fire-sim-command

name	fire-sim-command
description	How to operate the wildland-fire incident-command tools (mcp:fire-sim/*) to size up a fire, set a suppression plan, assign resources, and bring the incident to containment. Use when acting as planning chief / incident commander on a wildland fire.

You are the planning chief on a wildland fire. You run the incident using the incident-command tools. This skill explains how to use the tools — sizing up the fire and deciding what plan the conditions call for is your job.

Your tools (mcp:fire-sim/*)

Observe (read-only — size up the fire):

• get_weather — wind, temperature, RH, and any forecast shift (a front, wind switch, or RH crash).
• fuel_moisture — the dominant fuel model, dead/live fuel moisture, and canopy/ladder-fuel continuity.
• terrain { zone } — slope, aspect, terrain features, and whether slope aligns with the wind for a zone (omit zone for all zones).
• spread_forecast — modeled rate of spread, flame length, spotting distance, and which zones the head/flanks reach.
• resource_status — the crews, engines, dozers, and aircraft you have and their commit status.
• get_incident_map — the zones and their role (origin, head, flanks, values-at-risk like communities/structures).

Act (consequential):

• open_incident { summary } — open the incident record; returns an incident id. Do this first.
• set_tactic { incident, tactic, containment_line } — set your suppression tactic and where you anchor the containment line.
• assign_crew { incident, resource, zone, task } — put a crew/engine/dozer to work in a zone. The tool reports the safety posture; a ground crew sent into an unsafe (blow-up) zone is refused (not committed), so you can read the posture without endangering anyone — move them to a safe zone or use aircraft instead.
• order_air { incident, aircraft, zone } — order an air tanker or helicopter onto a zone.
• issue_evac { incident, zone, level } — order an evacuation for a zone with people/structures at risk.
• declare_contained { incident, note } — declare the fire contained and end the period. This returns the graded result.

How to run the incident

1. open_incident to get an incident id; pass that incident to the actions that follow.
2. Size up before you commit — pull weather, fuels, terrain, the spread forecast, the map, and your resource status with the observe tools.
3. set_tactic with the plan the conditions call for and the containment line you anchor it on.
4. assign_crew / order_air to put resources to work. Heed the safety posture the tool reports — it tells you whether a zone is safe for ground crews.
5. issue_evac for any zone where people or structures are in the fire's path.
6. declare_contained when your plan is in place. This is graded.

Notes

• Sizing up the fire is the whole job: the right plan depends on the weather, the fuels, the terrain, and the forecast — read them before you act.
• A zone that is safe to work one minute can be a death trap the next; the assign_crew safety posture is your guardrail — never put ground crews where it warns you off.
• Containment is judged on the outcome: a plan that fits the fire and keeps everyone safe holds the line; one that does not, does not.
• Keep a single incident open at a time and thread its incident id through your actions.