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. 
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Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
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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 recommendations until such time as the U.…
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Year: 2010
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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Indiana Department of Natural Resources Information page on fire behavior, planning a prescribed burn, upcoming events, and FAQs.
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Eastern
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