FIVE COMMUNICATION RESPONSIBILITIES OF FIREFIGHTERS
BRIEF OTHERS AS NEEDED DEBRIEF YOUR ACTIONS COMMUNICATE HAZARDS TO OTHERS ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGES ASK IF YOU DON'T KNOW
LEADERS INTENT
TASK - WHAT IS TO BE DONE
PURPOSE - WHY IS IT TO BE DONE
END STATE - HOW IT SHOULD LOOK WHEN DONE
AAR
WHAT WAS PLANNED?
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED?
WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
WHAT CAN WE DO NEXT TIME?
RISK MANAGEMENT 5 STEPS
HAZARD ID (SA) HAZARD ASSESSMENT DEVELOP CONTROLS AND MAKE RISK DECISIONS IMPLEMENT CONTROLS SUPERVISE AND EVALUATE
PLANNING FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES?
3 QUESTIONS
- WHAT WILL WE DO IF SOMEONE GETS HURT?
ARE THERE PERSONNEL THAT CAN PROVIDE CARE?
WHAT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO TREAT/CARE - HOW WILL WE GET THEM OUT OF HERE?
CAN YOU GET INJURED TO ROAD OR HELISPOT
HOW MANY PERSONNEL AND WHAT TYPE OF EQUIP TO GET OUT - HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET THEM TO A HOSPITAL
CLOSEST HOSPITAL?
AIR OR GROUND TRANSPORTATION?
COULD CONDITIONS CHANGE AND AFFECT TRANSPORTATION
IRPG COMMON DENOMINATORS
- SMALL FIRES, OR QUIET AREAS OF LARGE FIRES
- IN LIGHT FUELS, SUCH AS GRASS, LIGHT BRUSH, HERBS
- UNEXPECTED WIND SHIFT OR IN WIND SPEED
- WHEN FIRE RESPONDS TO TOPOGRAPHY AND RUNS UPHILL
- CRITICAL BURN PERIOD BETWEEN 1400-1700
HOW TO PROPERLY REFUSE RISK?
MAY TURN DOWN ASSIGNMENT WHEN?
NO ALTERNATIVES AND UNSAFE
MAY TURN DOWN WHEN
- VIOLATION OF SAFE WORK PRACTICES
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS MAKE WORK UNSAFE
- LACK QUALS OR EXPERIENCE
- DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT BEING USED
HOW TO PROPERLY TURN DOWN AN ASSIGNMENT?
ID SAFE ALTERNATIVES
IF NO SAFE ALTERNATIVES, NOTIFY SUPERVISOR. DOCUMENT IT
SUPERVISOR NOTIFIES SO OR SECTION CHIEF
IF SUP ASKS ANOTHER RESOURCE TO DO ASSIGNMENT, THEY MUST INFORM THEM IT WAS TURNED DOWN AND WHY
IF UNSAFE ACT COMMITTED OR SAFETY HAZARD STILL EXISTS DO A SAFE NET OR SAFECOM IN A TIMELY MATTER.
DOES THE TURN DOWN PROCESS STOP AN OPERATION FROM BEING CARRIED OUT?
NO, EFFECTIVE AS RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL.
TIMELY IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS TO CHAIN OF COMMAND
DOWNHILL CHECKLIST? (7)
- DISCUSS W/CREW SUP, TFLD OR ICT4 PRESENT
- MUST BE SCOUTED BY SUP
- LCES
- USE DIRECT ATTACK, IF NOT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BETWEEN ANCHOR POINTS
- NO FIRELINE ADJACENT TO CHUTE OR CHIMNEY
- ANCHOR POINT
- MONITOR BOTTOM OF FIRE, IF POTENTIAL FOR FIRE TO SPREAD, TAKE ACTION TO SECURE FIRE EDGE
FIRE BEHAVIOR HAUL CHART
LESS THAN 4 FT - ATTACK AT HEAD AND FLANKS, HANDTOOLS AND HANDLINE
4-8FT - DOZERS, TRACTOR PLOWS, ENGINES, RETARDANT DROPS
8-11FT - TORCHING, CROWNING, SPOTTING. CONTROL EFFORTS AT HEAD PROBABLY INEFFECTIVE
11FT PLUS - CROWNING, SPOTING, MAJOR FIRE RUNS, EFFORTS AT HEAD OF FIRE INEFFECTIVE.
