Arizona State Forestry

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1 Arizona State Forestry Fire Report 2015 Incident Summary Arizona State Forestry supported incidents in Incidents varied from wildfire ini al a ack, extended a ack support, all risk incidents, and law enforcement dispatch for Arizona Department of Agriculture, Animal Services Division. Wildfires Arizona State Forestry dispatched 404 in state Ini al A ack fires this year totaling 4,671 acres with an average of 11.5 acres per fire Aircraft AZSF Dispatched Resources Crews Equipment Overhead Supplies AZSF Wildland Fires in Ini al A ack 4,671 Acres Average Incident 11.5 Acres Resource Orders Arizona State Forestry processes requests con nually for opera onal and logis cal support of ini al and extended a ack incidents. The dispatch centers mobilize, aircra, crews, equipment, and personnel within the state and assist various federal and state agencies throughout the na on. Arizona State Forestry filled 544 requests for overhead (personnel) 940 equipment requests for wild land fire suppression and all risk incidents. 2,477 requests for resources were filled in With the help of our cooperators the state is able to fill more requests than our federal interagency partners. 2,477 Filled Resource Orders in

2 Arizona State Forestry Fire Crews Arizona State Forestry manages twelve 20 person Type II Wildland Fire and Fuels crews in coopera on with the Arizona Department of Correc ons. The crews provide support for wildland fire, natural resource projects and all risk assignments throughout the state of Arizona. Arizona State Forestry also provides dispatching services for Highlands Fire District, Bear Jaw Type 2 Ini al A ack Crew, and Flagstaff Fire Department, Fuels Crew 1. Arizona Fire Crews # of Days Out # of Assignments Bear Jaw T2 IA Fire Crew responded to fires in: Idaho California Nevada Arizona Arizona State Forestry Engines and Tenders Assisting Out-of-State Interagency Partners Alaska California Idaho Montana Nevada Oregon Washington Overhead Resources Dispatched Equipment Resources Dispatched Task Books Approved by Committee Engine Bosses 7 Strike Team Leaders 1 Area Commander Incidents Supported By Arizona State Forestry Flew over 6,000 gallons of retardant Over 150 hours flight time Law Enforcement Incident Support 7,283 2

3 Arizona State Forestry Mobilization Plan 2015 Mobiliza on Plan The Arizona Wildland Equipment Mobiliza on Plan promotes efficient and equitable deployment of engines and water tenders to extended a ack wild land fires. The use of this plan assists the State Forester in assuring all available resources are quickly mobilized to large incidents within and out of state while s ll maintaining adequate resource reserves throughout the State for ini al a ack response. The plan was developed and maintained through a coopera ve effort between Arizona State Forestry and the Arizona Fire Chiefs associa on. Wildland Resource Group

4 Arizona State Forestry Engines and Tenders 7 Strike Teams of T3 Engines Sent to California» Mad River Complex» Rough Life Support Kits Ordered Advanced Kits 05 Basic Kits Arizona State Forestry Excess Property Program After - Type 3 Engine Arivaca Fire Department Before Through the USDA Forest Service Coopera ve Federal Excess Property Program, Arizona State Forestry acquires free of charge federal excess property and develops them into wildland fire suppression equipment and vehicles. This equipment is used to support the State and coopera ng local and rural fire departments in building firefigh ng capacity throughout Arizona. Currently 409 refurbished Federal Excess Personal Property pieces of equipment are on loan to rural fire departments and state fire crews statewide. The USDA Forest Service provides coopera ve grant funds to further support the opera on of Arizona State Forestry's equipment shop. After - Type 4 Engine Kearny Fire Department Addi onally, Arizona State Forestry acquired over eight hundred forty six thousand dollars in excess fire gear, equipment and vehicles including 4 type 3 engines, and 1 type 6 engine that will be used for fire suppression throughout the AZSF districts. Before 4

5 Arizona State Forestry Aviation Program AZ State Forestry and AZ Department of Public Safety Partner Together King Air 250 Specialized Aircraft Aviation Partnership Bell 429 Helicopter for use in 2016 Arizona State Forestry has partnered with Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Avia on to support emergency wildland fire incidents and other emergencies throughout the state. AZSF partnered with AZDPS to implement the Arizona Interagency Avia on Consolida on Program to integrate avia on services across 4 primary state agencies. As part of the 2015 Interagency Avia on Consolida on program, the Interagency Avia on Group as administered and supported by the AZDPS Avia on Bureau now have addi onal avia on assets for the 2016 firefigh ng season, with the poten al use of up to 3 King Air fixed wing aircra. Two are configured for fire mapping and recon capability, including real me video/infrared thus providing a cost effec ve pla orm for future avia on missions. PZL M28 Sky Truck Aircraft (currently exploring potential for fire use mission) AC690 Aero Commander In December 2012, the AZ DPS Avia on Interagency Services Agreement was renewed with AZSF. Since 2013, that agreement was further extended to include direct financial reimbursement by AZSF to DPS to staff one un-funded helicopter for the dura on of the wild land fire season. That agreement con nued into the 2015 fire season. The result of this coopera ve interagency agreement enabled DPS to staff an addi onal public safety helicopter for a total of 56 days between April 25th to July 17th, The agreement enhanced the availability of DPS Avia on assets to support the AZSF fire figh ng efforts. Training Prior to the commencement of the 2015 AZ wild land fire season, DPS and AZSF conducted joint training. The stated priority for the training was the enhancement of a safety first culture as part of the wild land fire support. 5 AZSF/AZDPS Additional Missions Accomplished» 15 SAR Missions» 20 LEO Missions» 12 Med Evac Missions» 17 Training/Other Missions» 4 Fire Support Missions

6 Arizona State Forestry Aviation Program Continued Standby Staffing Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) Highlights» Contracted 3 Single Engine Air Tankers» Flew over 6,000 gallons of retardant to wildland fire incidents» Over 150 hours of flight me» Avia on support and suppression of over 16 Wildland fire incidents» Experienced only 3 Avia on SAFECOM involving maintenance issues with contracted aircra On April 25th, 2015 DPS Avia on Bureau began periodically staffing an addi onal helicopter base u lizing the AZSF agreement as the staff funding source. Under the agreement, all in-service DPS helicopters were available for tradi- onal public safety requests, as well as wild land fire related requests. This staffing greatly enhanced the availability of public safety aircra across the state. During the agreement period, DPS Air Rescue bases were staffed an addi onal 672 hours. These 672 hours are available aircra hours that DPS would not have otherwise been available for. There were a total of 68 addi onal missions completed during the addi onal hours of availability. Of these 68, the majority (94%) were directly related to the DPS public safety mission. These missions were successful in large part due to addi onal funding from Arizona State Forestry. Fire Activity Approximately 4200 aircra hours were available for AZSF fire related ac vity. This standby me included the 672 hours directly funded by Aviation Funded Fire Assignments» Kearny River Fire Water Suppression» San Juan, Willow and Spring Incidents recon and technical rescue standby. AZSF and hours normally funded by DPS. Of the DPS funded hours, this included both the day and night hours of availability. Helicopter fire support ac vity is primarily a daylight resource. Communication Highlights 2015» Trained over 100 state and cooperator personnel with radio refresher training» Maintained the Statewide radio system networks with an average up me of 98%» Repaired over 65 radios and reprogramed the en re radio fleet of over 100 portables and 50 mobiles» Distributed 2015 radio communica on plan for the en re Southwest area Wildland Frequency Guide» Deployed emergency mobile communica ons for 4 separate events and emergencies» Incorporated an addi onal 12 mountain top radio repeaters into the ASFD radio system and installed 1 addi onal radio console» Converted our en re mobile and portable radio fleet to the standardized Bendix King» Installed over 30 mobile radios into ASFD fleet vehicles 6

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8 Arizona Department of Agriculture Arizona State Forestry Provides Dispatching Services for Arizona Department of Agriculture Animal Services Division The Animal Services Division (ASD) employs 20 Livestock Services Field Staff throughout the state of Arizona. Of this amount, 7 are full- me AZPOST cer fied officers, 7 are full- me inspectors and 6 are part- me depu es. They are supervised by the Supervising Livestock Officer and work with the Office of the State Veterinarian. The field staff are required to inspect livestock (except equine) for health, marks, and brands before they are slaughtered, sold, purchased, driven, transported, shipped or conveyed. They also respond to stray and ownership dispute calls. In addi on to these disputes, the officers inves gate the, welfare and neglect cases. Emergency Response In June 2015, ASD received a request from the Pinal County Sheriff s Office to assist in the evacua on of livestock from a wildfire near the town of Kearny, Arizona. Within a few hours, ADA-ASD had deployed five Livestock Services Officers, three Livestock Inspectors, one Assistant State Veterinarian, eight trucks, six livestock trailers, one mobile veterinary unit, and one incident response trailer. ASD staff provided safe reloca on to several animals including the prize Arab stallion of an Arizona State Senator. Calls for Service from the Public Overall calls handled in 2015 for AZ Department of Agriculture totaled 7,283. Inspec on calls 4, 203 with slaughter and welfare calls at 2,135. Miscellaneous calls including stray, road kill, missing livestock, the s and dog a acks were 945 for the year. 8