wildland final

False

cutting

scraping

• Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, Safety Zone
• minimum level of hazard mitigation for initial attack

fire burning outside of the perimeter of the main fire, usually caused by winds and firebrands

100% cotton

• burning out- crew boss or above
• backfiring- ops. section chief

life threatening hazard

• usualy a fire barrier, from which to start constructing fireline
• used to minimize chance of being flanked by the fire

• small fires or isolated areas of large fires
• in light fuels such as grass and brush
• when fire responds to topography an runs uphill
• when there is unexpected shift in wind direction/speed

• fire not scouted and sized up
• in country not seen in daylight
• safety zones and escapes routes not identified
• unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior
• uninformed on stategy and tactics
• instructions and assignments not understood
• no communication link with crewmembers or sup.
• constructing line without a safe anchor point
• building fireline downhill with fire below
• attempting frontal assault on fire
• unburned fuel between you and the fire
• cannot see main fire not in contact with someone who can
• on a hillside where rolling materials can ignite fuel below
• weather is getting hotter and drierwind increases and or changes direction
• frequent spot fires across line
• terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult
• taking a nap near fireline

• keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts
• know what your fire is doing at all times
• base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire
• identify escape routes and safety zones, make them known
• post lookouts when there is possible danger
• be alert. keep calm. think cleary. act decisively.
• maintain prompt communication with your forces, your sup. and adjoining forces
• give clear instructions and insure they are understood
• maintain control of your forces at all times
• fight fire aggresively having provided for safety first

• the burn
• natural features
• constucted features

14 days

• reflect radiant heat
• provide cooler breathable air to protect airway

• when issued to you
• beginning of each season
• every two weeks during season
• when you suspect damage

• abrasion is the most common damage
• tears longer than 1/2"

4'x8' 

• sub- one has control over
• obj- one has no control over

back in to position

50 ft. away from dozer

• situation awareness
• hazard assesment
• hazard control
• decision point
• evaluate

• 10 ft. 
• supervisor sets pace and selects route

supervisor

everytime you roll the hose

5 gallons

• backfiring is defensive attack when line is constructed starting fire at line to burn back towards fire and clear fuels
• burning out is offensive when you burn pockets of fuel to prevent fire from building up and jumping line

every 200 ft.

2 crews one jumps ahead when they meet the line of the other

• dry mop up- no water, boneyarding, dirt
• wet mop up- foam, water, mixing dirt

• direct- right along the fire
• indirect- bump off to use natural barrier, ridgeline
• flanking or parallel attack- similar to indirect

• water bar towards the green 
• trenches to the black

3 honks with horn or one long horn

2 parts diesel 1 part gasoline

75%

• can occur when ridgeline drops into a canyon
• most occur after midnight cool air sinks fasters than air in valley

• any burnable material
• grass
• grass shrub
• shrub
• timber understory
• timber litter
• slash/blowdown

ridgeline or the black

percent of incline on a hill