Remarks

Use this screen to record On-Call information for your center, along with Remarks pertinent to your units/area and your Dispatch Center/Area Preparedness Level.

• Preparedness Level
  Click the pull-down menu to select the Preparedness Level for your Dispatch Center or Geographic Area as a whole.
   
• Remarks
  Briefly summarize the current situation on your local units or within your Geographic Area. The program will automatically clear this field each day. Include the following types of information: •
  • General synopsis of current and expected weather.
  • Fuel/drought conditions (live fuel/1,000-hr moisture, ERCs, KBDIs, etc.).
  • What is the current and anticipated fire situation?
    • Are fires being caught at initial attack, or are they escaping?
    • Are more ignitions expected due to lightning carry-overs?
  • Significant events or problems.
  • Resource status (are shortages anticipated?)
  • Updates to Year-To-Date fires and acres.
     
• On Call
  List the Dispatcher(s)/Coordinator(s) on-call for your office, along with home/cell/pager numbers. Privacy information entered in the database via this field will be protected from public access; users will only be able to pull on-call information for units/centers within their area of responsibility.
  
  The program will carry over the On-Call information from day to day.
  
  Once you have finished entering the remarks and on-call information, click the Save button to transmit the data.