Using Maps in Fire Management Planning and Fire Suppression

Maps in Fire ManagementIan Tanner, Senior Regional Fire Management Officer, AMLR, DEWNR

New Fire Management Map Projection “The Boral” properties – hard, to work with

Incident Management• Strategies and tactics• Incident prediction• Road closures• Operational planning, timing, location distances• Understanding the potential impacts• Navigation

Incident Field OperationsAustralian and Canadian Divisional Commanders determining local tactics and timings for the days work. China Knows Fire, British Columbia 2014.

Strategic Burn PlanningAnalysis of fuels and proximity of assets.

Prescribed Burn OPS MapBurn boundary with the OPS Officer now adding the ignition strategy before the briefing.

Burn Operations Map• Burn boundary• Water points• Escape routes• Pc wash down location• Safety zones• Staging area• Sector boundaries and names• Fall back lines• Hose lay location• Vegetation and low fuel areas

Incident PredictionCritical for incident strategies, tactics and public warnings.