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Fire as Our Ally
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Dave Murcia, NaturalistDave Murcia, NaturalistScott County Conservation Scott County Conservation
BoardBoard DirectorDirector
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QualificationsQualificationsPositions• Firefighter Type
2 (FFT2)• Prescribed Fire
Crewmember (RXCW)
• Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) Trainee
• Burn Boss Type 3 (RXB3) Trainee
• Faller A Trainee
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TrainingTraining• First Aid/CPR 4 hrs.• I-100 Orientation to Incident Command System (ICS) 2 hrs.• S-131 Firefighter Type 1 8 hrs.
• S-390 Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations 24
hrs. • ATV Riders Safety Course 8 hrs. • BHV Learn to BEHAVE Plus 8 hrs.
• Firefighter Refresher 8 hrs. • Principles of Flagging Workshop (IDOT requirement) 4 hrs. • S-212 Wildfire Powersaws 24 hrs. • S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior 32 hrs.
• S-110, 130, 190, Basic Wildland Fire 40 hrs.
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Supportive TrainingSupportive Training
• Refuge Management Training Academy USFWS
120 hrs.• Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) USGS
17 hrs.
• Habitat Management Planning USFWS 12 hrs.
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Role of FireRole of FireEcosystems have evolved, adapted, and
flourished with specific fire regimes since the beginning of time. There are some species that literally depend on
fire.
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What is Prescribed (RX) Fire?What is Prescribed (RX) Fire?
• The application of fire in a controlled & planned method, under defined weather conditions to meet land or ecological management goals.
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Why Burn? ResourceWhy Burn? Resource• Habitat improvement
– Stimulate natives• Warm vs. cool season• Abiotic vs. Biotic
factors
– Invasives, succession– Reduce hazards– Remove litter
• Wildlife improvement– Habitat– Diversity, T&E
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Why Burn? ManagementWhy Burn? Management• Wildland Urban
Interface (WUI)– Reduce hazards– Reduce fuel, litter
• Ecological– Succession vs. treatment
• Educate• Training
– Additional personnel– Maintain
qualifications
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Fire BehaviorFire Behavior• Direct Effects
– Frequency– Intensity– Topography– Weather
•Moisture•Wind
– Fuel loads/models•Dead vs. alive •Fuel ladders
• Indirect Effects– Grazing – Clear cutting– Age class of
vegetation•Mature overgrown•Young understory
– Development•Urban Interface
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Recommended TrainingRecommended Training• NWCG (National Wildfire Coordinating Group) standards• Burn Boss 3 (RxB3): non-complex, low risk prescribed
fire(completed required coursework)
• Burn Boss 1 (RxB1), Burn Boss 2 (RxB2): complex prescribed fires (completed coursework & Burn Boss task book)
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Recommended TrainingRecommended Training• Complex fires should also
included squad bosses who have completed:– Fire Fighter Type 1 training OR– S130, Basic Wildland
Firefighting– S190, Intro to Wildland Fire
Behavior– S131, Advanced Firefighter
Training– S290, Intermediate Wildland
Fire Behavior
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Recommended TrainingRecommended Training• Attend refresher courses and/or perform on
yearly fire assignment • “Red Card” positions must maintain
qualifications:– Completing S130/S190 once– Pass moderate level pack test
• (25 lbs./2 miles/30 mins./yr.)
– Attend a yearly refresher
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Iowa DNR and NWCG Fire Training 2012
• Training CoordinatorRyan Schlater, Fire Specialist (515.233.1161)([email protected])
• Register at: http://www.iowadnr.com/Environment/Forestry/FirePrograms.aspx
• Check out: http://www.nationalfiretraining.net/ea/zone_training.html for other training going on in the Big Rivers Forest Fire Compact area!
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Class/Fee Dates Location/Details
Self Study Courses:Intro to ICSICS for Single Resource & Initial AttackNIMS an IntroductionNational Response Framework, an IntroductionS-190 Intro to Fire BehaviorS-130/L-180 Firefighter Training/Human Factors on the
FirelineS-260 Interagency Incident BusinessS-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire BehaviorSmoC Smoke Management & Air Quality for Land Managers
Field Days for S-130/S-190/L-180RT-130 Annual Fireline RefresherWCT Pack Tests
DNR 8 Hour ClassesIDNR-VFD Wildland Fire OperationsIDNR-VFD Wildland Fire Engine Operations & TacticsIDNR- Prescribed Fire
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Midwest Wildfire Training Midwest Wildfire Training AcademyAcademy
June 2013- Jefferson City, MissouriJune 2013- Jefferson City, Missouri
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Recommended Recommended EquipmentEquipment
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):– Nomex- shirt/pants– High top leather boots– Leather gloves– Fire rated hardhat– Eye/ear protection– Fire shelter/fussees (or alternate ignition
source)– Underclothing of natural fiber
• Underwear, T-shirts, socks
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Recommended Recommended EquipmentEquipment
• Tools– Drip torch(es)– 2-Way radios – Cell phone– Flappers– Rakes– Backpack pumps– Weather kit– First Aid kit– Drinking water
• Additional items– Chainsaw– Fire weather radio– Mobile water
pumper– ATV– Roadway signage
•Road signs•Flagger signs
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Equipment/Property Equipment/Property ProgramsPrograms
• Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP)– Fire Departments– Permanent equipment
and vehicle loans by:• USDA Forest Service• General services
Administration (GSA)• State Forester
• Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) – Rural VFDs– 50/50 cost share grants– Max of $3500/yr– Purchase of
equipment/training
Gail Kantak, IADNR, Fire Supervisor 515/233-1161
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Burn PlansBurn Plans• Recommended
– Objectives & Goals• S.M.A.R.T.
– Specific– Measurable– Achieveable– Related/Relevant– Trackable
– Prescription• Weather• Fire behavior• Smoke management
– Ignition & holding plan• Map• Go-No-Go List
– Contingency plan– Site information
(w/map)– Burn site specific
info– Site preparation– Organization
•Personnel•Equipment
– Mop up– Post burn evaluation
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Maps
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Objectives & GoalsAttribute
NumberIowa FMU Attribute Weighting %
1 WUI Willdland Urban Interface 1.0
2 General Protection-Short Term Recovery .60
3 Social Areas of Special Concern/ Infrastructure .90
4 Sensitive Species/Sensitive Communities .85
5 Threatened and Endangered Species .85
6 Commercial TimberLands .75
7 Natural Areas of Concern .45
8 Cultural/ Historic/ Archeological Resources .51
9 Trust Timber .90
10 Wilderness Areas and Roadless Areas .30
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Partnerships in Partnerships in EducationEducation
• NWCG - Rx/Wildland• USFWS• NRCS • IA DNR
– Smokey Bear Program– Fire Prevention
Materials
• County Conservation Boards– School/Public Programs– Training , technical
assistance
• PSCW– Community Awareness – Landowner assistance
• City Departments– Park & Rec– Public Works
• Permits, landowner assistance
• Riverbend Wildland Stewards/Natural Area Guardians (NAGS)– Landowner assistance
• Volunteer burn crews
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““There are some who can live without wild There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.” – Aldo things, and some who cannot.” – Aldo LeopoldLeopold