Your brigade has been asked to undertake a 'Prescribed Burn'and your First Officer requires you to obtain weather, fuel and topographic information at the burn site to help determine appropriate tactics for the prescribed burn. The site of the proposed burn presents some issues that need to be taken into consideration:
the vegetation is of varying type and density
the terrain is quite steep and undulating
there are houses in close proximity to the burn site
there is heavy traffic running parallel to one perimeter of the burn site.
You will participate in this prescribed burn as a member of a team responsible for 'lighting up' and 'patrolling' one sector of the perimeter. In planning for the burn you will visit the site and obtain data relating to weather and site conditions using a range of Wildfire Prediction Tools. Your team is required to interpret this data and develop a burn planoutlining the tactics your team would adopt to achieve a successful burn outcome.
Your team will present your burn plan to your First Officer and fellow bridage members at a nominated bridage meeting where your plan will be subjected to question and comment. Positive aspects of your plan will be recognised and rewarded with inclusion in the final official QFRS Prescribed burn Plan that you will develop with your First Officer. This official prescribed burn plan will then be submitted to Firecom for final approval for the burn to take place.
You will undertake this prescribed burn (on the date specified on the official prescribed burn plan) and experience first-hand the implications of your input.
Desired Learning Outcomes
By participating in this Learning Activity is it desired that you achieve the following learning outcomes:
Reinforcement and development of your current understanding of fire behaviour fundamentals.
Develop your knowledge and understanding of the core functions of each instrument.
Develop your understanding of the operation of each instrument.
Develop confidence in your ability to use each instrument on the fireground.
Develop your awareness of the applications/implications of the data obtained.
Develop your knowledge of RFS data recording procedures.
Develop your ability to work and communicate effectively in a team.
Hieghten your awareness of the opportunity you have to contribute to your brigade and community
by obtaining these skills.
Let's begin by looking at some fire behaviour fundamentals and in particular the impact that weather, fuel and topography may have on fire behaviour. Click here to continue
Scenario & Task
Your brigade has been asked to undertake a 'Prescribed Burn' and your First Officer requires you to obtain weather, fuel and topographic information at the burn site to help determine appropriate tactics for the prescribed burn. The site of the proposed burn presents some issues that need to be taken into consideration:You will participate in this prescribed burn as a member of a team responsible for 'lighting up' and 'patrolling' one sector of the perimeter. In planning for the burn you will visit the site and obtain data relating to weather and site conditions using a range of Wildfire Prediction Tools. Your team is required to interpret this data and develop a burn plan outlining the tactics your team would adopt to achieve a successful burn outcome.
Your team will present your burn plan to your First Officer and fellow bridage members at a nominated bridage meeting where your plan will be subjected to question and comment. Positive aspects of your plan will be recognised and rewarded with inclusion in the final official QFRS Prescribed burn Plan that you will develop with your First Officer. This official prescribed burn plan will then be submitted to Firecom for final approval for the burn to take place.
You will undertake this prescribed burn (on the date specified on the official prescribed burn plan) and experience first-hand the implications of your input.
Desired Learning Outcomes
By participating in this Learning Activity is it desired that you achieve the following learning outcomes:
by obtaining these skills.
Let's begin by looking at some fire behaviour fundamentals and in particular the impact that weather, fuel and topography may have on fire behaviour. Click here to continue