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Title: FIRELINE HAZARDS


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FIRELINE HAZARDS
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I. General Safety
  • Yellow and black flagging
  • Any life threatening hazard (25 radius)
  • Carry on engine
  • Dont enter flagged area
  • Advise supervisor of any hazards

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II. Holes, Drop-Offs
  • Mine shafts
  • Well, septic tanks
  • Around old structures
  • Gullies, washouts, cliffs, drop-off
  • Stump holes

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III. Falling and Rolling Material
  • Dead snags
  • Weakened by fire
  • Pass opposite of lean
  • Widow makers
  • Loose logs and rocks
  • Never work below dozers
  • Fire burns holding material
  • Air drops!!

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IV. Power Lines
  • Down or sagging
  • Advise supervisor or ECC
  • Flag area
  • Treat all lines as LIVE!
  • Power lines on fences

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V. Hazardous Materials
  • Dumps
  • Drug labs
  • Storage areas
  • Building or vehicle contents
  • Asbestos

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VI. Explosives
  • Storage facilities
  • Mines

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VII. Insects, Animals, Reptiles
  • Snake habitat area
  • Bee and hornets nest
  • Scorpions and ticks
  • Spiders

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VIII. Hazards - Vegetation
  • Poison oak
  • Nettles
  • Thorns
  • Branches or roots

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VIII. Other Local Hazards
  • Specific to your area
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