1. …Can Motivate People to Prepare, Stay, & Defend
FACES FOR FIREWISE…
…Can Motivate People to Prepare, Stay,
& Defend

2. Interface Survival Strategies
Fire Prevention
Restoring Ecosystems
Homeowner Responsibility
Emergency Response
FireWise
Robert W. Mutch
Fire Management Applications
Missoula, Montana

3. Lives Lost, Lessons Learned
Faces of the 2003 Fire Siege
Lives Lost, Lessons Learned

4. Lagadec, in “Preventing Chaos in a Crisis”:
“…the ability to deal with a crisis situation is largely dependent on the structures that have been developed before chaos arrives.”

5. “The event (like the Okanagan Fire) can in some ways be considered as an abrupt and brutal audit at a moment’s notice.”

6. “Everything that was left unprepared becomes a complex problem, and every weakness comes to the forefront.”

7. After Action Reports Silent on Civilian Deaths

8. Andrea Tuttle, Former Director, CDF

9. Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
Report Prepared for:
Tucson, Arizona

10. Late Evacuations Cause Fatalities

13. Cedar Fire Fatalities

14. Paradise Fire Fatalities

15. Site Where Ashleigh Roach Died

16. There Were Survivors

17. Fire Resistant Home Survived Cedar Fire

18. Christmas Day Flood Killed Sixteen

19. Success Stories During the Siege
Ventura County Vegetation Mgt.
MAST in San Bernardino County
Lytle Creek Fire Safe Council
Sherilton Valley Fuel Treatment

20. Aussies: “FireWise Only 1/3 of Solution!”

21. Prepare, Stay, and Defend—the Ultimate in Teamwork (AFAC)
The Dream: houses are able to survive fires even when Fire Service personnel are not available.
The Team: consists of the effective partnership between Fire Services and home dwellers.
The Theme: comprises the dual strategy of adequate defendable space coupled with the home dweller’s motivation to remain on-site.

22. Wedge Fire, Montana, USA, 2003

25. Lady of the House Makes OJ

26. The Reason to Stay

27. The Ember Shower

28. Neighbors protected homes in 2000

29. Painted Rocks Fire District, Montana
The Painted Rocks Fire Rescue Company has adopted Prepare, Stay, and Defend (PSD) for its isolated Montana community.
Will use PSD to work with homeowners to achieve FireWise standards.
The first retro-community in the United States to adopt this system.

30. Before the Next Round of Fires
Rehabilitate forests affected by fires and/or suppression actions.
Restore and maintain ecosystems.
Ensure that homes are fire safe.
Initiate Prepare, Stay, and Defend strategy.

31. Lessons Learned from 2003 Siege
Organize & issue timely information
Plan for early evacuation
People protect houses, houses protect people
Plan for multiple safety zones
Plan for needs of livestock & pets
Fewer jurisdictions = better command

32. Lessons Learned (con’t.)
Plan for long term stress treatment
Use the FACES to motivate others
Educate society in fire prone areas
Encourage informal information networks

33. Fire Safe Councils Produce Results

34. Educate all Segments of Society

35. Pass Through a Portal to Safety
FACES OF THE 2003 FIRE SIEGE: EACH HUMAN LIFE IS PRECIOUS
Prepare Now!
Pass Through a Portal to Safety
Protect Family, Property &
Animals In the Interface
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