Risk management ( 5 )
Situation awareness Hazard assessment Hazard control Decision Point Evaluate
Risk management:
Situation awareness
Gather information Objecives Communication Who is in charge Previous fire behavior Weather forecast Local factors
Risk management
Hazard assessment
Estimate potential fire hazards
Look up/ Down/ around indicators. Identify tactical hazards.
Watch outs: what others safety hazards exist?
Consider severity vs probability
Risk management:
Hazard control
Firefighting Orders —–> LCES
Anchor Point
Downhill check list ( if applicable)
What other Controls are necessary?
Risk management:
Decision Point
Are Controls in place for identified hazards?
Risk management
Evaluate
Human factors:
LOW experience LEVEL?
Distracted from primary tasks?
Fatigue or stress levels?
Hazardous attitude?
The situation:
What is changing?
Are strategy and tactics working?
One chain =
66 feet
Weather watch
A watch is used when the risk of hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly, But its occurred, location, and/Or timing is still uncertain.
Weather warning
A warning is issued with a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, is imminent, or has a very high probability of occurring. A warning is used for conditions posing a threat to life or property.
Foen: as per IRPG
40 to 60 mph: up to 90 mph at 20 feet
Beaufort scale
Use to estimate 20 ft windspeed
Haines Index
Used to indicate the potential for rapid fire growth do to dry and unstable atmospheric conditions over A fire area.. It is a simple way to measure the atmospheres contribution to the fire’s growth potential.
2: very low Potential ( moist and stable lower atmosherer) 3: very low potential 4: Low Potential 5: Moderate Potential 6: High Potential
Burning Index
Reflect the change in fine fuel moisture content and wind speed and is highly valuable day to day.
Fire danger can be loosely associated with flame lengt by dividing the BI by 10. The BI is readilly affected by wind speen and fine fuel moisture.