Wednesday, May 24, 2023

drawn down levels for rocky mtn area (RMA)

pg 41 of 176 - draw down levels for Rocky Mtn Area - from 2023 mob
plan - this is the colorado / wyoming area

preparedness level 5 - "draw down levels" are - 9 ty1 helos + 5 ty2
helos + 9 ty3 helos - etc

very interesting - what they are saying is - at the highest level of
preparedness - they want to have a minimum of 23 helos in the Area -
however - when the whole West is on fire - I am sure it is hard to
come up with 23 helos

but it is interesting to see that they DO have minimum staffing levels
in mind based on the overall fire situation

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this is their definition of prep level 5

Preparedness Level 5

Description - Fire resources throughout the RMA are fully committed.
Initial attack continues to be unsuccessful. Use of aviation resources
is essential for initial attack and large fire support. Numerous
dispatch areas are at full operational level. All available RMA IMTs
are in use. Fire behavior is generally high to extreme; threats to
life and property may be high and is of major concern to local
agencies and fire managers. In general, the adjective ratings for
identified criteria are within a high to maximum range.

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note - for prep level 5 RMA drawdown level for "4390 starter systems"
is 4 - iirc those are the radio caches with 1 portable repeater each

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