18 Watch Out Situations
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- SCOUTED
- Fire not scouted and sized up.
- DAYLIGHT
- In country not seen in daylight.
- ZONES
- Safety zones and escapes routes not identified.
- WEATHER
- Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.
- STRATEGY
- Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
- INSTRUCTIONS
- Instructions and assignments not clear.
- COMMUNICATION
- No communication link with crewmember / supervisor.
- ANCHOR
- Constructing fireline without safe anchor point.
- DOWNHILL
- Building fireline downhill with fire below.
- FRONTAL
- Attempting frontal assault on fire.
- UNBURNED
- Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
- SEE
- Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
- ROLLING
- On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
- HOTTER
- Weather is getting hotter and drier.
- WIND
- Wind increases and/ or changes direction.
- SPOT
- Getting frequent spot fires across line.
- ESCAPE
- Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
- NAP
- Taking a nap near the fireline.