Yarnell
What year did this fire occur in?
2013
What year did this occur?
1949
What year was this fire?
1953
What year did it happen?
2001
What was the location?
Storm King mountain, Colorado
How many firefighters lost their life on this fire?
19
Where was this located at? Forest/state
Helena National Forest, Montana
How many firefighters lost their lives?
15
What was the location?
Washington state’s Okanogan National Forest
What started this fire?
Dry Lightning
Where was this fire located at?
Yavapai County, Arizona
How many firefighters lost their life in this fire?
13
What caused the crew to become entrapped?
spotting occured over their line and within 30 mins it removed the gap between the head and spot.
How big was this fire? closest 1,000th
9,324
What weather event caused the spot fire?
Cold Front. This increased wind speed and fire activity
What is the name of the Granite Hotshot survior… He was the one talking at csi?
Brendan McDonough
What came from this fire? tip… it’s in your pocket
10 Standard Firefighting Orders & 18 Watch out Situations
Where did this fire occur?
Mendocino National Forest, California
What was wrong with the fire shelter deployment site?
they deployed their fire shelters in a rock scree field that contained burnable fuels (like duff, twigs, and rotten wood) underneath and immediately adjacent to them. Fire shelters should only be deployed in areas clear of flammable vegetation
What would you be able to request from dispatch to mitigate the risk with this fire?
Spot weather forecast
What was the topography feature that the granite mountain hotshots were entrapped in?
Box Canyon
What was the biggest issue within LCES on this fire? Try to name what happened with one of the factors that caused major issues
The crew's two-way radio was destroyed when its parachute failed to deploy after being dropped from the aircraft. This made updates and changes to the fire not receivable by the crew.
What type of firefighters were the majority of the victims?
Volunteer Firefighters
What went wrong in the realm of communication on this fire?
Throughout the eight-hour incident, communication was hampered by a failure to conduct proper briefings and a lack of assertiveness from crewmembers who sensed danger. If you notice a dangerous change in conditions, you must communicate it loudly and clearly, regardless of rank
What 2 factors lined up to make escape routes not viable
Topography and wind. Upslope winds along with the escape routes being uphill did not work. Multiple tried out running the fire uphill and those that did were the ones to pass.