Week of Remembrance - Day 3: Getting Real About Expected Fire Behavior

Fire Order #3

Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.

• Has a fire ever done something you didn’t expect it to do? It happens often.

On the Nuttall Fire in 2004 an entire Division was surprised by a downhill crown run which put fire below them.

Discuss the following questions:

How can you plan for Unexpected fire behavior?  Want context from a real-life event? Watch and discuss Episode 2 of the Nuttall Fire Story video series.

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