Using Fire Danger Pocket Cards

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Fire Danger Pocket Cards

Pocket Cards PowerPoint Presentation
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• In response to the Thirtymile Accident Prevention Plan the Chief of the USDA-Forest Service directed that each fireline supervisor will be issued a pocket card for the fuel types on their home unit.

• Additionally, fireline supervisors will be issued a pocket card before deployment on assignment by the receiving unit.

• Pocket Cards are intended to enhance firefighter Situational Awareness through:

o Relating current conditions to historical thresholds of fire danger
o Visualizing measurements of fire danger indicators and relationships.

The PowerPoint Presentation will assist firefighters in using Pocket Cards and in better understanding the information contained in Pocket Cards.


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