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SAFENET ID:
20200309-0002        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
03/07/2020 1300
Event Stop Date:
03/07/2020 1800 
Incident Name:
Mud Pond and Big Barren Prescribed Burns
Fire Number:
 
State:
Missouri
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
Mark Twain National Forest
Incident Type:
Prescribed/Fuels Treatment
Incident Activity:
Support
Stage of Incident:
Other
Position Title:
Duty Officer / Zone FMO 
Task:
Tracking Resources on Burns and Fires For Accountability 
Management Level:
2
Resources Involved:
Line Officer 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Human Factors
Human Factors:
Situational Awareness  
Other Factors:
No Radio Contact With Line Officer Try by Radio and Cell Phone on Several Occasions. 
Narrative
Describe in detail what happened including the concern or potential issue, the environment (weather, terrain, fire behavior, etc), and the resulting health issue.
What happened was our line officer for zone 2 was present at the Mud Pond RX burn.Line Officer never checked out with Mud Pond Burn Boss, Duty Officer, or Dispatch. Line Officer was called on radio, cell phone, and texted but never responded. I checked with dispatcch which had no account of line officer. I also checked with Big Barren burn boss who had no knowledge of where individual was at.
I personally checked with both burn bosses who had no knowledge of where abouts of individual. Individual was alone with not other person in vehicle. Furthermore individual was not pack tested at any level. Staff did not know if he was in burn area or had back to office or was driving around somewhere.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
I performed actions as listed above. I checked with individual at end of day and expressed my conern. He seemed surprised and at that time received his texts and voice mails. He seemed not to think it was an issue. This concerns me since he is my line officer and supervisor. We had no accountability on an incident....this is a huge concern. Even more so since the individual should know better.


Agency Response

20200309-0002-CA001

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