1 00:00:06,990 --> 00:00:08,640 - [Instructor] The spectrum of tactical decision 2 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,150 game formats can range from a simple guided discussion, 3 00:00:12,150 --> 00:00:15,210 to full scale dynamic simulations. 4 00:00:15,210 --> 00:00:18,090 This group is engaged in a guided discussion, 5 00:00:18,090 --> 00:00:19,863 also known as a seminar. 6 00:00:24,420 --> 00:00:26,790 - Given the information I just gave you guys, 7 00:00:26,790 --> 00:00:28,890 you roll up on scene as a division Bravos. 8 00:00:30,150 --> 00:00:31,980 You see the resources on the line 9 00:00:31,980 --> 00:00:34,360 and you pick up as you look up the line 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,750 a spot fire, but it doesn't look to be too big. 11 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:40,620 What are some of the things that you're thinking 12 00:00:40,620 --> 00:00:41,453 about right now? 13 00:00:41,453 --> 00:00:42,990 What are your main concerns? 14 00:00:42,990 --> 00:00:45,810 - I'd be concerned about that Crew involved in burning 15 00:00:45,810 --> 00:00:46,710 and you have a crew down here 16 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:47,730 and how much time is it gonna take 17 00:00:47,730 --> 00:00:49,950 to get support up to them. 18 00:00:49,950 --> 00:00:50,783 - Do you have any thoughts 19 00:00:50,783 --> 00:00:51,616 or do you have any other concerns? 20 00:00:51,616 --> 00:00:53,010 Are you seeing something the guys aren't seeing? 21 00:00:53,010 --> 00:00:55,860 - No. I think what Travis said is that initial. 22 00:00:55,860 --> 00:00:57,390 - Yeah. I mean, you guys are picking up on some really 23 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,240 good things here. 24 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:01,530 Obviously, you have action being. 25 00:01:01,530 --> 00:01:03,960 - [Instructor] The seminar format is good for participants 26 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,650 or facilitators who are new to TDG's. 27 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:10,110 With practice, facilitators will want to move 28 00:01:10,110 --> 00:01:11,940 toward the other end of the spectrum 29 00:01:11,940 --> 00:01:14,490 running dynamic simulations with participants 30 00:01:14,490 --> 00:01:16,830 becoming active role players. 31 00:01:16,830 --> 00:01:19,770 As you'll see, the simulation format is more challenging 32 00:01:19,770 --> 00:01:21,540 for the participants. 33 00:01:21,540 --> 00:01:24,960 Here, participants engage in an open ended role play 34 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:26,550 with multiple outcomes, 35 00:01:26,550 --> 00:01:29,373 rather than focusing on a single discussion question. 36 00:01:33,930 --> 00:01:36,270 Role players are briefed on table setup, 37 00:01:36,270 --> 00:01:38,913 rules, and the specifics of the scenario. 38 00:01:40,170 --> 00:01:41,940 - Good afternoon, guys. 39 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:43,410 I'm Julian, as you guys know 40 00:01:43,410 --> 00:01:46,080 I'll be facilitating this sand table this afternoon. 41 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:46,913 We go ahead and get started. 42 00:01:46,913 --> 00:01:50,013 I'm gonna start off with some of the table rules. 43 00:01:52,350 --> 00:01:54,960 We're gonna go ahead and use these radios as props 44 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,060 and go ahead and take one, pass it on. 45 00:01:57,060 --> 00:01:59,280 Make sure everybody has a radio. 46 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:00,660 So to learn simulation, 47 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:03,270 any communication that you guys have with each other, 48 00:02:03,270 --> 00:02:04,470 if you're not face to face, 49 00:02:04,470 --> 00:02:06,000 make sure that you're communicating on the radio 50 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,250 like you would on an incident. 51 00:02:08,250 --> 00:02:09,420 If you're face to face, 52 00:02:09,420 --> 00:02:10,650 like if you're on the line together 53 00:02:10,650 --> 00:02:11,910 or you happen to be in the staging area 54 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:12,750 or something like that, 55 00:02:12,750 --> 00:02:15,780 go ahead and communicate together like you normally would. 56 00:02:15,780 --> 00:02:17,610 The table's set up. 57 00:02:17,610 --> 00:02:18,870 I know you guys have done these before 58 00:02:18,870 --> 00:02:21,060 but I'm gonna give you a scale first. 59 00:02:21,060 --> 00:02:23,100 I've got the long side of the table here. 60 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:25,620 It is two miles long, okay. 61 00:02:25,620 --> 00:02:29,370 About a mile long on the short end here. 62 00:02:29,370 --> 00:02:31,920 I've got indicators of North, South, East and West. 63 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:33,573 So the top of the table is North. 64 00:02:35,340 --> 00:02:36,900 I've got different colors of yarn 65 00:02:36,900 --> 00:02:38,520 to represent different things. 66 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,170 Laid out on the table as well. 67 00:02:40,170 --> 00:02:42,720 I've used black yarn here to represent 68 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,570 a good paved two lane highway. 69 00:02:45,570 --> 00:02:49,380 I've got brown yarn here that represents a dozer line 70 00:02:49,380 --> 00:02:51,600 and I've got toys here 71 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,520 to represent different pieces of equipment. 72 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,550 So, they represent what they are in real life. 73 00:02:56,550 --> 00:02:59,520 I've got an engine here represents BLM Type Four engine, 74 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,130 crew halls, for type one crew halls. 75 00:03:02,130 --> 00:03:04,140 - [Instructor] There will always be a primary role 76 00:03:04,140 --> 00:03:05,850 known as the hot seat. 77 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:07,650 All role players are responsible 78 00:03:07,650 --> 00:03:10,890 for preparing to play the role of the hot seat. 79 00:03:10,890 --> 00:03:13,582 - All right, so you're in Northern New Mexico. 80 00:03:13,582 --> 00:03:16,415 (paper rustling) 81 00:03:19,170 --> 00:03:21,520 You are a division supervisor 82 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:24,310 assigned to division Bravo 83 00:03:25,980 --> 00:03:27,033 on the Zia fire. 84 00:03:28,110 --> 00:03:29,553 It's June 17th, 85 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,460 the weather that you see right there 86 00:03:32,460 --> 00:03:34,230 is predicted for the day. 87 00:03:34,230 --> 00:03:36,120 92 degrees is the high. 88 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,850 South winds, 5 to 10 in the morning, 89 00:03:38,850 --> 00:03:40,713 and then switching to the Southwest. 90 00:03:41,550 --> 00:03:43,290 This is an emerging type two incident, 91 00:03:43,290 --> 00:03:45,750 but the type two team has not taken over yet. 92 00:03:45,750 --> 00:03:48,870 So you're still working for an IC3 organization. 93 00:03:48,870 --> 00:03:51,120 Their intent is for you to take over division Bravo 94 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,290 and continue a burnout and basically tie up 95 00:03:55,290 --> 00:03:57,900 this corner of the fire that's still active. 96 00:03:57,900 --> 00:03:59,283 Resources assigned to you. 97 00:04:00,390 --> 00:04:03,460 You have a Type Four Engine 98 00:04:05,388 --> 00:04:06,600 - (Instructor) Role players will get time 99 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,343 to ask clarifying questions. 100 00:04:10,290 --> 00:04:13,110 - You guys have any other questions? 101 00:04:13,110 --> 00:04:16,080 - Do we know if there's an existing division Bravo? 102 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,150 - We don't know that yet. 103 00:04:18,150 --> 00:04:21,750 - 700 fire behaviors, what's fire behavior doing? 104 00:04:21,750 --> 00:04:23,850 - It's just backing into the wind and backing down slow. 105 00:04:23,850 --> 00:04:24,683 - Okay. 106 00:04:25,801 --> 00:04:27,660 - (Instructor) Just prior to beginning the simulation, 107 00:04:27,660 --> 00:04:29,340 roles will be assigned. 108 00:04:29,340 --> 00:04:32,643 The primary role or hot seat should be assigned last. 109 00:04:33,930 --> 00:04:34,773 - Crew two. 110 00:04:37,410 --> 00:04:38,440 Those are one. 111 00:04:41,023 --> 00:04:41,856 Engine two. 112 00:04:41,856 --> 00:04:43,173 Okay, with division. 113 00:04:44,310 --> 00:04:45,300 Division Bravo. 114 00:04:45,300 --> 00:04:46,133 - All right. 115 00:04:46,133 --> 00:04:49,800 - So you show up on the line and you see crew carriers 116 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,200 with the hot crew gathering up on the back 117 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,690 the BLM engine sitting here 118 00:04:54,690 --> 00:04:56,700 at the bottom of the hand line. 119 00:04:56,700 --> 00:04:59,245 And you can see the burnout coming down the hill. 120 00:04:59,245 --> 00:05:00,360 - (Instructor) The hot seat will be left 121 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,150 at a decision point to begin the scenario. 122 00:05:03,150 --> 00:05:05,640 Decisions must be made and then communicated 123 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,323 as they would be in real life. 124 00:05:08,670 --> 00:05:10,920 - Yeah, curtail is burning out from the top of the hill 125 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,360 where you can see, 126 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,280 and we've got a little bit of open line. 127 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,170 Basically the intent here today is trying 128 00:05:16,170 --> 00:05:18,330 to wrap up this corner. 129 00:05:18,330 --> 00:05:20,043 Crew 2 division Bravo. 130 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:23,673 - Division Bravo crew 2, go ahead. 131 00:05:24,769 --> 00:05:25,890 - (Instructor) Role players are responsible 132 00:05:25,890 --> 00:05:28,490 for playing their role to the best of their ability. 133 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:31,020 - I do have an assistant, 134 00:05:31,020 --> 00:05:32,490 I might be able to break him off quick, 135 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:35,640 to take a look out to the East there. 136 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,490 - If we could help support the burnout operation 137 00:05:38,490 --> 00:05:40,494 and if we could get somebody to get some eyes on 138 00:05:40,494 --> 00:05:41,327 the stretch. 139 00:05:41,327 --> 00:05:43,290 - We had been plugged into that hose lay on and off. 140 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:45,090 We can plug back in there, if that's your thought. 141 00:05:45,090 --> 00:05:46,857 - That would be great. - Okay. 142 00:05:46,857 --> 00:05:47,820 - (Instructor) Throughout the scenario 143 00:05:47,820 --> 00:05:49,350 role players must communicate 144 00:05:49,350 --> 00:05:51,183 as they would on a real incident. 145 00:05:52,620 --> 00:05:55,383 - Zia fire command division Bravo. 146 00:05:56,220 --> 00:05:58,083 - This is the IC, go ahead Bravo. 147 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:01,980 - Yeah, I need to see about a, we've got a dozer out here 148 00:06:01,980 --> 00:06:03,030 that's running low on fuel. 149 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:05,070 I wanted to see if we could possibly mitigate that 150 00:06:05,070 --> 00:06:06,910 and get some fuel out. 151 00:06:06,910 --> 00:06:08,610 - (Instructor) At the conclusion of the simulation, 152 00:06:08,610 --> 00:06:11,760 the facilitator will start the after action review. 153 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,523 All role players should contribute to this process. 154 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:17,940 - Your piece that I need you to take care of 155 00:06:17,940 --> 00:06:22,940 is the highway close to the river and the structures. 156 00:06:23,940 --> 00:06:27,063 - Okay. I copy that in the scenario. 157 00:06:28,380 --> 00:06:29,806 There was the training objective, 158 00:06:29,806 --> 00:06:34,500 given the scenario you needed to make decisions 159 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:37,350 and then communicate those decisions as onto the ground 160 00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:38,850 as far as tactical assignments. 161 00:06:38,850 --> 00:06:41,303 Let's go ahead and jump into the after action review.