Queens Bay Community Wildfire Resiliency Training

S-100: Fire Suppression and Safety

16 HR Accredited BC Provincial Training Program

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This is a practical day - please pack accordingly

• Close-Toed footwear (preferably boots)

• Rain jacket, lunch, and other accroutements of comfort

• Gloves and workwear that can get wet, oily, dirty

• Loki will have some spare PPE available

In order to help us get a head start on our practical day, please have a look at the following 10 minute video:

The Amazing Mark III Pump

The Amazing Mark III Pump

(There are two links here in case one doesn’t work on your device)

with a successful day 1 complete, here is how day 2 will look:

Morning Session:

• Water Delivery | Air Tankers | Helicopter Safety | Hand Tools 0800 - 0930

  • This lecture will focus mostly on Water Delivery

• Exam Review 0930 - 1000

  • This will provide time to bring any questions forward and to set you up for success

• Break 1000 - 1030

• Exam

  • Please see below if you have burning questions about the exam.

Afternoon Session:

Practical Exercise #1 1100 - 1230

• Fire Assessment | Initial Fire Report | Safety

• water delivery demo 1300 - 1330

  • Relocate to Government wharf

• PracticaL Exercise #2 1330 - 1600

  • Pumping systems

  • Standard hoselay

  • Delivering water to crews

“Forest fire fighting is not rocket science. It’s a lot more complex than that.”

Exam Tips:

The exam is combination of multiple choice, short answer, true/false questions, and labelling a diagram.

• Draw and understand the Fire Triangle

• Understand 3 main factors that influence fire behaviour

• What what to expect from a Crew Leader Briefing / LACES

• Understand the attack tactics we use (Direct, Parallel, Indirect and then Mop-up & Patrol)

• Be able to label a diagram of the The Standard Hoselay

• Understand basic safety hazards around Helicopters, Air Tankers, Heavy Equipment, and Hand Tools

Safe Work Distances:

• Hand tools: 3m

• Tree Falling: 2 Tree Lengths (or more to accommodate slope)

• Heavy Equipment: 100m

• Feller Bunchers: 300m

• Downed Hydro Wires: 300m

• Helicopters: Never approach from behind

• No Work Zone: Do Not Enter