FIRELINE HAZARDS

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FIRELINE HAZARDS
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I. General Safety

• Yellow and black flagging
• Any life threatening hazard (25 radius)
• Carry on engine
• Dont enter flagged area
• Advise supervisor of any hazards

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II. Holes, Drop-Offs

• Mine shafts
• Well, septic tanks
• Around old structures
• Gullies, washouts, cliffs, drop-off
• Stump holes

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III. Falling and Rolling Material

• Dead snags
• Weakened by fire
• Pass opposite of lean
• Widow makers
• Loose logs and rocks
• Never work below dozers
• Fire burns holding material
• Air drops!!

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IV. Power Lines

• Down or sagging
• Advise supervisor or ECC
• Flag area
• Treat all lines as LIVE!
• Power lines on fences

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V. Hazardous Materials

• Dumps
• Drug labs
• Storage areas
• Building or vehicle contents
• Asbestos

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VI. Explosives

• Storage facilities
• Mines

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VII. Insects, Animals, Reptiles

• Snake habitat area
• Bee and hornets nest
• Scorpions and ticks
• Spiders

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VIII. Hazards - Vegetation

• Poison oak
• Nettles
• Thorns
• Branches or roots

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VIII. Other Local Hazards

• Specific to your area