Fire and Aviation Operational Safety RT 130

Fire and Aviation Operational Safety: (replacing Entrapment Avoidance) Review and discuss the risk management principles and tools that promote safe and effective incident operations. Utilize the appropriate sections of the IRPG.

Review Fire and Aviation Safety 
and the constant vigilance needed to avoid accidents or entrapment.

2023Video- Mission Planning 




We need a never ending process of Risk Management.
 
Risk Management (First page in the green section (operations) of your IRPG)

   - Identify Hazards-Situation Awareness

        Scout,get briefed,use all tools(maps,weather kits,radios...)

   - Assess Hazards- Use the Look Up, Down and Around Indicators (Fuel, Topography, Weather...)
                             IRPG page 34
                                                (Indicators are a major feature of s-190, s-131, and s-290)

                              Note any   of the 18 Watchout Situations (back cover of your IRPG) Link

   - Hazard Control- Develop Controls and Make Risk Decisions
                               Develop an  LCES  plan and keep updating it
                                                                     
                              Lookouts video with Paul Gleason Link
                                                                                                - Best Govt Training video in years!
                                Use the10 Standard Firefighting Orders  
                              
                              Medivac Plan (second page of the green section IRPG)
                              Make a plan to control all hazards
   - Implement Plan
                              Ensure the plan is understood
   - Evaluate and Supervise
                              Is Plan A working? If not, reevaluate and revise.
                              Is anything changing? (Weather, fuels, topography, fire behavior, people...)



Helispot Management https://youtu.be/gZ5WLNUklEE



How to Size Up a Fire by ODF  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDHVxb3BTJg&t=9s


El Nino and La Nina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyPq86yM_Ic