1. Unaweep WFM Colorado BLM Grand Junction, CO Home Unit Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management

2. Unaweep Facts -FIRST and ONLY BLM Wildland Fire Module
-Core crew of 7 members
-Module Leader (PFT)
-Assistant Module Leader (Career Seasonal)
-Two Crew Leads (Career Seasonal)
-3 Crewmembers (Seasonal)
-Season of Availability April 1-Oct. 15 (Could be longer with a full crew of non-seasonal employees)
-Received National FUM Status in August 2004
-Highly trained and experienced personnel considered one of the leading WFM’s in the country.

3. Unaweep WFM Mission
UNAWEEP WFM exists to provide land management agencies with a highly skilled, mobile, and mission specific workforce.
Principally assigned to MMO fires, prescribed fire projects, and wildland fire suppression incidents, to assist with fire management policy implementation.

4. On Wildland Fire Assignments
-Fill key roles in Wildland Fire command structure from IC, FEMO, and SOPL. Assist in development LTIP/ WFDDS process.
-Prepare and develop IAP’s during ICT4 events.
-Suggest/ Assist local managers with Management Objectives and concerns for MMO incidents.
-Provide monitoring with written, electronic, and photo documentation of fire events.
-Provide daily weather, smoke, fire behavior, and fuel moisture documentation.
Dearstyne , planning, Gunbarrel MMO Fire, WY

5. -Complete Structure Assessment’s, and implement structure protection as needed.
-Bring specialized equipment too assist in management of MMO/ AMR incidents.
-Provide support in every stage of the implementation of Wildland Fire Events, from establishing/ implementing MMA’s, conducting tactical operations (i.e. burnouts), to monitoring (i.e. Veg. plot’s).
-Provide knowledge of common language, policy, strategies, and tactics associated with MMO/ AMR/ Fire Use Incidents.
1 year after Post Burn Monitoring, Dominguez MMO Fire, Grand Junction, CO

6. Unaweep WFM burnout operations to protect Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat on BLM lands during the Lion Creek MMO Fire near Paradox, CO

7. Rock Goblin Lookout, Meadow Creek MMO Fire, CO
Hike; GPS fire perimeter/ growth; recon ahead/behind fire to identify management actions points, water sources; provide information for managers; locate/asses structures; find and inform publics
Rock Goblin Lookout, Meadow Creek MMO Fire, CO

8. Photo Documentation; Johnson Grass, fire behavior during prescribed fire operations in Arizona.
Buenos Aires NWR, AZ

9. On Prescribed Fire Assignments
-Fill key roles in Rx Fire command structure from FIRB to RXB2.
-Monitor live/dead fuel moistures, and other parameters to meet Rx fire prescription.
-Provide daily weather, smoke, fire behavior, photo documentation.
-Provide Fire Effects Monitors.

10. - Assist with Burn Plan writing, assembly, unit designation, and unit planning/ layout
-Establish vegetation plots, photo plots, and fuel transects to meet monitoring needs.
-Perform Rx fire operations and any associated prep work.
- Bring specialized equipment too assist in management of Rx Fire.

11. Accurate Cost Summaries
Prince Creek RX
Accurate Cost Summaries
Glenwood Springs BLM Field Office
Carbondale, CO
6 Working Shifts
TOTAL HOURS FOR ALL PERSONNEL AND COSTS
REGULAR
OVERTIME
HAZARD
HOLIDAY
NIGHT
HOURS
COSTS
MODULE OPERATIONS
$0.00
PRESCRIBED FIRE PLANNING
HAZARD FUEL REDUCTION
TRAVEL 81
$1,812.30 6
$208.81
TRAINING
PRESCRIBED FIRE - IMPLEMENTATION 60
$1,273.80
$1,777.05
ADMIN 12
$263.88 8
$279.09
PRESCRIBED FIRE - PREPARATION
117
$2,645.42
WILDLAND FIRE
TOTAL
270
$5,995.40 74
$2,264.95
TOTAL BLM PERSONNEL COSTS
$6,664.16
PROJECT ACCOUNT (BLM) # LF31010WU JW0000 LFHFEP LLCO937000
TOTAL USFS PERSONNEL COSTS
$1,596.19
PROJECT ACCOUNT (USFS) # WFXF18
TOTAL COSTS
$8,260.35
PROJECT DATES: 5/12-5/18/ /9-6/10/2009
TOTAL VEHICLE COSTS
$739.49
TOTAL PER DIEM COSTS/ MISCELLANEOUS
$96.96
LINE PREP (CH)
100
MIPF (AC)
WF - FIRE USE (AC)
WF - SUPPRESSION (AC)
HAZARD FUELS TREATED (AC)
114
$79.80 per acre for the Module
OTHER (AC)
$41.20 per acre charged to the Prince Creek account. Including all prep work for the RX.
GRAND TOTAL:
$9,096.81
TOTAL COVERED BY MODULE ACCOUNT
$4,399.21
48%
TOTAL COST TO BLM/USFS PROJECT ACCOUNTS
$4,697.60
52%

12. Prescribed Fire Specialized Assistance
Assisting Tera-Torch firing operations
Holly Miller using the monitor of the Tatra to extinguish fire near control lines
East Sopris RX, Aspen CO
Pine Mt. RX, Gateway CO

13. Why do you need extra documentation on a Fire?
Advantage of having a WFM document Weather, Fire Behavior, and Smoke Observations, is to provide quality information to be used by the FBAN and LTAN in making long and short term fire behavior predictions.
Documentation can assist fire managers with predictions and implementation of MMO/ AMR in future years in like situations.
Structure Assements with Site/ Structure Protection Plans are invaluable documentation for future fire planning.
Samples of some of the FEMO/ FOBS documentation are as follows-

16. Video/Photographic Documentation
Semi-Truck roll over within the Lion Creek Fire
Burn Severity Meadow Creek MMO Fire, CO

19. Vegetation Monitoring
Josh Hill photo plots, Battlements RX, Colbran CO

20. Invaluable Fire Reconnaissance
Most members of Unaweep are FOBS or FOBS(t) giving the ability to split up into small teams to determine fire intelligence/needs for a large area in short periods of time.
Holding concerns, structures/sites, and associated needs to protect each, fire behavior predictions in the real time, fuel monitoring/characteristics, establishment of MAP’s/considerations.
Ability to answer questions for mangers such as: Is the fire accomplishing resource goals? Where is the fire likely to go? What is the public reaction to the fire?

21. ATV ahead of the fire Cabin Site Found
Recon of the Ruby Mt. Mining Site East Slide Rock Ridge WFU, NV
Cabin Site Found

22. Unaweep WFM Equipment 4 x 4 truck 2 Trailers 046 stihl chainsaws 6
Crosscut Saw 1
ATV’s (1 ATV power torch)
Drip torches 10
Laptop computer/fire software
Portable printer
Digital camera 4
Garmin GPS 7
Trimble GPS
Generator
Quion Dual Launcher/ assorted firing devices
Various.
Fuels Oven (with tins)
Fuel
75 gal Gas/Diesel
Satellite phone
Handtools
Cooking equipment
Various
Frimel, Cross Cut, Meadow Creek MMO, CO

23. Unaweep WFM Logistical Considerations
Unaweep arrives self sufficient for two-seven days upon request. The Module can be self sufficient up to 9 days at a time by buying groceries and cooking. Food costs are ~$4.50 per meal per person. Compared with MRE’s which are ~$12.50 each, or a Caterer charging up to $18.00 per meal. Per-diem is not charged since all food is purchased by a Gov CC.
Unaweep has 4 purchase cards able to make logistical arrangements.
Module costs: Personnel: ~ $ per hour & $ per overtime hour
Trucks: $0.83 per mile
The module’s base 8 hours are negotiable for fuels projects, but not for fire incidents. The requesting unit will cover overtime, travel, mileage, and other incident associated costs.
Colorado River Yarmony Mt. RX, CO
Cansa Bluffs WF, AK

24. Unaweep WFM Qualifications
Module Leader: Sam Dearstyne phone
fax
cell
Qualifications: ICT4, STLD, RXB2, CRWB, FOBS, ENGB, FIRB, DOZB, FALB, HECM, ATVO, FEMO, TFLD (t), SOPL(t)
Assistant Module Leader: Kelly Boyd phone
cell
Qualifications: ICT4, CRWB, FIRB, FOBS, FALC, ENGB, HECM, ATVO, FEMO, WFR, DOZB(t)
Crew Leads: Tommy Hayes, Holly Miller phone
cell
Qualifications: CRWB, FIRB, ENGB, DOZB, FOBS, ICT5, FALC Cert., FEMO, HECM, ATVO, FALB, ENOP, CRWB (t), ICT4(t)
Module crewmembers: Jeff Frimel, Joshua Hill, Coyde Fickel
(1-2 detailer positions per assignment)
Qualifications: FEMO, FALC, FALB, FFT1, ICT5, HECM, WFR, ATVO, FIRB (t), CRWB(t), ENOP (t)
Hayes, battling the dragon, Lion Creek MMO Fire, CO

25. Unaweep at the US/Mexico Border, AZ
To Mexico?

26. Unaweep WFM Wildfire/ MMO Acres 2010
10,235.1
Wild Fires: 2
Resource Benefit Fires: 7
Name WF
RBF
Acres
Location
Dates/Shifts
State
Positions Filled
Purdy Mesa X 50
Mesa County Assist
3/30/2010 1 CO
CRWB, FALB, ENGB
Palisade Exit
0.1
Palisade, CO
4/7/2010 1
1ICT4, 4 FFT1
Medano
7500
Westcliffe, CO
6/20-6/30/2010 9
CRWB, DOZB, DOZB(t), 3 FEMO, 2 FFT1(t), 1 FOBS(t), 2 FOBS
Meadow Creek
New Castle, CO
7/3/2010 1
ICT4, ICT4(t), 1 FOBS, 2 FEMO, I FEMO(t)
7/4-7/17/
ICT 4, ICT4(t), 2 FFT1, 2 FFT2
Water Creek
360
Rifle
7/5-7/10/
ICT4, ICT4(t), 1 FOBS, 2 FEMO, 2 FEMO(t), TFLD(t)
1500
7/18-7/31/
2 FOBS, 3 FEMO, 4 FEMO(t), TFLD(t), FALC, FALC(t)
Lion Creek
750
Paradox , CO
8/16 -9/1/
1 ICT4(t), 1 CRWB,4 FIRB, 1 FIRB(t), 1 ENGB(t), 2 FEMO(t)
Mesa Creek 75
Uncompahgre Plateau, CO
9/21/-9/23/2010 3
ICT4 (t), ICT4, 2 FEMO (t), 2 FEMO

27. Unaweep WFM RX Fire/Fuels Acres 2010
16,426
Implemented RX Burns: 15
Hazard Fuels Reduction: 2
RX Line Preparation: 5
Line Building/ RX Prep Chains:
487
RX Plans Written:
Name RX
PREP
HZF
PLN
Acres
Location
Dates/Shifts
State
Chains of Line Prepped
Positions Filled
East Sopris X
200
Glenwood F.O, BLM
2010 4 CO 12
RXB2 (t), FIRB (t), FEMO (t), 4 FFT1, 4 FALB
Yarmony Mt.
100
Kremmling F.O., BLM
10/7/2009
2 FIRB, 1 FIRB (t), 1 FEMO
Oak Ridge
250
Meeker F.O, DOW
11/9/2009
1 FIRB
C lazy U Piles
2/8-2/11/10 3
FFT1
McQuery Piles 75
2/12/2010
Dry Gulch RX
1100 40
RXB2 (t), 1 FIRB, 3 FALB, 2 FFT1
Black Ridge RX
260
Grand Junction, FO, BLM
160
1 RXB2(t), 2 FIRB, 2 FIRB(t), 2 FEMO, 1 FFT1, 3 FFT2
Georgia Mesa
Grand Junction FO, BLM
3/24/2010 1
Deer Pen RX
Colorado River Valley FO,BLM
120
RXB2 (t), 1 FIRB, 1 FALB, 2 FFT1
Battlements RX
500
5/7/2010 1
FIRB, CRWB, 2 FEMO, 1FFT1, 2 FFT1,
Reservoir Gulch RX
1200
Colorado River Valley F.O. BLM
5/8/2010 1
1 HLD Spec., 2 FIRB, 2 FEMO, 2 FFT2
Windy Point Sage Grouse
180
5/10-5/14/10 4
4 FALB, 1 FALB (t), 2 FALA
Gibbler
5/24 - 5/27/10 4
1 FALC, 4 FALB, 2 FALA
Buenos Aires
11500
Buenos Aires NWR, FWS
6/11 -6/19/10 AZ
1 RXB2(t), 3 FIRB, 2 FIRB(t), 2 FEMO, 1 FFT1, 1 ENGB(t)

28. Unaweep WFM RX Fire/Fuels Acres 2010 Continued
Name RX
PREP
HZF
PLN
Acres
Location
Dates/Shifts
State
Chains of Line Prepped
Positions Filled
Columbine RX  X X
280 
Norwood, Uncompahgre NF
2010 4 CO
120
1 FIRB, 4 FALB, 2 FALB (t), 1 CRWB, 6 FFT1
Red Canyon 1
Colorado NM, Grand Junction NPS
9/7/10 1
1 FIRB, 3 FFT1
Brush Mt. RX
100
Grand Junction FO, BLM
9/14/10 2
FIRB, 5 FFT1
Pine Mountain
280
Gateway, Uncompahgre NF
9/16/10 35
ENOP, ENGB, FIRB, 3 FFT1

29. Future for Unaweep WFM
Continue to assist BLM and other agencies with the implementation of Wildland/Prescribed Fire, mechanical treatments, and monitoring of these events.
Increase number of career seasonals allowing the module to be available longer to accomplish shoulder season projects, and gain the ability to retain quality employees.
Assist all BLM Field Offices
around Colorado with office
planning, unit layouts, and other
field preparations for fuels
projects as budgets become
tighter.
White River NF, CO