GREEN - OPERATIONAL ENGAGEMENT 

Risk Management................................................. 1 

Look Up, Down and Around............................... 2 

Common Denominators of Fire Behavior 

on Tragedy Fires.............................................. 4 

Common Tactical Hazards................................... 5 

LCES..................................................................... 6 

Safety Zones........................................................ 7 

Downhill Checklist .............................................. 8 

Incident Complexity Analysis (Type 3,4,5) ....... 9 

Wildland/Urban Interface Firefighting................ 10 

GOLD - SPECIFIC HAZARDS 

How to Properly Refuse Risk........................... 17 

Thunderstorm Safety.........................................19 

Hazard Tree Safety............................................ 20 

Power Line Safety.............................................. 22 

Roadside Response Safety.................................24 

Unexploded Ordnance Safety............................ 25 

Oil and Gas Site Safety...................................... 26 

Last Resort Survival........................................... 28

YELLOW - ALL HAZARD RESPONSE 

Vehicle Accident Operations.............................. 31 

HazMat Incident Operations.............................32 

HazMat Isolation Distances.............................. 33 

HazMat Classifications for Fixed Facilities...... 34 

Local Disaster Response.................................... 35 

All Hazard Incident Response........................... 36 

Structure Hazard Marking System.................... 37 

Missing Person Search Urgency........................ 38 

RED - FIRST AID 

First Aid Guidelines........................................... 41 

Patient Assessment............................................42 

Specific Treatments........................................... 43 

CPR....................................................................44 

Heat-Related Injuries.........................................45 

Burn Injuries....................................................... 46 

Multi-Casualty Triage System.......................... 48 

BLUE - AVIATION 

Aviation User Checklist.....................................51 

Aviation Watch Out Situations.......................... 52 

Helicopter Passenger Briefing and PPE.............53 

Flight Following.................................................56 

Helicopter Landing Area Selection.....................57 

One-Way Helispot .............................................58 

Two-Way Helispot.............................................59 

Longline Mission................................................60 

Helicopter Hand Signals.....................................61

Paracargo Operations Safety................................ 62 

Aerial Retardant Safety...................................... 62 

Paracargo Drop Zone......................................... 63 

Weight Estimates................................................ 64 

Directing Retardant and Bucket Drops............. 65 

Working with Airtankers.................................... 66 

Aircraft Mishap Response Actions................... 68 

SAFECOM Reporting System.......................... 69 

WHITE - OTHER REFERENCES 

Fire Danger Pocket Card.................................... 71 

Spot Weather Forecast....................................... 72 

Energy Release Component............................... 74 

Burning Index..................................................... 74 

Haines Index....................................................... 75 

Keetch-Byrum Drought Index........................... 75 

Lightning Activity Level .................................... 76 

Weather Watch/Weather Warning....................... 76 

Windspeed Ranges............................................. 77 

Severe Fire Behavior Potential........................... 78 

Fire Behavior Hauling Chart .............................. 79 

Relative Humidity Tables.................................. 80 

Probability of Ignition Tables............................ 82 

Direct Attack/Indirect Attack............................ 86 

Fireline Location................................................ 88 

Procedural Felling Operations........................... 89 

Working with Heavy Equipment....................... 90 

Water Delivery Information............................... 91 

Engine and Water Tender Typing....................... 92

Mark 3 Pump Information.................................93 

Water Use Hand Signals.....................................96 

Average Perimeter in Chains.............................. 97 

Fire Size Class....................................................97 

Line Spike...........................................................98 

Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics........... 100 

Reporting Fire Chemical Introductions........... 102 

Fire Cause Determination Checklist................ 103 

Media Interviews.............................................104 

Phonetic Alphabet............................................ 105 

2010 Revision Summary.................................. 109 

Sizeup Report............................. Front cover (inside) 

Briefing Checklist........................Back cover (inside) 

Standard Firefighting Orders.... Back cover (outside) 

Watch Out Situations............... Back cover (outside)