The primary objective on every fire is listed in one form or another as “life safety’ or “firefighter safety.” That's also a primary focus of NIMO, even in the off season. And yet the words “firefighting” and “safety” seem to be incompatible. That is one of the reasons that the first objective listed on the August 24th #BeaverCreekFire Incident Action Plan (IAP) begins, “Risks to firefighters shall be minimized and will be commensurate with values being protected.” Portland NIMO, is on the Beaver Creek Fire and Safety Officer John Prendergast provided what we thought was a very good explanation of how risk management and safety intersect on an incident.
