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The

Greening Fire

Team

Dennis Fiore Team Co-Chair Fire Management Specialist DIVS, RXB2 and ICT4 Service First Portland, Oregon Presenter 2/23 4/28/2020

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Today’s Topics

 Why focus on sustainability?

 Brief introduction to SusOps and Greening Fire Team  Bottled water—possible solutions  Region 6 Specific Guidance  Recycling  Quiz 4/28/2020

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Why Should We Care About

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Sustainability?

It’s the Forest Service Mission and we share the responsibility  It makes sense as we all benefit from it  It’s for the community and the we are a community leader  It’s required  Executive Order 13514—divert at least 50% of nonhazardous solid waste by end of FY 2015  Tom Harbor’s guidance (letter) August, 2009—an opportunity to do more  Multi-regional Forest Supervisors guidance (letter), August 2011--sustainable operations on incidents

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What is the Greening Fire Team?

 Team under the Western Collective for Sustainable Operations  Mission: “ Integration of Sustainable Operation’s best management practices into the fire community.” 4/28/2020

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What We Do…

 Research, recommend, and assist with implementing sustainable improvements at fire camps and beyond  Priority areas include:  Waste reduction  Recycling  Alternatives to bottled water  Outreach and education 

Firefighter safety top priority

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Past and Current Projects

 Supplied Apprenticeship Academy students with steel water bottles and conservation messaging  Drafted official letter to highlight role of Agency Administrators in promoting sustainable ops at fire camps  Give presentations at local, regional, and national fire meetings  Creating and piloting recycling resource templates 4/28/2020

In 2009, the USFS WO of Fire & Aviation designated 7 areas to integrate sustainable practices:

 Facilities & Water  Transportation & Fleet  Green Purchasing  National Fire Caches  ICPs  Contracts  Appropriate Response to Fire 4/28/2020 8/23

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Why Fire Camp?

 Increases in spending, waste of resources, and energy use due to reliance on disposable items  Unique challenges due to various unknowns  Increasing demand for spending reductions  Crossroads of the fire community 4/28/2020

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Bottled Water:

One problem, many solutions  Research shows most people in fire community

do not prefer

bottled water as their potable water source  Greening Fire is working to find suitable bottled water alternatives and educate personnel on their options 4/28/2020

In 2009, personnel on Type 1 & 2 fires consumed

@ 2,784,000

16.9oz bottles of water.

 Cost @$690,000  69,020 gallons of oil needed to produce the bottles  280,047 megajoules required in manufacturing process  435,000 gallons of water consumed  Additional 870,000 gallons of water used in processing 11/23 4/28/2020

On-Site / Municipal Water

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Good for:

Line and camp personnel • • •

Needs:

Food-grade hoses Controlled filling environment Located near crews, kitchen, crew rigs

Potable water tenders

Good for:

 Line and camp personnel

Needs:

 Tender(s) available during hours crews are in camp  Located near crew rigs for ease of  access 4/28/2020 Reusable bottles for all personnel 12/23

1 or 2.5 gallon jugs

Good for:

 Line personnel  

Needs:

 2.5 gallons come with dispenser 1 gallon size can fit in cooler Place for recycling 13/23 4/28/2020

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3 or 5 gallon “office cooler” jugs

Good for:

 Camp personnel

Needs:

 Flat spots for coolers  Power - if water is to be chilled  Reusable bottles for all personnel 4/28/2020

To integrate potable water options, work with your:  Crew / fire program to use reusable bottles  Dispatch / purchasers to pre-plan with water vendors  Unit / Forest leadership to include sustainable ops in delegation of authority paperwork  Local IMT personnel to pre-plan for water options  Buying teams to purchase 1+ gallon bottles 4/28/2020 15/23

16/23 FS Region 6 Specific Guidance Multi-regional Forest Supervisors guidance (letter), August 2011--sustainable operations on incidents    Delegation of Authority Template 2013 PNW Incident Business Guidelines, page 6/30 FSH 6509.19--Asset Financial Management Handbook, Chapter 10— General Fund Personal Property, Section 18, Sustainable Operations Program 4/28/2020

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Recycling

18/23 Recycling Templates 4/28/2020

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Contracting Services

 http://www.ecocycle.org/zero-waste-events 4/28/2020

PRIZE GIVE-A-WAY TIME

How many liters of water does it take to make 1 liter of bottled water?

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Your Prize

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Questions and Possibly Some Answers

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Contact:

Dennis Fiore [email protected]

503-808-6334 For more info about SusOps and Greening Fire Team visit http://dvspdevpoc/sites/sus-ops/ 4/28/2020