Erv Gasser Natural Resource Specialist nps Baer Field
Erv Gasser Natural Resource Specialist nps Baer Field Manager National Interagency BAER Team Leader - North team National Park Service, Seattle, Wa Resource advisor course January, 2003
Incident Chronology Lesson Objectives: • Describe Incident Chronology • Identify Information Requirements • Understand the Incident Stages • Identify Requirements of Assessments and Close-Out Briefing
Incident Chronology Pre-Incident Planning: • Resource Advisor/BAER kit • Resources (personnel, equipment, etc. ) • Supervisory support • Travel Authorizations
Dispatcher
“Are you available for a BAER assignment? ”
Incident Chronology Dispatch Information: • Dispatcher name, phone • Resource Order # (”O” number) • Fire name & number, special orders/instructions • Reporting time & location • Travel arrangements
Incident Chronology Prior to Travel: • Contact Agency Administrator › Arrange agency briefing › Fax “needs list” › Identify resource personnel to assist team
Incident Chronology Check-In at ICP • Team Leader › Meet with Incident Management Team › Meet with Agency Administrator • Team Members › Contact resource specialists › Gather plans, inventories, etc. › Meet with Team Leader
Team Leader Gathers BAER Team
Agency Briefing
Incident Chronology Agency Briefing: • Fire Status • Values at Risk • Agency Objectives • Jurisdictions Involved • Agency Support • Develop a Strategy
Aerial Reconnaissance
Ground Reconnaissance
A Public Learning Opportunity…. .
Administrative • Time • Unit Logs • Contacts • Whereabouts • Daily Briefings
Daily Debriefings
Suppression Treatments
Hillslope Treatments
Channel Treatments
Implementation
Incident Chronology Assessments: • Documents fire effects • Provides justification for treatments • Discusses alternative treatments • Includes cost-risk analysis
Incident Chronology Close-Out Briefing: • Conducted for involved agencies • Not a public meeting/media event • Discipline presentations • Plan status/action items • Approval/Implementation
Incident Chronology Close-Out Briefing: • Conducted for involved agencies • Not a public meeting/media event • Discipline presentations • Plan status/action items • Approval/Implementation
Incident Chronology Documentation: • Files • Compliance • Photos
Incident Chronology Demobilization: • Complete administrative actions • Follow dispatch procedures • Contact home dispatch • Complete Travel Voucher
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