It has been a good 10 years since rapid intervention first gained its foothold in the fire service. My involvement with it has been an eye-opening experience with unbelievable progress and innovations as well as setbacks and controversy.
What should we be seeing and doing in rapid intervention as it pertains to the firefighters, line officers, and chief officers at fireground incidents?
The most experienced firefighters can have difficulty in applying realistic approaches to rapid intervention methods, techniques, and maneuvers, especially if they haven’t pursued the training. Worse yet is the department that didn’t provide the means to get the training that not only saves lives but also ensures an enhanced measure of safety on the fireground. Even worse than that are the firefighters who wait for the department to provide the means for the training, when it is their responsibility to obtain the training for themselves, their coworkers, their department, and their family.
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