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Protecting the NNSS from Wildland Fires Introduction Background Protecting the NNSS from Wildland Fires Introduction Background At 1,355 square miles, the Nevada The NNSS Fire & Rescue (F&R) National Security Site (NNSS) is a was established on October 9, 1951. wide expanse of land with mountain Today, the F&R service provides fire ranges, dry lake beds and a variety suppression, emergency medical, of plant and animal life. The climate hazardous materials (HAZMAT) is arid, with an average annual mitigation, technical rescue response, rainfall of approximately six inches incident command functions and fire or less on the lower elevations, prevention activities to the site on a 24- an ideal setting for the ignition hour basis. of wildland fires. Average rainfall access and anchor points. does increase with elevation on the NNSS with nearly 7.5 inches in Since 2012, F&R has increased its Area 18 and peaking at over twelve efforts in combatting wildland fires. inches on Rainier Mesa. In partnership with Air Resources Laboratory Special Operations and Research Division (ARL/SORD) and the Operations Command Center (OCC), F&R utilizes forecast weather data and lightning detection equipment to track storm cells as they move across the NNSS. As these storms produce dry lightning, the potential for wildland fires increases. F&R counters that by placing two, two-man crews on brush engines Prevention w/ all-terrain vehicles on wildland patrol. These crews, with the assistance of the Several strategies have been developed OCC (controls the wildland fire cameras), to mitigate the risks of wildland fires and patrol the area of the highest potential. provide protection for the surrounding If a strike is detected, crews will monitor public, personnel and property at the the activity and if a fire starts, they will NNSS. wait until the lightning activity decreases Annual vegetation assessments are and the storm moves out before conducted at the NNSS to prioritize combatting the fire. These efforts have removal of vegetation near utilities and allowed F&R to control and extinguish other critical infrastructure. This helps 13 wildland fires in their incipient stages to reduce fuel sources for fires that are before becoming a significant fire. created by dried out plants. In the event of a fire, these areas act as fire breaks and defensible space for firefighter Equipment In addition to the standard array of firefighting equipment, F&R utilizes specially equipped all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s). The ATV’s are equipped with a small electric pump, utilizing a water/ foam mix to produce 25 gallons of foam per one gallon of water. Type 6 brush engines are also placed into service during a wildland situation utilizing class “A” firefighting foam, hose lines, hand tools and chain saws. Energy II is utilizing one of the NNSS F&R Cadres of heavy equipment operators portable water sources. These tanks, called “pumpkins” are placed in-service during are trained annually in fire safety to a wildland operation by the fire prevention work in, around and near any wildland staff. F&R has two -3,000 gallon, two -5,000 fire situation. These heavy equipment gallon and one -10,000 gallon tank for immediate deployment. operators work under the direction of the Incident Commander and Staff. The dozers plow access roads and firebreaks as deemed necessary. Water Masters are utilized by the same group assisting with wetting the areas for anchoring points, and in support of helicopter bucket operations. Technology NNSS F&R has trained eight of its personnel as Helicopter Crew Members. The NNSS is a leader in developing These specially trained personnel can deploy a Heli-tack Team working directly innovative technology, some of which with Energy II, and any support helicopters is applied to site firefighting efforts. For during aerial reconnaissance, water drops, cargo/equipment haul, and crew hauls. example, a helicopter pilot’s assigned duties related to national security can ordnance, bore holes, abandoned mine bring their skills and equipment to shafts, facilities storing hazardous bear on wildland fires at the NNSS, materials and radiological areas. This performing water-drops in remote approach helps to protect firefighters areas and flyovers of burned areas with during their mitigation efforts. thermal-imaging cameras to pinpoint hot spots. In addition, aerial imagery can assess The Threat of Wildland vegetation growth, which is an important Fires to Radiological Areas predictor in how the fire may spread. Because of the high probability of fires at the NNSS, the release and NNSS F&R maintains an electronic migration of airborne radioactive version of the “NNSS Known and particles re-suspended by wildland fire Potential Hazards Map,” which enables on and around the NNSS has been firefighters to view different layers of the studied and tracked for decades. Just NNSS infrastructure; such as surface- over 7% or 100.3 square miles of the laid cables, power lines, unexploded 1,355 square miles of the NNSS, as identified through the Radionuclide 1992 through 2020, the NNSS has never Inventory and Distribution Program, experienced a wildland fire that spread has radioactive surface contamination. into an area of high soil contamination. These areas are well known and have been characterized and mapped through a NNSS aerial radiation survey and are Preventing Re-suspension monitored triennially by personnel in If a wildland fire occurs near one of the Radiological Control Demarcation the identified contaminated areas, fire Maintenance Program. Many of these personnel begin early preparations for areas are in remote, hard-to-reach possible expansion of the fire. Although locations. All are fenced and access is radioactivity made airborne by a fire prohibited. The areas with highest levels is not expected to result in significant of soil contamination are: health concerns to either on-site • Smoky site, Area 8 personnel or off-site members of the public, firefighters still take an aggressive • Buggy site, Area 30 approach to prevent the fire from • Danny Boy, Little Feller I & II, Area 18 crossing into one of those areas. As each fire is different, firefighters cannot take a • Plutonium Valley, Area 11 “one-size-fits-all” approach. • Sedan Site, Area 10 • Cabriolet and Schooner Sites, Area 20 Methods of Re-suspension • Wilson Site, Area 9 If a wildfire does occur in one of the These sites combined, represent just NNSS radiological areas, it could over 2% or 30.8 square miles of the result in measurable airborne radiation site with high soil contamination. If the on the NNSS, and very low levels areas are disturbed, the re-suspension of measurable airborne radiation of radioactive material that might be outside the NNSS boundaries. The measured off-site could occur. re-suspension of radioactive materials during a wildland fire could be caused Based on the results of NNSS Annual two ways. The first is through the burning Environmental Compliance Reports from of the plants within the contaminated area, and the second is by windstorms following a fire event. Once desert areas have burned, they are more susceptible to wind erosion. Then, this leads to the potential re-suspension of material. What are the Dangers to the Public? In 1994, a detailed radiological aerial survey was conducted of the NNSS. NNSS Fire & Rescue personnel make every This data provides a basis from which effort to fight fires up to an area where there to create dose calculations. Extremely is contamination. They apply firebreaks conservative estimates of dose received and back burning during these situations, but will not enter the area. Firefighters will from burning contaminated vegetation position themselves upwind from the fire project the highest dose to on-site and monitor progress until they can safely resume mitigation efforts. workers was calculated to be one millirem at 2.5 miles downwind. The highest dose to an off-site member of the public was calculated to be 0.1 millirem. In an event that radiological contamination is re-suspended due to a fire, on-going continued monitoring would occur to detect any re-suspension from wind erosion or other forms of soil disturbance. A network of existing air monitors are in place throughout the NNSS. Additionally, air samplers would Conclusion be established downwind from the site NNSS F&R experts take extreme where radioactive soil contamination preventative measures to reduce exists. The U.S. Environmental the risk of wildland fires. In the event Protection Agency (EPA) would also that a significant wildland fire occurs, establish air monitors in public areas emergency personnel are well- downwind from where a fire might be trained and well-equipped to contain burning. The EPA would report their the fire before it can damage NNSS findings to the public and work with infrastructure or reach a radiological communities, counties and the state on area. If a wildland fire does reach a the appropriate protective actions that radiological area, there is no evidence would be required, if any. that indicates harmful levels of radiation may be re-suspended and transported Memorandums of to off-site populations. While it may be Understanding possible to detect minute amounts of re-suspended radioactivity, due to the Government agencies use remoteness of the NNSS and distance to Memorandums of Understanding off-site populations, there is ample time (MOU’s) to define relationships between to issue protective actions, should they different local, state and federal be necessary. government entities. These agreements ensure smooth operations where there are shared resources or workflows. MOU’s create a platform for a clear understanding of each party’s For more information, contact: commitments/purpose and specify U.S. Department of Energy the expectations for a series of pre- National Nuclear Security Administration determined responses. The U.S. Nevada Field Office Department of Energy, National Nuclear Office of Public Affairs Security Administration and Nevada P.O.
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