LEBANON FIRE DISTRICT
TRAINING DIVISION
Lebanon Fire District Training Division
1050 W. Oak St.
Lebanon, OR
"No firefighter is worth anything to himself, his department, or his community the moment he believes that he knows it all. Training is and must be an ongoing concept - from day one (now) until day last".
- Tom Brennan, Retired FDNY
Travis Pack Deployment
Travis Pack Reloading
Pondosa Pack Deployment
Pondosa Pack Reloading
10 Standard Firefighting Orders
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Keep informed of fire weather conditions and forecasts.
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Know what the fire is doing at all times.
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Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
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Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known.
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Post lookouts when there is possible danger.
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Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.
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Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor, and adjoining forces.
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Give clear instructions and be sure they are understood.
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Maintain control of your forces at all times.
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Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
18 Watch Out Situations
These are specific fire-line situations that have LED to entrapments, injuries, or fatalities in wildfire history. They serve as cautionary warnings to keep in the back of your mind while fighting fire.
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Fire not scouted and sized up.
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In country not seen in daylight.
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Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
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Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.
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Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
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Instructions and assignments not clear.
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No communication link with crew members or supervisor.
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Constructing line without safe anchor point.
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Building Fireline downhill with fire below.
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Attempting frontal assault on fire.
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Unburned fuel between you and fire.
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Cannot see main fire; not in contact with someone who can.
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On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
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Weather becoming hotter and drier.
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Wind increases and/or changes direction.
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Getting frequent spot fires across line.
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Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
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Taking a nap near Fireline.
Wildland Shelter Deployment
Urban Interface Firefighting
Structure Defense Guide(Click the CAL FIRE Logo)
