Orders, sir?
You should always identify these and make them known.
What are escape routes and safety zones?
You might have trouble constructing a line without this.
What is a safe anchor point?
Watch Out Situation number 8
These types of clouds are arguably the best for cloud watching and are of vertical development.
What are cumulus clouds?
Cloud Types
These are one of the most common risks for moderate to severe injuries encountered on the fireline.
What are hazard trees or widow-makers?
Hazard Tree Safety page 21
This is the easiest and safest type of prescribed fire to use provided windspeed and direction are steady.
What is backing or backburning fire?
Firing Patterns
This order could also be a cheer you might hear at a game.
BE AGGRESSIVE! B- E- AGRESSIVE!!
What is Standard Firefighting Order number 10?
We all need to catch some of these, but be careful where you do it please!
What are Z's? // What is taking a nap near a fireline?
Watch Out Situation number 18
The Cirrostratus clouds are wispy and layered. They are located above this many feet.
What is above 20,000 feet?
Cloud Types
I thunder you're old enough to know, that you should crouch low but never do this in open country.
What is lie on the ground?
Thunderstorm Safety page 17
This technique consists of treating an area with lines of fire set directly into the wind.
What is Flanking Fire?
Firing Patterns
Finish this order:
Be alert. Keep calm. ...
Think clearly. Act decisively.
On a hillside, these two are potential watch out situations.
What are building firelines downhill with fire below & when you're on a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below?
Watch Out Situation numbers 9 & 13
These clouds look like breaching waves in the sky. They are also found above 20,000 feet.
What are Cirrocumulus clouds?
Cloud Types
These are most likely to be encountered on military or former military sites and pose risk of injury or death to anyone in the vicinity.
What are Unexploded Ordnances?
Unexploded Ordnance Safety page 25
Timing and spacing of the individual ignition spots are the keys to the successful application of this method.
What are Point Source (Dot, Grid) Ignitions?
Firing Patterns
Here's a two-for-one:
You must MAINTAIN these two things with your group.
What are prompt communications and control of your forces?
(Orders number 7 & 9)
These two weather changes can be a deadly combo!
What is the weather becoming hotter & drier combined with the wind increasing and/or changing directions?
Watch Out Situation numbers 14 & 15
When smoke begins to boil through this, the atmosphere is no longer stable.
What is the inversion?
Interpret the Smoke Column page 38
Unlike you, I don't put my pants on one leg at a time. I jump with both feet together! You see, I'm practicing for this potential safety issue.
What is when a downed powerline in on your vehicle and the vehicle is on fire?
Powerline Safety page 22
This technique requires much experience to predict the relationship between strip width and flame length. The series of lines of fire are set progressively upwind of a firebreak.
What is Strip-Heading Fire?
Firing Patterns
These things are essential. They might even be the first three things you're ordered to do.
1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions & forecasts.
2. Know what your fire is doing at all times.
3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
The following is an example of these two Watch Out Situations:
John was given an order to grab a hose out of the truck, but when he looked, he wasn't sure which type to grab. He started to try to radio his supervisor, but he had given his radio to another crewmate.
What are clear instructions and assignments & a communication link with crewmembers or supervisor?
Watch Out Situation numbers 6 & 7
The estimated wind speed is this when a surfaced strong Santa Ana, intense stress on all objects, vegetation and buildings as well as tree canopy offering no protection.
What are slightly damaging winds or 39-46mph?
Visual Estimate of Surface Windspeed page 43
These two are considered primary hazards when in oil and gas fields and/or coal seams.
What are Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide?
Oil and Gas Site Safety page 26
This procedure should never be used for underburning because of the likelihood of severe fire effects as the flame fronts merge.
Johny Cash once sang about this type of fire.
What is Center and Circular (Ring) Fire?
Firing Patterns