Wildfire and WUI
These Resources involve management of moving vehicles, both on and off-road, and the safety of personnel in proximity to those vehicles in the wildfire and wildland-urban interface contexts. Please note that a module on Wildland Fires and Traffic Management is available on the Responder Safety Learning Network (learning.respondersafety.com).
Phoenix Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure M.P. 202.07A: Safe Parking While Operating In or Near Vehicle Traffic
This procedure identifies parking practices for Fire Department apparatus that will provide maximum protection and safety for personnel operating in or near moving vehicle traffic. It also identifies several approaches for individual practices to keep firefighters safe while exposed to vehicle traffic.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Phoenix Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure M.P. 202.15: Brush Wildland Fire
This plan serves as an operational guide when serious dry vegetation fires are encountered.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Phoenix Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure M.P. 205.07: Apparatus Placement
This procedure details apparatus placement at responses.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Phoenix Fire Department Standard Operating Procedure: M.P. 202.15B: Urban-Interface Deployment
The purpose of this procedure is to establish a standard deployment for wildland-urban interface fire incidents.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Protecting Emergency Responders from Moving Vehicles During Wildfire Responses (Project Report)
This Emergency Responder Safety Institute report summarizes research and subject matter expert input into how to develop a training approach that improves wildfire
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Roadway Incident Cue Card for Wildfire Responses 1: Implementing a Traffic Incident Management Area at Wildfires
A visual aid to use during wildfire response to remember “must do” safety actions when responders are operating on foot near moving vehicles.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Roadway Incident Cue Card for Wildfire Responses 2: Essential Actions for Roadway Incidents or Operational Along Roadways
A visual aid to use during wildfire response to assist in setting up a traffic incident management area (TIMA) when wildfires or wildfire operations impact roadways.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Roadway Safety Short: Traffic Incident Management at Wildfires (Short Video)
A short training video reinforcing key traffic incident management practices decrease to decrease responders’ risk of being struck by vehicles at wildfires.
Upload Date: 11/19/2024
Traffic Incident Management at Wildfires: Part 1 (PowerPoint Presentation)
A training presentation to accompany the report Protecting Emergency Responders from Moving Vehicles During Wildfire Responses to teach contributing factors to wildfire traffic-related incidents, key safety considerations, avoidance and mitigation actions, recommended responder actions, and incident command.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Traffic Incident Management at Wildfires: Part 2 (PowerPoint Presentation)
A training presentation to accompany the report Protecting Emergency Responders from Moving Vehicles During Wildfire Responses to teach traffic incident management practices for safe, efficient operations, including pre-planning, advance warning, visibility, blocking, backing up, and evacuation.
Upload Date: 10/18/2024
Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface Training Program
This zip file contains all training materials for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute’s Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface Training Program.
Upload Date: 11/19/2024