Are you ready for the 2014 Wildland Fire Season?

The 2014 season may be one of the worst on record. Prepare yourself now with the Wildland Fire Incident Management Guide. It is an essential tool for all firefighting personnel. Topics include:

FIREFIGHTING SAFETY

Risk Management
Wildland Fire Safety Culture and Principles
Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment
Fatigue, Nutrition, and Hydration
Driving Limitations
Smoke Impairment of Roads: Assessment and Response
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Injury and Fatality Procedures
Burn Injury Procedures
Night Operations
Firing Equipment
Chain Saws
Incident-Generated Hazmat
Media Access Guidelines: General Policy and Guidelines
Safety Responsibilities of Wildland Fire Supervisors

OPERATIONAL GUIDES

Initial Attack
Duties of an Initial Attack Incident Commander
Fire Suppression Strategies
Initial Attack Safety Checklist
Extended Attack
Characteristics of an Extended Attack Incident
Extended Attack Safety Checklist
Large Fire Management Teams
Area Command, Unified Command, and Transfer of Command
Incident Commander Briefing
Incident Commander's Checklist
Urban Interface
Wildland/Urban Interface "Watch Out" Situations
Structure Triage Guidelines
Structure Assessment Checklist and Structure Protection Guidelines

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Command and General Staff, Operations, Air Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance and Administration, and Demobilization
Organization Chart
Position Checklists
Planning
Planning Process
Factors to Consider When Locating and Laying Out an Incident Base or Camp

REFERENCE

Portable Pumps and Hydraulics
Formula for Determining Pump Pressure
Reminders for Using Portable Pumps and Hose Lays
Drafting Guidelines
Expected Output of Commonly Used Portable Pumps at Sea Level
General Rules for Fireline Hydraulics
Friction Loss by Hose Size and Type
Foam-Foam Use, Foam Mixture Rates, Foam for Direct Attack, Foam for Indirect Attack, Foam for Mop Up, Foam for Exposure Protection, and Foam Safety
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fireline Explosives
Hazmat Checklist for Incident Base Management
Use of Inmate Crews
Interagency Crew Qualifications and Equipment Standards
Minimum Crew Standards for National Mobilization
Engine and Water Tender Typing (Minimum Requirements)
Common Additional Needs for Engines and Tenders
Air Tankers
Helicopters

CLEAR TEXT GUIDES

ICS Map Display Symbols
Conversion Factors for Map Scale
Formula for Area and Circumference of a Circle
Acreage Determination Factors
Conversion Factors
Incident Command System Forms
Resource Status Card
Distances and Formulas for Estimating Fire Size
What the Color and Column of Smoke May Mean
Fire Suppression Interpretations from Flame Length
Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment
Indicators of Incident Complexity

Wildland Fire Incident Management Guide (2014) - häftad, Engelska, 2014