DB 19-10 Brush Ops 2019 Flashcards
As of a result of the high rainfall levels across the State in the ___, vegetation growth exceeded the levels of the prior 5-10 years
winter of 2019
The most significant factor of fuel growth was the expansive growth of ___ in all areas of the State, which added to the complexity of fires throughout the summer, assisting in the rapid development of large fires, and frequent movement of fire into larger fuel types.
grasses
Like other areas of California, Los Angeles was threatened by several significant brush fires in 2018, the largest of which was the deadly ___ Fire
Woolsey
Department’s risk management principles:
Activities that present a significant risk to the safety of members shall be limited to situations where there is a potential to ___
save endangered lives
Department’s risk management principles:
Activities that are routinely employed to ___ shall be recognized as inherent risks to the safety of members, and actions shall be taken to reduce or avoid these risks.
protect property
Department’s risk management principles:
No risk to the safety of members shall be acceptable when there is no possibility to ___.
save lives or property
Task?
What is to be done
Purpose?
Why is it to be done
End State?
How should it look when done
Effective immediately, all Officers shall:
Survey their ___ to ensure completeness and accuracy
Wildland Operational Plans
Effective immediately, all Officers shall:
Ensure all apparatus have ___ identification
roof-top
Effective immediately, all Officers shall:
Ensure all pumping apparatus are stocked with “Thermo-Gel” __ gallons minimum.
4
Effective immediately, all Officers shall:
Ensure a __-hour supply of both MREs and drinking water is carried on apparatus
72
Effective immediately, all Officers shall:
Verify all company commanders have the replaced the 2014 version of the IRPG, with the ____ (purple cover) version, available through the In-Service Training Section (ISTS).
2018 (purple cover)
-available through the In-Service Training Section
Effective immediately, all Officers shall:
Ensure each company has current ___ to assist with UHF-VHF radios.
Frequency Guide Book
The Mandatory Annual Safety Refresher Training will be accomplished and documented by completing the assigned Monthly Field Exercise for Wildland Incidents on Target Solutions Learning Management System. The assigned activity is intended to be conducted as a ___ whenever possible to initiate discussion among crewmembers and solidify standard operating guidelines.
group
All Department members with emergency response duties shall complete the ___
Target Solutions Wildland Training Activity
RT-130 Annual Fireline Safety Refresher
___ shall ensure that the brush firefighting readiness and training responsibilities outlined in this bulletin are completed within their commands by the assigned due date.
Deputy Chiefs
The Department utilizes a Burning Index of the ___ as a basis to determine its commitment to pre-deploy resources at listed Burning Index (BI) levels.
National Fire Danger Rating System
The Department calculates the BI every ___for the next day’s use.
evening
BI:
0-37 = ?
Low
BI:
37-47 = ?
Moderate
BI:
48-110 = ?
High
BI:
111-161 = ?
Very High
162 and Above = ?
Extreme
The on-duty Operations Valley Bureau (OVB) Assistant Chief assigned to ___ is responsible for monitoring current and expected fire weather conditions and the potential impact to Department resource staffing
Command 42
Once it is determined that current or predicted fire weather conditions meet resource pre-deployment/augmentation guidelines a conference call shall be initiated to secure ___ approval. This call normally takes place at ___ hours the day before the pre-deployment/augmentation is anticipated
1) Deputy Department Commander
(DDC)
2) 1500
The DDC will identify which augmented resources will be staffed based on the BI, Fire Weather, and input from MFC. The MFC Battalion Chief is responsible for transmitting a Special Notice announcing the approved resource pre-deployment/augmentation by no later than ___ hours the day before the pre-deployment/augmentation is anticipated.
1700
Pre-deployment will normally last up to ___ hours
24
When the Department is in pre-deployment mode all companies shall stock their apparatus with eight extra gallons of Thermo-Gel for a total of __ gallons (if available) and maintain apparatus fuel levels at __-full and above.
1) 12 gallons
2) ¾-full
Brush Resources:
Task Force:
A group of resources with common communications and a leader that may be pre-established and sent to an incident, or formed at an incident. For these purposes a Task Force is defined as three Engines commanded by a Leader (Captain I or Captain II assigned to one of the Engines).
- 3 Engines
- Cpt I or II
Brush Resources:
Type 1 Strike Team: ___ Engines under the command of a Leader (Battalion Chief).
5 engines
-BC
Brush Resources:
Task Forces and Strike Teams are identified using the __
State Master Mutual Aid numbering system
Brush Resources:
The LAFD has been assigned the block of designation numbers __ through __
1000 through 1074
Brush Resources:
Task Forces and Strike Teams formed by MFC will be assigned a number starting in sequence from __ to __..
1001 to 1030.
Brush Resources:
Task Forces and Strike Teams formed at the scene of an incident shall be assigned a number starting in sequence from __ to __.
1031 to 1074
Brush Resources:
radio identification for Task Forces and Strike Teams shall be “Task Force” and “Strike Team” followed by the __-digit number.
four
Brush Resources:
Type 3 Strike Team: The Department has been assigned __ Type-3 Engines through a contractual agreement with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
five
-California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Brush Resources:
Type 3 Strike Team:
When responding to statewide mutual aid the Type 3 Engines will normally respond in Strike Team configuration utilizing ___ as the designator.
OES S/T 1880C
Brush Resources:
Initial Alarm: Station Commanders of stations housing a Type-3 engine, or assigned Battalion Commanders, may opt to staff the Type-3 Engine for response to vegetation fires or incidents where ___-wheel drive engine capability is required.
four
Brush Resources:
2.Anytime a Type-3 Engine is committed to an incident for ___ minutes or more – OES NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
60 minute
Engine 8136 assigned to Fire Station __
35
Engine 8137 assigned to Fire Station __
87
Engine 8138 assigned to Fire Station __
88
Engine 8139 assigned to Fire Station __
89
Engine 8140 assigned to Fire Station __
98
Engine 82C (red color) assigned to Fire Station __
82
The Department has identified __ vehicles that will be reserved specifically for Strike Team deployments
two
The two vehicles identified specifically for Strike team Deployments are housed at what two stations?
1) FS 89 (2016 Dodge 4x4 pick-up truck)
2) FS 82 (2014 Dodge 4x4 pick-up truck)
Use of these vehicles as a utility vehicle (plug-buggy) during normal operations should be limited to periods of ___, and subject to immediate return to their assigned station in the event of Strike Team activation. Under no circumstances shall these vehicles be used for Single Resource deployments outside of the City.
low wildland fire potential
The Department currently operates one Dozer, which is based at the ___ at the Valley Shop “B” Building.
Wildland Fuel Management Unit
WFMU
The combination of one Dozer, one Dozer Transport, one Dozer Tender, and one Dozer Boss is called a ___.
Dozer Team
Make Model of the Dozer?
Catepillar D-8 R
-2017
Strike Team (Dozers): A Dozer Strike Team consists of two Dozers, two Dozer Transports, and two Dozer Tenders. The staffing includes two HEOs, two Swampers, two Dozer Bosses, and one Dozer Strike Team Leader. The number __is reserved for Dozer Strike Team
1000
Helicopters:
LAFD air resources are based at ___
FS 114/Air Operations at Van Nuys Airport
Helicopters:
On a ___ brush response, MFC will dispatch three helicopters, one to support Command and Control with the Helicopter Coordinator (HLCO) and two water droppers
normal
Helicopters:
The first water dropper will respond from ___, with a full tank of water, to the incident. The second water dropper will transport Helitac personnel to the ___ to establish the helicopter water filling operation.
1) Air Operations
2) helispot
Helicopters:
___ shall identify the most effective helispot and provide the helispot location to MFC at the time of dispatch. MFC will then dispatch a helispot support company.
Air Operations
Helicopters:
The helispot support company shall monitor Tactical Channel ___, which will be the frequency used by Helitac and companies assigned to the incident helispot.
LFD T20TA
Helicopters:
Communication between the IC and HLCO shall be initiated on the 800 MHz incident ___ assigned by MFC
Tactical Channel
Helicopters:
Following the initial communication that may include a reconnaissance, the IC will move HLCO to the designated ___ Channel.
Air-to-Ground
Helicopters:
Until such time that this change is announced by Special Notice on the LAFD portal, the default Air to Ground will continue to be “____”.
“VFIRE 25”.
Patrols:
Patrols are four-wheel drive truck-chassis pumping apparatus designated as Type ___ or ___ Engines
Type VI or VII Engines
Patrols:
Their uses include quick attack on brush and grass incidents, gaining access to areas that are inaccessible to large apparatus, to pre-treat homes ahead of a brush fire, and to provide ___ after the main fire passes.
Tactical Patrol
Patrols:
Resource pre-deployment/augmentation guidelines require that all Patrols are staffed when the BI exceeds ___ or a ___ is declared.
BI exceeds 212 or a Red Flag Alert is declared.
Patrols:
The three ___ staffed Patrols and a Patrol Strike Team will be dispatched when there is a confirmed fire or smoke showing.
closest
Water Tenders:
Use of Water Tenders (WT) should be considered by the IC anytime reliability of, or access to, an ___ water source is in question.
adequate
Water Tenders:
Although normally unstaffed, Department WTs are accessible through ___ at any time
MFC
Water Tenders:
WTs shall be staffed when the BI exceeds ___ or a ___ is declared.
212 or a Red Flag Alert is declared.
Water Tenders:
Staffing shall consist of ___ members, at least one of which must be certified/qualified to drive and operate the WT. (Only certified/qualified members shall drive or operate any WT.)
two
-Only certified/qualified members shall drive or operate any WT
Water Tenders:
Water Tender hold how many gallons?
2,500 gallons
Water Tender __ Type 1
Water Tender __ Type 1
1) 77
2) 88
Although an LAFD Water Tender should be requested first, the Department of Recreation and Parks (DRP) has two ___-gallon WT’s that may be requested through MFC. Park Rangers will normally respond with the DRP WT’s during ___ business hours. When Park Rangers are not available, Engine 56, Light Force 50 or Engine 44 (in priority order) may pick up and operate the DRP WT’s.
1) 2,000
2) normal
- E 56, LF 50 or E 44 in priority order
Water Tenders:
DRP Water Tenders shall be limited to ___ response only.
non-emergency
The DRP WTs are housed in the building located behind the ___ at 4730 Crystal Springs Drive. Battalion 2 and Battalion 5 companies and MFC have the access code to open the building for after-hours activations. Companies picking up these WT shall notify the Griffith Park Ranger dispatch center through MFC.
Crystal Springs Ranger Station
-Bat 2 and 5
Camp Crews:
Los Angeles County recommends that a minimum of ___ and normally ___ camp crews be requested for a brush fire
1) 2
2) 4
Camp Crews:
Los Angeles County will dispatch at least ___ Camp Superintendent for every pair of crews and may dispatch a Battalion Chief as an Agency Representative.
one
LAFD Crew 3:
Crew 3 is a Type __ Crew staffed by LAFD Cadets working under qualified supervision
Type II
LAFD Crew 3:
Crew 3 is comprised of __ crews. Crew 3-A and Crew 3-B.
two
LAFD Crew 3:
Throughout fire season, one crew will be staffed and available two to three days a week from ___ hours, and on-call during other times. Crew 3 may be requested through MFC.
0700 to 1600
LAFD Crew 3:
Each crew is staffed with one Crew Boss and __ Wildland Cadets trained to a National Wildland Coordinating Group (NWCG) Firefighter 2 (FFT2) level.
ten
LAFD Crew 3:
These crews operate as a Type II Handcrew and are able to construct line as well as mop-up. They may also be utilized for ___ and rehab.
hose removal
LAFD Crew 3:
If not staffed, Crew 3 can be activated and typically on-scene within ___ hours
two
LAFD Crew 3:
Crew 3 cannot be used for ___ on the fire.
direct attack
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
Community CERT Fire Patrols consist of volunteers from within the administrative Battalion, from the Community Emergency Response Call-Out Team, and from the Auxiliary Communication System (ACS) that provides the Department with backup ___ throughout the City.
communications
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
Volunteers are equipped with __ and __ for identification.
vests and helmets
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
Volunteers are not to get involved in actual firefighting operations, but shall have a ___ area and a ___ of the area.
planned patrol area and a map of the area.
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
They should have the ability to read the ___ and report the fire location to MFC.
map
-report fire location
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
Community Fire Patrols shall not operate in any areas that constitute an ___.
Immediate Danger to Life and Health (IDLH).
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
Battalion Commanders are to maintain ___ contact with the Community CERT Fire Patrol Coordinator/Representative (CERT Unit Commander and/or the Disaster Preparedness Section Officer) and update Bureau Offices with any changes.
routine
Community CERT Fire Patrols:
Community CERT Fire Patrols shall be activated during ___ conditions
Red Flag
Immediate Need (IN) response shall be determined by the on-duty MFC Battalion Chief utilizing the “____” Map
“Immediate Need”
The Immediate Need Map is a defined service area which identifies locations within neighboring jurisdictions that are located within ___ hour of travel time from outlying fire stations located at or around the perimeter of the City boundaries. Any requests within the defined service area will be identified as an IN.
one
IN (Immediate Need) requests are considered emergency responses; all resources shall be enroute within ___ minutes and respond emergency to the fire station or Staging Area designated by MFC to form the Strike Team.
three
MFC Battalion Chief approval with DDC notification is required for ___ requests for Strike Teams
IN (Immediate Need)
DDC approval is required for ___ requests.
Planned Need
All on duty Captain I’s and Captain II’s working in the field who are qualified as Engine Boss (ENGB) or Engine Boss Trainee (ENGB-T) shall make notification of their Engine Company’s Strike Team availability by logging into the CIA, LAFD Resource Management - 14 Day Availability tab by ___hours
0800 hours
Engine Strike Team availability requires the entire crew’s commitment to a __ day deployment (not including travel time).
14 day
Upon completion of assignment and return to the City, members are responsible for notifying their supervisors of their work/rest ratio. Any member returning to the City (and remaining on duty) from a wildland incident who has not had an eight-hour rest period in the past 24 hours shall be given ___ hours of rest at their place of assignment before engaging in response activities.
8
Engine Company Commanders selected for an IN Strike Team deployment out of the City will not be required to possess a current qualified ___.
ENGB certification (red card).
Engine Company Commanders selected for a Planned Need Strike Team deployment out of the City shall possess a ___. Those members shall provide proof of certification to the Strike Team Leader prior to leaving the city
current qualified ENGB certification.
-proof to Strike Team Leader
Chief Officers selected for Strike Team deployment out of the City shall be qualified ___
Strike Team Leaders
IN assignments may respond in the ___
front-line Suburban