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SAFENET ID:
20180425-0001        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
04/24/2018 1745
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
Headwaters
Fire Number:
 
State:
New Mexico
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
Quemado Ranger District
Incident Type:
Wildland
Incident Activity:
Line, Support
Stage of Incident:
Initial Attack
Position Title:
Initial Attack Dispatcher 
Task:
Communication 
Management Level:
5
Resources Involved:
Escondido Crew, E-2606 and Div 63 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Communications
Human Factors:
 
Other Factors:
 
Narrative
Describe in detail what happened including the concern or potential issue, the environment (weather, terrain, fire behavior, etc), and the resulting health issue.
The Gila National Forest has had continued issues with radio communications for field going folks. Its been known and aware that dispatch cannot communicate with the North end of the forest. Until 4/24/2018 the issue has been intermittent. On 4/24/2018 the issue was an all day issue and dispatch was relying on Lookouts and district personnel to communicate with field going resources. Again dispatch can hear resources but cannot communicate back. On 4/24/2018 at 1745 Dispatch received a call about a fire on the Quemado Ranger District (North end of the Forest). The Duty Officer was notified of fire and aware dispatch is not able to communicate out. Throughout the night into the following day (current status) dispatch still does not have communication with field resources including personnel on fire.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
Due to dispatch not being able to communicate out with resources. The IC (Duty Officer of Quemado District, Division 63) had Mangus Lookout stay in the tower and Bat 63 stay at the district office to be the line of communication for dispatch. Currently that issue is still not resolved but we have mitigated the problem with having personnel communicate for dispatch.

This issue has been on going and we continue to find work arounds so we can provide our resources with some communications.


Agency Response

20180425-0001-CA001

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