May-June 2007 Alpine Barona East County El Cajon Grossmont ...

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theZONE4The Zone NewsletterAgency EditorsBrad Rushing, Patrick Dotson,Randy Sandoval, Kevin ClarkJay Wojnowski, Brandon Farrelly,Sharon Carlson, Dianne Idman-GervaisChuck Palmore, Rob Godinho,Brian Hayward, Rick Williams,Leonard Villarreal, RayTrussellFire Chiefs and ManagersDarrell Jobes, Randy SandovalJack Grogger, Michael Scott,Mary Meadow-Pitt, Mark Baker,Jon Torchia, Augie Ghio,Michael Rottenberg,Donald ButzEditorial ContributorsJeff Robinson, Bill Paskle,Wende Cornelius, Todd Welch,Ken Kremensky, Kyle Root,Shawn McKenna, Nick Johnson,Rodney Geilenfeldt, Mike HookProject CoordinatorMark GrowThe Zone newsletter is a jointpublication of the participatingHeartland Agencies and <strong>Grossmont</strong>-Sharp Healthcare. The Zone ispublished and distributed bimonthly.Questions, comments, orsuggestions can be sent to:heartlandnewsletter@gmail.comThe Zone reserves the right to edit orreject material not specific to ourmission.There’s movement inthe Zone...Well we have movement in the Zone thismonth. Check the agency reports and findout where Vince Cardona and JesseFournier are headed.On the Cover:Next Edition:In the “Meet the MICN”section we talk withDan DavisSantee’s Captain Rich Smith, EngineerChris Pavoni, and Firefighter-ParamedicFred Daunis (E4A) participate in a recentRIC exercise at OTF. Participants wererequired to place a trapped firefighteron reserve air without the benefit ofsight.(Continued from page 3)Entrapment♦♦♦the doors since someone might needto get in.L - LookoutsC - CommunicationsE - Escape RoutesS - Safety ZonesCover the windows with fire sheltersExpect the following conditions ifyou are trapped in the vehicle:- Temperatures may reach over200 degrees Fahrenheit.- Smoke and sparks may enterthe vehicle.- Windows may start to crack.- Exposed skin may receiveradiant heat burns.If the vehicle catches fire, or thewindows blow out, and you must exitthe vehicle before the fire passes,then:- Each crewmember shouldcover himself/herself with afire shelter.- Exit the vehicle from the sideaway from the greatest heat.- Stay together and get as low tothe ground as possible whilemoving away from vehicle.- Deploy your shelter in a safearea.!
Jeff RobinsonBattalion ChiefUnited States Forest ServiceDescanso Districthere is a serious fuel condition thatT has developed on the DescansoRanger District as well as other parts ofSan Diego <strong>County</strong>. Our latest live fuelmoistures readings from the USFS DescansoFire Station show well below averagelive fuel moisture readings in theChamise fuel types.This is no doubt due to the low rainfallamounts this year in Southern California.There isn’t much time left this rain seasonto catch up & forecasts show dryweather conditions persisting. There arealso numerous areas of frost kill vegetationat the lower elevations. It is mostnoticeable in the Sumac & Buckwheatfuels. Highway 67 between Lakeside &Ramona, Highway 94 corridor are 2 areasthat show a lot of frost kill. I’m certainthere are other areas of the county experiencingthe same thing. There arefrost kill Eucalyptus trees & other ornamentalvegetation around the structuresthat might effect Structure ProtectionOperations this year. The Angeles NF isalso experiencing frost kill Sumac inlarge areas according to one of the DivisionChiefs.We also have many large dead Oak treesthrough out the District that have diedover the last few years. These dead treespresent a serious hazard when workingaround them during Fire Operations. Inaddition, there are still large areas ofunusually high Live to Dead ratio in theeast side of the district.This combination of large accumulationof hazardous fuel conditions willhave a serious effect on fire behaviorthrough an increase in Fire Intensity,Spotting, Rates of Spread and Resistanceto Control efforts. Wet lines from hoselays will need to be closely watched aswell as spot fires. Solid LCES & thoroughmop up to prevent rekindles will be very(Continued on page 6)
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