Mission Statement
The Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee (HTTFS) provides and promotes the application of an effective risk management process when working in hazard tree environments and conducting chain saw operations.
Primary Objectives
- Provide products to assist in the identification and mitigation of risk factors and decision-making ability in the hazard tree environment.
- Provide analysis and guidance to the interagency wildland fire community concerning tree hazard identification and mitigation, chain saw and cross-cut saw operations, and tree felling operations in wildland fire.
- Produce various hazard tree training products and reference materials designed to reduce hazard tree related accidents and maintain consistency and standardization among the NWCG partners.
Assessment Toolbox
- BC Faller Training Standard - Part 1 of 2
- BC Faller Training Standard - Part 2 of 2
- FS Field Guide for Danger Tree Identification & Response
Individual Tree Risk Assessment Tools
- Field Guide for Danger-Tree Identification and Response along Forest Roads and Work Sites in Oregon and Washington
- Mountain Pine Beetle References
- Mountain Pine Beetle Pamphlet
- Mountain Pine Beetle Attack - Levels of Risk in Stands
- Sawing Operations in Stands Effected by Mountain Pine Beetle
Tree Felling Toolbox
Historical Documents
*This document is historical and is not currently accessible; please contact NWCG if you need assistance having the documents read.
Lessons Learned
- Strawberry Fire Fatality Learning Review
- Factual Report Brian Hughes Serious Accident Investigation
- Lolo Peak Fire Tree-Strike Fatality Narrative Report
- Lolo Peak Fire Tree-Strike Fatality Field Report
- 2004-2019 Tree Felling Accident Analysis
OSHA Logging Toolbox
Fuel Geyser Awareness
Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations, Chapter 13 Firefighter Training and Qualifications
Region 1: Northern Region
- No resources
Region 2: Rocky Mountain Region
- A Guide to Identifying, Assessing, and Managing Hazard Trees in Developed Recreational Sites of the Northern Rock Mountains and the Intermountain West, Report R1-17-31
- Field Guide to Diseases and Insects of the Rocky Mountain Region, RMRS-GTR-241
Region 3: Southwestern Region
- No resources
Region 4: Intermountain Region
- No resources
Region 5: Pacific Southwest Region
- Pests of the Native California Conifers
- Hazard Tree Guidelines for Forest Service Facilities and Roads in the Pacific Southwest Region, Report RO-12-01
Region 6: Pacific Northwest Region
- Field Guide to the Common Diseases and Insect Pests of Oregon and Washington Conifers
- Field Guide for Hazard-Tree Identification and Mitigation on Developed Sites in Oregon and Washington Forests
- Field Guide for Danger-Tree Identification and Response along Forest Roads and Work Sites in Oregon and Washington, R6-NR-TP-021-2016
Region 8: Southern Region
- No resources
Region 9: Eastern Region
- No resources
Region 10: Alaska Region
- Insects and Diseases of Alaskan Forests, R10-TP-140
- Hazard Trees in Alaska A Guide to the Identification and Management of Hazard Trees in Alaska, R10-TP-142
Canada, British Columbia
- Common Tree Diseases of British Columbia
- Diseases of Populus in British Columbia: A Diagnostic Manual
West Wide
Miscellaneous
- Field Guide for Danger Tree Identification and Response, R6-NR-FP-PR-03-05
- General Overview of Forest Pathology
Contacts
- USFS Forest Health Protection Website
- Idaho Department of Lands, Insects and Disease
- Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Forest Pest Management
- Oregon State University Plant Clinic
- Oregon Department of Forestry, Forest Health
- Washington Department of Natural Resources, Forest Health and Resiliency Division
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