KING COUNTY FIRE MODEL PROCEDURE Section 7 Wildland

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1 KING COUNTY FIRE MODEL PROCEDURE Section 7 Wildland Adopted Unknown Revised 01/22/ PURPOSE 1.1 This model procedure is endorsed by the King County Fire Chiefs as a template for planning and training for all fire departments within King County. 1.2 Fire Jurisdictions throughout all three Zones within King County have varying degrees of Wildfire training and equipment and will respond (in accordance with their own policies) to mutual and automatic aid or mobilization requests within or outside the State. 1.3 For strike teams/task forces and/or mobilizations, each King County Zone has preidentified Zone Coordinators that work collaboratively with King County Regional Communications and Emergency Coordination Center (RCECC) and with the South Puget Sound Fire Defense Board who in turn coordinates with 8 other Washington Regional Fire Defense Regions and State Emergency Management. 2.0 REFERENCES 2.1 King County Fire Resource Plan 2.2 South Puget Sound Regional Fire Defense Plan 2.3 Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan 2.4 IRPG Fireline Handbook (Redbook) Mobilization Forms Other Model Procedure Documents: Definitions - Appropriate Line Gear and Logistical Needs 3.0 INTRODUCTION 3.1 Wildland Firefighting resources are organized to provide support to local, regional and state jurisdictions in the area of technical advice, apparatus and staffing, response and support for fires occurring in the interface and wildland. 3.2 Wildland Resources are intended to augment the efforts of local and regional jurisdictions and does not relieve the host agency s responsibilities, nor replace existing contracts or agreements. 3.3 Wildland Firefighting Resources in King County are comprised of independent departments that have the resources and training for this special capability. Section 7 - Wildland Page 1 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

2 4.0 DEFINITIONS 4.1 NWCG = National Wildfire Coordinating Group 4.2 STL = Strike Team Leader as certified by NWCG (any ST needs a STL assigned) 4.3 TFL = Task Force Leader as certified by NWCG (any TF needs a TFL assigned) 4.4 Crew Boss = run up to a 20 person crew as certified by NWCG 4.5 Squad Boss = Also known as an NWCG FFT1 (Firefighter Type 1) Can run up to 6 firefighters 4.6 Carded = certified by the NWCG to the required level needed 4.7 Incident Types Type 5 day to day, short term Type 4 day to day, longer term (two alarm house fire) Type 3 extended operations (greater than 12 hours, call in Type 3 team (Seattle/Metro) Type 2 these are State Teams to that manage complex incidents Type 1 manage large incidents with responders 4.8 Apparatus Typing Type 1 Eng Structural 300 gallon, 1000 GPM pump, master stream Type 2 Eng Structural 300 gallon, 500 GPM pump, master stream Type 3 Eng Wildland 500 gallon, 150 GPM pump and roll Type 4 Eng Wildland 750 gallon, 50 GPM pump and roll Type 5 Eng Wildland 400 gallon, 50 GPM pump and roll Type 6 Eng Wildland 150 gallon, 50 GPM pump and roll Type 7 Eng Wildland 50 gallon, 10 GPM pump and roll Support 1 Tender 4000 gallon, 300 GPM 50 PSI pump and no roll Support 2 Tender 2500 gallon, 200 GPM 50 PSI pump and no roll Support 3 Tender 1000 gallon, 200 GPM 50 PSI pump and no roll Tactical 1 Tender 2000 gallon, 250 GPM 150 PSI pump and roll Tactical 2 Tender 1000 gallon, 250 GPM 150 PSI pump and roll Type 1 Aerial Greater than ground ladders Type 2 Aerial Less than ground ladders 4.9 Wildland Handline Team Engine (type 3-6) Crew-members (2 of which should be carded fallers or 1 Class B Faller or above) Crew Boss (Red Card) Squad Boss (FFT1) Used to contain fire in a wooded area, cut fire-line, do burnout, assist with interface situations, extinguishing deep seated fires, etc. The group can be broken into independent squads (6 person ea.). Note: A wild land engine or tender may be needed to support a hand crew. Mobilization of a hand line team is expected to take approx. 1 hour in addition to travel time Wildland Engine Strike Team Section 7 - Wildland Page 2 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

3 Engines (type 3-6) off-road (2 to 4 assigned per unit) STL (Red Card or has a Team Leader in training) ALS Unit (local/regional response only not State unless requested) 4.11 Wildland Task Force Engines (type 3-6) off-road (2 to 4 assigned per unit) Tender (type S1-3) ALS Unit (local/regional response only not State unless requested) STL (Red Card or has a Team Leader in training) Utilized in areas known to be deficient of an adequate water supply 4.12 Interface Task Force Utilized for structural protection Engines (type 1-2) Engines (type 3-6) Tenders type S ALS unit (local/regional response only not State unless requested) TFL and TFL in training (1 must be Red Carded) 4.13 Rural Task Force Engines (type 1-2) Tenders (type S1-3) ALS unit (local/regional response only not State unless requested) TFL and TFL in training (1 must be Red Carded) NOTE: The ALS Unit is for team support during local & regional responses, not State Mobilizations unless requested. 5.0 PROCEDURE - Wildland Resource Deployment/Request 5.1 Local Response - Wildland resources throughout King County are available through Mutual Aid Agreement through each Zones respective dispatch center. When there are not enough available resources within King County, a request needs to go to the Regional Coordinator. 5.2 South Puget Sound Regional Fire Defense Board - King County, Kitsap, Pierce and Mason Counties form the South Puget Sound Fire Defense Board. This Board has a Chair (Regional Coordinator) and representatives from each County (County Representative) and a Department of Natural Resources Representative. The Board meets monthly to coordinate the South Puget Sound Regional Fire Defense Plan (all hazards fire response) in coordination with the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan. 5.3 Regional Response - When Local and King County Mutual Aid resources are depleted, a jurisdiction may request an element of Wildland Fire Fighting (or all hazards) from outside King County to respond from the South Puget Sound Region. This request needs to go through the respective KC Dispatch Center to Pierce County Fire Communications. Pierce Fire Communications will call the Regional Coordinator (see below) for response coordination. Section 7 - Wildland Page 3 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

4 5.4 State Mobilization Response Conditions for the request when local jurisdiction has or will expend all available: Local Resources, Mutual aid resources, special resources are not available, jurisdiction agrees to comply with Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan Request must be made by the Local Fire Chief to Regional Coordinator to State EOC to WSP Mobilization Coordinator to Chief of WSP to EOC for response The respective County Coordinators and determine the status of available resources for mobilization response from their Zone. The King County Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) and Zone Coordinators should be notified and daily updates provided on situation status, anticipated additional requests, and state wide incident status from the regional coordinator. 5.5 Deployment of resources for mobilizations shall follow the following guidelines: Personnel that are assigned as members of an Incident Management Team (IMT) shall respond with their IMT when requested by the Team. Their Zone Coordinator shall be informed when they are deployed and when they return. This will be relayed to the County and Regional Coordinator Requests for Strike Team or Task Force Leaders shall come through the Regional or County Coordinator. Assignments will be made on a rotational basis from eligible personnel that have indicated their availability to participate Specifically named requests will be honored for assignments where that individual possesses unique skill sets that are limited to that person within the County, or are otherwise unavailable for others to fill. These named requests should still be channeled back to the Zone, County, or Regional Coordinator to assure the request is being appropriately filled Any agency that receives a resource request will channel the request back through the Zone, County, or Regional Coordinator. Where the request will be evaluated and filled as per current practices Any personnel receiving a direct request shall channel the request back through the Zone, County, or Regional Coordinator. Where the request will be evaluated and filled as per current practices. Section 7 - Wildland Page 4 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

5 6.0 RESPONSIBILITY 6.1 When resources are requested from within KC, the resources assigned should be equally shared as much as possible to reduce impact on one particular Zone. The Zone Coordinators should be working wth the regional and county representative for coordination. 6.2 Whether within King County or for Regional or State Mobilizations, when resources including TF/ST s are assigned from King County, the sending KC Zone Coordinator(s) should notify the King County Emergency Coordination Center and the other two zone coordinators and provide details of the event, periodic updates, and notification when resources have been demobilized. 6.3 Any costs incurred for non-fire department equipment ordered through Command will be the sole responsibility of the jurisdiction having authority. Helicopters for reconnaissance should be requested through the IC to King County PD or OEM. Helicopters and Overhead to manage them for suppression needs to be requested through Washington Department of Natural Resources South Puget Region. Costs for aircraft are the sole responsibility of the jurisdiction having authority. 6.4 Dozers, tenders (non-fire service), fallers, inmate hand crews or other special equipment should be requested through Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) if not available through existing local agreements. WADNR maintains a current list for these resources. 6.5 Agencies need to identify location of incident, type of fire situation, on scene command designator; communications talk group or frequency, size of incident, and projected growth of incident. Local/Regional mutual aid mobilization of a wildland element is expected to take approximately one hour, adding response time to the hour. For State Mobilizations, two hours are needed. 6.6 The requested element of the division will report to either the scene (if so directed) or to the Staging Area or other check-in location, as so designated. Supervisor for the element will report to the Command Post for a briefing prior to committing the resource. 6.7 Resources are a critical consideration when activated. Water tenders assigned to the Task Force should be kept with their assigned TF/ST Leader and should not be considered for use in other areas. Engine (type 1-2) Strike Teams/Task Forces should be utilized for structural protection, and are not included as a wildland element, but can be managed by wildland command. PHONE ROSTER [WILDLAND] South Puget Handline Team Valley Comm. Eastside Fire & Rescue Handline Team NORCOM Pierce Co. FIRECOM King Co. Police Mt. View Dist EFR B71 FOR REGIONAL RESOURCES King, Pierce, Mason, Kitsap Counties Section 7 - Wildland Page 5 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

6 King Co. OEM Fax Washington Department of Natural Resources [South Puget] Day Dispatch Night Fax Ron Zsigmondovics cell King Co. Coordinator work Dan Smith Region Coordinator Current Resources 2/24/11 AGENCY Wildland Interface Engine (Type 1- Tenders Engine (Type 3,4,5,6) 3) Eastside Fire Duvall Fire Maple Valley Mt. View Dist Fall City Woodinville Bellevue Vashon Island South King PSSC Dist Enumclaw Burien/N. 1 Highline Port of Seattle 1 BOEING 1 Initial Attack Checklist Obtain Legal Description: Section Township Range Best Access Fuels & Terrain Resources Enroute (mark route to fire) (use Map page for planning) (for resource consideration) (are they appropriate?) Weather/Fire Behavior Forecast What additional Resources? STAGING AREA Wildland Team DNR Rep. DNR Inmate DNR Engines Dozer Section 7 - Wildland Page 6 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

7 Helicopter (for homes threatened or inaccessible terrain) >Go through DNR to obtain HAZARDS Slope Rocky Terrain Heavy Fuels Snags Expected Fire Behavior Smoke Column / Color Lookout Communication Escape Routes Safety Zones (post) (ensure) (establish, mark and brief line personnel) (establish, mark and brief line personnel) Tactics Direct Attack Indirect Attack (identify control line locations) Attack Head or Flank Type of Control Line Existing Barriers (handline, dozer, wetline) (Roads, natural change in fuels) Direction of spread is toward? (Structures? Volatile Fuels?) Update Dispatch & DNR SAFETY CHECKLIST Yes No Have you sized-up the fire? Yes No Do you have a current fire weather forecast? Yes No Is the observed fire weather consistent with the forecast Yes No Can you control the fire with the current and ordered resources Yes No Have you developed a plan to attack the fire? Direct or indirect, anchor points, escape routes, safety zones, structure protection. Yes No Have you briefed all incoming crews and given incident objectives to on scene units Yes No Lookouts in place or can you see all of fire area? Section 7 - Wildland Page 7 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

8 Yes No Can you communicate with all on scene and dispatch Yes No Escape routes and safety zones are established, marked and briefed. If using the black; is it completely burned and will not re-burn Yes No Safety and standard fire orders are being followed Yes No Have you updated dispatch Yes No Will you control the fire before the next operational period Yes No Do you have a complete list of ordered resources Yes No If the fire will go to next operational period; who will manage it and what overhead do you need Section 7 - Wildland Page 8 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

9 Helicopter Procedure for Wildland Fires DNR manages their aviation assets on a state wide, as needed, basis. Often fire danger indicators cause them to relocate helicopters east of the Cascades resulting in extended response times. Calling early for this resource is wise due to the reflex time involved. We would generally utilize their service for Interface fires only. Fires on DNR protected areas will usually get a DNR helicopter, depending on availability. Criteria for calling would be a fire threatening homes where ground resources could not get a quick handle on the approaching fire due to fire intensity, lack of resources, or a fire threatening multiple homes. Fires in inaccessible areas may be another use. As well as to cool and hold a fire and its progression so crews can get close to it. Procedure: Request if: - Fire threatening home(s) and your unable to slow it. - Your position is being threatened Have Fire Dispatch call DNR and provide needed information to the dispatcher. Location [Lat./Long], type of fire, what is threatened, duration needed and ground contact. A DNR Representative needs to be requested to manage the operation of the helicopter. A Wildland Team Leader can act as Air Ops. Until a DNR representative arrives. Capabilities include: Bucket Drops with 110 or 144 gallons Transport of personnel to a helispot (LZ) Transport of equipment via long line sling Recon of the incident Do not call for this resource unless it is clear from reports that there is a definite Interface situation. Most fires can be handled with the equipment on your engine.. Section 7 - Wildland Page 9 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018

10 Helicopter Checksheet For Wildland Fires Recognize need Interface fire > Threatening Structures No access to fire Your position is threatened with no Escape Route Call Washington DNR via Dispatch. ( day) ( night. ask for Standby Person) Request Helicopter and DNR Representative to scene Request Eastside Fire Team Leader Provide the following: location type of fire what is threatened duration needed frequency ( REDNET) Inform all personnel of rotor operations Section 7 - Wildland Page 10 of 9 Revised: 01/22/2018