TEAM LEADERS’ INVESTIGATION CHECKLIST

Accident or incident name:

Location:

Date of accident/incident:

Brief description of accident/incident:

Co-led or agency-led investigation—delegation of authority memo

Name:

Phone Number:

Agency administrator:

Team leader:

Chief investigator or qualified technical investigator:

Safety manager/advisor:

Technical specialists:

Other investigation team member considerations—Office of Communications, finance, documentation, logistics, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, cultural representative):

Office of the Inspector General:

OSHA representative:

Transportation

Method: (aircraft/vehicle arrangements)

Final destination/map:

Team meeting location:

Estimated time of arrival:

Opening meeting date/time:

Transportation needs at incident:

Lodging

Name:

Location:

Reservations:

Resource Needs

Forest Service Accident Investigation Guide (most current edition)

FS–6700–29 Report Guide

Laptop computers with extra disks

Cell phones and list of key phone numbers

Programmable hand-held radios with batteries

Camera (35-mm, with extra film, 400 ASA film/batteries) and digital camera (3 to 4 megapixels)

VHS video camera with blank tape

Fire shirt and pants

Laced boots, 8 inches high

Hardhat

Fire shelter

Other needs: