Interagency Single Engine Air Tanker Operations Guide - National ...

INTERAGENCY SINGLE ENGINE AIR TANKER OPERATIONS GUIDE
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Jurisdictional agency: The agency having jurisdiction and responsibility for a
specific geographical area.
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Late: Indicating that a drop was late or overshot the target, e.g., “You were late
on the last drop.”
Lead plane: Aircraft which flies trial runs over the fire and directs the tactical
deployment of air tankers.
Leapfrog method: A system of organizing workers in fire suppression in
which each crewmember is assigned a specific task, e.g., clearing or digging
fireline on a specific section of the control line, and when that task is completed,
passes other workers in moving to a new assignment
Light burning: Periodic broadcast burning to prevent fuel accumulation in
quantities that would cause excessive damage or difficult suppression in case of
accidental fires.
Lightning fire: A fire caused directly or indirectly by lightning.
Litter: The top layer of the forest floor, composed of loose debris of dead
sticks, branches, twigs and recently fallen leaves or needles; it is little altered in
structure by decomposition.
Live burning: Progressive burning of green slash as it is cut.
Live run: A flight over the drop area in which a discharge of cargo or
retardant/water, etc. will be made.
Lookout: (1) A person designated to detect and report fires from a vantage
point. 2) A location from which fires can be detected and reported. (3) A fire
crewmember assigned to observe the fire and warn the crew when there is
danger of becoming trapped.
Low pass: Low-altitude run over the target area; may be used by the Air Tanker
Coordinator to get a closer look at the target or to show an air tanker pilot a
target that is difficult to describe or by a tanker pilot to get a better look at the
target or to warn ground personnel of an impending drop.
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