Review Safety Alert No. IA 08-07

1. Review Safety Alert No. IA 08-07

2. Lesson Learned Web SiteOne Stop Shopping for Safety Reference Informationhttp://www.wildfirelessons.net/Additional.aspx?Page=177 “It is the mission of these web pages to facilitate the sharing of information between all aviation users for the purpose of promoting a learning culture and to enhance and sustain safe and effective work practices. ”

3. Lesson Learned Web Sitehttp://www.wildfirelessons.net/Additional.aspx?Page=177 • Click on the “Promoting Aviation Safety” • Safety Alerts • Prevention Bulletins • READ Files

4. Lesson Learned Web Sitehttp://www.wildfirelessons.net/Additional.aspx?Page=177

5. Lesson Learned Web Sitehttp://www.wildfirelessons.net/Additional.aspx?Page=177 • Visit the “Assuring Aviation Safety” section for • Mishap Investigations • Accident Reviews

6. Lesson Learned Web Sitehttp://www.wildfirelessons.net/Additional.aspx?Page=177 The “Aviation Risk Management” has many tools to use in helping identify and manage risk.

7. Lesson Learned Web Sitehttp://www.wildfirelessons.net/Additional.aspx?Page=177 The “Aviation Policy” section has all the guides and manuals for each agency !

8. Alerts and Bulletins There are 6 general types of alerts and bulletins that are tracked through the agencies: • Safety Alerts: http://oas.doi.gov/safety/index.htm Safety Alerts are red bordered and published on an as needed basis. They are utilized to disseminate information of significant nature regarding aviation safety. They are segregated into three areas: operations, maintenance, and publications. • Technical Bulletins: Technical Bulletins are blue bordered and are published on an as-needed basis to advise field users of technical changes which could range from facilities to aircraft and everything in between. • Accident Prevention Bulletins: Aviation Accident Prevention Bulletins are green bordered and published on an as needed basis. They are  utilized to disseminate information of a general nature regarding aircraft mishap prevention concepts, methods, procedures and efforts. • Aviation Lessons Learned: Lessons Learned are purple bordered and published on an as needed basis. They are utilized to disseminate information of significant nature regarding aviation safety. They are segregated into three areas: operations, maintenance, and publications. • Information Bulletins: Bulletins are yellowbordered and are published on an as-needed basis to provide field units and personnel with critical operational information in a timely manner. • BLM Operational Alerts: http://www.blm.gov/nifc/st/en/prog/fire/Aviation/operations_alert.html Operations Alerts areredbordered and are published on an as-needed basis to provide field units and personnel with critical operational information in a timely manner. The system is intended to respond to emerging issues as identified through such means as SAFECOMS, SAFENETS, investigation reports, after action reviews, etc. This system is not a replacement for any existing formal notification and alert system such as AMD Safety Alerts, AMD Aviation Accident Prevention Bulletins or FFAST Safety Alerts.

9. Alerts and Bulletins • Alerts and Bulletins can be issued as an Interagency notice …OR…each individual agency can issue their own. • You can find the Alerts and Bulletins issued by each agency on their web sites, generally under the aviation safety section ...OR… most notices are posted on the Lessons Learned web site under the “Promoting Aviation Safety” section. This web site is a good place for one stop shopping for critical safety information. • Alerts and Bulletins should be reviewed with all crew members when they are issued, and posted at your base for reference. • Remember to review the alerts and bulletins with other crew members who work out of your base throughout the season.

10. 2012 Safety Alerts Issued Interagency Safety Alerts: • 12-01 - Revised Helicopter Cargo Hauling Equipment • 12-02 - Arial Supervision and Fire Traffic Area • 12-03 - Aviation Radio Frequencies • 12-04 - Aerial Supervision • 12-05 - Helicopter Water Drops and Ground Forces US Forest Service Safety Alerts: • 12-01 - Fatigue in Aviation Operations

11. 2012 Prevention Bulletins Issued Interagency Aviation Accident Prevention Bulletins: • 12-01 - Wind Effects on Idling Rotorcraft • 12-02 - Lithium Batteries • 02-03 - Helicopter Blivets Systems • 12-04 - Personal Floatation Device (PDF)

12. 2012 Aviation Lessons Learned Issued Interagency Aviation Lessons Learned: • 13-01 - Fuel Planning and Management • 12-01 - Aircraft Fuel DOI Aviation Lessons Learned: • 12-01 - Mishap Response and In-Flight Decision Making • 12-02 - Quest Kodiak Mishap • 2012 Technical Bulletins Issued Interagency Technical Bulletins: • 12-01 - Renewed Hazmat Special Permit (DOT-SP 16th Revision) • 12-02 - Skipped • 12-03 - HeliwellMobile Dip Tanks • 12-04 - Interagency Helicopter Pilot Card US Forest Service Technical Bulletins: • 12-01 - In House Rappel Equipment • 12-02 - Bourdon Snap Hooks Model 1210 BE

13. 2012 Information Bulletins Issued Interagency Information Bulletins: • 12-01 - La Grande Airtanker Base • 12-02 - Coeur d’ Alene Airtanker Base • 12-03 - 2012 Interagency Helicopter Operations Guide (IHOG) • 2012 BLM Operational Alerts Issued • 12-01 - Firefighter Safety

14. Interagency Aviation Information BulletinPeer-to-Peer Accountability Tools Review “Interagency Information Bulletin 10-01: Utilizing Peer-to-Peer Accountability Tools

15. Utilizing Peer-to-Peer Accountability Tools Tools have been developed to enhance aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) through better utilization of peer-to-peer accountability. The majority of accident interviews reveal at least one individual who had a “bad feeling” about the aircraft, pilot, or set of circumstances prior to the mishap. The peer-to-peer tools were developed to encourage personnel to speak out and share their concerns and hopefully prevent an accident. The tools include: • Evaluation of Aerial Supervision and Ground Personnel • Evaluation of Retardant and Bucket Operations • Daily Flight Crew Briefing Checklist • Daily Risk Assessment • AAR Log

16. Utilizing Peer-to-Peer Accountability Tools Evaluation completed by the SEAT pilot Evaluation Completed by Aerial Supervision or Ground Personnel Encourage SEAT pilots to provide feed back to the field. Encourage ground / Aerial supervision to provide feed back to the SEAT pilot.