Safety Protocols & Risk Management Flashcards

What is a contingency resource in a prescribed fire plan?

Answer: Additional resources identified in advance that can respond if the fire threatens to escape

Contingency resources are pre-identified and available to support holding forces if the fire exceeds holding capabilities.

Which is the most important factor when selecting a safety zone?

Answer: It must be large enough that personnel can survive without a fire shelter

A true safety zone allows personnel to survive without deploying a fire shelter, accounting for flame length, wind, and slope.

Why is igniting at night considered to carry additional safety risk?

Answer: Reduced visibility makes hazards, spot fires, and personnel harder to see

Darkness limits the ability to see terrain hazards, snags, spot fires, and crew members, requiring extra precautions.

Which weather element trend most strongly signals the need to reassess burn conditions mid-operation?

Answer: A sudden wind shift or increase beyond prescription

Unexpected wind shifts or speeds outside prescription can quickly push fire across holding lines and endanger crews.

What is the best way to handle and store drip torch fuel at a burn site?

Answer: In approved, labeled safety containers kept away from ignition sources and vehicles' exhausts

Approved, labeled fuel containers stored away from heat and ignition sources prevent spills and accidental ignition.

Which qualification is generally required to serve as burn boss on a high-complexity federal prescribed fire?

Answer: Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 (RXB1)

High-complexity burns require a Type 1 Prescribed Fire Burn Boss (RXB1) under NWCG qualification standards.

Under the risk management process in the Incident Response Pocket Guide, what step follows identifying hazards?

Answer: Assess hazards

The process is: situation awareness, hazard assessment, hazard control, decision point, and evaluate.