Strategy and Tactics (week 5) Flashcards
What are the three incident priorities?
Life Safety
Property Conservation Environmental Protection
What is the definition of strategy?
The basic plan that identifies major goals and prioritizes objectives
What are the three strategic modes?
Offensive, Defensive, Combination
What is the definition of tactics?
Applied actions for accomplishing the strategy
What is the initial burn period?
From the time the fire started until 10am the next day
What is a subsequent burn period?
From 10am till 10am
List three fire strategy situations?
Initial Attack, Extended Attack, Major Fire
What is the definition of Initial attack?
A fire contained within the first two hours using the initial dispatch
What is the definition of extended attack?
A Fire that is contained after the second burn period
What is the definition of Size-up?
A mental process of evaluation of an incident to determine a course of action
What is size-up?
An ongoing mental process
Size-up is critical for?
Personnel Safety
What is the definition for Fire History?
From the time a fire starts until the first unit arrives on scene
What are the five components of size-up?
Facts, Probabilities, Own situation, Decisions, Plan of Operations
During your size-up process in a wildland fire you need to consider?
Current and expected fire behavior and rat of spread
During a wildland fire what action is preferred?
Flanking Action
What is the definition of Report on Conditions?
A clear report on existing conditions, expected needs, and potential
What are the four categories for Rate of Spread?
Slow, Moderate, Dangerous, Critical
What are the three Attack Methods?
Direct Attack, Indirect Attack, Combination Attack
What is the definition of Direct Attack?
A method of attack on or near the fire perimeter
What is the definition of Indirect Attack?
A method of attack using natural or manmade bearers (Firing out)
What is an attack method that goes along the fires edge?
Parallel (Flanking)
What is an attack method that pinches off the head of the fire?
Pincer
What is an attack method with resources working together on the same flank?
Tandem
What is Hot spotting?
Temporary line used to check the growth of a fire
What is Envelopment?
Resources attacking the fire in different directions at the same time
What is Flanking Action?
An action used to prevent fire from spreading on a given flank
What is scratchline?
A temporary line to stop a fire
How wide is scrachline?
Wide enough to stop the fire spread
How wide is handline?
1 ½ times the height of the fuel, 18” min.
What is the normal width handline for Grass?
Three Feet
What is the normal width handline for Medium Brush?
Six Feet
What is the normal width handline for Heavy Brush?
Nine Feet
What is the normal width handline for Very Heavy Brush / Timber Slash?
Twelve Feet
One crew member can cut an average of _____ square feet of line per hour?
180 Square Feet
A 15 person crew can cut _____ square feet of line per hour?
2,700 Square Feet
Number of crew X 180 square feet =?
Total square feet per hour
If you divide the total square feet by the fuel type you get?
The production rate for that fuel type
***(person crew X 180sq’ = square feet per. HR divide by fuel type gives you production per hour)
What is a safety zone?
An area of safety to gather without having to deploy a fire shelter
How large should your safety zone be?
Four times the average fuel height (minimum 4’X8’ per person)
How far apart should safety zones be spaced?
Every ¼ mile or as needed
What is cold trailing?
A final control line after the fire is extinguished
At what wind speed is retardant ineffective?
20mph
At what wind speed will air operations terminate?
30mph
What is another name for the Super Huey?
UH-1H
What is a type 1 dozer?
Heavy
What is a type II dozer?
Medium
What is a type III dozer?
Light
What is the best place to put a dozer?
Ridge line, Mid-Slope
How do you get the production rate for dozers?
Distance divided by Production Rate = Time/HRS
What two Codes allow backfires?
Public Resources Code (4426), Health and Safety Code (41801)
Who do you notify prior to firing on Initial Attack?
IC, Ops, or immediate Supervisor
What is Firing Out / Burning Out?
Removal of vegetation by use of fire
What is Backfiring?
Burning of fuels between the fire and a control line
