Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3

When you hear the word “FOBS” in the wildland fire world, what exactly does that stand for and what does it mean? A field observer (FOBS) is someone who is responsible for collecting incident status information and providing those findings to other groups in the incident command system.

In this video, field observer Ryan Ricke explains more about his responsibilities and what his role has been on the Derby Fire. #derbyfire#FireYear2025

Derby Fire official information
FACEBOOK – Derby fire @derbyfire
INCIWEB – Derby Fire
WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST – facebook.com/whiteriverNF @whiteriverNF

EAGLE COUNTY INFO
DERBY FIRE: EAGLE COUNTY EVACUATION MAP REGISTER FOR ALERTS – 911 alerts
INCIDENT UPDATES – EC Emergency or Reachwell app
FACEBOOK – facebook.com/eaglecountyso @eaglecountyso

GARFIELD COUNTY INFO
DERBY FIRE: GARFIELD COUNTY INTERACTIVE EVACUATION MAPREGISTER FOR ALERTS – 911 alerts or Reachwell app
INCIDENT UPDATES / SUBSCRIBE – Garfield County emergency
FACEBOOK – facebook.com/garcosheriff @garcosheriff