Initial Attack. The aerial supervision aircraft closest to the fire will be directly dispatched by the responsible dispatch office. Consideration must be given to limit the number of aerial supervision transitions. If the closest aerial supervision aircraft is committed, the ordering unit will place the request through their assigned GACC.
Initial Attack. The closest available helicopter with a qualified helicopter coordinator, regardless of agency, may fill the helicopter coordinator role. Confirmation of the assignment will be established by the IC to dispatch.
Initial Attack. The closest available helicopter with crew will be mobilized, regardless of the agency requesting the helicopter or ownership of said aircraft. Occasionally, an agency may augment its initial attack capability by bringing in additional aviation resources. All efforts should be made to include these aircraft into local dispatch run cards to assist in the closest available resources concept, regardless of helicopter type. In the event the requested aircraft type is unavailable or a different type is closer to the incident, the dispatch office shall notify the requesting unit of the closest resources of varying type. A helicopter without crew may be mobilized if requested. The request will be placed through established dispatch channels to the agency administering the helicopter base.
Initial Attack. 1. The closest available helicopter with crew will be mobilized, regardless of the agency requesting the helicopter or ownership of said aircraft.
Initial Attack actions taken by the first resources to arrive at any wildland fire incident. Initial actions may be size-up, patrolling, monitoring, holding action, or Cooperative Agreement aggressive suppression action. All wildland fires that are controlled by suppression forces undergo initial attack. The kind and number of resources responding to initial attack varies depending on fire danger, fuel type, values to be protected and other factors. Generally, initial attack involves a small number of resources and the incident size is small. Regardless of fire type, location, or property/resources being threatened, firefighter and public safety is always the highest priority. (NWCG Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide, 2013)
Initial Attack. A preplanned response to a wildfire given the wildfire’s potential. Initial attack may include size up, patrolling, monitoring, holding action or suppression.
Initial Attack. The BKF will reimburse SDWF for its contracted South Dakota Fire Department resources used for initial attack on BKF lands in accordance with the current South Dakota Cooperative Forest Fire Suppression Agreement.
Initial Attack. Each member to this operating plan may exchange initial attack resources. Federal and State resources will be coordinated through MCC. Procedures:
Initial Attack. FWS and State lands within the Executive Boundary of the CMR NWR are protected by FWS fire crews located in Sand Creek, Fort Xxxx and Xxxxxx. Management Response to wildland fires on the CMR NWR is outlined in the CMR Fire Management Plan. These actions have been reviewed and approved by the FWS Agency Administrator, and are within current FWS policy for wildland fires on Refuge lands. FWS policy directs Agency Administrators to use the Appropriate Management Response on all suppression actions involving refuge lands. If the fire is on FWS administered lands and is within 1 mile of the boundary, a thorough risk assessment will be conducted including the following: Potential for fire to cross the boundary onto adjoining lands, Predicted weather, Fuel conditions, and Current fire activity. After the assessment is complete, one of the following on scene tactical suppression decisions will be made: Use roads or natural fuel breaks and control fire, or Minimize the fire size in order to limit firefighter exposures, lower costs and lower the risk of the fire escaping across the boundary. The FWS objective is always to keep wildfire within refuge boundaries. In all cases, the judicious and prudent use of firefighting resources will be used (i.e. engines and crews). No mechanical equipment or retardant would be used on FWS administered land without Agency Administrator and/or FWS Duty Officer approval. If responding resources deem that retardant is necessary to stop a fire from leaving the CMR, dispatch or Duty Officer will notify the CMR Agency Administrator or Duty Officer of the situation and get approval. If notification cannot be made then the resources shall respond as necessary with continued efforts to notify the CMR. FWS and BLM FMOs will work closely together to ensure dispatching operations are adequate for both agencies. The FWS will work with the BLM Jordan Station to provide staffing and an availability list of initial attack resources by 1000 hours every day to the appropriate dispatch center from June 15 to August 31 (this date may be extended dependent upon fire severity). MCC will be responsible for dispatching FWS resources located at the Jordan field station locally, geographically and nationally. The FWS Duty Officer will status those resources as available in XXXX, if not statused as available, then a phone call to the Duty Officer should be made to confirm current status. The following fire management personnel are designated Dut...
Initial Attack. For initial attack on any fire, the responsible State or Federal Agency dispatch office may directly dispatch “uncommitted” air tankers located at the base closest to the fire, regardless of whether the aircraft are owned/operated by State or Federal Agency. Additional air tankers must be requested through dispatch channels. The closest available air tanker will be mobilized. The unit dispatcher will send the closest air tanker based at their unit. If the closest air tanker is on an adjacent unit and is listed in the unit’s wildland response plan, the dispatcher may place the request directly to that dispatch office. If said air tanker is not available, the request will be placed with the GACC for the closest available. If a federal incident requires “load and return” of State air tankers or additional air tankers are requested for the incident, the appropriate command center will request Federal air tankers to replace the State air tankers.
