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SAFENET ID:

20200629-0003        [Corrective Actions]

Event Start Date:

06/26/2020 1800

Event Stop Date:

 

Incident Name:

Roc Fire

Fire Number:

113 

State:

Utah

Jurisdiction:

USFS

Local Unit:

Moab Ranger District

Incident Type:

Wildland

Incident Activity:

Line

Stage of Incident:

Initial Attack

Position Title:

ENGB(t) 

Task:

Size-up/Line Construction 

Management Level:

5

Resources Involved:

One Type 6 Engine and one Type 4 Engine 

Contributing Factors

Contributing Factors:

Communications, 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.

There has been a chronic problem with the radio repeater on Carpenter Ridge on the Moab Ranger District. It was the main repeater for the area of the Roc fire when we were dispatched to it for IA. We were unable to use it to contact dispatch to relay our size-up and order resources. We were able to use an alternative repeater but it was less than ideal. This is a safety concern due to the hazardous nature of the fire, terrain, and the need for clear communications in the event of a medivac. We recommend allocating resources to replace the repeater with a more reliable system.

Immediate Action Taken

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

We communicated the issue to dispatch and the Forest radio technician. The technician arrived the following day and installed a mobile repeater as a temporary solution. Forest Service radio net still suffers from dropped connection with dispatch. We see this on numerous repeaters.

Agency Response

20200629-0003-CA001

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