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INITIAL ATTACK RESOURCES [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Services
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

Fire fighting resources funded and organized specifically for the prime objective of implementing initial attack on wildfires(e. g. airtankers, initial attack crews, helitack crews).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service d'incendie
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Ressources en intervention contre le feu mises en œuvre spécifiquement pour préparer une attaque initiale contre les incendies forestiers, comprenant notamment des avions-citernes, des équipes d'attaque initiale et des équipes héliportées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Services
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

The daily or short-term adjustments in the strength and positioning of fire suppression resources required for initial attack to meet a predetermined level of preparedness based on the likelihood of fire occurrence and probable fire behaviour as determined by the forecasted fire danger.

OBS

This may involve increasing or decreasing the number and types of suppression crews and equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Service d'incendie
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A procedure whereby initial attack resources are positioned away from their regular administrative or operational base for a burning period, in anticipation and readiness for fires that may start in a given area.

OBS

[Day basing is a] procedure used primarily in areas where there is a high probability of lightning and very high fire danger.

OBS

[Day basing is a] term used primarily in Alberta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation

Spanish

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