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18 Watchout Situations
By Garrett Jones
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified
2. In country not seen in daylight
4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors infuencing fire behavior
1. Fire Not Scouted or Sized-up
5. Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards
6. Instructions and assignments unclear
7.No communication link with crewmembers or supervisor
8. Constructing line without a safe anchor point
9. Building fireline downhill with fire below
10. Attempting frontal assault on fire
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10. Unburned fuel between you and the fire
12. Cannot see main fire; not in contact with someone who can
13. On hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below
14. Weather becoming hotter and drier
Watchout Situations History
15. The wind is increasing or changing direction
16. Getting frequent spotfires across line
18. Taking a nap near fireline
17. Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult
Before the 18 Watchout situations were made, The original ten Standard Firefighting orders were developed in 1957 by a task force lead by the USDA-Forest Service Chief Richard E. Mcardle.
Shorty after the 10 Standard Firefighting Orders were created, the 18 Situations That Shout Watch Out were introduced.