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1
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4 Structure Triage Types (IRPG)

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  1. Defensible-Prep and Hold
  2. Defensible-Standalone
  3. Non-Defensible-Prep and Leave
  4. Non-Defensible-Rescue Drive By
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Rates of Spread

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Slow (very little)

Moderate (< 1 MPH)

Dangerous (1-3 MPH)

Critical (> 3 MPH)

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3 structure triage categories

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Not Threatened

Threatened Defensible

Threatened Non-Defensible

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5 Assessment Items for the Vegetation Management Survey

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  1. Access
  2. Weeds
  3. Trees
  4. Dead Palm Fronds
  5. Combustibles on Property
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Structure Defense Tactical Actions

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Check and Go
Prep and Go
Prep and Defend
Fire Front Following
Bump and Run
Anchor and Hold
Tactical Patrol
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P.A.C.E

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Primary Plan (offensive)

Alternate Plan (offensive)

Contingency Plan (defensive)

Emergency Plan (defensive)

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DRAW-D (levels of engagement for wildland firefighting)

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Levels of engagement in wildland firefighting

D-Defense: holding actions, defending priority areas

R-Reinforce: bring more resources to bear. Add more resources to defend or advance.

A-Advance: Anchor and Flank. Direct or Indirect attack. Burnout operations.

W-Withdraw: cease current activities until conditions modify

D-Delay: wait until the situation has modified sufficiently to allow a different level of engagement. Wait for conditions to meet identified triggers

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Wildland Fire Size Up

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Unit
Location
Vegetation fire size
Fuel type
Rate of spread 
Direction of spread
Potential size
Life or structure threat
Actions taken (progressive hoselay)
Identify divisions
Additional resource request
Establish IC
  • BR133 is onscene at 1234 Main Street of an approximate 1 acre vegetation fire in medium fuels with a moderate rate of spread to the south-southeast with a potential for 5-10 acres. We currently have structures immediately threatened, BR133 is anchoring and starting a progressive hoselay along the hot flank which will be division Alpha. Start me a full Calfire Response including air and BR133 is establishing Main IC
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Tactical Objectives for Wildland Fire

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Life Safety

Structure Defense

Perimeter Control

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Tactical objectives on a wildland Fire

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Anchor

Flank

Pinch

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S-FACTS

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Survival

Fire Environment

Access

Construction/Clearance

Time Constraints

Stay or Go

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12
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Vegetation Fire - Normal

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1 BC
4 Engines (1 type 1/3 type 3)
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Vegetation Fire - High

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1 BC
5 Engines (2 type 1/3 type 3)
1 Water Tender
1 Utility
1 County Copter (when requested)
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Vegetation Fire - Red Flag

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2 BC
7 Engines (2 type 1/5 type 3)
1 Water Tender
1 utility 
1 County Cooter when requested
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Parameters for Vegetation Fire Response - Normal

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Temperatures 80-90

RH 40%-60%

GACC (Geographic Area Coordination Centers) 7 Day Fire Potential - Green (moist) or yellow (dry)

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Parameters for Vegetation Fire response - High

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Temperatures > 90

Wind > 15 mph

RH 15% - 40%

GACC 7 day fire potential - orange or red

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Parameters for vegetation Fire response - red flag

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RH < 15

Sustained winds > 25 mph

Wind gusts > 35 mph for > 6 hours

OR

Existing dry lightning activity

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18
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What to base IAP off of as an IC -Wildland

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Weather

Fuel type

Rate of spread

Exposures

Topography

Resource availability

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19
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On high or red flag days the company officer can…

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  • limit outside activities
  • defer routine vehicle/equipment maintenance
  • pay attention to hydration and fatigue factors
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20
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2 slope aspects that have higher fuel temps

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South

West

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21
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Fire attack strategies

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Direct

Indirect

Parallel

Combination of any of these

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Fire attack tactics

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Wet line

Hand line

Back burning

Burning out

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Guidelines using wet line

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More water needed for heavier fuels

Minimum 1.5” hose with 50 GPM nozzle for fast moving, high intensity, and/or threatening high-dollar exposures

Progressive hoselay require 1.5” hose

Never rely on hose line for FF safety

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Burning out

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Clean up a line with fire of residual fuel between control line and fire’s edge

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Backfire

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Fire set to consume fuel in the path of a free burning wildfire

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Public Resources Code 4426

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A person shall not set a backfire, or cause it backfire to be set, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal Forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such a backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property.

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27
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CalFire Wildland Aircraft Response

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1 Air TAC Grp Sup

2 type 3 air tankers

1 type 2 Copter

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L.A.N.D. Pneumonic

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Location: geographic division and position

Actions: what actions are you taking to mitigate the entrapment?

Needs: what do you need to mitigate the entrapment

Designator: include number of people trapped

***Mayday for wildland Fire

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29
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GPS Coordinates format

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Degrees Decimal Minutes

Example:

33 8.977

“33 degrees 8 decimal 977”

And

117 8.485

“117 8 decimal 485

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30
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Requirements for air response to be reimbursed

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Threat to SRA

Imminent threat to life/structures

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Information required before requesting aircraft

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Incident location

Air to ground radio frequency

Ground contact

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Initial Attack VHF channels for North Zone

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Group 2

MVU1 or 2

Or

CDF CMD 1, 2, or 3

CDF TAC 5/8

CDF A/G 2

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33
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2 frequencies for fire aircraft that can be used on IA

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County Red

Cal-Fire Air to Ground

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34
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Criteria for Red Flag Warning

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RH < 15%

Wind > 25 mph

Burning index > 81

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4 actions to consider during a Red Flag warning

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Limit details of fire units away from quarters

Cancel routine service/maintenance and put apparatus back in service if possible

Assess available staffing

Cancel all burn permits

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36
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Information to give medical helicopter during IWI

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  1. Known hazards
  2. Terrain
  3. Wind speed/direction
  4. Patient update
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IWI Components (AKA 9-Line)

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  1. Contact Communications/Dispatch
  2. Incident status/summary
  3. Initial patient assessment
  4. Transport plan
  5. Additional resources/equipment needed
  6. Communications
  7. Contingency plan
  8. Additional information
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38
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ICS form 214

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Activity Log

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39
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ICS Form 213

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General Message

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40
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ICS form 201

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Incident Briefing

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41
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ICS Form 204

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Assignment List

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42
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ICS form 205

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Communications Plan

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43
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ICS form 206

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Medical Plan

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44
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ICS form 220

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Air Ops Summary

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45
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Air to Ground channel for San a diego Area Local Government

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XSG A/G

Group 2 channel 11

46
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What to base an IDP off of for a wildland Fire

A

Weather

Topography

Fuel type

Resource availability

Rate of spread

Exposures

47
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Time of day weather is taken (what 3 things are measured?)

A

0930 and 1430

Temperature

Wind speed

RH

48
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Weather zone number for Valley Center/Escondido

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Zone 250

10 miles inland to 3000’ elevation

49
Q

Primary and secondary websites to check for weather conditions

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Primary: mesowest.utah.edu

Secondary: weather.com

50
Q

Vegetation Fire Dispatch level for LRA - low level

A

3 type 3
1 type 1
1 BC

51
Q

Vegetation Fire Dispatch level for LRA - high level

A 
3 type 3
2 type 1
1 water tender
1 BC
1 Copter on request
52
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Vegetation Fire Dispatch level for LRA - red flag

A 
5 type 3
2 type 1
1 water tender
2 Chief Officer
1 count Copter on request
53
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3 options for ordering additional resources on IN ZONE immediate needs

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  1. Request number of specific type of single increment units
  2. Request striker teams including amount and type
  3. Request a task force
54
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In County Immediate Need should….

A

Respond directly to the scene and report to STEN the strike team assignment

55
Q

Out of county immediate need must reach incident/rendezvous within ____minutes

56
Q

Rendezvous point north I15

A

Park and ride I15 and 76

57
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Rendezvous N I5

A

Cristianitos and I5

58
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Rendezvous E78

A

San Pasqual Academy

59
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Rendezvous south I15

A

16881 West Bernardo Drive (RB Transit Center)

60
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Rendezvous East 76

A

CAL Fire station 70-Rincon

61
Q

South I5 Rendevous

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12971 Sorrento Valley Rd (Park-N-Ride)

62
Q

Minimum drawdown for engines

A

Two type 1’s and/or two type 3’s

*Goes to 1 and 1 for San Marcos or RSF

63
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Drawdown for ambulances

A

2…3 can go to mutual aid

64
Q

Max auto aid

A

1 engine (either type), 1 truck, 1 ambulance

***2 engines for San Marcos it RSF

65
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Minimum ICS forms needed for strike team

A

214

225

F42

66
Q

Minimum amount of days personnel must pack for on a strike team

67
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Three numbers to get for a strike team

A

Strike team number

Order number

Request number

68
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Places you can check into upon arrival to an incident

A

Staging

Division/group supervisor

Base

Camp

Helicopter

ICP

69
Q

Give the following to your crews on a strike team

A

Incident objectives

Assignment

Safety information and hazards

Communication plan

Travel plan

Weather forecast

Predicted fire behavior

70
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How to submit 214 and F42 and S number

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214: original to the STEN and copy for your records

F42: retain copy for your agency

Obtain S number/form for any items damaged and not recovered at incident

71
Q

What does ATGS stand for and what is their role?

A

Air Tactical Group Supervisor

-coordinates fixed and rotary wing aircraft assigned to the fire

72
Q

Air Attack uses on an incident

A

Coordinate air attack both rotary and fixed wing

Mapping

Reconnaissance

Arias photography

Lightning detection

USFS lead plane

73
Q

VLAT Air Tanker capacity and hourly cost

A

12,000 gallons

$26,500

74
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Type 1 fixed wing capacity

One example

A

3000+ gallons of retardant

Lockheed C-130

75
Q

Type 2 fixed wing capacity

One example

A

1800 to 2999 gallons

Douglas DC-4 airliner

76
Q

Type 3 fixed wing capacity

One example

A

600 to 1799 gallons

S-2 air tanker

77
Q

When are air tanks most effective

A

Initial attack

Followed up with ground forces

78
Q

Type 1 rotary wing capacity

A

700 gallon bucket

S-64 hello-tanker 2000+ gallons

16 seats

79
Q

Type 2 rotary wing

A

300 gallons bucket or tank

Bell 212

10 seats

80
Q

Type 3 rotary wing

A

100 gallons

8 seats

81
Q

6 parts to a briefing checklist

A 
Situation
Mission/Execution
Communications
Service/Support
Risk Management
Questions or Concerns?
82
Q

6 things a good operational leader will do

A 
Take Charge
Assess situation
Motivate
Demonstrate initiative 
Communicate
Supervise
83
Q

3 values of a leader (IRPG)

A

Duty

Respect

Integrity

84
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5 IRPG Communication responsibilities

A

Brief others as needed

Debrief you’re actions

Communicate hazards to others

Acknowledge messages

Ask if you don’t know

85
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5 barriers to decreased situational awareness (IRPG)

A

Low experience level

Distraction from primary task

Fatigue

Stress reactions

Hazardous attitudes

86
Q

Reporting aviation accident prevention/near miss incidents

87
Q

5 parts of risk management plan (IRPG)

A

Identify hazards

Assess hazards

Develop controls to make risk decisions

Implement controls

Supervise and evaluate

88
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5 common denominators of tragedy fires

A
  1. Relatively small fires or a quite part of Fire
  2. Light fuels
  3. Unexpected wind shift
  4. Topographic changes
  5. Critical burn time 1400-1700
89
Q

Calculating safety zone

A

4 times the maximum continuous flame height.

Does not consider wind or slope

90
Q

Define a “turn down”

A

Situation where an indivisible has determined they cannot undertake an assignment as given and they are unable to negotiate an alternative solution.

91
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4 reasons you can turn down an assignment

A
  1. There is a violation of safe work practices
  2. Environmental claims dictions make the work unsafe
  3. They lack the necessary experience or qualifications
  4. Defective equipment is being used
92
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Who is notified after a turn down?

A

Safety officer

If no safety officer: section chief and/or IC

93
Q

Document a ground level safety hazard

94
Q

Distance to disengage from direct attack when power lines are involved

95
Q

Minimum distance to stay from unexploded ordinance (UXO)

96
Q

4 categories of 704 NFPA System

A

Fire hazard

Health hazard

Reactivity hazard

Specific hazard

97
Q

Type 1 Copter Landing requirements

A

110’ x 110’ safety circle

30’x30’ Touchdown pad

98
Q

Type 2 Copter landing requirements

A

90’ x 90’ safety circle

Touchdown pad 20’x20’

99
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Type 3 Copter landing requirements

A

75’ safety circle

15’x15’ touchdown pad

100
Q

VLAT capability

A

> 8000 gallons

101
Q

Weather watch versus weather warning

A

Risk of hazardous weather event has increased but I still uncertain is a “watch” while it becomes certain and imminent and poses a threat to life or property is a “warning”

102
Q

Medium wildland response from calfire

A 
7 engines
2 WT
2 fire crews
2 dozers
2 copters
1 air attack
2 tankers
2 BC
103
Q

High wildland Fire response from calfire

A 
10 engines
2 WT
4 fire crews
2 dozers 2 cooters
1 air attack
2 tankers
1 helitanker
2 BC
1 DC
104
Q

What VHF channel to anticipate of command channel isn’t immediately available

105
Q

What channel will initial communications from aircraft occurs on?

A

The command net so all responding can hear confirmation of size up/priorities

106
Q

VHF group for IA

107
Q

VHF group for North Zone back up

108
Q

Local Government A/G frequency

109
Q

How often will acreage be assessed

110
Q

3 statuses of an incident

A

Uncontrolled

Controlled

Contained

111
Q

Life Hazard Taping/Marking

A

Red and white or red and black

3 horizontal strips 18-24 inches apart

112
Q

Non-life hazard marking/taping

A

Black and yellow

Examples: trip hazard, septic, snags, low head clearance

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