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Fire Support Coordination Measures 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 B-7 B-20. Optimally, there should be no friendly ground forces within or maneuvering into an established kill box. If circumstances require otherwise, then NFAs must be established to cover those forces or the kill box must be cancelled. The establishing commander must maintain awareness on locations of friendly ground forces and the status of kill boxes within the AO and maintain timely kill box management to prevent fratricide. All aircraft not assigned to an active kill box are restricted from flying through or delivering air- to-surface munitions into the kill box unless coordinated with the kill box coordinator. Effects and trajectories of surface-to-surface indirect fires also are not allowed, without coordination, to pass through the airspace of an active kill box. B-21. Depiction of a kill box may vary among automation systems. Until the system displays are synchronized, fire support personnel must be aware of the meanings of the system's visual display. (See figure B-5) depicts an example kill box depiction on a paper map. For more information on establishment and employment of the kill box, see JP 3-09 and ATP 3-09.34/MCRP 3-31.4[3-25H]/NTTP 3-09.2.1/AFTTP 3-2.59. Figure B-5. Kill box example SECTION II – RESTRICTIVE FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION MEASURES B-22. Restrictive fire support coordination measures are those that provide safeguards for friendly forces and noncombatants, facilities, or terrain. NO-FIRE AREA B-23. A no-fire area is an area designated by the appropriate commander into which fires or their effects are prohibited (JP 3-09.3). There are two exceptions. When the establishing HQ approves joint fires within the NFA on a mission-by- mission basis.