2012 CALIFORNIA MOBILIZATION GUIDE / IMT OP GUIDELINES

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

2012 CALIFORNIA MOBILIZATION GUIDE / IMT OP GUIDELINES

2012 CALIFORNIA MOBILIZATION GUIDE

2012 California IMT Operating Guidelines

California Mobilization Guide Cover
Memorandum
Chapter 10...Policy and Objectives
Chapter 20...Administrative Procedures
Chapter 30...Organization
Chapter 40...Cooperation
Chapter 50...Emergency Operations Directory
Chapter 60...Personnel
Chapter 70...Supplies and Equipment
Chapter 80...Aircraft
Chapter Dividers

ENTIRE MOB GUIDE

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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 Watchouts 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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Wednesday, May 30, 2012