Wildland Flashcards
Wildland
3 Levels of Fire Danger:
- level 1: low to moderate (baseline)
- level 5: high fire danger
- level 9: extreme fire danger
Wildland
Fuels
10hr: dead 1/4-1” diameter and reflect day to day weather trends
1000hr: dead 3-8” and reflect seasonal drying trends
Wild land
Red stone canyon
Criteria for initial dispatch levels
IDL 10hr 1000hr
1 >6% >11%
5 =< 6% =<11%
9 =<4% =<8%
3 wild land areas:
- urban core: east of overland w/ fire hydrants
- eastern plains: east of overland trail and outside the urban core (w/out hydrants)
- western foothills: west of overland and west of 287, excluding the town of Laporte
** LCES is notified of all fires in western foothillsj
Wild land
IDL Level 1
- urban core: 1 engine
- eastern plains: 1 engine
- western foothills: 1 engine
Wild land
IDL Level 5
- urban core: 1 engine
- eastern plains: 1 engine, 1 brush (3-6 personnel)
- western foothills: 1 engine, 1 brush, 1 tender, SO, BC, LCES (7-9 personnel)
Wild land
IDL Level 9
- urban core: 1 engine, 1 brush, SO, BC (5-8 personnel)
- eastern plains: 1 engine, 1 brush, 1 tender, SO, BC (6-9 personnel)
- western foothills: 1 engine, 2 brush, 1 tender, SO, BC, LCES (9-12 personnel)
Wild land response:
1st due responds emergent, additional units respond non-emergent unless requested otherwise
Wild land w/ structure(s) threatened:
- call should be upgraded to a wildland first alarm
- 2 engines, 2 brushes, one tender, SO, BC, notification of emergency services
Wildland first alarm response
When a wildland fire cannot be controlled or stabilized by the initial assignment, the IC should call a wildland first alarm
- 2 engines, 2 brush units, 1 tender, SO, BC, notification of emergency services
Wildland second alarm response
- 3 engines ( one shall be eng7)
- 3 brush units
- 2 tenders
- 1 BC (15-18 personnel)
Wildland second alarm
IC should verify:
- request LCES sup to respond to the ICP
- ascertain the availability of air resources
- notify wildland command team
- notify PFA command staff
- request PIO and fire investigator to respond to the ICP
Wildland 3rd Alarm
Response
2nd alarm +
- st 9&11 personnel w/ requested equipment
- off duty wildland team members
- command staff, wildland command team, and mobile ICP
- rehab unit
Initial Ops at Wildland Fires
First Arriving IC
- establish command
- develop and communicate IAP appropriate for conditions, suppression resources, and values at risk
- if anoth agency is 1st, first PFA unit should establish contact w/ IC and obtain briefing
- a decision SHALL be made as to whether the initial IC will retain command, establish unified command, or transfer command to PFA
- should be prepared to monitor 800 and VHF
Initial Ops at Wildland Fires
Size-up
- continual and on-going due to dynamic nature
- should include:
• fire size, fuels (types and continuity, and conditions), weather, direction and rate of speed
• what is or will be threatened and when (immediate or delayed)
• the potential for sustained fire spread and growth
Initial Ops at Wildland Fires
IAP
- IC develops appropriate strategic goals and tactical objectives to meet PFA’s incident priorities and communicate the IAP
- IC should assess the type and # of resources needed and determine the need for air craft, personnel, &/or equipment from other agencies
- IC should establish a staging area or location for incoming units
Initial Ops at Wildland Fires
To provide for safety of personnel, the IC SHALL:
- determine the need for lookouts
- designate a radio frequency
- establish trigger points for action plan re-assessment
- establish an escape route and safety zones that are adequate and realistic
Initial Ops at Wildland Fires
First Arriving Company
- engaging in “fast attack” command option should be considered only when rapid and immediate actions can accomplish one or more of the following:
• protect the public
• limit property loss or damage
• prevent the fire from escaping initial attack, provides these actions will not jeopardize crew safety - if growth or intensity surpasses the capabilities of initially dispatched resources or for safety, the IC should use the command-only option - order additional resources and develop IAP
Initial Ops at Wildland Fires
Re-assessing the IAP
- changing conditions may necessitate modifying IAP:
• current fire size and location are not known
• conditions exceed the ability of personnel to operate safely
• objectives are not being met
• span of control has become excessive - if a crew disengages, the crew lead SHALL communicate this to the IC
- IC SHALL determine criteria for re-engaging, including development of a modified IAP
Extended Ops at Wildland Fires
Type 3 (extended attack)
Role of initial IC
- when a wildland incident expands beyond the capabilities of initial resources, or span of control of initial IC, the initial IC SHALL request the next level of qualified IC (eg. Capt - BC or BC - NWCG qualified ICT4 or ICT3)
- the initial IC SHALL initiate a written IAP & continue to manage the incident w/in capabilities
Extended Ops at Wildland Fires
Until next level IC assumes command, the IC should:
- maintain control of all resources via command-only option
- ensure safety of all personnel
- confirm LCES is in place
- re-assess the situational status (current and predicted weather and fire behavior)
- Re-assess IAP
- consider disengagement if cannot operate safely
- establish staging area and ICP
Extended Ops at Wildland Fires
Incident transition and transfer of command
Incoming IC should ensure adequate info about incident has been obtained:
a) current size-up of fire
b) evaluating the IAP
c) completion of incident complexity analysis
d) staffing: current, ordered, and additional needed
e) location and adequacy of ICP and staging area
f) potential values at risk
g) any other concerns
Extended Ops at Wildland Fires
Criteria for disengagement:
- the incident exceeds the capabilities of assigned and available resources
- the PFA complexity analysis indicates a higher level of incident management and support needed
Extended Ops at Wildland Fires
Transition to Type 3 incident
- if it becomes apparent an incident will likely exceed one operational period
- will exceed assigned and available resource
- complexity analysis indicates a level beyond type 4, IC should consider a type 3 level
- the IC should request a type 3 IC and incident management team (IMT) through 900 LCSO
