Operational Engagement
An area survivable without a fire shelter
What is a Safety Zone?
The National Weather Service conveys critical fire weather patterns by issuing these
What are Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches?
Wait for these personnel to open and close doors on helicopter
Who is helitack?
A system that categorizes patients into 4 colors
What is Multi-Casualty Triage System?
Advantage of minimal area burned and safest place to work
What is Direct Attack?
A process to Identify Hazards, Assess Hazards, Develop Controls, Implement Controls, Supervise and Evaluate
What is the Risk Management Process?
Smoke rises high, and disperses, gusty winds and good visibility are an indicator of this
What is unstable atmosphere?
This helicopter requires a safety circle of 90' and a pad of 20' X 20'
What is Type II?
Transporting one or more persons suspended on a fixed line beneath a helicopter
What is Short-Haul?
Bring toothbrush/paste, extra socks/underwear and bung for this
What is Line Spike?
On relatively small fires, in relatively light fuels, unexpected shift in wind direction or speed, fire responds to topography and runs uphill, and during critical burn period.
What are the common denominators of Fire Behavior on Tragedy Fires?
The 3 weather indicators of the fire environment
What is wind, temp/RH, and atmospheric instability?
For all backhaul, this must be connected between the cargo and the longline hook
What is a swivel?
Rotor wash may affect overheard head hazards and blowing dust/debris can create brown out conditions during operation
What is Helicopter Extraction?
Who is Dwight Clark?
A structure that has no safety zone present, and structure has significant tactical challenges
What is Non-Defensible - Rescue Drive-by?
If you are calculating the Probability of Ignition in August, you would use this table
What is Table C?
Giving general location, identifying flight hazards, finalizing location, and describing the target is part of this
What is Directing Retardant and Bucket Drops?
Contacting communications and providing an incident summary are the first two steps for this report
What is the Medical Incident Report (8-line)?
In 1968 and 1969, this Giants' slugger led the National League in both home runs and runs batted in
Who is Willie McCovey?
He was the creator of LCES
Who is Paul Gleason?
With less than this RH, you can expect extreme ignition and initial spread, frequent spots, and critical fire conditions
What is 15%?
This should coincide with ground support within 24 hours
What is retardant use?
A cable winching device mounted to helicopter capable of lowering and raising persons
What is a Rescue Hoist?
The first Giant to win an MVP in the 21st century
Who is Barry Bonds?