Interagency Single Engine Air Tanker Operations Guide - National ...
Interagency Single Engine Air Tanker Operations Guide - National ...
Interagency Single Engine Air Tanker Operations Guide - National ...
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INTERAGENCY SINGLE ENGINE AIR TANKER OPERATIONS GUIDE<br />
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<strong>National</strong> interagency management system (NIMS): Five major subsystems<br />
which collectively provide a total system approach to all-risk incident<br />
management -- the Incident Command System; Training; Qualifications and<br />
Certification; Supporting Technologies and Publications Management.<br />
<strong>National</strong> Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG): A group of people formed<br />
under the direction of the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and<br />
composed of representatives of the U.S. Forest Service, BLM, <strong>National</strong> Park<br />
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of State Foresters.<br />
The group’s purpose is to improve the coordination and effectiveness of<br />
wildland fire activities and provide a forum to discuss, recommend appropriate<br />
action and resolve issues and problems of substantive nature. It is the certifying<br />
body for all courses in the <strong>National</strong> Fire Curriculum.<br />
Normal fire season: (1) A season when weather, fire danger and number and<br />
distribution of fires are about average. (2) A period of the year that normally<br />
comprises the fire season.<br />
Normal operating speed: <strong>Air</strong> speed under fully loaded configuration normally<br />
used by pilots in the field; may be a range or average speed.<br />
NTSB: <strong>National</strong> Transportation Safety Board.<br />
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On target: Acknowledgment to the pilot that the drop was well placed.<br />
One foot in the black: Constructing fireline next to the fire; usually the safest<br />
method of attacking a fire of low or moderate intensity in light fuels.<br />
Open line: Refers to open fire front where no line has been constructed.<br />
Operational period: The time frame scheduled for execution of a given set of<br />
operation actions as specified in the Incident Action Plan.<br />
Orbit: See hold.<br />
Orthophoto maps: Aerial photographs corrected to scale such that geographic<br />
measurements may be taken directly from the prints; they may contain<br />
graphically emphasized geographic features and may be provided with overlays<br />
of such features as water systems, facility location, etc.<br />
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