EA-456 Flashcards

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Fire Order #7

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Maintain prompt communication with your forces, your supervisor and adjoining forces

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MRE’s For a :

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24 to 48 hour period

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3
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Fire Order #1

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Keep informed of all weather conditions and forecast.

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Fire order # 2

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Know what your fire is doing at all times.

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5
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Fire order # 3

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Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire

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1- hour fuels:

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Grass and small twigs are the wick. They ignite easily, spread rapidly, and are susceptible to long-range spotting, and are very responsive to changes in humidity

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10- Hour Fuel:

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This is the fuel that is referred to as the “stick” on the daily fire weather forecast and is of particular interest to firefighters. A “stick” of 7 or less in old growth fuel will signal a potential for large fire development, even on routine days. A “stick” of 3 or less means very high rates of spread, potential for spotting and significant resistance to control measures

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100- hour fuels:

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This is the material that is 3 inches and larger and is common in old growth. Dry 100 hour fuels means greater intensity, resistance to control, and difficulty in extinguishing.

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9
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Organizational control

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Take initiative-engage the fire-report to your supervisor

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10
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Fire Order #4

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Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known

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Fire Order #10

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Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.

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12
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Risk management process ( 5)

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Situational awareness
Hazard assessment
Hazard control
Decision point
Evaluate
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Situational awareness

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Gathering information-weather, terrain, communications, scout

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Hazard assessment

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These are inputs-fire behavior potential, on site hazards

The watch out situations are applied here

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Hazard control

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Actions taken to control the hazard-what is to be done?

The firefighting orders are applied here

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16
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Decision point

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Go or no go-has the situation changed, does anyone know the plan?

17
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Evaluate

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Is the plan working or do we need to change what we are doing?

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P.A.C.E.

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Primary plan-offensive

The preferred plan that is intended to yield the best results.

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Alternate plan- Offensive

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An alternate plan that closely supports the primary plan

20
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Contingency plan-defensive

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A plan totally focused on the firefighters safety
Move into a temporary refuge area
Withdrawal along the escape route
Move it to a safety zone

21
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Emergency plan-defensive

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A plan totally focused on individual firefighter survival

When threatened by fire, firefighters should go into their fire shelter!