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S-215Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban

Interface

Unit 3Pre-Incident Planning

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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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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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ConclusionHaving a plan before an incident occurs, with relationships already established, will make your efforts safer and more effective.

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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.