10 Fire Orders
Standard Firefighting Order 2
Know What Your Fire is Doing At All Times
Watch out #1
Fire not scouted and sized up.
Fire Order #1.
Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
Watchout #16.
Getting frequent spot fires across line.
Watchout #7.
No communication link with crewmembers or supervisor.
Standard Firefighting Orders #6
Be Alert. Keep Calm. Think Clearly. Act Decisively.
Watchout #2
In country not seen in daylight.
Standard Fire Order #8
Give clear instructions and make sure they understood.
Watchout #5.
Uninformed on strategies, tactics, and hazards.
Watchout #9.
Building fireline downhill with fire below.
Standard Firefighting Order #5
Post Lookouts When There Is Possible Danger
Watchout #10.
Attempting frontal assault on fire.
Standard Firefighting Orders #3.
Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
Watchout #8.
Constructing line without a safe anchor point.
Watchout #11.
Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
Standard Firefighting Order #9
Maintain Control Of Your Forces At all Times
Watchout #15
Wind increases and/or changes direction.
Standard Firefighting Orders #7.
Maintain prompt communication with your forces, your supervisor, and your adjoining forces.
Watchout #6.
Instructions and assignments not clear.
Watchout #17.
Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
Standard Firefighting Order #4.
Identify Escape Routes and Safety Zones, and make them known.
Watchout #18.
Taking a nap near the fireline.
Standard Firefighting Order #10.
Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
Watchout #13.
On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
Watchout #14.
Weather becoming hotter and drier.