18 WATCH OUT Situations

Question 1

1

Answer 1

Fire not scouted and sized up.

Question 2

2

Answer 2

In country not seen in daylight

Question 3

3

Answer 3

Safety zones and escape routes not identified

Question 4

4

Answer 4

unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior

Question 5

5

Answer 5

uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards

Question 6

6

Answer 6

Instructions and assignments not clear

Question 7

7

Answer 7

No communication link between crewmembers and supervisors

Question 8

8

Answer 8

constructing a fireline without a safe anchor point

Question 9

9

Answer 9

Building a line downhill with a fire below

Question 10

10

Answer 10

attempting frontal assault on a fire

Question 11

11

Answer 11

unburned fuel between you and the fire

Question 12

12

Answer 12

cannot see the fire, not in contact with anyone who can

Question 13

13

Answer 13

on a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below

Question 14

14

Answer 14

weather gets hotter and drier

Question 15

15

Answer 15

wind increases or changes direction

Question 16

16

Answer 16

getting frequent spot fires across the line

Question 17

17

Answer 17

terrain or fuels make escape to safety zones difficult

Question 18

18

Answer 18

feel like taking a nap near the fireline