1 / 61

Firing

Firing. Bear Divide Hotshots Intra-crew Firing Operations. Discussion Points:. Inter-crew firing operations and SOG’s. Chain of command during firing operations. Crew members responsibility. Burners duties. Holders duties. Support and equipment. Equipment exercises. Field exercises.

lee
Download Presentation

Firing

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Firing Bear Divide Hotshots Intra-crew Firing Operations www.beardividehotshots.com

  2. Discussion Points: • Inter-crew firing operations and SOG’s. • Chain of command during firing operations. • Crew members responsibility. • Burners duties. • Holders duties. • Support and equipment. • Equipment exercises. • Field exercises www.beardividehotshots.com

  3. Discussion Points: Overview • Crew organization and firing responsibilities during a firing operation on a wildfire incident. • Develop a basic understanding of techniques. • Develop a knowledge and understanding of the crew’s spot fire protocol. www.beardividehotshots.com

  4. Discussion Points: Crew Chain of Command • Firing boss – supt. or captains. • Lighting boss - captains. • Holding boss – captains. • Firing teams – squad boss and crew members. • Support and equipment – squad boss and crew members. • Certifications – specialized firing equipment. www.beardividehotshots.com

  5. Discussion Points: Safety and Communications • Spot fire protocol • Radio communications (frequencies) • Equipment use and safety attire • Personnel (burners and holders) • LCES • Adjoining forces www.beardividehotshots.com

  6. Discussion Points: Spot Fire Protocol Notify overhead- firing boss, holding boss, burners, crew members, adjoining forces. Size-up. • Safety - LCES. • Wait for qualified leader. • Attack from underneath (anchor). • Flanking is preferred action (push back into main control line). • Call for additional resources if needed. • Contain, control, monitor, mark and notify. • Patrol. www.beardividehotshots.com

  7. Discussion Points: Firing Preparations • Line construction • Scouting • Briefings • Weather • Other www.beardividehotshots.com

  8. Scouting by helicopter (rule of thumb ratio 4:1) Looking over ridge for proposed firing operation in Montana. www.beardividehotshots.com

  9. Line prep in grass under story Line prep in overgrown drainage www.beardividehotshots.com

  10. Line prep with dozer including safety zones. Hose lay and helicopter support. www.beardividehotshots.com

  11. Line prep in heavy fuels: • Ring or fell snags • Avoid lighting or place line to avoid large diameter fuels • Move larger fuels away from line, both sides (spotting). • Line location • Get fuels on the ground www.beardividehotshots.com

  12. Line Prep – Indirect with SZ’s in New Mexico Indirect dozer line with safety zones as needed in New Mexico. www.beardividehotshots.com

  13. Line prep removing ladder fuels 50’ off the line. www.beardividehotshots.com

  14. Burning the under story. www.beardividehotshots.com

  15. Strip firing the edge under a canopy with ladder fuel removal. www.beardividehotshots.com

  16. Firing Techniques • Strip Firing Strip firing in timber may need tighter strips and less burners to keep fire on the ground. www.beardividehotshots.com

  17. Firing Techniques • Strip Firing Strip firing in lighter fuels with three burners as seen in this picture works well in the lighter fuels. www.beardividehotshots.com

  18. Strip firing while turning a corner. www.beardividehotshots.com

  19. Strip firing along road looking at rear burner and holding forces. www.beardividehotshots.com

  20. Holding forces www.beardividehotshots.com

  21. Strip firing and not avoiding a tree. www.beardividehotshots.com

  22. Strip firing in grass under story. www.beardividehotshots.com

  23. Strip firing a road with impeding fire. www.beardividehotshots.com

  24. Arizona Night strip firing with holding forces. 9 Miles, 1 Hotshot crew and 1 Type III Engine Strike Team. www.beardividehotshots.com

  25. Arizona Strip firing with wind on the back. www.beardividehotshots.com

  26. Arizona Firing with wind in face. Holding a 5 blade wide Dozer line with a Type III Engine Strike Team and Hotshot crews. www.beardividehotshots.com

  27. Sequoia NF Strip firing a road in light fuels (2 burners). www.beardividehotshots.com

  28. Firefighter using fusses attached to one another for lighting. Individual firing of jackpots of fuel. www.beardividehotshots.com

  29. Large down and dead fuels underneath canopy burning hot with a fusee as the ignition source indicates very dry fuels. www.beardividehotshots.com

  30. Burn staying on the ground and not torching. www.beardividehotshots.com

  31. Burning in the timber can produce different results. This motion picture shows the dead plies of fuel burning. Dead piles can make a good ignition source but can produce numerous spot fires if conditions are right which in turn can make holding difficult. www.beardividehotshots.com

  32. Picture shows fire fighters dragging fire downhill with control lines and safety zones established. Hose lay placed for holding with helicopter and dozer for additional holding resources in place. www.beardividehotshots.com

  33. Crews burning in Region 8 www.beardividehotshots.com

  34. Burners waiting for assignment by fuel wagon as support. www.beardividehotshots.com

  35. Southern California fires during Santa Ana wind events can be very dynamic and sometimes require firing operations to control. The next few slides show how resources can work together during initial and extended attack to close a piece of line with direct line and firing. www.beardividehotshots.com

  36. www.beardividehotshots.com

  37. Crews have worked to tie in to the drainage ahead with helicopter support. You can see another in the background starting a firing operation to bring fire towards crews in the foreground to close the gap. www.beardividehotshots.com

  38. Crews continue firing operation while dozers put in lines and SZ’s out ahead of firing crew. www.beardividehotshots.com

  39. During initial attach the situation stays fluid and dynamic with resources. These pictures show all IA resources working in conjunction to contain this fire. www.beardividehotshots.com

  40. Crews have turned the corner and begin bringing fire towards us to close the gap. www.beardividehotshots.com

  41. Firing crew runs a strip down a road toward the center of the burn for depth and to draw heat. www.beardividehotshots.com

  42. www.beardividehotshots.com

  43. Crew starts to bring fire down the dozer line to anchor into the black. www.beardividehotshots.com

  44. www.beardividehotshots.com

  45. www.beardividehotshots.com

  46. www.beardividehotshots.com

  47. www.beardividehotshots.com

  48. www.beardividehotshots.com

  49. www.beardividehotshots.com

  50. www.beardividehotshots.com

More Related