Object

Folder containing National Fire Plan

President Bartlet surges into the night-shrouded Outer Oval Office, voice cracking with command as he dispatches Charlie to raid the dining room for the folder cradling the National Fire Plan—bulging sheaf of policy salvation yanked from shadows to fortify against Wyoming Governor Bill Horton's blistering subpoena-threatened call, fingers itching to flip pages amid grief's chokehold and wildfire's political inferno.

2 appearances

Purpose

Holds and provides access to the National Fire Plan document for urgent reference during crisis call

Significance

Anchors Bartlet's defense of the 'let it burn' Yellowstone strategy against voter fury and gubernatorial assault, threading ecological conviction through personal mourning and subpoena storms into raw leadership resolve

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E3 · Ways and Means

Bartlet Dispatches Charlie for National Fire Plan

The folder housing the National Fire Plan is referenced as abandoned in the dining room, prompting Bartlet's command to Charlie; paradoxically, Bartlet reads from 'the folder' immediately post-departure, suggesting hasty prep or symbolic grasp at policy armor against Horton's assault, blending urgency with subtle narrative irony.

Before: Located in President's Dining Room

After: Being fetched by Charlie; one instance read by Bartlet in Outer Oval

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S3E3 · Ways and Means

Bartlet's Quiet Grief at Landingham's Desk Amid Fire Political Fallout

Bartlet reads from the folder containing the National Fire Plan immediately after Charlie's exit, using it to ground his policy defense during Leo dialogue; it serves as tangible policy anchor amid grief and impending Horton call, bridging ecological rationale with political vulnerability.

Before: Left in President's Dining Room, recently fetched by Charlie.

After: Held and consulted by Bartlet in Outer Oval Office.

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