WFSTAR, Hazards Modules

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Read the WFSTAR 2020 Guidance

 

Module Name Module Category Core Components Year Added Key Words
Felling Hazard Trees: Does it Need to Come Down? Hazards Current Issues
Other Hazards & Safety Issues		 2020 Image of sawyer looking at large tree to be cut; new banner Chainsaws, Hazard Tree, Felling, Sawyers, Safety
Observations from Recent Prescribed Fire Reviews Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2020 Firefighter with drip torch standing in a field. Prescribed Fire, Safety, WFSTAR, Hazards, Smoke, Operations
Smoke, Roads, and Safety Hazards Entrapment Avoidance
Other Hazards & Safety Issues		 2019 Photo of heavy smoke with truck barely visible coming down road. With "UPDATED" banner. Roads, transportation, roadway safety, roadway response, smoke management
Fuel Geysering Predictable Hazards Current Issues
Other Hazards & Safety Issues		 2019 Photo of someone holding chainsaw. With "NEW" banner. Chainsaws, geysering, fuel, safety, sawyer, hazard
Smoke: Knowing the Risks Hazards Entrapment Avoidance
Other Hazards & Safety Issues		 2016 or earlier A skeleton holding head with brain showing depicting a headache with updated banner.. Hazards, Medical, Safety
Identifying Hazard Trees and their Target Zones Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Two fire fighters looking at trees on hillside to access hazards. Chainsaw, Snag
When Lightning Strikes Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Photo of a bolt of lightening during a storm at night with updated banner. Hazard, Environment, Safety
Driving Safety Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Photo of a fire crew rig driving down road. Driving, Hazard, Safety
Margins Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Drawing of an individual with points of margin surrounding them. Time, Safety, Hazards
Chainsaws and Human Factors Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Photo of a firefighter using a chainsaw to making a face cut into a tree. Updated banner Safety, Awareness
Hazardous Materials The Industrial Interface Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Photo of a gas fire plume in a field with fire trucks on the road. Safety, Risk, Awareness
Rollover Accidents and Seatbelt Safety Hazards Current Issues
Other Hazards & Safety Issues		 2016 or earlier Photo depicting an accident where crash dummies were not seatbelted in and ejected from the vehicle. Driving, Hazard, Safety
Transfer of Command Hazards Other Hazards & Safety Issues 2016 or earlier Photo of firefighter walking in front of flames. Risk, Safety, Communication, Human Factors

 

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2019-07-26

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