18 Watch Out Situations

Question 1

One

Answer 1

The fire has not been scouted and sized-up.

Question 2

Two

Answer 2

You are in country not seen in daylight.

Question 3

Three

Answer 3

Safety zones and escape routes have not been identified.

Question 4

Four

Answer 4

You are unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behaviour.

Question 5

Five

Answer 5

You do not know the strategy, tactics and hazards associated with the fire.

Question 6

Six

Answer 6

Your instructions and assignments are not clear.

Question 7

Seven

Answer 7

You do not have a communications link with crew members or supervisor.

Question 8

Eight

Answer 8

The control line you are construcing has not been anchored.

Question 9

Nine

Answer 9

You are building control line downhill with fire below.

Question 10

Ten

Answer 10

You are attempting a frontal assault on the fire.

Question 11

Eleven

Answer 11

There is unburned fuel between you and fire.

Question 12

Twelve

Answer 12

You cannot see the main fire, nor are you in contact with someone who can.

Question 13

Thirteen

Answer 13

You are on a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.

Question 14

Fourteen

Answer 14

Weather is becoming hotter and drier

Question 15

Fifteen

Answer 15

The wind increases and/or changes direction.

Question 16

Sixteen

Answer 16

You are getting frequent Spot fires across the control line.

Question 17

Seventeen

Answer 17

The terrain and/or fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.

Question 18

Eighteen

Answer 18

Firefighters are taking naps near control line.