(1) This section applies to all personnel and
agencies called on to provide services at any fire defined as a "wildland
fire."
(2) This section does not
apply to structural suppression crews' actions taken on urban
wildfires.
(3) Suppression
personnel assigned to a wildland fire must be trained to a NWCG firefighter
level II or a comparable class of training.
(a) "Comparable" training must be determined
by the employer.
(b) Nothing in
this section will preclude the use of local residents, affected parties or
contracted firefighting resources to suppress wildland fires if they are under
the direct supervision of a qualified fire line officer.
(4) Supervisory personnel must be trained to
a level commensurate to the position and responsibility they are to
assume.
(5) All personnel must be
trained and capable of demonstrating competency in utilizing the Incident
Command System (ICS).
(6) All
suppression personnel must annually review the ten fire orders, the eighteen
"watch out" situations, and the four common denominators of tragedy fires.
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Note:
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The National Interagency Fire Center's "Wildland Fire
Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)" is a good resource for training
topics related to wildland firefighting. These resources can be found at
http://www.nifc.gov/wfstar/index.htm [File Link Not Available]
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Notes
Wash. Admin. Code
§
296-305-07010
Amended by
WSR
18-22-116, Filed 11/6/2018, effective
12/7/2018
Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060 and 29 C.F.R. 1910.156,
Fire brigades. 13-05-070, § 296-305-07010, filed 2/19/13, effective
1/1/14.
