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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:

Detecting a foehn wind using satellite imagery, field observations, an on-site AWS, hand-held weather meters, internet data sources and pressure charts.

Operational Awareness for Advanced Firefighters & Fire Behaviour Analysts


In conditions in which a foehn wind has been forecast it is imperative that Planning and Operations sections work closely to ensure safety in the field.
Situation Unit staff must be tasked to monitor the onset and effects of foehn winds. Field observers must be familiar with the cloud patterns associated with foehn winds. Analysts must be familiar with the synoptic weather patterns locally associated with foehn wind development.
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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.