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General learning outcome:

FIRE MANAGEMENT:

Specific learning outcome:

A range of nocturnal processes must be considered: subsidence inversions, jets, thermal belt, Foehn winds.

Topic:

Issuing a Red Flag Warning regarding a subsidence inversion.

Operational Awareness for Advanced Firefighters & Fire Behaviour Analysts


Should fire behaviour escalate too far, the IMT should issue a watchout or Red Flag Warning for a dew point depression event. At this time all strategies and tactics are to be re-assessed by operations section. For instance, a backburn in alpine areas might immediately become a crown fire, and should be delayed until dew points rise again in the morning. These events are variable, but typically start around midnight, and can last for up to twelve hours.
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This website is dedicated to bringing forward the latest research findings. They are provided to allow firefighters to be made aware of critical safety issues ahead of the material being included in the national training curriculum.
Material prepared by Rick McRae for AFAC Research Dissemination Pilot Study, March 2012.