RTG Coordinated Wildland Response

Several years of significant wildfire events have placed an increasing number of Los Angeles region firefighters in critical assignments during extended deployments. Los Angeles region firefighters working in any jurisdiction must be fully prepared for mobilization in mutual threat zones (MTZs) alongside resources from other departments.

In this training, learners will prepare to coordinate with other agencies more effectively during wildland responses. Each firefighter should have a general understanding of the local, state, and federal mutual aid agreements that establish how interagency operations are organized and funded. Additionally, it is important that firefighters within the region know the tools and resources to identify the jurisdiction and communications plan that applies during a specific incident.

RTG Emergency Deployment: Fire Shelters

Fire shelters offer firefighters an emergency last resort when overcome by the ever-dynamic conditions on a wildfire. When all other options—escape routes, TRAs, and safety—have become untenable, firefighters must be ready to deploy shelters quickly and correctly for the protection of their lives.

RTG Safety Advisory: Tree Hazards

After years of drought, the dangers of working near stressed trees are higher than ever before. This lesson reviews key indicators for identifying stressed trees as you build situational awareness and assess risk.

RTG Wind-Driven Brush Fires

This training will explore the importance of organization at all levels of an incident response during a wind-driven brush fire emergency.

The destructive potential of wind-driven brush fires in the Los Angeles region has never been more evident. Whether caused by natural forces, human negligence, or criminal and terrorist acts, these large, dynamic fires require preparation and coordination from every agency and every firefighter. Successful outcomes are achieved when firefighters and fire companies are proactive and effective in their assigned roles, being guided by Leader’s Intent and maintaining appropriate accountability to their supervisors.

The lesson introduces these concepts in preparation for a hands-on drill.

RTG Coordinated Response: The Time Wedge

The Risk Management Process is a conceptual tool for assessing and managing risk in a variety of situations. This lesson will review how the Risk Management Process can help firefighters:

Create more safety during fire operations

Make more effective decisions in limited time

Quickly adapt tactics to ever-changing conditions

RTG Structure Defense: The Risk Management Process

This lesson reviews the Risk Management Process, which is an all-risk tool, and applies it to structure defense. The lesson also explains how the Risk Management Process can be applied to a variety of other situations,including incidents likely to be encountered during major CBRNE events or other large-scale disasters.

RTG Coordinated Response: Progressive Hose Lay

Challenges related to hose lays are unavoidable, especially when multiple agencies are involved. This lesson offers a few suggestions on being prepared and staying creative so that firefighters can keep moving forward and get water on the fire.