Question

 

Fire Suppression Investigation Plan

Write your plan for the investigation as described below and save it as a Word document.

• Detailed one page summary of your plans, including sketches if necessary. (Note: If you cannot submit your sketches, describe them in words.)
• Itemized list of materials, with total costs.
• Stoichiometric calculations of the amount of reactants required to produce enough gas to extinguish the fires. Remember that some gas may be lost prior to its use as a fire extinguisher.

Answer 1

Suppression involves a wide range of possible tactics from the initial attack to final control. All wildland fires will be suppressed. Suppression actions will be conducted in a safe, aggressive, efficient and cost-effective

manner to quickly control the fire with minimal resource damage and limited smoke impacts to local communities. The Incident Commander is responsible for directing suppression actions to be carried out through orders from the Fire Management Officer. The Incident Commander will keep the Project Leader informed of suppression actions. In addition to consulting with the Project Leader or their representative, a Resource Advisor should be assigned to the incident from the beginning to document rehabilitation needs and assist with on-the-ground tactical decisions. Typical initial attacks initiated by the refuge will include a two person fire crew supplied with hand tools. The objective of initial attack is to prevent the escape of wildland fires and contain the fire’s spread. Adjustments to these dispatch levels may be made at the discretion of the duty officer based on local conditions or initial reports. In some refuge locations, attempts to suppress a wildland fire could potentially have greater ecological impacts than effects of the fire itself. Actions that could have significant negative effects to resources in certain areas of the refuge are restricted and the decision to use them is governed by key fire personnel. Table 6 identifies restricted suppression actions within the FMUs on the refuge and authorization personnel required for each action. Suppression actions requiring Resource Advisor (RA) approval will not be conducted without RA approval, unless they are ordered by the Incident Commander (IC) to protect human life and/or structures on government or private land from the threat of wildland fire.

Suppression Conditions:-

A full suppression alternative was selected for this refuge which requires containment and control of all wildland fires. Guidelines discussed under Suppression Tactics have been developed to assist with this strategy while protecting the refuge from unnecessary resource damage. The use of heavy equipment and fire chemicals is restricted due to cultural, habitat, and wildlife concerns and requires consultation with the RA prior to their use. At the Annual Operating Plan Review, issues pertaining to restrictions should be discussed with cooperators. Changes in restrictions and areas of concerns should be documented. The refuge has primary responsibility for all pre-suppression and prevention activities on refuge lands. Refuge personnel will make immediate initial attack on all fires occurring on the refuge until assistance arrives. All wildland fires will be actively suppressed, but safety will be the first concern in suppression actions. Fire threatening occupied residences, administrative buildings, shop/storage buildings, and adjacent privately owned structures are to be protected first and controlled at all cost. Structural fire suppression by Service personnel will only be conducted when there is a threat to human life. Service personnel may assist in protecting wild lands around structures, when such actions can be accomplished safely. Second priority suppression areas are recreation facilities, including bathrooms and signs. Protection of permittee cattle, equipment, and habitat is third priority for suppression.