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2. Fireline Safety  Objectives Identify the hazards & risks of being a Wilderness Resource Advisor Discuss safe practices

3.  Hazard  Risk

5. Hazards  Snags  Equipment  Rolling Debris  Weather  Poision Plants  Insects  Geography  Fuels  WUI  People  Haz Mat  Aircraft  Trains  CO2/Smoke  Cold  Dark

6. 18 WATCH OUT SITUATIONS 1. Fire not scouted and sized up. 2. In country not seen in daylight. 3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified. 4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.

7. 5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards. 6. Instructions and assignments not clear. 7. No communication link between crewmembers and supervisors. 8. Constructing line without safe anchor point. 9. Building line downhill with fire below.

8. 10. Attempting frontal assault on fire. 11. Unburned fuel between you and the fire. 12. Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can. 13. On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below. 14. Weather gets hotter and drier.

9. 15. Wind increases and/or changes direction. 16. Getting frequent spot fires across line. 17. Terrain or fuels make escape to safety zones difficult. 18. Feel like taking a nap near fireline.

10. 10 STANDARD FIRE ORDERS  The NWCG Parent Group just approved the revision of the Ten Standard Fire Orders in accordance with their original arrangement. The original arrangement of the Orders are logically organized to be implemented systematically and applied to all fire situations.

11. Fire Behavior  1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.  2. Know what your fire is doing at all times.  3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.

12. Fireline Safety  4. Identify escape routes and make them known.  5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger.  6. Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.

13. Organizational Control  7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor and adjoining forces.  8. Give clear instructions and insure they are understood.  9. Maintain control of your forces at all times.

14. If 1-9 are considered, then...  10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.

15. Firefighter Code of Ethics The 10 Standard Fire Orders are firm! We Don’t Break Them; We Don’t Bend Them. All firefighters have a Right to a Safe Assignment.

16. LCES  Lookouts  Communications  Escape Routes  Safety Zones

17. Entrapment Avoidance  Situational Awareness  Assessment

18. Safety Reference Materials  Incident Response Pocket Guide Briefing checklist Risk Assessment Complexity Analysis  Red Book  Health and Safety Code Handbook  Job Hazard Analysis  Incident Action Plan

19. Last Resort Survival  Remember your briefing  Stay together  Listen to Your Supervisor  Follow directions  Safety Zone

20. Fire Shelter What is it meant to do? Inspection. PPE. Site Selection. Clearing an area. Deploying the shelter. While in the shelter.