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A Wildland fire module (WFM), formerly fire use module (FUM), is a 7–10 person team of firefighting personnel dedicated to planning, monitoring and starting fires. They may be deployed anywhere in the United States for resource benefits (fire use), prescribed fire and hazard fuel reduction projects. As inter-agency national resource personnel ...
Incident Command System. ICS basic organization chart (ICS-100 level depicted) The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective. [1]
Category. v. t. e. Fire investigation, sometimes referred to as origin and cause investigation, is the analysis of fire-related incidents. After firefighters extinguish a fire, an investigation is launched to determine the origin and cause of the fire or explosion. [ 1 ] These investigations can occur in two stages.
Ten Standard Firefighting Orders. The Ten Standard Firefighting Orders are a set of systematically organized rules designed by a USDA Forest Service task force to reduce danger to personnel and increase fire fighting efficiency. [1][2] They were introduced in 1957 and since then only the numbering changed, in order to make them easier to memorize.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is a standardized approach to incident management developed by the United States Department of Homeland Security. The program was established in March 2004, [ 1 ] in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive -5, [ 1 ][ 2 ] issued by President George W. Bush.
Wildfire emergency management. The active flame front of the 2007 Zaca Fire in California. Wildfires are outdoor fires that occur in the wilderness or other vast spaces. [ 1 ] Other common names associated with wildfires are brushfire and forest fire. Since wildfires can occur anywhere on the planet, except for Antarctica, they pose a threat to ...
The Incident Commander is the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involved. The Incident Commander sets priorities and defines the organization of the incident response ...
The NFPA 72 "covers the application, installation, location, performance, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm systems, supervising station alarm systems, public emergency alarm reporting systems, fire warning equipment and emergency communications systems (ECS), and their components." [1]