10 standard firefighting orders and 18 watch out situations

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Standard Firefighting Order 1	Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts.
Standard Firefighting Order 2	Know what your fire is doing at all times.
Standard Firefighting Order 3	Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
Standard Firefighting Order 4	Identify escape routes and safety zones, and make them known.
Standard Firefighting Order 5	Post lookouts when there is possible danger.
Standard Firefighting Order 6	Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively.
Standard Firefighting Order 7	Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor, and adjoining forces.
Standard Firefighting Order 8	Give clear instructions and be sure they are understood.
Standard Firefighting Order 9	Maintain control of your forces at all times.
Standard Firefighting Order 10	Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.
Watch Out Situation 1	Fire not scouted and sized up.
Watch Out Situation 2	In country not seen in daylight.
Watch Out Situation 3	Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
Watch Out Situation 4	Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.

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Watch Out Situation 5	Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
Watch Out Situation 6	Instructions and assignments not clear.
Watch Out Situation 7	No communication link with crewmembers or supervisor.
Watch Out Situation 8	Constructing line without safe anchor point.
Watch Out Situation 9	Building fireline downhill with fire below.
Watch Out Situation 10	Attempting frontal assault on fire.
Watch Out Situation 11	Unburned fuel between you and fire.
Watch Out Situation 12	Cannot see main fire; not in contact with someone who can.
Watch Out Situation 13	On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
Watch Out Situation 14	Weather becoming hotter and drier.
Watch Out Situation 15	Wind increases and/or changes direction.
Watch Out Situation 16	Getting frequent spot fires across line.
Watch Out Situation 17	Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
Watch Out Situation 18	Taking a nap near fireline.

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