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SAFENET ID:
20200630-0001        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
06/29/2020 1500
Event Stop Date:
06/29/2020 2200 
Incident Name:
Tularosa
Fire Number:
PNM72R (1502) 
State:
New Mexico
Jurisdiction:
State
Local Unit:
Private Land
Incident Type:
Wildland
Incident Activity:
Line, Support
Stage of Incident:
Initial Attack
Position Title:
Incident Cammander IC 4 
Task:
Line construction, Structure protection, organizing VFD units to help Anchor, flank and pinch to stop the spread of the fire. 
Management Level:
4
Resources Involved:
3 type 6 forest service engines, 8 VFD engines, local sheriffs department, 2 rehab units, 1 Air Attack 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Communications
Human Factors:
Risk Assessment  
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.
Fire was located on private land. It involved a saw mill with several log decks, rabbit brush and grass and heavy equipment that was on fire. There was a red flag warning in affect as well(HIGH WINDS. There were a lot of moving parts that were showing up to help stop the blaze from spreading. Houses, powerlines and other outbuildings were being threatened. WHERE THE RISK MANAGEMENT WAS A CONCERN, IS I HAD NO CUMMUNICATION LINK TO SILVER CITY DISPATCH. It seemed like I was able to communicate with them but they could not communicate with me. I would call dispatch and in return when they would call me the radio would break out after about 3 to 5 words. I tried getting them on several different repeaters and the same thing was happening. Also when I would here from them they were very faint. I had to turn the radio volume all the way up just to barely here them. All other communication between resources that were arriving to the fire were loud and clear using the same repeaters. I believe the issue is on the dispatch side of things concerning their radios. Thankfully we were able to stop the blaze in one shift. If we would have had to deal with extended attack we would have some serious issues with safety and last resort would have had to disengage all resources.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
To mitigate the problem I would contact dispatch and they would answer me in 3 to 5 word answers. I was able to have cell service and when things were dying down that is how I communicated with dispatch.


Agency Response

20200630-0001-CA001

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