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SAFENET Notification

  • Monthly System Maintenance that was scheduled this past Saturday did not occur. It has been rescheduled for Saturday September 20. It will begin at 7am (MDT) and last approximately four hours. During this time frame, there will be a disruption in service and applications will be unavailable. If you are not able to access the application after the completion of the maintenance, please direct your issues to the following email: BLM_HQ_590@blm.gov

SAFENET

Wildland Fire Safety & Health Reporting Network

SAFENET Event Information
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SAFENET ID:
20250909-0005        [Corrective Actions]
Event Start Date:
09/07/2025 0900
Event Stop Date:
 
Incident Name:
Methow District Repeaters
Fire Number:
 
State:
Washington
Jurisdiction:
USFS
Local Unit:
Incident Type:
Wildland
Incident Activity:
Line
Stage of Incident:
Initial Attack
Position Title:
Smokejumper Spotter 
Task:
Initial Attack 
Management Level:
5
Resources Involved:
Smokejumpers 
Contributing Factors
Contributing Factors:
Communications
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.
On subsequent initial attack missions in the Pasayten Wilderness we were unable to reach our dispatch center (CWICC) on the local repeaters. We communicated with the District DO over these repeaters, or used the Flight Following repeater to call in incidents with dispatch. The personnel on the ground were required to relay through a Lookout with cell service or utilize satellite phones for communication with dispatch. Specifically the Slate and Granite repeaters, while functioning to communicate with the DO, were not being received by CWICC.
Immediate Action Taken
Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.
I am reporting the functional deficit through this Safenet as per Fire Staff direction.


Agency Response

20250909-0005-CA001

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