WILDLAND FIRE-PRI Flashcards
WILDLAND RESPONSE MATRIX 1ST ALARM
7 Engines 1 patrol 3 helicopters (1 with crew) 4 ground crews 1 dozer team 1 water tender 3 superintendents 2 super scoopers ( seasonal ) 2 battalion chiefs 1 squad ( PM )
WILDLAND RESPONSE MATRIX 2ND ALARM
5 engines 4 ground crews 1 dozer team 1 water tender 1 heavy equipment superintendent 1 Helitender 1 helitanker 2 battalion chiefs 1 assistant chief
WILDLAND RESPONSE MATRIX 3RD ALARM
10 engines
2 battalion chiefs
1 deputy chief
INCIDENT PRIORITIES: (V11-1-1)
INCIDENT PRIORITIES: (V11-1-1)
• Life safety
• Incident stabilization
• Property / environment protection and conservation
What are your pre-arrival concerns?
What are your pre-arrival concerns?
• Assign Helispot within 2 min. of Dispatch.
• Request Comm Plan for Smoke Showing enroute.
• Structure’s threatened? Evac. Plan? Consult Wildland Pre-Attack Plan.
• Who’s Jurisdiction? If Federal-they will control resource ordering ($).
• Comm Plan for other Agencies?
• Need for Unified Command?
• Single point ordering?
• Need for additional resources?
What does your Size-Up include?
What does your Size-Up include?
• Location of Fire by Address or intersecton. If an intersection, identify which side, e.g., N, W, S, E.
• Size of Fire in Acres
• Type of Fuel (e.g. Grass, Light-less than 2’, Medium-2-4’ or Heavy Fuels-over 6’)
• Speed of spread (creeping, running, backing, etc.)
• Spread direction
• Special Instructions (homes threatened, under Power Lines, etc.)
What are your Tactical Priorities?
What are your Tactical Priorities?
• Assign Helispot
• Evacuation Plan
• Traffic Control
• Perimeter Control
• Structure Protection
• Deploy Hose packs on 1-1/2” Progressive Hose Lay
• Water Supply
• Protect Apparatus-Engineers
• Burning Out/Firing Out-Need Division Group Supervisor approval- remember-Cedar Fire- care should be taken when Firing around Structures and other personnel adjacent to you( especially above you)
10) Backfiring Ops.-need IC or Ops. Approval
11) Protect evidence at Point of Origin-1st –in Engine.
12) Mop-up-over 5 Acres- 50’ in, under 5 Acres- 100% Mop-up.
13) Cold- Trail-Required around all Wildland Fires.
14) Containment- IC shall be responsible for declaring knockdown, containment and control.
What is your Follow-Up Report?
What is your Follow-Up Report?
• Name the Incident
• Command Post location
• Additional Resources-(specialized equipment, 2nd Alarm, 3rd, Assisting agencies- Law Enforcement, Utilities, Animal Control. Code “N”-Also Safety and Liaison Officer.
• State the Check-in location & Travel routes: Can be Staging, Base, Command Post, Division, Camp, Heliport, etc.
• On Incidents requiring 2 or more Divisions, the IC may request a Comm. Plan from FCCF.
• Provide status reports to L.A. when requesting additional resources and at 30-45 min. intervals.
• The Fire’s relationship to SRA lands or Federal lands. Request Agency Reps. If needed as well as need for Unified Command.
Utilizing ICS Terminology what assignments will you make?
Utilizing ICS Terminology what assignments will you make?
- Incident Commander,
- Operations,
- Divisions,
- Safety Officer,
- PIO,
- Liaison,
- Staging Manager,
- Structure Protection Group,
- Rehab,
- Medical Group
How will your assignments support your IAP?
How will your assignments support your IAP?
Plan includes: Rescue and Evacuate, Perimeter Control and Structure Protection. Both Flanks will be covered, and structures threatened will be taken care of. Evacuation will be handled by local Law.
What will your request for Resources be?
What will your request for Resources be?
2nd Alarm if L.A. City and Forest Service not sending 1st Alarms already.
Will be Unified Command Structure.
Agency Reps. Will be requested.
Utilities, local Government, Animal Control,
Local Law Enforcement for Traffic/ Crowd Control and Evacuation Group.
Code “N”, Safety, Liaison.
Once all 2nd Alarm Resources committed- IMT IC- will determine if entire IMT will respond.
3rd Alarm if it warrants. 2 Ambulances with Supervisor.
What is contained in your Face to Face Transfer of Command Briefing with the 1st arriving Battalion Chief?
What is contained in your Face to Face Transfer of Command Briefing with the 1st arriving Battalion Chief?
• General Situation Status
• Initial IAP (ICS Organization, Goals, Objectives, Communications Plan, etc).
• Location of all Resources
• Specific Safety Hazards, Life & Property loss potentials
• Additional Resources needed to complete the I.A.P.
