LCES/ Fire Behavior
Granite Mountain Hotshots History
Weather, Topography, Fuel
10's and 18's
Misc.
100
This part of LCES was considered to be adequate and "bomb proof" during the morning briefing prior to committing crews on the Yarnell Hill Fire.
What is the Boulder Springs Ranch Safety Zone?
100
The number of Type I IHC Crews operating today.
What is 113?
100
The ignition source for the Yarnell Hill Fire.
What is lightning?
100
This watch out was broken once the lookout moved positions and the Granite Mountain IHC descended down from the lunch spot into the canyon.
What is #12 (cannot see main fire, not in contact with someone who can)?
100
Fire management went through multiple transitions from a Type 4 through a Type 1 incident in fewer than this many hours.
What is 20 hours?
200
Radio programming difficulties, confusion of crew location and movement, and misinterpretation of fire weather and wind shifts were all examples of a breakdown or lack of what?
What is communications?
200
The year the crew was founded and the year they became a Type I IHC Hotshot crew.
What is 2002, and 2008?
200
The Yarnell Hill Fire was mainly composed of this type of fire brand sources.
What is Chaparral Brush (1- 10ft)?
200
This watch out became a factor once the outflow boundary reached the south end of the fire.
What is #15 (wind increasing and or changing direction)?
200
The area involved in the Yarnell Hill Fire hadn't experienced any fire activity since this year.
What is 1966?
300
Due to the outflow boundary and 90 degree wind shift, the flanking/ backing fire eventually turned into this.
What is a running fire?
300
The amount raised in donations for the Yarnell Hill Fire.
What is $15 million?
300
Granite Mountain IHC descended into this where they lost sight of the fire and deployed their fire shelters.
What is a box canyon?
300
This Standard Firefighting Order was in place and then removed prior to the shelter deployments.
What is #5 (post lookouts when there is possible danger)?
300
Fire Crews were not initially committed to the Yarnell Hill Fire when it first started due to these concerns.
What is safety concerns?
400
This was in place until the fire reached a trigger point which caused the Granite Mountain IHC to reevaluate their current situation.
What is the lookout?
400
The name of the book written by Brendan McDonough.
What is "My Lost Brothers?"
400
A thunderstorm developed in this direction of the Yarnell Hill Fire producing major shifts in wind direction and speed.
What is North/ Northeast?
400
This Standard Firefighting Order is one of the many reasons why fire personnel did not know or understand the movement of the Granite Mountain IHC.
What is #7 (maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor, and adjoining forces)?
400
Fire shelters fail at this temperature.
What is 500 degrees Fahrenheit?
500
Due to the perfect alignment of topography, fuel, and wind driven by the nearby thunderstorm, the fire moved roughly at this incredible speed.
What is 10- 12 mph?
500
This organization recently purchased the Crew Transports.
What is The Los Angeles County Fire Museum?
500
Compared to a cold front, also referred to as a "gust front" this was the result of the thunderstorm that developed near the Yarnell Hill Fire.
What is an Outflow Boundary?
500
Leaving the black and entering the green put them into this watch out situation.
What is #11 (Unburned fuel between you and the fire)?
500
This report was released September 23rd, 2013.
What is The Yarnell Hill Serious Accident Investigation Report?
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