Uno Peak Fire Roll Call 2017

On September 7, a local contractor heard a rumor that an engine had rolled on the Uno Peak Fire and resulted in fatalities. The contractor called the Dispatch Center. The Dispatch Center called the Forest Duty Officer to share this information. The acting Agency Representative overheard the conversation with the Duty Officer and Dispatch. He then headed to ICP to verify this information. The Communication Unit notified the Incident Commander and Agency Representative who were in the field at the time and initiated a Roll Call. A Roll Call is a tactical pause in which everyone that is assigned to an incident is accounted for through positive communication. This Roll Call took approximately 29 minutes—from start to finish—in which all known fire line resources and incoming resources were successfully accounted for.

RLS, Transition, Close Call