Wildfire and WUI

Below are safety resources provided by ResponderSafety.com. To see the resources for a given topic, select that topic. Download the resource by clicking on its title. Some resources are in PDF format and require a reader. Download Acrobat Reader here.

These resources are provided for you to freely use and distribute, provided you include the following credit "Source: CVVFA Emergency Responder Safety Institute ResponderSafety.Com." Any distribution of these resources must be done free of charge and condition. By downloading any of these resources, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to these terms.
Categories
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.
Adobe PDF File
This plan serves as an operational guide when serious dry vegetation fires are encountered.
Adobe PDF File
The purpose of this procedure is to establish a standard deployment for wildland-urban interface fire incidents.
Adobe PDF File
This Emergency Responder Safety Institute report summarizes research and subject matter expert input into how to develop a training approach that improves wildfire
Adobe PDF File
A visual aid to use during wildfire response to remember “must do” safety actions when responders are operating on foot near moving vehicles.
Adobe PDF File
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.
Adobe PDF File
A short training video reinforcing key traffic incident management practices decrease to decrease responders’ risk of being struck by vehicles at wildfires.
MP4 Video
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.
Microsoft 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.
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
This zip file contains all training materials for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute’s Traffic Incident Management in the Wildland-Urban Interface Training Program.
ZIP file