Battle the Blaze

Battle the Blaze. White Draw Fire. The White Draw fire started June 29, 2012 near Highway 18 by a vehicle fire. Due to very dry conditions and strong winds the fire spread quickly., Most wildland fires are fought "indirectly" from the flank, rear, or overhead. Very important considerations in developing suppression tactics are firefighter safety, weather predictions, landscape topography, and available personnel, equipment and aircraft., Firefighter Lingo , · Hand line, Wet line, Black line , · Spot fire, Back fire, Crown fire , · Slurry, Retardant, Mud , · Pulaski, McLeod, Combi , · Jumper, Hotshot, Overhead, Left Sidebar:, White Draw Fire Details. Acres Burned – July 5, 2012: , Total – 9,000 (USFS acres – 6,045) , Fire Suppression Resources: , 4 – Hotshot Crews , 6 – 20-Person Hand Crews , 5 – Helicopters (Type 1 and 2) , 20 – Engines , 3 – Dozers , 7 – Water Tenders , 100 – Tactical and Logistic Support Personnel , Total Suppression Cost – $3.3 million, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) addresses immediate post-fire emergency situations with the goal of protecting life, property, and natural and cultural resources. Post-fire hazards can kill people and damage property and resource values., White Draw BAER – Burned Area Emergency Response , Treatments: , · 35 acres of Weed Treatments – $7,070 , · 4 Cultural/Heritage Site Stabilizations – $7,480 , · Signage for Flash Floods – $1,680 , · Road Treatments to Handle Post-fire Hydrologic Flows – $26,659 , · Monitoring for Hydrology, Noxious Weeds, Heritage, Roads – $29,615 , Total Costs for BAER – $85,000, Right:, The Wildland Firefighter. Wildland firefighters work in very hazardous situations for long periods often enduring extremely hot, smoky, dirty, and dusty working conditions. All firefighters are trained to make safety the highest priority. The work is physically demanding and includes "digging line", carrying fire hose day after day, and hiking long distances in rough terrain; often with little sleep. A wildland firefighter may travel to any state in the U.S. for a two-week "assignment" and to destinations and remote areas that most people will never see.