Cal Fire Structure Defense Guide 2019

Question 1

Structure Triage Category:

Not-Threatened

Answer 1

• Safety Zone nearby and TRA present at structure
  
  • Construction features/defensible space make the structure
    unlikely to ignite
  • Residents may/may not have evacuated

Question 2

Threatened Defensible:

Answer 2

• Safety Zone nearby and TRA present at structure
• Construction features/defensible space require structure
  defense tactics during fire front impact
• Residents may/may not have evacuated
• Threatened non-Defensible

Question 3

Threatened Non-Defensible:

Answer 3

• Lack of adequate Safety Zone nearby
• Structure cannot be safely defended
• Residents must be evacuated

Question 4

S-FACTS mean?

Answer 4

S - Survival
F - Fire Environment 
A - Access
C - Clearance/Construction 
T - Time Constraints
S - Stay or Go

Question 5

S-FACTS

S?

What are the “if not leave now?”

Answer 5

Survival

Can we survive here? “If not, LEAVE NOW”
Is there Safety Zone nearby? “If not, LEAVE NOW”
Is there a Temporary Refugee Area on site? “If not, LEAVE NOW”

Question 6

Fire shelter for a TRA?

Answer 6

Should not be necessary