Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to burn
- Complex prescribed burn operations are identified and undertaken, in accordance with approved prescribed burn plan, burn 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 personnel 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 completed
- Forecast weather conditions are monitored, recorded and assessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Fuel conditions are monitored, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Resource requirements are confirmed with reference to burn plan and anticipated conditions
- Forecast weather conditions are monitored throughout prescribed complex burn
- Conduct burn
- 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 briefed, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and contingency arrangements
- Burn ignition strategies and tactics are implemented, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and organisational procedures including lighting techniques for ground and aerial ignition, as relevant to the specific burn, lighting patterns and lighting sequence
- Burning is monitored, patrol activities are conducted and operational changes made, as required
- Contingencies are implemented, as required, in accordance with prescribed burn plan
- Burn documentation is kept, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Burn operations are concluded and burn security is implemented in accordance with organisational requirements
- 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 personnel 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 completed
- Forecast weather conditions are monitored, recorded and assessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Fuel conditions are monitored, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Resource requirements are confirmed with reference to burn plan and anticipated conditions
- Forecast weather conditions are monitored throughout prescribed complex burn
- 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 briefed, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and contingency arrangements
- Burn ignition strategies and tactics are implemented, in accordance with prescribed burn plan and organisational procedures including lighting techniques for ground and aerial ignition, as relevant to the specific burn, lighting patterns and lighting sequence
- Burning is monitored, patrol activities are conducted and operational changes made, as required
- Contingencies are implemented, as required, in accordance with prescribed burn plan
- Burn documentation is kept, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Burn operations are concluded and burn security is implemented in accordance with organisational requirements
- 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 burn plan are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Restoration and rehabilitation works are identified and carried out, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Complex prescribed burn records are submitted, in accordance with organisational procedures