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Appendix A, Fire Readiness Plan May 2004 Jill ' Ile CHAPTER 2 APPENDIX A FIRE READINESS LEVEL PLAN POLICY Law charges the Florida Division of Forestry . the responsibility of protecting the- State's forest resources from destruction by wildfire. It is the policy of.the Division of Forestry that its fire suppression forces are. at a level of readiness commensurate with the projected and existing forest fire conditions and that other fire suppression forces in the State be keptapprised ofthe'fire situation as warranted. PROCEDURE I. The field unit manager is responsible for insuring that the personnel, equipment and facilities under his/her supervision are ready to meet the challenge of the projected/existing fire situation and, therefore, is responsible for the operation of the Fire Readiness Leve]' Plan system in his unit. IL The field unit manager will assign the Officer4ri-Charge (OIC) who will coordinate the Fire Readiness Level Plan. The OIC will implement and monitor the Fire Readiness Level Plan after hours, on weekends, etc. The name of the DIC will be posted in the Dispatch Center at all times. III. The. Fire Readiness Level Plan will be set by the OIC after input is received from the field unit manager, Area Supervisors and after. considering,fire danger rating, weather Forecast, equipment status, risk, and other pertinent factors. The Fire Readiness Level for tomorrow should be set today immediately after receiving the aftemoon :weather forecast. This forecast should be available to you no later than 1600 each day. IMPORTANT: Fire Readiness Level Plans can and should be updated at any time if conditions so warrant. The Forest Protection Bureau may request that a field unit set a specific Fire Readiness Level Plan. IV. Districts will advise Forest Protection daily with the Activity Report of the Fire Readiness Level that has been set for the next day. V. Fire Readiness Level Plans will-be based on the worst fire conditions expected in the district -- --- --- 1 M for each day. This will correlate with the Fire Danger Rating System in which the "worst fire" is assumed to occur at mid-afternoon when winds are highest and the humidity' s lowest (see Attachment #2).