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