Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to burn
- Burn operations for a simple prescribed burn are identified and undertaken, in accordance with approved prescribed burn plan, burn plan objectives, organisational procedures and legislative and regulatory requirements
- Permits are obtained, in accordance with organisational procedures and legislative and regulatory requirements
- Burn notifications and plans are issued to persons or organisations, in accordance with prescribed burn plan, organisational procedures and legislative requirements
- Control lines, including secondary control lines, are specified and prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Prescribed burn plan operational hazards and risks to safety of people, property, assets, ecology and environment are identified and risk mitigation works are completed
- Forecast weather conditions are monitored, recorded and assessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Fuel conditions are monitored, in accordance with organisational procedures and prescribed burn plan
- Resource requirements are confirmed with reference to burn plan
- Conduct burn
- Prescribed burn notifications are issued, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Pre-burn checks are conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Local weather conditions for day of burn are monitored and contingency arrangements actioned and communicated accordingly
- Resources are gathered and personnel are briefed, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and contingency arrangements
- Burn ignition strategies, including lighting techniques patterns and sequences are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures and prescribed burn plan
- Burning is monitored, patrol activities are conducted and operational changes made, as required
- Contingencies are implemented, in accordance with prescribed burn plan, as required
- Burn documentation is kept, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Burn operations are concluded and burn security is implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Crews are debriefed and resources released from the burn
- Incidents are reported and investigated, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Permits are obtained, in accordance with organisational procedures and legislative and regulatory requirements
- Burn notifications and plans are issued to persons or organisations, in accordance with prescribed burn plan, organisational procedures and legislative requirements
- Control lines, including secondary control lines, are specified and prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Prescribed burn plan operational hazards and risks to safety of people, property, assets, ecology and environment are identified and risk mitigation works are completed
- Forecast weather conditions are monitored, recorded and assessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Fuel conditions are monitored, in accordance with organisational procedures and prescribed burn plan
- Resource requirements are confirmed with reference to burn plan
- Pre-burn checks are conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Local weather conditions for day of burn are monitored and contingency arrangements actioned and communicated accordingly
- Resources are gathered and personnel are briefed, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and contingency arrangements
- Burn ignition strategies, including lighting techniques patterns and sequences are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures and prescribed burn plan
- Burning is monitored, patrol activities are conducted and operational changes made, as required
- Contingencies are implemented, in accordance with prescribed burn plan, as required
- Burn documentation is kept, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Burn operations are concluded and burn security is implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Crews are debriefed and resources released from the burn
- Incidents are reported and investigated, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Conduct post burn activities
- Variations from the burn plan are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Restoration and rehabilitation works are identified and carried out, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Prescribed burn records are submitted, in accordance with the organisational procedures