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SAFENET ID:

20180701-0001

Event Start Date:

06/28/2018 1400

Event Stop Date:

 

Incident Name:

Lions

Fire Number:

P5LVC5 

State:

California

Jurisdiction:

USFS

Local Unit:

Inyo NF

Incident Type:

Wildland

Incident Activity:

Support

Stage of Incident:

Extended Attack

Position Title:

Spul 

Task:

Logistic Support 

Management Level:

3

Resources Involved:

 

Contributing Factors

Contributing Factors:

Equipment

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.

While in the process of filling 11 fuel cans in preparation for flying them to a helispot on the fire I noticed one of the spring loaded filler/vent caps had failed to close. There was a 1/8 inch gap where fuel could spill out. The linkage from the pour handle to the vent cap was jammed causing the malfunction. The top of the can was slightly dented which may have contributed top the problem. The can was an NFES item (0606) recently received from the SOPS cache. This condition presented a potential significant safety hazard from leaking fuel particularly if the can were to be tipped on its side, a definite possibility when being flown in a net. Needless to say, a fuel leak during transportation, aviation or fire line operations presents a danger to personnel and equipment on the fire.

Immediate Action Taken

Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.

I used a hammer to pry the linkage back into a functional alignment prior to delivery to the helibase. I also checked the other cans and found no other problems.

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