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The 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Watch Out Situations, as referenced in the NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461, provide wildland firefighters with a set of consistent best practices and a series of scenarios to be mindful of when responding to a wildland fire.
16 paź 2024 · Remaining alert, keeping calm, thinking clearly, and acting decisively are important components of decision-making on wildland fire incidents. This Standard Firefighting Order illustrates a supervisor providing direction and establishing leader's intent to help a crew working on a growing fire.
Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire. Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known. Post a lookout where there is possible danger
7 sty 2021 · Download the zip file (14 MB) with all 10 Standard Firefighting Orders individual images and the poster.
7 sty 2021 · Download the zip file (14 MB) with all 10 Standard Firefighting Orders individual images and the poster.
The original ten Standard Firefighting Orders were developed in 1957 by a task force commissioned by the USDA-Forest Service Chief Richard E. McArdle. The task force reviewed the records of 16 tragedy fires that occurred from 1937 to 1956.
View the 10 and 18 Poster, PMS 110-18. The orders are arranged according to their importance and grouped in a logical sequence: fire behavior, fireline safety, and organizational control.
