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Unaweep WFM Colorado BLM
Grand Junction, CO
Home Unit Upper Colorado River
Interagency Fire Management
UnaweepUnaweep FactsFacts
-FIRST and ONLY BLM Wildland Fire Module -Core crew of 7 members
-Module Leader (PFT)-Assistant Module Leader (Career Seasonal)-Two Crew Leads (Career Seasonal)-3 Crewmembers (Seasonal)
-Season of Availability April 1-Oct. 15 (Could be longer with a full crew of non-seasonal employees)
-Received National FUM Status in August 2004-Highly trained and experienced personnel considered
one of the leading WFM’s in the country.
Unaweep WFM Mission
UNAWEEP WFM exists to provide land management agencies with a highly skilled, mobile, and mission specific workforce.
Principally assigned to MMO fires, prescribed fire projects, and wildland fire suppression incidents, to assist with fire management policy implementation.
On Wildland Fire Assignments-Fill key roles in Wildland Fire command structure
from IC, FEMO, and SOPL. Assist in development LTIP/ WFDDS process.
-Prepare and develop IAP’s during ICT4 events.
-Suggest/ Assist local managers with Management Objectives and concerns for MMO incidents.
-Provide monitoring with written, electronic, and photo documentation of fire events.
-Provide daily weather, smoke, fire behavior, and fuel moisture documentation.
Dearstyne , planning, Gunbarrel MMO Fire, WY
-Complete Structure Assessment’s, and implement structure protection as needed.
-Bring specialized equipment too assist in management of MMO/ AMR incidents.
-Provide support in every stage of the implementation of Wildland Fire Events, from establishing/ implementing MMA’s, conducting tactical operations (i.e. burnouts), to monitoring (i.e. Veg. plot’s).
-Provide knowledge of common language, policy, strategies, and tactics associated with MMO/ AMR/ Fire Use Incidents.
1 year after Post Burn Monitoring, Dominguez MMO Fire, Grand Junction, CO
Unaweep WFM burnout operations to protect Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat on BLM lands
during the Lion Creek MMO Fire near Paradox, CO
Hike; GPS fire perimeter/ growth; recon ahead/behind fire to identify management actions points, water sources; provide information for
managers; locate/asses structures; find and inform publics
Rock Goblin Lookout, Meadow Creek MMO Fire, CO
Photo Documentation; Johnson Grass, fire behavior during prescribed fire operations in Arizona.
Buenos Aires NWR, AZ
On Prescribed Fire Assignments
-Fill key roles in Rx Fire command structure from FIRB to RXB2.
-Monitor live/dead fuel moistures, and other parameters to meet Rx fire prescription.
-Provide daily weather, smoke, fire behavior, photo documentation.
-Provide Fire Effects Monitors.
- Assist with Burn Plan writing, assembly, unit designation, and unit planning/ layout
-Establish vegetation plots, photo plots, and fuel transects to meet monitoring needs.
-Perform Rx fire operations and any associated prep work.
- Bring specialized equipment too assist in management of Rx Fire.
Prince Creek RX Accurate Cost SummariesGlenwood Springs BLM Field OfficeCarbondale, CO6 Working Shifts
TOTAL HOURS FOR ALL PERSONNEL AND COSTS REGULAR OVERTIME HAZARD HOLIDAY NIGHT
HOURS COSTS HOURS COSTS COSTS COSTS COSTSMODULE OPERATIONS 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 PRESCRIBED FIRE PLANNING 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 HAZARD FUEL REDUCTION 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 TRAVEL 81 $1,812.30 6 $208.81 TRAINING 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 PRESCRIBED FIRE - IMPLEMENTATION 60 $1,273.80 60 $1,777.05 ADMIN 12 $263.88 8 $279.09 PRESCRIBED FIRE - PREPARATION 117 $2,645.42 0 $0.00 WILDLAND FIRE 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
TOTAL 270 $5,995.40 74 $2,264.95 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL BLM PERSONNEL COSTS $6,664.16PROJECT ACCOUNT (BLM) # LF31010WU JW0000 LFHFEP130000 LLCO937000
TOTAL USFS PERSONNEL COSTS $1,596.19 PROJECT ACCOUNT (USFS) # WFXF18TOTAL COSTS $8,260.35
PROJECT DATES: 5/12-5/18/2009 6/9-6/10/2009TOTAL VEHICLE COSTS $739.49
TOTAL PER DIEM COSTS/ MISCELLANEOUS $96.96LINE PREP (CH) 100
MIPF (AC) WF - FIRE USE (AC)
WF - SUPPRESSION (AC) HAZARD FUELS TREATED (AC) 114 $79.80 per acre for the Module
OTHER (AC) $41.20 per acre charged to the Prince Creek account. Including all prep work for the RX.
GRAND TOTAL: $9,096.81
TOTAL COVERED BY MODULE ACCOUNT $4,399.21 48%
TOTAL COST TO BLM/USFS PROJECT ACCOUNTS $4,697.60 52%
Prescribed Fire Specialized Assistance
East Sopris RX, Aspen COPine Mt. RX, Gateway CO
Assisting Tera-Torch firing operations Holly Miller using the monitor of the Tatra to extinguish fire near control lines
Why do you need extra documentation on a Fire?
• Advantage of having a WFM document Weather, Fire Behavior, and Smoke Observations, is to provide quality information to be used by the FBAN and LTAN in making long and short term fire behavior predictions.
• Documentation can assist fire managers with predictions and implementation of MMO/ AMR in future years in like situations.
• Structure Assements with Site/ Structure Protection Plans are invaluable documentation for future fire planning.
• Samples of some of the FEMO/ FOBS documentation are as follows-
Video/Photographic DocumentationSemi-Truck roll over within the Lion Creek Fire
Burn Severity Meadow Creek MMO Fire, CO
Vegetation Monitoring
Josh Hill photo plots, Battlements RX, Colbran CO
Invaluable Fire Reconnaissance• Most members of Unaweep are FOBS or FOBS(t)
giving the ability to split up into small teams to determine fire intelligence/needs for a large area in short periods of time.
• Holding concerns, structures/sites, and associated needs to protect each, fire behavior predictions in the real time, fuel monitoring/characteristics, establishment of MAP’s/considerations.
• Ability to answer questions for mangers such as: Is the fire accomplishing resource goals? Where is the fire likely to go? What is the public reaction to the fire?
ATV ahead of the fireRecon of the Ruby Mt. Mining Site
East Slide Rock Ridge WFU, NV
Cabin Site Found
Unaweep WFM Equipment4 x 4 truck 2
Trailers 2
046 stihl chainsaws 6
Crosscut Saw 1
ATV’s (1 ATV power torch) 2
Drip torches 10
Laptop computer/fire software 2
Portable printer 1
Digital camera 4
Garmin GPS 7
Trimble GPS 2
Generator 1
Quion Dual Launcher/ assorted firing devices
Various.
Fuels Oven (with tins) 1
Fuel 75 gal Gas/Diesel
Satellite phone 1
Handtools 10
Cooking equipment VariousFrimel, Cross Cut, Meadow Creek MMO, CO
Unaweep WFM Logistical Considerations
Colorado River Yarmony Mt. RX, CO
• Unaweep arrives self sufficient for two-seven days upon request. The Module can be self sufficient up to 9 days at a time by buying groceries and cooking. Food costs are ~$4.50 per meal per person. Compared with MRE’s which are ~$12.50 each, or a Caterer charging up to $18.00 per meal. Per-diem is not charged since all food is purchased by a Gov CC.
• Unaweep has 4 purchase cards able to make logistical arrangements.
• Module costs: Personnel: ~ $160.00 per hour & $240.00 per overtime hour Trucks: $0.83 per mile
• The module’s base 8 hours are negotiable for fuels projects, but not for fire incidents. The requesting unit will cover overtime, travel, mileage, and other incident associated costs.
Cansa Bluffs WF, AK
Hayes, battling the dragon, Lion Creek MMO Fire, CO
• Module Leader: Sam Dearstyne 970-257-4821 phone• e-mail: [email protected] 970-257-4850 fax• 970-589-6812 cell• Qualifications: ICT4, STLD, RXB2, CRWB, FOBS, ENGB, FIRB, DOZB, FALB, HECM, ATVO,
FEMO, TFLD (t), SOPL(t)
• Assistant Module Leader: Kelly Boyd 970-257-4823 phone• e-mail: [email protected] 970-210-6167 cell
• Qualifications: ICT4, CRWB, FIRB, FOBS, FALC, ENGB, HECM, ATVO, FEMO, WFR, DOZB(t)
• Crew Leads: Tommy Hayes, Holly Miller 970-257-4824 phone• e-mail: [email protected]/[email protected] cell• • Qualifications: CRWB, FIRB, ENGB, DOZB, FOBS, ICT5, FALC Cert., FEMO, HECM, ATVO,
FALB, ENOP, CRWB (t), ICT4(t)
• Module crewmembers: Jeff Frimel, Joshua Hill, Coyde Fickel• (1-2 detailer positions per assignment)• Qualifications: FEMO, FALC, FALB, FFT1, ICT5, HECM, WFR,
ATVO, FIRB (t), CRWB(t), ENOP (t)
Unaweep WFM Qualifications
Unaweep at the US/Mexico Border, AZ
To Mexico?
Unaweep WFM Wildfire/ MMO Acres 2010Acres: 10,235.1 Wild Fires: 2
Resource Benefit Fires: 7
Name WF RBF Acres Location Dates/Shifts State Positions Filled
Purdy Mesa X 50 Mesa County Assist3/30/2010
1CO CRWB, FALB, ENGB
Palisade Exit X 0.1 Palisade, CO4/7/2010
1CO 1ICT4, 4 FFT1
Medano X 7500 Westcliffe, CO6/20-6/30/2010
9CO
CRWB, DOZB, DOZB(t), 3 FEMO, 2 FFT1(t), 1
FOBS(t), 2 FOBS
Meadow Creek X New Castle, CO7/3/2010
1CO
ICT4, ICT4(t), 1 FOBS, 2 FEMO, I FEMO(t)
Meadow Creek X New Castle, CO7/4-7/17/2010
14CO
ICT 4, ICT4(t), 2 FFT1, 2 FFT2
Water Creek X 360 Rifle7/5-7/10/2010
14CO
ICT4, ICT4(t), 1 FOBS, 2 FEMO, 2 FEMO(t), TFLD(t)
Meadow Creek X 1500 New Castle, CO7/18-7/31/2010
14CO
2 FOBS, 3 FEMO, 4 FEMO(t), TFLD(t), FALC,
FALC(t)
Lion Creek X 750 Paradox , CO8/16 -9/1/2010
13CO
1 ICT4(t), 1 CRWB,4 FIRB, 1 FIRB(t), 1 ENGB(t), 2
FEMO(t)
Mesa Creek X 75 Uncompahgre Plateau, CO9/21/-9/23/2010
3CO
ICT4 (t), ICT4, 2 FEMO (t), 2 FEMO
Unaweep WFM RX Fire/Fuels Acres 2010Acres: 16,426 Implemented RX Burns: 15
Hazard Fuels Reduction:
2
RX Line Preparation: 5 Line Building/ RX Prep Chains: 487 RX Plans Written: 2
Name RX PREP HZF PLN Acres Location Dates/Shifts StateChains of Line
PreppedPositions Filled
East Sopris X X 200 Glenwood F.O, BLM20104
CO 12RXB2 (t), FIRB (t), FEMO (t), 4 FFT1, 4 FALB
Yarmony Mt. X 100 Kremmling F.O., BLM 10/7/2009 CO 2 FIRB, 1 FIRB (t), 1 FEMO
Oak Ridge X 250 Meeker F.O, DOW 11/9/2009 CO 1 FIRB
C lazy U Piles X 200 Kremmling F.O., BLM2/8-2/11/103
CO FFT1
McQuery Piles X 75 Kremmling F.O., BLM 2/12/2010 CO FFT1
Dry Gulch RX X X 1100 Kremmling F.O., BLM201014
CO 40RXB2 (t), 1 FIRB, 3 FALB, 2 FFT1
Black Ridge RX X X 260 Grand Junction, FO, BLM201010
CO 1601 RXB2(t), 2 FIRB, 2 FIRB(t), 2 FEMO, 1 FFT1, 3 FFT2
Georgia Mesa X 100 Grand Junction FO, BLM3/24/20101
CO FFT1
Deer Pen RX X Colorado River Valley FO,BLM20104
CO 120RXB2 (t), 1 FIRB, 1 FALB, 2 FFT1
Battlements RX X 500 Grand Junction FO, BLM5/7/20101
CO FIRB, CRWB, 2 FEMO, 1FFT1, 2 FFT1,
Reservoir Gulch RX X 1200 Colorado River Valley F.O. BLM5/8/20101
CO 1 HLD Spec., 2 FIRB, 2 FEMO, 2 FFT2
Windy Point Sage Grouse X 180 Colorado River Valley F.O. BLM5/10-5/14/104
CO 4 FALB, 1 FALB (t), 2 FALA
Gibbler X 100 Grand Junction FO, BLM5/24 - 5/27/104
CO 1 FALC, 4 FALB, 2 FALA
Buenos Aires X 11500 Buenos Aires NWR, FWS 6/11 -6/19/10 AZ 1 RXB2(t), 3 FIRB, 2 FIRB(t), 2 FEMO, 1 FFT1, 1 ENGB(t)
Unaweep WFM RX Fire/Fuels Acres 2010 Continued
Name RX PREP HZF PLN Acres Location Dates/Shifts StateChains of Line
PreppedPositions Filled
Columbine RX X X 280 Norwood, Uncompahgre NF
20104
CO 1201 FIRB, 4 FALB, 2 FALB (t), 1 CRWB, 6 FFT1
Red Canyon X 1Colorado NM, Grand Junction NPS
9/7/101
CO 1 FIRB, 3 FFT1
Brush Mt. RX X 100 Grand Junction FO, BLM9/14/102
CO FIRB, 5 FFT1
Pine Mountain X 280Gateway, Uncompahgre NF
9/16/10 CO 35ENOP, ENGB, FIRB, 3 FFT1
Future for Unaweep WFM• Continue to assist BLM and other agencies with the
implementation of Wildland/Prescribed Fire, mechanical treatments, and monitoring of these events.
• Increase number of career seasonals allowing the module to be available longer to accomplish shoulder season projects, and gain the ability to retain quality employees.
• Assist all BLM Field Offices
around Colorado with office
planning, unit layouts, and other
field preparations for fuels
projects as budgets become
tighter.
White River NF, CO