This document discusses structure protection tactics for wildland firefighting. It outlines seven structure protection tactical actions including defensive actions taken before, during, and after a fire front arrives, and offensive actions taken to suppress a wildfire before it reaches structures. Both static tactics like anchor and hold where resources remain in place, and dynamic tactics like bump and run where resources are mobile are described. Structure protection involves understanding when different tactics are appropriate based on current and predicted fire behavior.

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• Select a tactical action and
determine if it is offensive or
defensive.
• List the seven structure
protection tactical actions.
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• Structure protection involves an
understanding of tactical operations and
when and where these tactics are
appropriate to the current and predicted
fire behavior.
• In some instances, your mobility is critical
to the task of structure protection. In
other situations, structure protection
requires maintaining static positions.
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• Defensive Mode
– Before arrival of the fire
– When the fire front arrives
– After the fire front passes
• Offensive Mode
– Suppressing the wildfire before it enters the
interface
• Combination of Both
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• Same as purely wildland fire
incident
– Anchor and flank
– Envelopment
– Line construction
– Firing out
– Hot spotting
– Extinguish spot fires
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• Based off structure triage decisions
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Check and Go (Non-Defensible)
Prep and Leave (Non-Defensible)
Prep and Hold (Defensible)
Bump and Run (Defensible)
Anchor and Hold (Defensible)
Fire Front Following (Non-Defensible)
Mop Up and Patrol
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• Non-Defensible
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• Non-Defensible
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• Defensible
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• Defensible
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• Defensible
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• Non-Defensible
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• Defensible
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• Dynamic – Resources need to be
mobile
– Check and Go
– Prep and Go
– Bump and Run
– Fire Front Following
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• Static – Resources
remain at fixed
location
– Prep and Hold
– Anchor and Hold
• Mop up and patrol
can be either
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• Is LCES in place?
• Is an adequate safety zone
available?
– Then you are ready to move from a defensive
tactical posture to an offensive one.
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• Select a tactical action and
determine if it is offensive or
defensive.
• List the seven structure
protection tactical actions.
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