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SAFENET ID:
20180611-0003        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
06/07/2018 1430
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
Soldier Canyon
Fire Number:
 
State:
New Mexico
Jurisdiction:
BIA
Local Unit:
Mescalero
Incident Type:
Wildland
Incident Activity:
Line, Support
Stage of Incident:
Initial Attack, Extended Attack
Position Title:
Other Staff 
Task:
Line Construction 
Management Level:
N/A
Resources Involved:
Crew, Equipment 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Equipment, Human Factors
Human Factors:
Decision Making, Leadership, Situational Awareness  
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.
On June 10, 2018 heavy equipment operators were observed
on their equipment without personal protective equipment (PPE)
with no red card or fire shelter.

Local fire department personnel were also observed during
initial attack without PPE and red cards. It is believed that
there were many unqualified personnel utilized
on this fire.

This is a violation of safety and many lives were placed
at risk and placed in harms way. Personnel must be carded and fully
qualified for each position.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
Reported safety violation to FMO.


Agency Response

20180611-0003-CA001

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