PUAFIR402 — Conduct simple prescribed burns

1 Prepare to burn

• 1.1Burn 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
• 1.2Permits are obtained, in accordance with organisational procedures and legislative and regulatory requirements
• 1.3Burn notifications and plans are issued to persons or organisations, in accordance with prescribed burn plan, organisational procedures and legislative requirements
• 1.4Control lines, including secondary control lines, are specified and prepared, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 1.5Prescribed burn plan operational hazards and risks to safety of people, property, assets, ecology and environment are identified and risk mitigation works are completed
• 1.6Forecast weather conditions are monitored, recorded and assessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 1.7Fuel conditions are monitored, in accordance with organisational procedures and prescribed burn plan
• 1.8Resource requirements are confirmed with reference to burn plan

2 Conduct burn

• 2.1Prescribed burn notifications are issued, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 2.2Pre-burn checks are conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 2.3Local weather conditions for day of burn are monitored and contingency arrangements actioned and communicated accordingly
• 2.4Resources are gathered and personnel are briefed, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and contingency arrangements
• 2.5Burn ignition strategies, including lighting techniques patterns and sequences are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures and prescribed burn plan
• 2.6Burning is monitored, patrol activities are conducted and operational changes made, as required
• 2.7Contingencies are implemented, in accordance with prescribed burn plan, as required
• 2.8Burn documentation is kept, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 2.9Burn operations are concluded and burn security is implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 2.10Crews are debriefed and resources released from the burn
• 2.11Incidents are reported and investigated, in accordance with organisational procedures

3 Conduct post burn activities

• 3.1Outcomes of the burn are assessed against burn objectives, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 3.2Variations from the burn plan are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 3.3Restoration and rehabilitation works are identified and carried out, in accordance with organisational procedures
• 3.4Prescribed burn records are submitted, in accordance with the organisational procedures

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