Thirtymile Fire - USDA Forest Service

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Management Findings Deployment Phase 35. After burnover, the IC directed the crewmembers out of their shelters and into the river. 36. Post-burnover rescue operations were well managed and coordinated by Entiat IHC. 39
Standard Fire Orders Standard Fire Orders All ten Standard Fire Orders were violated or disregarded at one time or another during the course of the incident. The following are some examples of these situations. 1. Fight fire aggressively but provide for safety first. The tactics implemented provided for aggressive suppression but lacked critical safety procedures, including mandatory escape routes. 2. Initiate all actions based on current and expected fire behavior. Aggressive attack with over-extended resources continued in spite of onsite indicators of an increased rate of spread, multiple spots, and crown fire. 3. Recognize current weather conditions and obtain forecasts. • Although received by Okanogan Dispatch, no afternoon fire weather forecast was transmitted to the Thirtymile Fire or the Methow Valley District. • No Spot Weather Forecast was requested by management or incident commanders. 4. Ensure that instructions are given and understood. • Instructions were given without any direct tie to strategy or tactics at the time of the entrapment. • At the deployment site instructions were given and not all were adhered to, but it is unknown whether they were heard or understood by all. • Instructions were coming from multiple sources adding to the confusion. 5. Obtain current information on fire status. • Air attack was utilized but due to smoke conditions could not always see the ground. • No assigned lookouts were used after 2 p.m. 6. Remain in communication with your crew members, supervisors and adjoining forces. Although the communication equipment was adequate, the lines of communications on the incident were poor due to lack of a plan and poorly established command structure. There was no viable strategy established during the afternoon of the incident. 7. Determine safety zones and escape routes. After the 3 p.m. lunch break, the crews were up canyon doing a frontal assault and had no alternative escape route or safety zone identified. They had nowhere to go when their only escape route was cut off. 40
Page 1 and 2: Thirtymile Fire Investigation Repor
Page 3 and 4: Accident Investigation Factual Repo
Page 5 and 6: Investigation Team of the Thirtymil
Page 7 and 8: Prologue In Memory Of Tom Craven Ka
Page 9 and 10: Executive Summary He turned the van
Page 11 and 12: Incident Overview Thirtymile Fire V
Page 13 and 14: Incident Overview The Entiat IHC wa
Page 15 and 16: Incident Overview pumps with kits,
Page 17 and 18: Incident Overview Incident Organiza
Page 19 and 20: Incident Overview At 12:08 p.m. Pet
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Page 27 and 28: Incident Overview Conditions outsid
Page 29 and 30: Incident Overview References 1. Dis
Page 31 and 32: Findings Significant Equipment Find
Page 33 and 34: Environment Findings 8. No Spot Fir
Page 35 and 36: Environment Findings 36. The deploy
Page 37 and 38: Equipment Findings 9. The following
Page 39 and 40: People Findings People Findings Sig
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Page 51 and 52: Watch Out Situations Watch Out Situ
Page 53 and 54: Epilogue Epilogue The Investigation
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