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F i r e O p e r a ti o n s i n t h e W i l d l a n d / U r b a n I n t e r f a c e S-215
Unit 3 – Pre-Incident PlanningSlide 3-1
S-215Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban
Interface
Unit 3Pre-Incident Planning
F i r e O p e r a ti o n s i n t h e W i l d l a n d / U r b a n I n t e r f a c e S-215
Unit 3 – Pre-Incident PlanningSlide 3-2
Unit Objectives• Identify three resources for pre-incident
planning.• List items to consider in pre-incident
planning.• Describe some of the factors to be
considered with the public before an interface incident occurs.
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Unit 3 – Pre-Incident PlanningSlide 3-3
IntroductionPre-incident planning:
• Should be in place before the season or incident
• May be formal or informal• Is jointly prepared by all potentially involved
parties• May contain special considerations or
restrictions
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Pre-Incident Planning Sources• Formal Plans– Firewise Communities– Community Wildfire
Protection Plans• Informal Plans
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Firewise Communities/USA
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Community Wildfire Protection Plans
• Included in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act in 2003
• Intended to help refine priorities for protection of life, property, and improvements in the interface
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Fire Adapted Communities• Fire adapted
communities hold that, with proper community-wide preparation, residents and infrastructure can withstand the devastating effects of a wildfire.
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Pre-Incident Planning• Informal Plans– Can be very simple– Develop familiarity– Easy to refresh
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Pre-Incident Planning: Informal
• Perform reconnaissance of local area• Establish public relations with residents• Develop relationship with local media outlets
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Wildfire Hazards Assessment Technology
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Hazard assessment technology
• Parcel maps• Satellite or internet mapping• Commercial hazard maps
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Pre-incident Planning Items of Importance• Topography• Fuels• Structure
density• Access and egress
What else can you think of?
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Public Interactions Before an Incident
• Residents and property owners• Media
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Unit 3 – Pre-Incident PlanningSlide 3-13
ConclusionHaving a plan before an incident occurs, with relationships already established, will make your efforts safer and more effective.
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Unit 3 – Pre-Incident PlanningSlide 3-14
Review Unit Objectives• Identify three resources for pre-incident
planning.• List items to consider in pre-incident
planning.• Describe some of the factors to be
considered with the public before an interface incident occurs.
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