FIREFIGHTER FATIGUE & AVIATION MANIFESTS AND EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
HEAVY EQUIPMENT etc.
FIRE BEHAVIOUR ADVISORIESAND ADVISORIES & PLANNED IGNITIONS
FIRST AID & FIRE CREW DEPLOYMENT
100
A naturally occurring gas (which smells of rotten eggs) formed by the decomposition of organic material in the absence of oxygen
What is hydrogen sulphide
100
To avoid this, workers will get sufficient rest to ensure fatigue is not a contributing factor.
What is accidents
100
Heavy equipment is OSWS...
What is number 3
100
The ignition of fuels by dropping incendiary devices or materials from aircraft.
What is arial ignition
100
Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) classification for firefighting
What is "A"
200
These activities only require a heads up attitude and avoidance of obvious danger trees
What is very low risk activities
200
This includes all days (a partial day equals a day) spent on fire duty including travel days.
What is a fire duty day
200
Crossing creeks, ravines, etc that are traversed to avoid a bridge or an alternate route. This may entail walking equipment through a watercourse where culvert crossings are not an alternative.
What is a wet crossing
200
A hand-held incendiary device that releases slow-burning flaming fuel at a predetermined rate.
What is a drip torch
200
Areas being worked on a fire must have at least one, but preferably two of these
What are escape routes
300
Loacation, lean, physical damage, overhead hazards, deterioration of limbs, stem or root system or a combination indicates this
What is a danger tree
300
A contributing factor in aviation accidents
What is inaccurate manifesting
300
Some examples include skidders, water tenders, tank trucks, excavators, feller bunchers, dozers.
What are some common heavy equipment used on the fireline.
300
A method whereby a fireguard is constructed as close to the fire as heat and flame permit, and burning out the fuel between the fire and the fireguard.
What is parallel attack
300
These are not acceptable escape routes
What are Helipads /helicopters
400
This must occur if a worker will be put at undue risk of being injured by a suspect or potentially dangerous tree.
What is removed or assessed by a certified danger tree assessor
400
required when aircraft are used to move personnel and/or cargo.
What are manifests
400
Any large water sources, marshes, bogs, large rocky areas, large clearing, large areas with sparse fuel, large deciduous patches, a large burned over area, and/or downslope from the fire.
What is a safety zone
400
These are issued independently of any other advisories and warn of changing weather conditions that pose the greatest threat to worker entrapment
What is an extreme fire weather advisory
400
A person whose primary task is to monitor fire behaviour and threats of potential entrapment.
What is a lookout
500
Most likely place to be exposed to H2S
What is northern BC and the oil and gas industry.
500
Activities that must cease when the aircraft is unavailable or unable to fly to the site
What are high risk activities?
500
He is the contact for OSWS #6.
Who is Tom Hansen.
500
fireguards, hose lines and sprinkler systems, recent fire weather forcasts, briefed personnel, lookouts and anchor points, communication, escape routes and safety zones
What are things that must be in place before commencing a planned ignition
500
A near miss and/or where a worker is injured or property has been damaged that must be reported