Give priority to the establishment of risk management processes across all stages of prescribed burning within the Department’s broader risk management strategy:
• incorporate risk management skill development in training programs
• formalise peer review throughout the prescribed burning process
• formalise the role of mentoring in the prescribed burning program
• establish accountability mechanisms that preclude personnel who plan a burn from also approving the burn
• incorporate performance and risk management analysis into the investigation of burn escapes in addition to origin and cause • communicate findings of debriefs, investigations, research and good practice to all stakeholders
• include burn history and lessons learnt as part of FireWeb history
• extend the use of cost efficient technology during prescribed burns, such as hand held thermal imaging equipment
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Recommendation 5
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