FACES FOR FIREWISE

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FACES FOR FIREWISE

• Can Motivate People to Prepare, Stay,
• Defend

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Interface Survival Strategies

• Fire Prevention
• Restoring Ecosystems
• Homeowner Responsibility
• Emergency Response
• FireWise

Robert W. Mutch Fire Management
Applications Missoula, Montana
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Faces of the 2003 Fire Siege
Lives Lost, Lessons Learned
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Lagadec, in Preventing Chaos in a Crisis
the ability to deal with a crisis situation is
largely dependent on the structures that have
been developed before chaos arrives.
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The event (like the Okanagan Fire) can in some
ways be considered as an abrupt and brutal audit
at a moments notice.
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Everything that was left unprepared becomes a
complex problem, and every weakness comes to the
forefront.
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After Action Reports Silent on Civilian Deaths
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Andrea Tuttle, Former Director, CDF
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Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
Report Prepared for
Tucson, Arizona
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Late Evacuations Cause Fatalities
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Cedar Fire Fatalities
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Paradise Fire Fatalities
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Site Where Ashleigh Roach Died
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There Were Survivors
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Fire Resistant Home Survived Cedar Fire
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Christmas Day Flood Killed Sixteen
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Success Stories During the Siege

• Ventura County Vegetation Mgt.
• MAST in San Bernardino County
• Lytle Creek Fire Safe Council
• Sherilton Valley Fuel Treatment

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Aussies FireWise Only 1/3 of Solution!
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Prepare, Stay, and Defendthe Ultimate in
Teamwork (AFAC)

• The Dream houses are able to survive fires even
  when Fire Service personnel are not available.
• The Team consists of the effective partnership
  between Fire Services and home dwellers.
• The Theme comprises the dual strategy of
  adequate defendable space coupled with the home
  dwellers motivation to remain on-site.

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Wedge Fire, Montana, USA, 2003

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Lady of the House Makes OJ
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The Reason to Stay
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The Ember Shower

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Neighbors protected homes in 2000
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Painted Rocks Fire District, Montana

• The Painted Rocks Fire Rescue Company has adopted
  Prepare, Stay, and Defend (PSD) for its isolated
  Montana community.
• Will use PSD to work with homeowners to achieve
  FireWise standards.
• The first retro-community in the United States to
  adopt this system.

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Before the Next Round of Fires

• Rehabilitate forests affected by fires and/or
  suppression actions.
• Restore and maintain ecosystems.
• Ensure that homes are fire safe.
• Initiate Prepare, Stay, and Defend strategy.

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Lessons Learned from 2003 Siege

• Organize issue timely information
• Plan for early evacuation
• People protect houses, houses protect people
• Plan for multiple safety zones
• Plan for needs of livestock pets
• Fewer jurisdictions better command

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Lessons Learned (cont.)

• Plan for long term stress treatment
• Use the FACES to motivate others
• Educate society in fire prone areas
• Encourage informal information networks

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Fire Safe Councils Produce Results
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Educate all Segments of Society
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FACES OF THE 2003 FIRE SIEGE EACH HUMAN LIFE IS
PRECIOUS
Prepare Now! Pass Through a Portal to
Safety Protect Family, Property Animals In
the Interface
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