All personnel who are within the active burn area are required to wear personal protective equipment. The BLM Risk Management Process will be used in place of the Job Hazard Analysis. The Risk Assessment worksheets will be attached as ‘Appendix D’ to the prescribed fire plan.

The Notification Plan has been developed that addresses, public notification and education, other public access issues, and will be implemented prior to ignition by the fire mitigation specialist.

In the event of serious accidents or injuries, the burn boss shall be notified immediately. Individuals with medical qualifications (i.e. First Responder, EMT, Paramedic) and helitack qualified should be identified at the pre-burn briefing. The burn boss will initiate on-site response (if not already in progress) and coordinate additional response needs (listed below) through:

EMS will be activated through contacting dispatch (or from on-site personnel through 911).

For burn injuries, after on-site medical response, initial medical stabilization, and evaluation at a primary care facility are completed, District Managers will ensure that any employee whose injuries meet burn injury criteria is immediately referred to the nearest regional burn center.