Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface

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Fire Operations in the
Wildland/Urban Interface
Unit 8
Tactical Operations and
Resource Use in the Interface
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Unit Objectives
• Identify tactics employed in
confronting a fire at a structure.
• List tactical uses of different
resources at an interface incident.
• Given a firing operation in the
interface, list methods used to
protect structures.
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Introduction
Tactics are
decided by
considering fire
environment, stru
cture
defensibility, and
resource
availability.
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Confronting the Fire at the
Structure
• Within spotting zone
• Full containment around structure
• Partial containment around
structure
• No containment around structure
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Tactical Use of Resources –
Hand Crews
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Limitations and Considerations
Discuss some limitations and
considerations of hand-crew use.
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Tactical Use of Resources –
Aircraft
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Limitations and Considerations
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Aircraft – Tactical Planning
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Limitations and Considerations
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Tactical Use of Resources –
Heavy Equipment
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Limitations and Considerations
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Types of Heavy Equipment
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Engines
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Limitations and Considerations
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Firing Operations
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Limitations and Considerations
• Burning out vs. backfiring
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Conclusion
Every resource has different
strengths and weaknesses. Some
resources have specific
applications, whereas others can
perform a wide variety of duties.
Choose accordingly.
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Review Unit Objectives
• Identify tactics employed in
confronting a fire at a structure.
• List tactical uses of different
resources at an interface incident.
• Given a firing operation in the
interface, list methods used to
protect structures.
Unit 8 – Tactical Operations and Resource Use in the Interface
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