IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness Follow this link to a FEMA training course for citizens who would like to know more about prepairing for disasters including fire, floods, and storms.
Some additional links:
Be Smart Fire.com
AD Council Wildfire Prevention
Firewise Communities
Be Smart Fire.com
AD Council Wildfire Prevention
Firewise Communities
Wardens Fire Prevention Tips:
When dumping your fireplace/ woodstove/ pellet stove ashes,etc., please do not dump them untill they have been wet down and the water has been mixed in thoroughly. It is also a good idea to dump them in an outdoor fire pit built to contain a fire. That way in the event that the embers re-ignite the fire will already be contained. PLEASE do not just take these ashes and throw them
in the woods!
If you have to burn leaves left over from the fall, please do so on a day that is not ideal for fire, IE: 20% Humidity with 20MPH wind speeds and 50deg F is the ideal temp for a wildfire. Pick a day with higher humidity, lower wind speeds, and possibly lower air temp to burn your brush and leaves. Also before burning call into your 911 center and notify them that you would like to have a controlled burn and ask about any burn bans or other restrictions in your area.
When dumping your fireplace/ woodstove/ pellet stove ashes,etc., please do not dump them untill they have been wet down and the water has been mixed in thoroughly. It is also a good idea to dump them in an outdoor fire pit built to contain a fire. That way in the event that the embers re-ignite the fire will already be contained. PLEASE do not just take these ashes and throw them
in the woods!
If you have to burn leaves left over from the fall, please do so on a day that is not ideal for fire, IE: 20% Humidity with 20MPH wind speeds and 50deg F is the ideal temp for a wildfire. Pick a day with higher humidity, lower wind speeds, and possibly lower air temp to burn your brush and leaves. Also before burning call into your 911 center and notify them that you would like to have a controlled burn and ask about any burn bans or other restrictions in your area.
Here are some other recommended training courses you can take online.
IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
IS-809 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 - Search and Rescue
IS-804 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4 - Firefighting
IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-700.a NIMS An Introduction
IS-702 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Public Information Systems
IS-703 NIMS Resource Management
IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises
IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning
IS-139 Exercise Design
IS-200.a ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-240 Leadership & Influence
IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving
IS-706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid - An Introduction
IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk
IS-704 NIMS Communications and Information Management
IS-22 Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
IS-809 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 - Search and Rescue
IS-804 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4 - Firefighting
IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-700.a NIMS An Introduction
IS-702 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Public Information Systems
IS-703 NIMS Resource Management
IS-100.a Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
IS-120.a An Introduction to Exercises
IS-130 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning
IS-139 Exercise Design
IS-200.a ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-240 Leadership & Influence
IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving
IS-706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid - An Introduction
IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
IS-271 Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk
IS-704 NIMS Communications and Information Management
Standard Firefighting Orders
Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
Know what your fire is doing at all times.
Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known.
Post lookouts when there is possible danger.
Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.
Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your
supervisor, and adjoining forces.
Give clear instructions and insure they are understood.
Maintain control of your forces at all times.
Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
18 Watch Out Situations
Fire not scouted and sized up.
In country not seen in daylight.
Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.
Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
Instructions and assignments not clear.
No communication link with crewmembers/supervisors.
Constructing line without safe anchor point.
Building fireline downhill with fire below.
Attempting frontal assault on fire.
Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
Weather is getting hotter and drier.
Wind increases and/or changes direction.
Getting frequent spot fires across line.
Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
Taking a nap near the fire line.
Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
Know what your fire is doing at all times.
Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known.
Post lookouts when there is possible danger.
Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.
Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your
supervisor, and adjoining forces.
Give clear instructions and insure they are understood.
Maintain control of your forces at all times.
Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
18 Watch Out Situations
Fire not scouted and sized up.
In country not seen in daylight.
Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.
Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
Instructions and assignments not clear.
No communication link with crewmembers/supervisors.
Constructing line without safe anchor point.
Building fireline downhill with fire below.
Attempting frontal assault on fire.
Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
Weather is getting hotter and drier.
Wind increases and/or changes direction.
Getting frequent spot fires across line.
Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
Taking a nap near the fire line.
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