Interagency Fire Preparedness

Readiness Review Guide

2006


Fire Preparedness Readiness Review

Preface

This fire preparedness readiness review system was developed by a national task force from the following agencies:

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

United States Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management

National Park Service

Bureau of Indian Affairs

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fire Preparedness Readiness Review

Contents

Subject

Introduction

Fire Readiness Review - Objectives

Checklists

Agency Administrator 1

Fire Management Administration 2

Geographic Area Coordination Center 3

Aviation Management 4

Safety Officer 5

Training 6

Aviation Base Review 7

Individual Firefighter 8

Dispatch 9

Engines 10

Interagency Hotshot Crew 11

Smokejumper 12

Helicopter Module 13

Dozer 14

Hand Crew Non-IHC 15

Mitigation-Prevention 16

Optional Materials

Drills and Skills Summary

Drills and Skills

Prescribed Fire/Wildland Fire Use

Lookout

Draft ROSS

Potential Fire Program Review Materials

Severity Audit Checklist

Incident Business Checklist


Fire Preparedness Readiness Review

Introduction

This preparedness readiness review guide is designed for use by fire managers, supervisors, and fire modules to evaluate the level of fire readiness.

This system will allow for efficient documentation and immediate feedback of the results of the evaluation on the selected units. It is intended to provide consistency in the evaluation of fire resources.

This guide should be adopted to meet local conditions and can be subdivided to use only the appropriate checklists for the selected area. The following will provide suggestion for use:

1. Checklists are designed to be used, all or in part. Select the checklists that are needed to meet the review objectives.

2. The checklists are developed to provide recommended elements and may or may not reflect agency policy.

3. Some checklist elements may appear to be duplicated, but provide adequate coverage, if all checklists are not utilized.

4. The ratings:

E = Above Average Indicates that the element/activity was completed at a level higher than expected.

M = Satisfactory Performance meets expectations.

NI = Needs Improvement Element performance does not meet expectations.

NR = Not Reviewed Element was not reviewed because it was determined to be not needed or appropriate for the review objectives.


Fire Preparedness Readiness Review Objective

Name:

Location:

The primary objective for the Fire Preparedness Readiness review is to provide a comprehensive operational inspection, evaluation and report on the selected suppression resources. The technical evaluation will, as a minimum, review the following fire checklists that have been selected for this review:

Checklists

Agency Administrator / Dispatch
Fire Management Administration / Engines
GACC / Interagency Hotshot Crew
Aviation Management / Smokejumper
Safety Officer / Helicopter Module
Training / Dozer
Aviation Base Review / Handcrew Non-IHC
Individual Firefighter / Mitigation-Prevention

Optional Materials

Drills and Skills Summary
Drills and Skills
Prescribed Fire/Wildland Fire Use
Lookout
Draft ROSS

Potential Fire Review Materials

Severity Audit
Incident Business Management