**APPENDIX B**

**STANDARDS FOR INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT CREW OPERATIONS**

**ANNUAL IHC PREPAREDNESS REVIEW**

The following document is designed to evaluate crew preparedness and
compliance with the *Standards for Interagency Hotshot Crew Operations
(SIHCO).* It will be used to review IHC programs annually while the crew
is fully staffed and operational. This review is not required to verify
that a crew is ready for incident assignment at the beginning of their
availability period.

When a review is completed the document is to be kept on file at the
local host unit fire management office.

+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **Crew Name:**       | **Host               |             |       |
|                      | Unit/Address:**      |             |       |
+======================+======================+=============+=======+
| **IHC Personnel      | **NWCG               |             |       |
| Roster (Name/Working | Qualifications**     |             |       |
| Title):**            |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **1**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **2**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **3**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **4**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **5**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **6**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **7**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **8**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **9**                |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **10**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **11**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **12**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **13**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **14**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **15**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **16**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **17**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **18**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **19**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **20**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **21**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **22**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **23**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **24**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **25**               |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **Location:     **   | **Date:     **       |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **Respondent:     ** | **Reviewed           |             |       |
|                      | By:     **           |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **Key Code: E =      |                      |             |       |
| Exceeds Standard M = |                      |             |       |
| Meets Standard NI =  |                      |             |       |
| Needs Improvement NR |                      |             |       |
| = Not Reviewed**     |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **Description**      | **Code**             | **Remarks** |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 1.                   | Crew meets Agency    |             |       |
|                      | and National         |             |       |
|                      | Standards for        |             |       |
|                      | Organizational       |             |       |
|                      | Requirements:        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Superintendent   |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Assistant        |             |       |
|                      |     Sup              |             |       |
|                      | erintendent/Captains |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Squad Boss       |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  Senior           |             |       |
|                      |     Firefighters     |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  Number of career |             |       |
|                      |     positions (7     |             |       |
|                      |     required)        |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 2.                   | Crew meets Agency    |             |       |
|                      | and National         |             |       |
|                      | Standards for:       |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Mobilization and |             |       |
|                      |     dispatch time    |             |       |
|                      |     frames           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Government       |             |       |
|                      |     purchase         |             |       |
|                      |     authority        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Operational      |             |       |
|                      |     Preparedness     |             |       |
|                      |     Training         |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  SIHCO and Red    |             |       |
|                      |     Book             |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 3.                   | Is the crew properly |             |       |
|                      | statused with the    |             |       |
|                      | appropriate          |             |       |
|                      | Geographic Area      |             |       |
|                      | Coordination Center? |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 4.                   | Has the local first  |             |       |
|                      | line Supervisor,     |             |       |
|                      | Agency Administrator |             |       |
|                      | and IHC              |             |       |
|                      | Superintendent       |             |       |
|                      | signed Appendix C?   |             |       |
|                      | (SIHCO)              |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 5.                   | IHC has been trained |             |       |
|                      | on accident/injury   |             |       |
|                      | notification         |             |       |
|                      | procedures:          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Vehicle Accident |             |       |
|                      |     Reporting        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  SAFENET          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  SAFECOM          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  CA-1/CA-16/APMC  |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  Safety           |             |       |
|                      |     Management       |             |       |
|                      |     Information      |             |       |
|                      |     System (SMIS)    |             |       |
|                      |     (SHIPS)          |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 6.                   | IHC regularly        |             |       |
|                      | participates in      |             |       |
|                      | documented tailgate  |             |       |
|                      | safety sessions.     |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 7.                   | Unit Safety Plan is  |             |       |
|                      | available and can be |             |       |
|                      | readily accessed.    |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 8.                   | IHC has Job Hazard   |             |       |
|                      | Analysis completed   |             |       |
|                      | for each fire        |             |       |
|                      | related task.        |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 9.                   | IHC has Risk         |             |       |
|                      | Assessment completed |             |       |
|                      | for each project     |             |       |
|                      | task. (Agency        |             |       |
|                      | requirement)         |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 10.                  | Radio operations     |             |       |
|                      | meet requirements:   |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Minimum number   |             |       |
|                      |     of radios        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Knowledge of     |             |       |
|                      |     radio            |             |       |
|                      |     programming      |             |       |
|                      |     (Narrow/Wide     |             |       |
|                      |     Band/Digital     |             |       |
|                      |     Frequencies)     |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Understand       |             |       |
|                      |     frequency        |             |       |
|                      |     authorization    |             |       |
|                      |     and use issues   |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  Facility radio   |             |       |
|                      |     and speaker      |             |       |
|                      |     system           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  Approved local   |             |       |
|                      |     radio            |             |       |
|                      |     frequencies are  |             |       |
|                      |     posted           |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 11.                  | IHC leadership is    |             |       |
|                      | familiar with        |             |       |
|                      | administrative       |             |       |
|                      | issues and prepare   |             |       |
|                      | and secure documents |             |       |
|                      | as per agency        |             |       |
|                      | standards:           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Time &           |             |       |
|                      |     Attendance       |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Crew time        |             |       |
|                      |     reports          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Fire time        |             |       |
|                      |     reports          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  Per Diem forms   |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  Accident reports |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | f.  Credit card      |             |       |
|                      |     purchases and    |             |       |
|                      |     records          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | g.  Fleet purchasing |             |       |
|                      |     cards            |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 12.                  | IHC members meet the |             |       |
|                      | agency               |             |       |
|                      | qualifications       |             |       |
|                      | required of their    |             |       |
|                      | positions.           |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 13.                  | Status               |             |       |
|                      | (filled/vacant) of   |             |       |
|                      | leadership positions |             |       |
|                      | within the approved  |             |       |
|                      | Organizational       |             |       |
|                      | Chart.               |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 14.                  | Leadership is        |             |       |
|                      | familiar with air    |             |       |
|                      | cargo transport      |             |       |
|                      | limitations and      |             |       |
|                      | requirements         |             |       |
|                      | including:           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Purging of gas   |             |       |
|                      |     receptacles      |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Air transport    |             |       |
|                      |     manifesting      |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Weight           |             |       |
|                      |     limitations      |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  Safe packaging   |             |       |
|                      |     procedures for   |             |       |
|                      |     specialized      |             |       |
|                      |     equipment        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  Local security   |             |       |
|                      |     requirements and |             |       |
|                      |     procedures       |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **INCIDENT           |                      |             |       |
| QUALIFICATIONS AND   |                      |             |       |
| CERTIFICATION        |                      |             |       |
| CONSIDERATIONS**     |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 15.                  | The Incident         |             |       |
|                      | Qualifications and   |             |       |
|                      | Certification System |             |       |
|                      | is used to produce   |             |       |
|                      | Red Card             |             |       |
|                      | qualifications.      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 16.                  | IHC members have     |             |       |
|                      | current Red Cards.   |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 17.                  | IHC members have a   |             |       |
|                      | documentation file   |             |       |
|                      | for current season   |             |       |
|                      | training,            |             |       |
|                      | certification, and   |             |       |
|                      | experience (Hardcopy |             |       |
|                      | or Electronic).      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 18.                  | IHC members have a   |             |       |
|                      | hard-copy file for   |             |       |
|                      | past season fire     |             |       |
|                      | training, fire       |             |       |
|                      | experience, task     |             |       |
|                      | books, performance   |             |       |
|                      | evaluations and      |             |       |
|                      | physical fitness.    |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 19.                  | Each IHC member who  |             |       |
|                      | drives a government  |             |       |
|                      | vehicle is current   |             |       |
|                      | with agency required |             |       |
|                      | driving              |             |       |
|                      | documentation.       |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 20.                  | IHC has access to    |             |       |
|                      | training materials   |             |       |
|                      | and equipment.       |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 21.                  | IHC members are      |             |       |
|                      | current in annual    |             |       |
|                      | firefighter safety   |             |       |
|                      | refresher training.  |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 22.                  | IHC members have     |             |       |
|                      | taskbooks initiated  |             |       |
|                      | appropriate to their |             |       |
|                      | training needs.      |             |       |
|                      | (NWCG 310-1)         |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 23.                  | IHC members have     |             |       |
|                      | documentation of     |             |       |
|                      | currency with the    |             |       |
|                      | agency medical       |             |       |
|                      | standards.           |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 24.                  | IHC members have     |             |       |
|                      | completed the        |             |       |
|                      | following training   |             |       |
|                      | as per agency        |             |       |
|                      | requirements:        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Defensive        |             |       |
|                      |     driving for      |             |       |
|                      |     drivers          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  First aid        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  CPR              |             |       |
|                      |     Certification    |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  Blood-borne      |             |       |
|                      |     pathogens        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  Hazardous        |             |       |
|                      |     materials        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      |  awareness/MSDS(OSHA |             |       |
|                      |     29CFR/1910.1200  |             |       |
|                      |     & 29CFR          |             |       |
|                      |     1910.120)        |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 25.                  | IHC members have     |             |       |
|                      | attended agency      |             |       |
|                      | required employee    |             |       |
|                      | orientation.         |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 26.                  | Each IHC member has  |             |       |
|                      | reviewed and signed  |             |       |
|                      | an Employee          |             |       |
|                      | Performance          |             |       |
|                      | Appraisal Plan       |             |       |
|                      | (EPAP) for the       |             |       |
|                      | current season.      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 27.                  | Per agency standards |             |       |
|                      | IHC members          |             |       |
|                      | participate in an    |             |       |
|                      | established physical |             |       |
|                      | fitness program.     |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 28.                  | IHC is aware of and  |             |       |
|                      | meets agency         |             |       |
|                      | mobilization         |             |       |
|                      | standards,           |             |       |
|                      | including:           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Mobilization and |             |       |
|                      |     get-away time    |             |       |
|                      |     frames           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Driver duty      |             |       |
|                      |     limitations      |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Work/rest        |             |       |
|                      |     requirements     |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 29.                  | IHC members possess  |             |       |
|                      | commercial drivers'  |             |       |
|                      | license where        |             |       |
|                      | appropriate.         |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **\                  |                      |             |       |
| FACILITIES**         |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 30.                  | Annual Agency Safety |             |       |
|                      | Inspection is        |             |       |
|                      | documented and       |             |       |
|                      | complete.            |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 31.                  | Co                   |             |       |
|                      | mputer/fax/telephone |             |       |
|                      | equipment meets the  |             |       |
|                      | needs of the IHC(s). |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 32.                  | Facility has         |             |       |
|                      | security for:        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Personnel        |             |       |
|                      |     records (privacy |             |       |
|                      |     act notice OS-76 |             |       |
|                      |     Item 43          |             |       |
|                      |     schedule)        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Government       |             |       |
|                      |     equipment        |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  Personal         |             |       |
|                      |     equipment        |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 33.                  | Safety Equipment and |             |       |
|                      | Signing includes:    |             |       |
|                      | (OSHA 29CFR1910)     |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Fire             |             |       |
|                      |     Extinguisher     |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Smoke alarms     |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  First aid kits   |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 34.                  | Storage of           |             |       |
|                      | flammables/hazardous |             |       |
|                      | materials meets      |             |       |
|                      | standards. (OSHA 29  |             |       |
|                      | CFR1910)             |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 35.                  | Bulletin board       |             |       |
|                      | includes appropriate |             |       |
|                      | postings:            |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | a.  Unit and IHC     |             |       |
|                      |     organization     |             |       |
|                      |     charts.          |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | b.  Emergency        |             |       |
|                      |     Notification     |             |       |
|                      |     Procedures       |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | c.  10 Standard      |             |       |
|                      |     Firefighting     |             |       |
|                      |     Orders           |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | d.  18 Watch Out     |             |       |
|                      |     Situations       |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | e.  LCES             |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | f.  Facility fire    |             |       |
|                      |     plan             |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | g.  Fire danger      |             |       |
|                      |     information      |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | h.  Fire weather     |             |       |
|                      |     information      |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | i.  Smoking policy   |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | j.  Sexual           |             |       |
|                      |     harassment       |             |       |
|                      |     policy/EEO       |             |       |
|                      |     counselors       |             |       |
|                      |                      |             |       |
|                      | k.  Department of    |             |       |
|                      |     Labor required   |             |       |
|                      |     information      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 36.                  | Employee             |             |       |
|                      | right-to-know        |             |       |
|                      | information/Material |             |       |
|                      | Safety Data Sheet    |             |       |
|                      | (MSDS) is posted.    |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| **CACHE**            |                      |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 37.                  | Inventory and use    |             |       |
|                      | records are          |             |       |
|                      | available and        |             |       |
|                      | current.             |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 38.                  | Inventories are      |             |       |
|                      | posted, dated,       |             |       |
|                      | signed.              |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 39.                  | Cache is secure.     |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 40.                  | Tools meet           |             |       |
|                      | maintenance          |             |       |
|                      | standards. (Fire     |             |       |
|                      | Equipment and        |             |       |
|                      | Storage and          |             |       |
|                      | Refurbishing         |             |       |
|                      | Standards NFES 2249) |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+
| 41.                  | Fire extinguisher    |             |       |
|                      | service is current   |             |       |
|                      | and location is      |             |       |
|                      | identified in a      |             |       |
|                      | highly visible       |             |       |
|                      | manner.              |             |       |
+----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+

+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| **VEHICLES**            |                         |       |       |
+=========================+=========================+=======+=======+
| 42.                     | Preventive maintenance  |       |       |
|                         | checks are documented   |       |       |
|                         | and current.            |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 43.                     | If required by the      |       |       |
|                         | agency an Annual Gross  |       |       |
|                         | Vehicle Weight (GVW)    |       |       |
|                         | slip from a certified   |       |       |
|                         | scale is documented in  |       |       |
|                         | logbook and meets       |       |       |
|                         | vehicle specifications. |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 44.                     | References/paperwork    |       |       |
|                         | available include:      |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | a.  Accident report     |       |       |
|                         |     forms               |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | b.  Communications plan |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | c.  Posted frequencies  |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | d.  Inventory (specific |       |       |
|                         |     to                  |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         |   compartment/location) |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | e.  Use record current  |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | f.  Preventive          |       |       |
|                         |     maintenance records |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | g.  Personnel           |       |       |
|                         |     accident/injury     |       |       |
|                         |     forms               |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | h.  Unit maps           |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | i.  Current North       |       |       |
|                         |     American Emergency  |       |       |
|                         |     Response Guide Book |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | j.  Current credit card |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 45.                     | Jack (serviceable for   |       |       |
|                         | GVW).                   |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 46.                     | Lug wrench (serviceable |       |       |
|                         | for vehicle).           |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 47.                     | Non-skid surface per    |       |       |
|                         | (OSHA 29CFR1910)        |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 48.                     | Fire extinguisher       |       |       |
|                         | service is current and  |       |       |
|                         | location is identified  |       |       |
|                         | in a highly visible     |       |       |
|                         | manner.                 |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 49.                     | Hazard                  |       |       |
|                         | reflectors/flares.      |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 50.                     | First aid/trauma kit is |       |       |
|                         | available and           |       |       |
|                         | appropriate size;       |       |       |
|                         | location is identified  |       |       |
|                         | in a highly visible     |       |       |
|                         | manner                  |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| **PROFICIENCY CHECKS**  |                         |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| This is a listing of    |                         |       |       |
| skills that an IHC      |                         |       |       |
| should have as a        |                         |       |       |
| minimum. How the        |                         |       |       |
| Proficiency Checks are  |                         |       |       |
| conducted is up to the  |                         |       |       |
| local unit. The intent  |                         |       |       |
| is for the              |                         |       |       |
| Superintendent and      |                         |       |       |
| Reviewing Official to   |                         |       |       |
| verify the crew being   |                         |       |       |
| reviewed is proficient  |                         |       |       |
| in these skill areas.   |                         |       |       |
| This is a crew          |                         |       |       |
| proficiency check, all  |                         |       |       |
| items do not            |                         |       |       |
| necessarily apply to    |                         |       |       |
| all crewmembers         |                         |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 51.                     | Basic Handcrew Tactics: |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | a.  Handline            |       |       |
|                         |     construction        |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | b.  Chainsaw operations |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | c.  Firing & holding    |       |       |
|                         |     organization        |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | d.  Mop-up & spot grid  |       |       |
|                         |     organization        |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | e.  Portable pump setup |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | f.  Simple and          |       |       |
|                         |     progressive         |       |       |
|                         |     hoselays            |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 52.                     | Specialized Handcrew    |       |       |
|                         | Operations:             |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | a.  Lookouts and        |       |       |
|                         |     scouting            |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | b.  Hot spotting        |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | c.  Spot fire attack    |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | d.  Felling teams       |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | e.  Initial attack      |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | f.  Structure           |       |       |
|                         |     protection          |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | g.  Medivac             |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | h.  Map/Compass/GPS     |       |       |
|                         |     navigation          |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 53.                     | Air Operations:         |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | a.  Fixed-wing          |       |       |
|                         |     transport of Crew   |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | b.  Helicopter          |       |       |
|                         |     passenger safety    |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | c.  Helicopter          |       |       |
|                         |     transport of        |       |       |
|                         |     flammables          |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | d.  Directing           |       |       |
|                         |     helicopter drops by |       |       |
|                         |     radio               |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | e.  Helispot            |       |       |
|                         |     specifications      |       |       |
|                         |                         |       |       |
|                         | f.  Longline/Hover hook |       |       |
|                         |     operations          |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 54.                     | Demonstrated ability to |       |       |
|                         | make fire weather       |       |       |
|                         | observations (using     |       |       |
|                         | belt weather kit,       |       |       |
|                         | accessing local daily   |       |       |
|                         | forecast, using weather |       |       |
|                         | indicators to           |       |       |
|                         | anticipate potential    |       |       |
|                         | fire behavior).         |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 55.                     | Demonstrated ability to |       |       |
|                         | use two-way radios      |       |       |
|                         | (Dispatch contact       |       |       |
|                         | protocol, local call    |       |       |
|                         | sign system,            |       |       |
|                         | programmable radio      |       |       |
|                         | procedures).            |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 56.                     | Demonstrated knowledge  |       |       |
|                         | of basic individual     |       |       |
|                         | communication           |       |       |
|                         | responsibilities        |       |       |
|                         | (briefings,             |       |       |
|                         | debriefings,            |       |       |
|                         | acknowledge messages,   |       |       |
|                         | identify hazards,       |       |       |
|                         | asking questions for    |       |       |
|                         | clarification).         |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 57.                     | Demonstrated knowledge  |       |       |
|                         | of the key components   |       |       |
|                         | of the Fire Orders      |       |       |
|                         | (LCES) and established  |       |       |
|                         | protocol for Crew       |       |       |
|                         | disengagement.          |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 58.                     | Demonstrated knowledge  |       |       |
|                         | of the differences      |       |       |
|                         | between a Safety Zone   |       |       |
|                         | and a Deployment Zone.  |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+
| 59.                     | Demonstrated ability to |       |       |
|                         | deploy fire shelters in |       |       |
|                         | various situations      |       |       |
|                         | (individual, group, two |       |       |
|                         | people in one shelter,  |       |       |
|                         | drop gear and run, with |       |       |
|                         | wind).                  |       |       |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-------+-------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **PREPAREDNESS REVIEW SUMMARY**                                      |
+======================================================================+
| Comments:                                                            |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| General preparedness of the crew:                                    |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Items which are deficient:                                           |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Corrective action to be taken:                                       |
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| I have reviewed the                                                  |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ IHC       |
| program and certify the crew meets the requirements of the           |
| *Standards for Interagency Hotshot Crew Operations.*                 |
|                                                                      |
| Crew Superintendent:                                                 |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                                                     |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                                                      |
| Reviewing Official:                                                  |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_                                                 |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                                                                      |
| Signature and Title                                                  |
|                                                                      |
| Date:                                                                |
| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_     |
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