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SCENERIO 2
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1000 Hour fire weather forecast for: Saturday May 2 nd, 2009 Dry weather will continue to hold over the area today Fire activity will remain high. The past couple of days have shown several fires start in the area which grew quickly, burning surface and ground fuels. Fire sizes were held to 4 acres or less with considerable mop-up. Long Range outlook: Dry weather will continue for the next 3-4 days, with Wednesday showing the best chance for precip. TODAY: Temperature: 75-80 F Relative Humidity: 20-25 % Winds: S-SW, 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 FILL IN FIRST PAGE OF INCIDENT ORGANIZER
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VERY HIGH.
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1300 Hours – AP2 Takes off for patrol flight
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1345 Hours – Dispatch tones your Department for a fire along a power-line reported by AP2
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You turn onto the nearest road and observe the column near a residential area
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1355 HOURS… you arrive on scene
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First Firefighters to scout the fire report back….
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Some pockets of heavy fuels are burning between the power-line and residential area
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Surface and ground fuels are burning along head and flanks
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1355 Hours – Resources Responding Forest Ranger 2 State Patrol trucks Your towns FD and Ambulance 2 area towns with structural engines 3 area towns with forestry units and crews Helicopter on stand-by – ETA 1.5 hours if requested
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Approximately 760 feet N In groups – work on the Incident Organizer UNITS RESPONDING AVAILABLE
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Incident Name:________________________ Incident Commander: __________________ Size: _____________ Fire Status: Smoldering Creeping Running Torching Crowning Spotting Other: _____________________________ ROS: ________________Chains / hour Direction of Spread:__________________ Spread Potential: None Low (0-5 ac) Mod (5-10 ac) High (10-50 ac) Fuel Type: __________________ Ownership: Federal State County Private Town:________________________________ Latitude: ____________________________ Longitude: __________________________ Structures/Improvements Currently or Potentially Threatened? YES NO Special Hazard/Concerns for Air / Ground Resources: __________________________ Cause: _______________________ Spotting Distance ______________ Flame Length __________________ Aspect ________________________ Elevation ______________________ %Slope ________________________ Position on Slope _______________ Wind Speed ____________________ Gusts __________________________ Wind Direction __________________ Temperature ____________________ RH _____________________________ Communication Frequencies: Command_______________________ Air – Ground_____________________ Investigator Needed? __________ Tactical 1_______________________ Tactical 2 ______________________ Access: 1. Incident Objectives Firefighter and Public Safety 2. 3. Date of Incident:______/______/Contained:______________________ Time of Dispatch:__________________Controlled:______________________ Arrival On Scene:__________________Extinguished:______________________
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Map Sketch
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Incident Weather Observations PlaceElev. Observation Date/Time Wind Direction/ Velocity TemperatureSky Condition 20 ftEye-levelDry bulbWet bulbRHDP
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Incident Commander Operations Division Air Ops Staging PlanningFinanceLogistics Comm. Medical Food InformationSafety
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1530 Hours – Helicopter arrives and starts bucket drops
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1900 Hours – Fire growth is stopped, mop-up extends into the following day and a half
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1355 HOURS… you arrive on scene At this point you knew you needed additional units and you should have started to form the organizational structure to handle them Incident Commander OperationsLogistics Safety
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First Firefighters to attack the fire report back…. As additional units arrived on scene, accountability and safety needed to be established. Incident Commander Operations Division Structure Protection Staging FinanceLogistics Medical Safety
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1530 Hours – Helicopter arrives and starts bucket drops By this time it is obvious that this Incident will extend into the next day – Organizational Structure and planning should reflect this. Incident Commander Operations Division Structure Protection Air Ops Staging PlanningFinanceLogistics Service Comm. Medical Food Support Supply InformationSafety
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