Daily Opurrayshuns
List 5 things done at the start of a work day (You are on 5min Alert with GMNI)
Show up early with PPE, Pack lunch/pilot lunch, Safety Briefing, PPS Review, Truck Check, Passenger/Cargo Manifest, Load Heli, Submit Timesheets, Submit Flight Tickets, Safety Briefing with Pilot
HFI classes and their flame lengths (and when MUST you anchor)
HFI 1/2 - 0-1.5m (Should Anchor)
HFI 3 - 1.5-2.5m (Should Anchor)
HFI 4 - 2.5-3.5m (Must Anchor)
HFI 5/6 - 3.5m+ (Must Anchor)
What does CFFDRS stand for
Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System
Describe Part 1 and Part 2 hose and their main purpose.
Part 1 - Part of the hose lay that goes from the pump to the fire
Part 2 - Part of the hose lay used to follow the fires edge
3 Components of the Fire Behaviour Triangle
Weather, Topography, Fuels
At what time in the day is the weather forecast created for the next days schedule, and what time is it forecasted for?
Forecast is created at 1300 for peak burn (1700) the next day
Name the 3 Main Types of Fires &
Name all the Fuel Type classes by letter and number
Ground, Surface, Crown
O1a-O1b, C1-C7, D1-D2, M1-M4, S1-S3
The Danger Ratings associated to the colours we see on our safety briefings.
Low, Moderate, High, Very High, Extreme
Describe a BASIC Tandem Pump Setup, and a BASIC Parallel Tandem Pump Setup
Tandem - Source pump 1 at main water source, hose lay, tandem pump setup, hose lay
Parallel Tandem - 2 pumps at water source, hose line to a wye, continue hose line to tandem pump, continue hose line to fire
List 5 Watch Out Situations
Look at Notepad
Phonetic Alphabet Excercise:
ABX, ZUQ, YMS, OFC, WTR, JVP, DEG, HIK, LNB
IYDKNYK
Fuels Size Categories and their respective sizes in diameter (cm)
Fine Fuels = <1cm
Medium Fuels = 1 - 7cm
Heavy Fuels = >7cm
Helicopter Safety Features
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), Pop=Out Doors or Windows, Painted Seat Posts (Mediums), Electrical and Fuel Shut Off Switches, First Aid Kit, Survival Kit, Fire Extinguisher
When a crew is confronted with a fast-moving, intense fire, it may necessary to do this type of hose lay. This method of hose lay is done when fire intensity does not permit dry hose to be laid in the conventional manner ahead of the nozzle crew.
Wet Line Hose-Lay
Describe how you would create, then go to and finally erase a tactical list of radio channels.
Toggle using the arrows to get to the list
Deleting: Press # on the channel(s) you are removing)
List 4 Categories on the PPS
Head Fire Intensity Percentage, Preparedness Level, IA Coverage Modifier, IA Resources, IA Support Resources, Off-Duty, Single Resources, Projects
Intermittent, Crown, Independant
This is a direct attack strategy used to attack and control the areas exhibiting the most rapid spread or pose some special threat to the control of the fire, Only specific areas of the fire are actioned.
What is Hot Spotting?
Describe a Relay Tank Pump Setup
The primary pump at the water source pumps into a portable tank up the hose line. Another pump is set up at the portable tank and pumps up the hose line to the fire
As a rule of thumb, as temperature climbs 10c, RH does what?
Expect the RH to go down by about half its previous value
List 10 things you would hear on a Safety Briefing
Forecast Zone, Max Temp, Low RH, Crossover, Wind, Precipitation, Lightning, Trend, Weather Station ID, Intensity Class, ROS (m/min), Fire Type, Fire Size in 60min (in Ha), Required Job Tasks, Potential Hazards, Hazard Controls, Key Messages/Additional Comments, Resources Briefed
Physical Fuel Characteristics (List at least 5/6)
1. Quantity or Fuel load, 2. Size and Shape, 3. Arrangement, 4. Continuity or Pattern, 5. Chemical Composition, 6. Moisture Content
Define Burning out, Burning off and Backfiring
Burning out - fire is set on the inside edge of a control line to consume unburned fuel between the control line and the fire perimeter
Burning off - Fire is set to consume islands of unburned fuel inside the fire perimeter
Backfiring - Fire is set close enough to the main fire (ahead of the head of the main head fire) in order to take advantage of the indrafts
What are the discharge opening options of a Hansen Nozzle (How many, and what are they?)
4 (1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 5/16")
The 5 Topographic influences on Fire Behaviour
Slope, Aspect, Elevation, Shape of the Country, Barriers