300.01 Wildland Fire Initial Attack Flashcards
Scope
Any wildland fire in Corona or an immediate threat to Corona from 1st arriving company to containment or until it is declared extended attack
Responsibility
It is the IC’s responsibility to implement this SOG
Initial Attack Positions
IC
*Overall management of incident
*Assess situation and briefing from previous IC
*Determines/Comm objectives/priorities (strategy and tactics)
*Ensures personnel safety/account.
*Manages using divisions ASAP for span of control and delegation of leaders intent
Initial Attack Positions
Division/Group Supervisor
*Implement incident action plan
*Make tactical assignments to assigned resources
*Monitor progress
*Coordinate with adjacent Div/Grp
*Request add’l resources as necessary
*Release resources back to IC when finished with them
*Provide updates to IC as appropriate
*Provide for safety and welfare
Wildland Fire Size-Up, Setting Incident Objectives — Size-Up
*Components of a sizeup shall include
*Fire size, intensity, potential
*Weather
*Fuel
*Topography
*Jurisdiction; current and predicted
*Values at risk; life safety, structures, critical infrastructure
Wildland Fire Size-Up, Setting Incident Objectives — Incident Objectives
*Perimeter control objectives
*Based on perimeter control, life safety, property protection the incident commander shall prioritize the fire attack
Wildland Fire Communications
*If a fire is burning within or close proximity to shared boarders with other jurisdictions a common communications plan shall be established
*Done on dispatch or responding Chief officer will make the request, if no Chief officer then 1st due Captain will
*If no comm plan initially, Corona resources shall use tactical channels
Wildland Fire Initial Attack Strategies
*All or nearly all initial attack resources should be used to engage on the priority flank
*At least 2 engines should be assigned to establish a progressive hoselay on priority flank
—Desirable to pair a Type 1 with Type3 (provides necessary equip.)
—Use of 2 type 3’s on same flank may deprive other flanks of necessary equipment
*Consider mobile attack when poss.
*Resources may need to be deployed for structure defense without perimeter control action taken
*If priority flank is too intense for direct attack then other flank may be attacked or staged for structure def.
*Indirect attack generally not viable
*Envelopment attack is generally a viable option where resources can protect valuables then after fire bumps an area they begins direct attack on the fire flanks toward positions set up by other resources
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation
*10 standard fire orders
*18 shout watch out
*Page 1 of IRPG for decision making
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation — Situation awareness
*Objectives
*Communications
*Command Structure
*Fire behavior current and predicted
*Weather current and predicted
*Local factors
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation — Hazard Assessment
*Potential fire hazards
*Tactical fire hazards
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation — Hazard Control
*LCES established
*Other hazard mitigations addressed
*Use of anchor points
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation — Decision Point
*Hazard controls in place indicate it is safe to proceed
*Selected tactics based on expected fire behavior indicate it is safe
*Instructions given and understood indicate it is safe
*Evaluate human factors and situation regularly
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation — Structure Defense
*Based on current and predicted fire behavior. All structure defense actions require fire behavior prediction as part of size-up process
*Due to dynamic nature, firefighters must consider worst case scenario and have contingency plans
Wildland Fire Hazard Mitigation — Structure size-up
*Site considerations, LCES in place
*Adequate defendable space
*Avoid dangerous topography such as narrow canyons, chutes and saddles
