S-330 Group Workbook

Instructions:

• Each group will have their own workbook.
• For each scenario, please select 1 person to be the scribe. Having more than 1 person typing at the same time can ruin the format. (double click boxes to add text)
• The font size of each box will automatically adjust as you fill in the box.
• Remember there is an “Undo” button on the top let of the screen below the “File” option.

Unit 0 Exercise: Expectations

1. Learn from experience from everyone in the class in general

2. Learn how to be a more effective resource manager

3. Keeping resources on task and organized

4 .Knowing what the expectations of a task force and strike team leader are

5. Learn how to deal with difficult/ un prepared resources

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Instructions:

• As a group, develop a list of 4-6 expectations for the course and/or things you wish to focus on/learn.
• Have at least 1 expectation from each group member

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• Be ready to present in 10 minutes

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Unit 1 Exercise: Marre Fire Resource Order Status System

• Incident/Project Order Number
• Reporting Time & Location
• Location of Camp
• “O-??” Number
• Phone Numbers for dispatch (who to contact)
• Names of other resources
• Radio Frequencies

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• Calling the dispatch center
• Agency websites - indices
• Weather apps for local area
• Personal relationships with staff in that area
• Local knowledge on the crew’s

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Pro’s: Get to know the crew better, better know capabilities, direct line of communication (more face-to-face), better resource accountability

Con’s: Less able to scout line, more fixed to the location of the crew, less able to take on other resources, less capabilities of handling logistics (camp, hose, pumps, etc.)

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Improve the situation: rent a truck, check local offices for a spare truck

Instructions:

Refer to the completed resource order for Overhead.

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OVERHEAD RESOURCE ORDER

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Read the following Marre Fire update briefing:

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You have been ordered as a Strike Team Leader Crew for the Marre Fire on the Los Padres National Forest in southern California. You are to report to the Sequoia National Forest supervisor’s office in Porterville, California to join up with two agency hired AD crews. Due to a lack of vehicles, you will ride with the crews en route to the incident.

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Instructions:

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• Working in your group, discuss what information about your assignment can be obtained from the resource order and your dispatch office.
• Discuss methods for finding other information.
• Your travel situation may not be ideal. What are some pros and cons about your travel situation. What can you do once you reach the incident to improve your situation?

Unit 1 Exercise: Marre Travel

PART 1. Head east towards highway 99s, then travel south towards bakersfield, then take 43 west and connects with 58, then go south on 33 and take the 150 33 junction south. From there travel north on 217 along the coast and take the 154 road until you arrive at the fire.

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PART 2. Make sure bus is pulled off road in safe place, see if bus has spare tire and capability to change it. Document situation, called Dispatch and inform them. Keep both resources together.

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BURNT AXLE BEARING- document situation, detriment time restrictions ahead with swapping out buggies and see if lodging and meals are needed. Contact dispatch.

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NEW BUS- inspect new bus and make sure it is going to be sufficient for the job and terrain expected, and inspect according to the contract requirements

Instructions:

Using the map below, develop a travel plan for you and your crews.

You are in Porterville, and you have received your strike team of crews (Black Eagle #2 and Black Eagle #4

MARRE TRAVEL MAP

Part 1: Be prepared to brief the class: (10 Min)

• Plan your travel route and brief your resources on the travel plan.

Part 2: Discuss what actions TFLD/STL would take for the events: (10 Min)

• While en route to the incident base, one of the crew buses reports a flat tire. What is your responsibility?
• The axle bearing is also burned out. Now what do you do?
• You receive another bus. What is your first action?

Do you have any examples of personnel problems/conflicts they have encountered (such as attitudes, cultural differences, agency conflict, etc.), and methods they used to resolve them?

Unit 1 Exercise: Check-In to the Incident

Instructions:

Complete the Check-in process using the information you have gathered so far :

ICS 211 Form

• Answer the ICS 211 Incident Check-In List questions in the text box.
• Check-in yourself as STCR Leader and Black Eagle #2 and Black Eagle #4

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Unit 2 Exercise: Marre Update- Pre-Engagement Briefing

Briefing at 0600 - single resource and above

TFLD instead of a strike team due to the dozer

0600 is earliest start time on CTR’s

2:1 work to rest ratio is being enforced

Showers closed 2400-0430

Only crew supervisor and above to sign-out equipment

Firing devices need general message from Ops Section Chief or IC

Dinner will be ready at 2030 (normally at 1800) - Breakfast ready at 0430

Comm’s Plan and weather report for the day

INFORMATION MISSING:

Fire behavior Lunches

Contact information

Medical Staff (REM teams, line medics, etc.)

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Instructions:

• What information did you gather that is important for your operation?

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• What information was missing?

Unit 2 Exercise: ICS Coordination Exercise

1. Finance Section: Finance Section Chief, Time Unit, Cost Unit, Compensation Claim Unit, Time recorder, procurement unit

Operations Section: Op’s section chief, Division’s/Group supervisors, Air group operations, branch directors, air attack, FBAN, staging, structure protection specialist

• Personal and crew CTR’s, compensation and claim for lost/broken equipment (bus problems), travel shift ticket signed, strictly enforcing 2:1 based on the bus delay, division supervisor at OP’s briefing for goals for the day and if they saw the fire yesterday,

Instructions:

Each group will be assigned one ICS section (command, operations, plans, logistics, and finance).

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1. Identify common ICS positions within your assigned section areas.

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• Based on the events you have experienced up until now, what interactions will you have with members of your assigned ICS function, and what information should be exchanged?

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Document your answers in the Google Workbook for your group and be prepared to present to the class in 10 minutes.

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ICS Organizational Components

Visual 2.8

Unit 3 Exercise 3.1: Operational Briefing

3. Meet up location, safety zones pre designated? Available resources , expected fire behavior and weather, supplies needed for daily mission,

Purpose:

Participate in an Operational Briefing for the Marre Fire and prepare for the Division Breakout Briefing and Tactical Engagement Briefing.

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Instructions:

Review the Incident Action Plan and Marre Fire Map

1. Take notes as you would during a real operational period briefing and be prepared to deliver a tactical engagement briefing to your crew.
2. Start your ICS 214 for the shift (NEXT SLIDE)

Be prepared to answer this question:

• What additional information should be given or asked for at the division breakout briefing?

Unit 3 Exercise 3.2: Division Breakout Briefing

Missing role call, what time wheels rolling at end of day, what are the adjoining resources, iwi plan, no contingency plan and trigger points. Lack of qualified fallers and falling bosses ( if type 1 crew can supply great if not try to see if any are available on another division).

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Instructions:

**The Instructor will perform the Division Breakout Briefing (Instructor Guide Page 3.9-3.11)**

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MARRE FIRE TOPO MAP.

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Locate the following on the exercise map using the “topo map” above:

Drop point 16/Figueroa Mountain

Catway Road

Road 8N03

Davey Brown Campground

Willow Spring Canyon

Manzana Creek Drainage

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1. After reviewing the topo map, any questions/concerns?
2. In your groups, discuss what information is missing for a tactical engagement briefing.
3. Make a list of possible information that is missing or that you would more clarification on.

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Unit 3 Exercise 3.3: Travel to DP 16

1. Narrow one lane road is escape route with roadside brush, dozer boss has been on the fire for several days, structures scattered throughout, access road is also control line, good black along road in some parts,

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• Heavy traffic due to shift change, walk cats uproad, escape route is single track road also used as control line, why has dozer boss been there for two days without a resource. Long travel times to and from lookout to main road. Shaky weather forecast lately, if todays correct weather shift will push activity towards our area.

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Instructions:

Make a note of fire spread location with each video or map update slide.

Watch the video clip below.

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In your groups, discuss:

1. What additional SA do you have?
2. Based on SA, what concerns do you have?

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Refer to the IRPG Risk Management Process (RMP) and identify safety zones and escape routes.

Unit 3 Exercise 3.4: Debrief From Night Resources

1. Fire the completed dozer line, fire in Willow Springs Canyon, East Wind blowing across line, do we have necessary tools to complete the firing operation on the line, do the strike teams have good escape routes if the fire blows across line,
2. Rushed firing operation with minimal planning, are all resources aware of the new plan (adjacent divisions too), sufficient water and where are fill sites for holding operations (turnaround time), air operations in the area or can we can air operations to standby, stage dozer at DP16 for quicker access to firing operation, is the cat-line driveable?, lookouts need to be placed

Instructions:

Watch the video clip and click the map update below for resource locations.

MARRE FIRE MAP UPDATE

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Question:

1. What additional direction and SA do you have?
2. Do you now have additional concerns?

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Revisit the Risk Management Process.

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Unit 3 Exercise 3.5: Marre Division Tactical Briefing

SITUATION-

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1.change from completing and improving dozer line to a firing operation

2. Lost second resource dozer to another mission

3. Keep wind direction and topography in mind

4. Expect higher fire behavior with current fire behavior and burning ops

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Mission/Execution-

1. Identify individual incharge of operation
2. Complete burnout operation and hold line in place from 16 to catway road
3. Stage the dozer at dp16 , black eagle crews holding line with engine support from 3660c strike team with water tender #3 at dp16
4. Type 1 crew burning out
5. Split hotshot emts to split up to provide better medical response across burning op.

COMMS-

1. Tac 13 and command 4 , A/G normal
2. Need to figure out watch tac channel Echo is actually on/ will reach out to division D knows and will go from there if unknown
3. Trade cell phone numbers and names with all single resources.

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SERVICE/SUPPORT-

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1. HEQB stay close to task force for use of vehicle
2. Check if crews have people confident talking to aircraft and who is each crews ground contact
3. Other holding resources are the 1566c engine strike team and two HCs located on catway
4. Charlie in mop-up and may be able to loan an engine /Echo may be able to loan a crew and supplies

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RISK MANAGEMENT-

1. Escape route and safety zones
2. Dp 16 inadequate for all resources assigned to division
3. Escape route is still figarou mountain road
4. Trigger points- change in wind speed , frequent spot fires, rh drops below 20,
5. Assign some crew members as lookouts and to take weather every 30 minutes
6. Secondary safety zone is good black next to tower previously burnt out at start of shift

Purpose: To give students practice in tactical briefings.

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Instructions:

Deliver a tactical briefing using the following format. Refer to the IRPG.

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SITUATION

How has your actual assignment changed from the assignment given in the incident action plan?

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MISSION/EXECUTION

Describe how you will deploy your task force to complete the assignment.

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COMMUNICATIONS

Are communications adequate? (Face to face and radio.)

The TAC frequency for Division E in the IAP is different from that in the communication plan received on the previous day.

• How will this affect operations on your division?
• Who should you contact to confirm the change?

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SERVICE/SUPPORT

Coordinate with adjacent resources. Adequate supplies to conduct burnout.

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RISK MANAGEMENT

Describe your escape routes and safety zones.

• Who is functioning as a lookout and what information do you give to the lookout(s)?
• Identify management action points (also known as “trigger points”).

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Unit 3 Exercise 3.6: Firing Operations

Completed as a group

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Instructions:

Watch the video clip below (firing operation).

Note the location of the safety zone: SAFETY ZONE MAP

1. How does this new information affect the TFLD/STL decision making process?

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Unit 3 Exercise 3.7: Marre Update - Activity Increases

1. Division echo notices new column in mazam creek drainage and pulls crews from line at 11:22 due to increased fire behavior, ames dozer and supporting hcs move to catway rd to start burning off that portion,
2. Making sure all forces are aware of the new plans and changes on other divisions, make sure lookouts still have good eyes on situation, how weather has changed and if burning is still a good plan.

Instructions:

Watch the video clip below (increased fire behavior and assignment change).

1. Document current activities and/or changes.
2. Working in an Overhead position, what should you be planning/thinking about?

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Review the map update: MAP UPDATE

Unit 3 Exercise 3.8: Situation Awareness

Updated SA gained- conditions are changing across the fire as a whole, resources are having to adjust and pull out due to fire activity, learned how fuels are reacting from spot fires on first burn op.

1 . active, increasing in intensity, fire is predictable at this time.

2. Seems rushed again , moving us towards a place were they just pulled off other resources, hesitant.

3. Keep same configuration as first burn op ( expect hoselay not in place) move engine strike team and tender over to help support new op.

Purpose: To increase students’ situation awareness through a combination of discussion, map work, and question and answer sessions.

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Instructions:

In groups, discuss what additional SA they have acquired. Review the RMP, identify new risks and the consequences of the new risks, and answer the following questions:

1. How would you describe the fire environment at this time?
2. What are your thoughts about your new assignment?
3. Describe how you will deploy your task force to complete your new assignment.

Unit 3 Exercise 3.9: New Assignment

1. Reaction to new spot fire- hitch a ride with your heqb and get eyes on the fire, acknowledge request but confirm with div to either create a new plan to assist or continue on current mission and let him gather extra help
2. Inform the div that they have reported another spot fire across catway road and are requesting help from the strike team, mention that your crew is already on the move to new task but can be re routed back if needed.
3. Attempt to construct line from dp16 going as direct as possible and burn out where you can until you have wrapped the fire from the bottom then coming back onto catway road.
4. Using the holding strike team who reported the fire break off several squads to begin a direct handline while engine crews follow attempting to cool the fire edge. If division re assigns you and resources use the dozer the create stronger control lines and have one crew assist in handline and another assist in bringing down water.

Purpose: To give students practice adjusting to new information and new assignments.

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Instructions:

Watch the video clip below.

A map update is on slide 36. UPDATED MAP

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Complete the following:

1. What is your reaction to the new spot fire and request for assistance from the engine captain?
2. What do you tell the Division D supervisor?
3. On the map, where you would construct line to stop the spread of the new spot fire?
4. What, if any, combination of resources would you use to accomplish this task in a timely manner?

Unit 3 Exercise 3.10: Response To Spot Fire

• How are the weather conditions, fire behavior and objectives/tactics changing
• Are all of the resources on the division aware of the new tactics
• Is LCES still in place and effective
• Are previously established trigger points being met, and do we need to set new ones
• This is a lot of moving pieces undering a fast changing situation, is there still accountability for all the resources
• Will previously designated escape routes and safety zones still be viable with change in fire behavior.

Instructions:

Review the graphics on slide 38 (response to spot fire 2).

MAP UPDATE

1. As you look at the risk management process and identify frequent spot fires are occurring, what are some things you should be thinking about?

Don't forget to update your ICS-214 Activity Log.

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Unit 3 Exercise 3.11: Escape Routes/Safety Zones

1. Wind shift from NE to SE. Fire has jumped Willow Springs canyon and is making an uphill run, escape route down catway has been cut off, a strong column has been formed in mazam creek drainage, the winds have became less predictable and are starting to suck into the column, unable to make radio contact due to high usage of the frequency

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• people are starting to panic impacting there safe decision making abilities, wind and slope being aligned with escape route being cut off, distance from safety zones and lack of good comms with adjoining forces, still lack of reliable self transport.

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• Gather resources and if terrain allows instruct dozer to start pushing out a safety zone and have crews prep surrounding area for back burn. Have look outs continue to attempt contact with div to update on what is happening with your task force and see if they have devised a new plan that better aligns with current situation.

Instructions:

Watch the video clip.

A map update is available. UPDATED MAP

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1. What SA changes to the environment have you noticed?
2. What are your concerns at this time?
3. What are your next steps to stabilize the issues/concerns?

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Unit 3 Exercise 3.12: Modifying the Tactical Plan

1. Frequent spot fires over the first control line and paying more attention to set trigger points, safety zone not be adequate safety zone and having to move it mid ops, strong wind shifts in speed and direction through the day,
2. No, going from dozer line and improving them to hurried burn ops did not give proper time for LCES and risk management process. Operation should have not taken place and some levels of complacency was part of it.
3. Spots fires, wind changes, adjoining division pulling of while we continued
4. Better safety zones, better comms, actually paying attention to trigger points. Dont have multiple resources spread throughout attempting to burn multiple pieces of line in a rush.

Purpose: Analyze tactical decisions made prior to the entrapment and identify indicators or trigger points that may have been ignored. Students can identify possible tactical or risk management solutions that may have prevented the entrapment.

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Instructions:

1. Discuss the chain of events associated with the Marre Fire and identify events leading up to the entrapment. Demonstrate how you would have modified the tactical plan while utilizing the risk management process.
2. Discuss the questions below and present your answers to the class.
3. The tactical plan was modified from the original morning briefing due to changes in the predicted fire weather and fire activity. Was this plan adequate?
4. What were some indicators that lead to the entrapment and were trigger points set or ignored prior to signs of a changing fire environment?
5. What are some alternative tactical or risk management solutions that may have avoided this entrapment?

Unit 3 Exercise 3.13: Night Resources Arrive

1. What do you do and why?

Stay and brief the incoming resources - so we can tell night shift resources what happened during the day, give the most updated information about the fire, and maybe what would be good priorities or areas of concern to monitor over night

• Whom do you communicate with?

Incoming TFLD and Strike Teams for night shift, share with day DIVS what you experienced so he can pass along important information

• What other considerations do you have?

Pass along what we did, so they can learn and not repeat the same mistakes

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Night resources arrive; it is 1930 hours. Your task force has been relieved.

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Your options are:

1. Return to camp with your task force.
2. Stay and brief the incoming resources.

Questions:

1. What do you do and why?
2. Whom do you communicate with?
3. What other considerations do you have?

Unit 3 Exercise 3.14: Marre After Action Review (AAR)

What was planned: Originally build and improve control lines, then changed to conducting a burn operation with little planning

What actually happened: Multiple burn operations across the division

Effective: resources remained flexible to changing plans

Non-effective: tactics during the burn operation, communication, proper safety zones identified prior to engaging. Trigger points (weren’t focused on and tactics were not changed accordingly when they were met)

Why did it happen?

Rushed burning operation with little planning, lack of LCES and risk management process, changing weather conditions and extreme fire behavior

What can we do next time?

Better planning and communication, more attention to trigger points, speak up to leadership when issues are identified

Instructions:

In your groups, conduct an AAR and answer the following:

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What was planned?

Review the primary objectives and expected action plan.

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What actually happened?

Review the day’s actions:

• Identify and discuss effective and non- effective performance.

• Identify barriers that were encountered and how they were handled.

• Discuss all actions that were not standard operating procedure or those that presented safety problems.

• Identify lessons learned and best practices to apply in future situations.

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Why did it happen?

Discuss the reasons for ineffective or unsafe performance.

Concentrate on WHAT, not WHO, is right.

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What can we do next time?

Determine lessons learned and how to apply them in the future.

Unit 4 Exercise: Personnel & Equipment Time

1. Yes, not signing shift tickets for days that I wasn’t there.
1. Try to track down who the supervisor was for that dozer on the previous days
2. Problem with 2:1 work to rest. What was the fire doing, was overworking necessary or approved from higher up the chain of command.
2. Sign none, weren’t there to see work or hours.
3. Coach the operator on how to find his supervisor, how to read IAP, talk to the right people. Also tell him when during the shift he should get shift tickets signed. If he was truly an unassigned resource, then he needs to track down somebody in camp for assistance.
4. Forging work hours, possibly contact time, division or previous resource boss
5. Yes, if the transport was retained or was used that day to move equipment.

Instructions:

In groups, read the following scenario and answer the questions.

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Scenario:

While completing your administrative responsibilities, the Heavy Equipment Boss assigned to your task force approaches you for equipment time signatures. You notice there are three separate tickets, one for each of the previous three days. The Heavy Equipment Boss explains to you there was no supervisor for the dozer during those three days. While reviewing the shift ticket, you notice that the hours reported exceed the 2:1 ratio on two of the three days.

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Questions:

1. Do you have a problem? If so, what steps do you take?
2. Do you sign none, part, or all of the dozer time? Explain.
3. How could you prevent this from happening again?
4. What are the potential issues and who would need to be involved?
5. Should you be concerned about equipment time for a contract transport with the dozer?

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Unit 5 Exercise: Marre Initial Attack

There is a map for this in your group’s Jamboard

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Assignment Part 1:

1. Develop a tactical plan to include structure protection and burnout for the operational period on the ICS 201. What alternatives do you have to the ICS 201?
2. Develop an order for additional resources.
3. Develop incident objectives on the ICS 201. What alternative forms might an Incident Commander/ TFLD/STL typically carry?
4. Create a briefing sketch map on the flip chart. How would the briefing be held in the field?

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Assignment Part 2:

Air attack arrives, contacts you on the radio, and gives you a quick update. He mentions that he can see the dozer starting to put in line near the heel of the fire. Air attack informs you that firing operations will be needed soon to protect the structures.

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You drive up the road to check on progress of the crews. When you arrive, you see six engine crewmembers working extremely close to the dozer. You notice that the dozer is knocking down large trees.

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1. What steps would you take?

Unit 6 Exercise: Demobilization

1. Missing checked-out supplies - talk to fire cache and determine the value of the item and who checked it out, also talk with single resource boss
2. A hand Crew filed a complaint against you - talk to your assigned division where complaint occurred , then follow up with HR and make sure no other actions are needed.
3. Vehicle damage - speak with division, and speak to comps and claims unit leader, and ground support for vehicle damage
4. Property loss and damage - speak with division , possibly fire cache and comps and claims unit leader as well
5. Missing Crew Time Reports (CTRs) - speak with single resource boss, division, possibly other tflds if they were on another division before hand
6. Contractor issues (evaluations, resupply, etc.) - division and single resource boss, but be present during post op inspection.

Instructions:

Go through the demobilization process and resolve problems with the proper unit or section.

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How would you handle the following scenarios?

• Missing checked-out supplies
• A hand Crew filed a complaint against you
• Vehicle damage
• Property loss and damage
• Missing Crew Time Reports (CTRs)
• Contractor issues (evaluations, resupply, etc.)

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Unit 7 Exercise: Military Operations

Covered as a Group

Instructions:

In your groups, read the following scenario and answer the questions. Discuss answers.

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Scenario:

You are assigned as a STLM with C Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry out of Ft. Lewis, Washington. After initial training, you are deployed to the Tyee Fire in Central Washington. After further training at the incident, your unit is ready for fire assignment.

Your company’s initial line assignment is to mop up in Division E. In the heat of the day, the division supervisor from Division D says she needs help in her division. She has numerous flare- ups that are threatening the control line and has no other resources to work with.

1. Who do you need to coordinate with?
2. How do you decide if your crews can safely perform the assignment?
3. What do you do if one of your MCADs reports that his crew refuses to go?

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Unit 8 Exercise: All-Hazards

Situation 1:

1. Search and Rescue, heavy equipment needs, were/are homes and roadways being impacted, how is travel in the area, does the area have power
2. Necessary PPE and other gear (raingear, spare boots, etc.)

Situation 2:

1. Local fire department or other emergency management in place
2. Communications and resource accountability, lack of clear instructions, potential local hazards that you aren’t aware of

Situation 3:

1. Contact dispatch, see if there is power crews or other resources working in the area. Have dispatch contact the power company for assistance

Instructions:

Review your assigned input and develop a response.

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Situation 1

You are a newly assigned task force leader who has been dispatched to an all-hazards assignment. You are uncertain on the type of incident and what resources you will be assigned. You’ve seen the afternoon news mention something about mudslides and sinkholes in the area.

1. What are your thoughts on planning for this assignment?
2. What do you take with you on the assignment?

Situation 2

When you arrive at the incident, a large tornado has ripped through the heart of a small community. There is not an ICP at this time and everyone seems confused as to the make-up of the incident organization.

1. Who do contact for your assignment?
2. What Risk Management concerns do you have?

Situation 3

After you check in, you are assigned two ambulances with four personnel, two Type 3 engines, and one contract felling team with agency felling boss. Your assignment is to clear roadways of debris so that rescue personnel can access missing or injured people. You’re given a city roadmap and frequencies.

You have briefed your crew and started clearing the road, when you come across a downed powerline.

1. What is your course of action?

Situation 4

You continue clearing roads. Twenty minutes later you come across a turned-over semi-truck with a placard on it; it’s leaking something from the tank and you aren’t sure what it is. You can hear someone yelling for help across the street from where the semi-truck is turned over.

1. What is your course of action?

Situation 5

You begin rescue operations near where you heard someone yelling for help. You cannot see anyone; it is a fairly large pile of debris, and you hear multiple people calling for help.

1. What is your course of action?

Unit 8 Exercise: All-Hazards

Situation 4:

1. Emergency Response Book, recognize placard from a far. Use experience of the structure fire department resources. Try and communicate with the yelling person to see what their situation is (critical, trapped, etc.)

Situation 5:

1. Contact other resources in the area to help (more medics, more equipment), contact dispatch about the situation, see if a resource with more advanced knowledge of search and rescue is available, or if a search and rescue team is available to help, begin removing what debris you safely can while waiting for other resources

Instructions:

Review your assigned input and develop a response.

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Situation 1

You are a newly assigned task force leader who has been dispatched to an all-hazards assignment. You are uncertain on the type of incident and what resources you will be assigned. You’ve seen the afternoon news mention something about mudslides and sinkholes in the area.

• What are your thoughts on planning for this assignment?
• What do you take with you on the assignment?

Situation 2

When you arrive at the incident, a large tornado has ripped through the heart of a small community. There is not an ICP at this time and everyone seems confused as to the make-up of the incident organization.

• Who do contact for your assignment?
• What Risk Management concerns do you have?

Situation 3

After you check in, you are assigned two ambulances with four personnel, two Type 3 engines, and one contract felling team with agency felling boss. Your assignment is to clear roadways of debris so that rescue personnel can access missing or injured people. You’re given a city roadmap and frequencies.

You have briefed your crew and started clearing the road, when you come across a downed powerline.

• What is your course of action?

Situation 4

You continue clearing roads. Twenty minutes later you come across a turned-over semi-truck with a placard on it; it’s leaking something from the tank and you aren’t sure what it is. You can hear someone yelling for help across the street from where the semi-truck is turned over.

• What is your course of action?

Situation 5

You begin rescue operations near where you heard someone yelling for help. You cannot see anyone; it is a fairly large pile of debris, and you hear multiple people calling for help.

• What is your course of action?