Naval Base Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument joint wildland fire management plan
National Park Service, Navy Region Southwest, Naval Facilities Southwest. 2006. Naval Base Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument joint wildland fire management plan
The purpose of this Point Loma Joint Wildland Fire Management Plan is to protect personnel, facilities, and natural and cultural resources from the impacts of wildland fire; prioritize assets to be protected in the event of a fire; ensure the perpetuation of native terrestrial habitats, fire adapted plant communities, and rare species; and minimize the total cost of fire pre-suppression and suppression practices on lands owned by the U.S. Navy and National Park Service (NPS) on Point Loma. The fire planning environment at Point Loma is characterized by a relatively small fragment of natural habitats, and low natural fire frequency due to coastal influence. However, the presence of fire adapted species demonstrates that these communities evolved with fire, and their composition and structure present fire risks. In addition, Navy infrastructure development has created a complex wildland urban interface with attendant fire protection problems. The fire management approach for Point Loma is relatively simple: 1. Provide for pre-suppression protection of structures through fire safe building construction and survivable space around each structure, 2. Implement fuel modification zones along public roadsides through strategic exotic species removal, and 3. Implement experimental prescribed fire plots on NPS lands to evaluate options for achieving ecological goals and managing native species populations.
- Type
- Administrative
- Authors
- National Park Service; Navy Region Southwest; Naval Facilities Southwest
- Date of Issue
- 2006-06
- Units
- CABR
- Keywords
- Fire Management Plan