“GOLDEN HOUR” RESPONSE/EVACUATION GUIDE



|File Code: |6700 |Date: |July 21, 2014 |

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|Subject: |EVACUATION GUIDE |

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|To: |All Employees |

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ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST

EVACUATION GUIDE

July 21, 2014

The objective of the Eldorado National Forest Evacuation Guide is to foster positive attitudes and safe and timely evacuations of injured employees, volunteers and contractors.

The protocol on the Eldorado National Forest is to transport all seriously injured employees, contractors and volunteers by private ambulance or cooperator paramedic unit by both ground and or air to the closest medical treatment facility. This specifically applies to cases where we do not know the extent of the injuries suffered by the victim. Per Washington direction letter dated March 26, 2013, Subject: Facilitating Treatment of Traumatic Injuries (Appendix A).

El Dorado County Fire Department is the primary Emergency Medical Service (EMS) provider for all medical related responses within the unincorporated lands of El Dorado County. These lands also include the congressional boundaries of the Eldorado National Forest. Local fire departments have the responsibility to provide a medical response within their jurisdiction where it overlaps the Eldorado National Forest in all four counties (Placer, Amador, Alpine, and El Dorado).

All field related accidents and injuries shall be reported immediately to the Camino Emergency Command Center (ECC) via radio, cell phone or landline. Camino ECC will make the proper notification to our cooperating agencies to provide a medical response to the incident. Both air and ground responses will be determined by the responsible agency depending on availability of resources, location of the incident and the seriousness of the injury. During normal duty hours, trained Agency First Responders may be dispatched to the incident to assist our cooperators. Agency personnel responding to medical emergencies will have GPS capability to provide specific locations to responding cooperators and Camino ECC. Camino ECC will make the proper notification per the Eldorado National Forest Notification Procedure. After the incident/accident has stabilized, the responsible supervisor will contact Camino ECC to establish an incident number and ensure proper notifications have been made to responsible reporting officials. (Refer to Appendix C, Injury or Incident Communications Protocol.)

All personnel going into the field will establish a check-in, check-out procedure with the established duty officer, supervisor, or Camino ECC. All personnel must have radio training in the use of the Eldorado Communications system. Personnel going into the field must have a handheld radio and be monitoring the appropriate radio frequencies for the area where they are working. It is highly encouraged that field going personnel have GPS capability to accurately provide specific location information.

All Office, Nursery, and Placerville Work Center related accidents and injuries will utilize the 911 emergency calling system to initiate an EMS response. Office related accidents and injuries must be reported to the immediate supervisor, line officer and forest safety officer. After the incident/accident has stabilized, the responsible supervisor will contact Camino ECC to establish an incident number and ensure proper notifications are made to responsible reporting officials.

It is permissible to transport via Forest Service vehicle an injured Forest Service employee to a treatment facility for minor first aid injuries such as cuts, scrapes, minor burns, twisted ankle, etc.

Camino ECC will follow the Pre-Determined Notification(s) Protocol that has been identified in the Emergency Operations Guide in the ECC.

The Forest will provide a hospital liaison if an employee is transported to a medical facility for treatment.

Incident within an Incident- Incident Management Team Guidelines

When serious medical/trauma incident occurs when an Incident Management Team (IMT) is activated on the Eldorado National Forest, IMTs will follow the Forest Evacuation Guide. All serious accidents and injuries will be reported to the Eldorado Emergency Operations Center via radio, cell phone or landline. Camino ECC will make the notifications to our cooperators for both daytime operations and nighttime operations for them to provide a medical response to the incident within an incident.

The Eldorado National Forest will provide each IMT with a copy of the Forest Evacuation Guidelines via the Letter of Delegation. IMTs will also receive a copy of the notification protocols for accidents, injuries, fatalities, a listing of medical treatment facilities and burn center locations.

It is permissible to transport via Forest Service vehicle to a treatment facility or provide basic first aid for minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, poison oak, twisted ankle, etc.

Incident Management Teams will prepare an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for their assigned incident(s). This document will include the IMTs actions for handling medical emergencies, both night and day. This will include ICP, staging areas, spike camps, heli-base and heli-spots and fireline locations. On site ambulance services, paramedic qualified personnel and fireline EMTs will be incorporated into this plan.

Incident Management Teams shall make sure adequate resources are available based on the size and scope of operations.

An Aerial EMS Transportation Plan that addresses the utilization of hoist operations for both day and night time operational periods must be prepared and incorporated into the Medical and Safety Plan.

Incident Communications Protocol are also attached (Appendix C). Incident Management teams are encouraged to use these tools, or develop similar protocols to expedite the emergency evacuation. Each district has its own ICS 206 form (Appendix D Medical Plan) that identifies available medical facilities with close proximity to their unit.

|/s/ Laurence Crabtree |

|LAURENCE CRABTREE |

|Forest Supervisor |

Appendix B

|[pic] |United States |Forest |Eldorado National Forest |100 Forni Road |

| |Department of |Service | |Placerville, CA 95667 |

| |Agriculture | | |530-622-5061 (Voice) |

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|File Code: |5130 |Date: |July 15, 2014 |

|Route To: |(2320), (5130) |

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|Subject: |Approval of Motorized Equipment/mechanical Transport in Wilderness for Fire and Emergencies of Inescapable Urgency |

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|To: |District Rangers |

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I am pre-authorizing the use of the following equipment, as needed, for fire suppression purposes in the Desolation and Mokelumne Wilderness areas located within the Eldorado National Forest:

1. Smokejumpers and/or cargo drops

2. Rappellers

3. Helicopter bucket drops

Use of any other motorized equipment (chainsaws, pumps, vehicles, etc.), helispot construction, or the landing of any aircraft, air tanker retardant drops must be specifically requested at the time of need and authorized by the Forest Supervisor or acting prior to use in the wilderness.

Duty Officers’ discretion must be used in determination of need and utilization of pre-approved resources, or the request of other motorized equipment.

Dozer use in the wilderness requires Regional Forester approval.

In addition, for the same geographical locations identified above, I am pre-authorizing the use of aircraft for low level flights ( ................
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