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SAFENET ID:
20180808-0002        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
08/06/2018 0600
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
South Umpqua Complex/Sugar Pine
Fire Number:
P6L0Q2 
State:
Oregon
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
Incident Type:
Wildland
Incident Activity:
Line, Support, Transport to/from
Stage of Incident:
Demobe
Position Title:
Incident Communications Technician 
Task:
Demob 
Management Level:
1
Resources Involved:
All 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Human Factors, Other
Human Factors:
Decision Making, Leadership, Risk Assessment, Fatigue  
Other Factors:
Excessive travel time 
Narrative
Describe in detail what happened including the concern or potential issue, the environment (weather, terrain, fire behavior, etc), and the resulting health issue.
These were 2 separate fires, with 2 ICP’s. There was a Type 2 IMT on each one. The 2 camps were separated by an hour long drive on winding mountain roads. When a single Type 1 IMT was ordered, they chose to set up their ICP at the southern former Type 2 ICP. This created an issue where in all personnel that were demobilizing from the northern camp were required to travel the hour long trip to close out their time. The rest of the demobilization process was able to be completed at the northern camp. This created a situation wherein all resources, when at the end of their respective assignments, are forced to drive an extra hour or more to be able to leave. The issue was raised wit personnel on the incident, and the response was that was the way it had to be.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
Spoke with several different overhead regarding the issue, and was told it is a valid concern, but nothing would change.


Agency Response

20180808-0002-CA001

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