10 Standard Firefighting Orders And 18 Watch Out Situations

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#1 Standard Firefighting Orders

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Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.

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#2 Standard Firefighting Orders

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Know what your fire is doing at all times.

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#3 Standard Firefighting Orders

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Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.

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#18 Watch Out Situations

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Taking a nap near the fire line.

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#17 Watch Out Situations

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Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.

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#16 Watch Out Situations

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Getting frequent spot fires across the line.

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#4 Standard Firefighting Order

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Identify escape routes and safety zones, and make them known.

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#15 Watch Out Situations

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Wind increases and/or changes direction.

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#5 Standard Firefighting Order

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Post lookouts when there is possible danger.

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#14 Watch Out Situations

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Weather becoming hotter and drier.

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#14 Watch Out Situations

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Weather becoming hotter and drier.

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#6 Standard Firefighting Order

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Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.

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#13 Watch Out Situation

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On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.

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#7 Standard Firefighting Order

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Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor, and adjoining forces.

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#12 Watch Out Situations

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Cannot see main fire; not in contact with someone who can.

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#8 Standard Firefighting Order

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Give clear instructions and be sure they are understood.

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#11 Watch Out Situation

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Unburned fuel between you and the fire.

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#9 Standard Firefighting Orders

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Maintain control of your forces at all times.

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#10 Watch Out Situation

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Attempting frontal assault on fire.

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#10 Standard Firefighting Order

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Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.

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#9 Watch Out Situation

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Building fireline down hill with fire below.

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#8 Watch Out Situation

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Constructing line without safe anchor point.

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#7 Watch Out Situation

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No communication link with crewmembers or supervisor.

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#6 Watch Out Situation

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Instructions and assignments not clear.

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#6 Watch Out Situation

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Instructions and assignments not clear.

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#5 Watch Out Situation

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Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.

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#4 Watch Out Situation

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Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.

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#4 Watch Out Situation

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Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.

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#3 Watch Out Situation

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Safety zones and escape routes not identified.

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#2 Watch Out Situation

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In country not seen in daylight.

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#1 Watch Out Situation

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Fire not scouted and sized up.