KCFR 2006 Annual Wildland Fire Refresher

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KCFR 2006 Annual Wildland Fire Refresher
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Wildfire Updates

• 2005 Accidents
• Driving- 3 accidents involving 10 personnel with
  3 fatalities
• Heart attacks- 3 fatal heart attacks related to
  firefighting
• Prescribed fire- 2 accidents involving 2 FFs, no
  fatals

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Wildfire Updates

• 2005 Accidents
• Aviation-1 helicopter accident, 3 fatals RX fire
• Wildland- 8 accidents on wildfires. 15 personnel
  involved, 3 fatalities 5 burnovers/entrapments,
  1 falling tree branch, 1 electrocution and 3 fire
  shelters were deployed

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2005 KCFR Wildfires

• How did the Season go?
• Concerns/Comments?
• Close calls?
• Near misses?
• Any Updates?

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Size up

• Location-Lat/Long or Legal
• Estimated Size
• Rate of Spread
• Windspeed/Direction
• Exposure/Aspect

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Size Up

• Position on Slope-Lower Middle Upper or Ridge
• Slope-Gentle Moderate Steep
• Fuels-Light Moderate Heavy
• -Type (huck brush, sub alpine fir, alder, pine,
  grass, etc)

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Size Up

• Structures Threatened-Yes or No
• Additional Resources Needed
• Best Route of Travel to the Fire
• Additional Information

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Size Up This Fire
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Protect the Origin

• Flagging
• Personnel
• Law Enforcement
• If you can, do not mop up

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L C E S
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Lookouts
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Communications
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Escape Routes
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Safety Zones
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Calling in Aircraft

• Tell the pilot where you are from their location
• Ex.--I am at your 3 oclock

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Call In This Helicopter To Your Fire

• 3 oclock

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Call In This Helicopter To Your Fire

• 8 oclock

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Bucket Drops

• Mark your spot clearly
• Flagging
• Precise Descriptions

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How do you Want yourBucket Drops

• -Stationary
• -Hovering

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How do you Want yourBucket Drops

• -Line Drop

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Map Scenario
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Map Scenario 1

• Fireworks Fire
• 7710 W. Marine Dr.
• Give Dispatch Lat/Long and Legal

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Map Scenario 1

• Fireworks Fire
• 7710 W. Marine Dr.
• Lat/Long Legal
• 47 42.000 T 50n
• 116 54.200 R 5w Sec 12 nenw

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Map Scenario 2

• Fire at Nettleton Gulch Rd. and the Forest
  Service Gate
• Lat/Long and Legal?

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Map Scenario 2

• Fire at Nettleton Gulch Rd. and the Forest
  Service Gate
• Lat/Long Legal
• 47 42.900 T50n R3w
• 116 44.000 sec 5 nwne

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Map Scenario 3

• Forest Service Requests A Tender at
• Lat/Long
• 47 33.000
• 116 38.000
• Where is the Fire?

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Map Scenario 3

• Red Horse Mountain

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New Generation Fire Shelter

• Handout

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Fire Shelter Video