10 Fire Orders
Know What Your Fire is Doing At All Times
Standard Firefighting Order 2
Fire not scouted and sized up.
Watch out #1
Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
Fire Order #1.
Getting frequent spot fires across line.
Watchout #16.
No communication link with crewmembers or supervisor.
Watchout #7.
Be Alert. Keep Calm. Think Clearly. Act Decisively.
In country not seen in daylight.
Watchout #2
Give clear instructions and make sure they understood.
Uninformed on strategies, tactics, and hazards.
Watchout #5.
Building fireline downhill with fire below.
Watchout #9.
Post Lookouts When There Is Possible Danger
Standard Firefighting Order #5
Attempting frontal assault on fire.
Watchout #10.
Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
Standard Firefighting Orders #3.
Constructing line without a safe anchor point.
Watchout #8.
Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
Watchout #11.
Maintain Control Of Your Forces At all Times
Standard Firefighting Order #9
Wind increases and/or changes direction.
Watchout #15
Maintain prompt communication with your forces, your supervisor, and your adjoining forces.
Instructions and assignments not clear.
Watchout #6.
Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
Watchout #17.
Identify Escape Routes and Safety Zones, and make them known.
Standard Firefighting Order #4.
Taking a nap near the fireline.
Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
Standard Firefighting Order #10.
On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
Watchout #13.
Weather becoming hotter and drier.
Watchout #14.