iPhone app DFES Bushfire Aide Memoire

This app provides key bush fire firefighting safety messages with a view to enhancing crew safety.

It has been designed for Emergency Services Volunteers who are either new to a bush fire firefighting role or who need to refresh their knowledge of key safety messages.

Key topics include:

- Reporting Arrival / Departure

- P.A.F.T.A.C.S.

- Initial Attack

- Arrival Codes

- Bushfire Safety Overview

- L.A.C.E.S

- Red Flag Warnings

- Entrapment & Burnover Drill

- Dead Man Zone

- Fatigue Management

- Hydration

- Heat Illness

- Electricity Hazards

- Overhead Risks

- Mop Up Standards

This app is intended as refresher information only and does not replace the need for formal training prior to undertaking a firefighting role.

Personnel are encouraged to refer to DFES Doctrine, via the Volunteer Portal, on a regular basis to remain up to date.

https: //www.dfes.wa.gov.au/volunteerportal,

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