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.
- 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Historical Documents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
2019 Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations, Chapter 13 Firefighter Training and Qualifications