Control a Fire 4
Control a Fire 4 : To complete a control line around a fire, any spot fires therefrom, and any interior island(s) to be saved; burning out any unburned areas adjacent to the fire side of the control lines; burning off any unwanted island(s) inside the control lines; and cooling down all hot spots that are immediate threats to the control line until the lines can be expected to hold under foreseeable conditions. Stages of Control are: (a) Out of Control: Describes a wildfire not responding or only responding on a limited basis to suppression action such that perimeter spread is not being contained.Syn: Not Under Control. (b) Being Held: Indicates that with currently committed resources, sufficient suppression action has been taken that the fire is not likely to spread beyond existent or predetermined boundaries under prevailing and forecasted conditions. (c) Being Observed: Currently not receiving suppression action, due to agency policy and management guidelines. (d) Under Control: Having received sufficient suppression action to ensure no further spread of the fire. (e) Being Patrolled: In a state of mop-up, being walked over and checked. (f) Out: Having been extinguished
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