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New employees are trained in fire prevention practices during their onboarding process. We developed our fire prevention
curriculum in collaboration with multiple fire safety and forestry agencies, including CAL FIRE, California's Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection. Conducted by our regional safety specialists, this training covers education about the mechanics,
science and behavior of fire; environmental factors that contribute to the start and spread of fires; techniques and tools for
assessing fire risk; fire safety equipment and techniques; proper refueling methods and equipment use; and regionally relevant
fire history.
Each day, crew managers monitor weather and fire index levels as determined by the U.S. or Canadian Forest Service. Crew
managers will postpone a job if they believe the fire risk is too high. In the field, each employee has the ability and responsibility
to suspend a job if they feel it is too dangerous to continue.
Crews bring fire equipment, such as long-handled shovels, backpack sprayers and additional fire extinguishers, to job sites
when the fire index level is high, very high or extremely high. For safety purposes, these tools are to be used only with very
small, containable fires.
In the field, employees remain constantly vigilant of fire risk. If a crew member suspects a spark, crew managers are called to
monitor the situation. In the event of a fire event or significant fire risk, crew members alert local fire authorities, as well as
their supervising management.
We document all fire risks, and fire events are reported up to the president and CEO.
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